I think I cut up S1 a slightly different way: the arc eps you must see, the not so arc eps I personally enjoy, and everything else, most of which has some kind of B-plot that means you need to know later (e.g, Quality of Mercy).
I apparently wrote this up for someone once, and I concluded that the absolute non-skippable arc episodes were And the Sky Full of Stars, Signs and Portents, A Voice in the Wilderness, Babylon Squared, and Chrysalis.
I also have a soft spot for Mind War (I [heart] telepaths), but I don't think it counts as arc because the, um, super special powers foreshadowing didn't pay off due to cast changes and, um, the one with the sick kid -- Believers. Because "Believers" is all, we are not Trek, and it is awesome. And, yes, I like Deathwalker.
There's also a bunch of stuff I don't much like. I'm not sure one needs to watch Quality of Mercy, but everything you need to know gets reexplained later. I also really hate Soul Hunter, but I know it's important.
I started with the final five of S3 (well, when I was paying attention -- I watched most of S1 and the pilot and gave up). Another option might be to just start with "The Coming of Shadows," and catch up later. :)
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I apparently wrote this up for someone once, and I concluded that the absolute non-skippable arc episodes were And the Sky Full of Stars, Signs and Portents, A Voice in the Wilderness, Babylon Squared, and Chrysalis.
I also have a soft spot for Mind War (I [heart] telepaths), but I don't think it counts as arc because the, um, super special powers foreshadowing didn't pay off due to cast changes and, um, the one with the sick kid -- Believers. Because "Believers" is all, we are not Trek, and it is awesome. And, yes, I like Deathwalker.
There's also a bunch of stuff I don't much like. I'm not sure one needs to watch Quality of Mercy, but everything you need to know gets reexplained later. I also really hate Soul Hunter, but I know it's important.
I started with the final five of S3 (well, when I was paying attention -- I watched most of S1 and the pilot and gave up). Another option might be to just start with "The Coming of Shadows," and catch up later. :)