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Falling Towards Apotheosis

Episode Number: 70    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Thursday November 28, 1996    Prod Code: 404
With the Vorlons destroying whole worlds, Babylon 5 is struggling to cope with the refugees. And with one Vorlon aboard, they cannot make a move without them knowing about it. So Sheridan decides to kill him. On Centauri Prime, Cartagia explains to Londo how he will become a god when the Vorlons destroy the planet.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: David J. Eagle
Star: Jerry Doyle (Michael Garibaldi),  Jeff Conaway (Zack Allan),  Jason Carter (Marcus Cole),  Stephen Furst (Vir Cotto),  Claudia Christian (Susan Ivanova),  Richard Biggs (Dr. Stephen Franklin),  Bruce Boxleitner (John Sheridan),  Peter Jurasik (Londo Mollari),  Bill Mumy (Lennier),  Patricia Tallman (Lyta Alexander),  Andreas Katsulas (G'Kar),  Mira Furlan (Delenn)
Recurring Role: Wayne Alexander (Lorien),  Wortham Krimmer (Emperor Cartagia),  Ed Wasser (Morden),  Ardwight Chamberlain (Ulkesh)
Guest Star: Tom Billett (Guard),  Terry Urdang (Young Woman),  Khin-Kyaw Maung (Worker)

Notes

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The list of sites that are accepting refugees from Ventari III is as follows: Tizino Prime, Mokafa Station, Drazi Fendamir Research Colony, Kazomi III, D'Grn IV, L'Gn'Daort, Nacambad Colony, 7 Lukantha, Oqmritkz, Velatastat, Lesser Krindar, and Greater Krindar. (edit)
The two Koshes leave the firefight through the ceiling. If they are headed for space, they are taking the long way since they will have to pass through the center of the station. (edit)
The rightmost head in Cartagia's cabinet is is Andreas Katsulas who also plays G'Kar. (edit)

Quotes

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Sheridan: (proposing to Delenn) I, um... I wanted you to have this. I got it down in the Zocalo. It's not exactly what I had in mind, but, um... It's temporary until I can get you a real engagement ring. Um, it's an Earth custom. See, you give someone you love an engagement ring as kind of down payment for another ring. The kind you exchange when you get married. I don't know when we will be able to get around to that part of it. We may not survive the next two weeks, but I wanted you to have this and to know that whatever time I have left, I want to spend it with you. (edit)
Cartagia: No, I don't care at all for the way he looks. Pluck out his eye.
Guard: Which one?
Cartagia: I don't know. Doesn't matter... That one. (edit)
Cartagia: I was just thinking. I don't like the way he's looking at me. I'm trying to decide what to do about it. Would you care to make a suggestion?
Londo: Oh, no, I'm sure whatever your Majesty decides will be appropriate. I shall go and pack. (edit)
Lorien: He was gravely wounded at Z'ha'dum. He was dying. He was dead. I did all I could to help him, but I can not create life, only the universe can do that. I can extend, enhance, there is no magic, nothing spiritual about it, only the application of energies, healing and rebuilding cells. (edit)
Delenn: It's Kosh. Kosh was inside him.
Lorien : Yes. The last of Kosh, and some of him, and some of me. (edit)

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Allusions

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The episode title "Falling towards Apotheosis" refers mainly to Cartagias wish to become a living god..

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As noted in "Hour of the Wolf", aspects of Cartagia's character are modelled on the insane Roman emperor Caligula. A reference is made to this when he shows the severed heads to Londo and explains that one minister had a persistent annoying cough that he "cured" by decapitating him. The Emperor Caligula was also annoyed by his co-heir Gamellus's peristent cough and "cured" him the same way. (edit)
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9.0
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Falling Towards Apotheosis
"Fine example"
See ya "Kosh"!
Continue » Posted Apr 3, 2008 8:28 am PST
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Perfect
Falling Towards Apotheosis
"Exciting"
the final end to the vorlons
Continue » Posted Aug 4, 2007 4:45 am PST
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