General Lefcort also appeared in Babylon 5: In the Beginning. He suggested to Sheridan to not return to his current assignment. But Sheridan disageed with him, went back anyway. When he went back to his assignment, his ship destroyed the Black Star. Upon his return Lefcort said he was glad Sheridan had disagreed with him. (edit) When Marcus goes through Franklin's log he runs across a number of entries. The first refers to the death of Franklin's lover Cailyn in "Walkabout." The second seems refer to Marcus's recovery from a fight with Neroon in "Grey 17 Is Missing." This may be an error beause Franklin was on walkabout at the time. The third entry refers to an alien healing machine on Garibaldi in "Revelations." Each of these entries parallel Marcus's situation. The first refers to the death of a loved woman. The second refers to the last time Marcus was willing to sacrifice his life for another. The third refers to the consequences of what he would be doing. (edit)

Marcus: I love you. (edit) Senator Crosby: Captain Sheridan, this is an emergency transmission. President Clark is dead. He took his own life before we could arrest him, but he left a message on his desk. Two words, "scorched earth??" (edit) Clark's death note:
From the office of William Morgan Clark.
The a(S)cension of the ordinary man.
The as(C)ension of the ordinary man.
The ascension (O)f the ordinary man.
The ascension of the o(R)dinary man.
The as(C)ension of the ordinary man.
The ascension of t(H)e ordinary man.
The ascension of th(E) ordinary man.
The ascension of the or(D)inary man.
The ascension of the ordinary man.
Th(E) ascension of the ordinary man.
The (A)scension of the ordinary man.
The ascension of the o(R)dinary man.
The ascension of (T)he ordinary man.
The ascension of t(H)e ordinary man.
The ascension of the ordinary man.
[ Note the circled letters spell "Scorched Earth." ] (edit) General Lefcourt: Engineering, this is General Lefcourt. In case you didn't notice, the enemy just pulled our shorts up over our head and tied them into a knot. You will get the ship under control ASAP, or I will come down there and skin the hide off every last one of you. (edit) Earth Force NCO: What can one telepath do against an entire destroyer?
Franklin: Well, these aren't normal telepaths (edit) General Lefcourt: But he wouldn't want to go offensive unless ... he has an ace in the hole. But what is it? (edit) Franklin: I assume that you worked out that whole longitude-latitude thing. I know you get confused sometimes.
Garibaldi: You're right, you're right. I keep mixing them up. ... I got it right. Well, I think I got it right. Okay, fine. Which goes vertically, longitude or latitude? (edit) General Lefcourt: No, they picked me because I'm from the old school: a soldier doesn't take arms against his own government, no matter how justified you feel doing it. And because Sheridan was one of my students back in the Academy. I taught him everything he knows. I know how he thinks, I know how he fights. To tell you the truth, I've always admired him. And now I'm gonna have to kill him, and his ship and everyone around him. It's a terrible day, Charlie. I wish the hell I'd never live to see it. (edit) Franklin: November 1st, 2261. Doctor's personal log. We're ready. (edit) Garibaldi: This is Grumpy to Snow White. I've got the coordinates for the wicked Queens castle. We are in position. You can break the mirror any time you want. Stand by to receive. (edit) Sheridan: This is Captain John Sheridan. We are here on the authority of a multi-planetary force that can no longer stand by and watch one of their greatest allies falling into darkness and despair. We are here on behalf of the thousands of civilians murdered under orders from the current administration, who have no one else to speak for them. And on behalf of the Earthforce units that have joined us to oppose the tyranny that has darkened Earth ever since President Santiago was assassinated three years ago. We are here to place President Clark under arrest, to disband Nightwatch, and return our Government to the hands of her people. We know that many in the Government have wanted to act, but have been intimidated by threats of retaliation against your families, your friends, you are not alone anymore. We call upon you to rise up and do what's right. We have drawn their forces away from Earth, and disabled them. The time to act is NOW! This is not the voice of treason, THESE are YOUR SONS, YOUR DAUGHTERS whose LOYALTIES have NEVER WAVERED. WHOSE BELIEF IN THIS ALLIANCE has forced us to take extraordinary means. FOR JUSTICE... FOR PEACE... FOR THE FUTURE... WE HAVE COME HOME! (edit)

Revealing Mistakes: When Sheridan's fleet approaches Earth it is daytime over the Indian Ocean. When the Agamemnon is about to ram the defense platform, however, it is daytime over North America. (edit) Continuity: One of the EA destoyers that is attacked at Mars is the Nemesis. The Nemesis, however, joins Sheridan's side in "No Surrender, No Retreat." A possible explanation of this is that the Nemesis and her crew were one of a group of fake defectors from "Between the Darkness and the Light" that were trying to gather intelligence on Sheridan's forces. (edit)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
All code names used by Garibaldi on his mission on Mars are from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, including Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, and Doc, the Wicked Queen's castle, and the Magic Mirror. (edit) Clark's Note: Scorched Earth
Clark's suicide and note is similiar to a suicide and note in the Stanley Kubrick film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. In that film, an insane American general launches a nuclear strike at the Soviet Union. He kills himself before he is captured and leaves a rambling note that highlighted the letters P.O.E which was the call back code for the bombers. (edit) Clarke's Suicide Note: Scorched Earth
Clarke isn't the first one in human histroy with that idea: Hitler issued this order in 1945, to destroy anything of value to the enemy. (edit)