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The Deconstruction of Falling Stars

Episode Number: 88    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Sunday November 30, 1997    Prod Code: 422
Far into the future, someone is archiving video clips pertaining to the fate of Earth and the Interstellar Alliance.

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Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Stephen Furst
Star: Stephen Furst (Vir Cotto),  Peter Jurasik (Londo Mollari),  Richard Biggs (Dr. Stephen Franklin),  Patricia Tallman (Lyta Alexander),  Jeff Conaway (Zack Allan),  Jerry Doyle (Michael Garibaldi),  Mira Furlan (Delenn),  Jason Carter (Marcus Cole),  Claudia Christian (Susan Ivanova),  Bill Mumy (Lennier),  Bruce Boxleitner (John Sheridan),  Andreas Katsulas (G'Kar)
Guest Star: Roy Brocksmith (Brother Alwyn Macomber),  Alastair Duncan (Latimere),  Eric Pierpoint (Daniel),  Neil Roberts (Brother Michael),  Rob Elk (Henry Ellis),  Bennet Guillory (Leif Tanner),  Doug Hale (Derek Mitchell),  Kathleen Lloyd (Elizabeth Metarie),  David Anthony Smith (Man),  Joane Takahashi (Dr. Tashaki),  Ken Taylor (Jim Bitterbane),  Nick Toth (Exeter)

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At the end of the episode, when Sheriden and Delenn are lying in bed, Delenn's 'headbone' is clearly being 'squished' against the pillow, and is clearly made out of rubber (edit)
This episode is 'Dedicated to all the people who predicted that the Babylon Project would fail in its mission'
By the time this episode was made, the show was renewed for the fifth season, and had thereby fulfilled the goal it had started with - to tell a 5-year-long story, which a lot of critics deemed impossible. (edit)
Because this was technically the first episode of season five and Claudia Christian appeared in Sleeping in Light, her name had to be removed from the opening credits (replacing by a shot of the Agamemnon destroying a satellite) to avoid incurring fees.

Note: On the DVD's Claudia Christian's name is in the opening credits of this episode. (edit)
It was originally intended that "Sleeping Light" -- which had already been filmed -- would close out the season and the series when the fifth season was unexpectedly picked up by TNT. This episode was quickly scripted and shot as the first episode of the fifth season. But it was aired and retroactively production coded to be the season four finale. (edit)
The 3262 sequence bears a similarity to the Walter Miller novel "A Canticle for Leibowitz" about monks preserving history after an apocalytpic war. (edit)

Quotes

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Dedication: Dedicated to all the people who predicted that the Babylon Project would fail in its mission. Faith manages. (edit)
Brother Edward: The blessed Sheridan, who lived and died and returned from the dead and was taken body into heaven. And Ivanova, the strong, And Delenn the wise. They could all be fables for all we know. (edit)
Garibaldi: This ... little lab of yours ... This is by chance located on a military base, is it ...? [ Sounds of chaos in background ] (edit)
Garibaldi: And I happen to have a knack for breaking system codes. So while you were downloading your new world order into me, I was watching your system work. I know where it comes in and I know where it goes out, and I just sent out our entire conversation - Broadcast the whole damn thing. (edit)
Sheridan: And I was wondering if they will remember us hundred years from now, or a thousand. Then I figured: probably not.
Delenn: But it doesn't matter. We did what we did because it was right, not to be remembered. History will attend to itself, it always does. (edit)

Trivia

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What happened to Just Married? (edit)

Allusions

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Sheridan : We will bury you!
This quote, uttered by Sheridan in the fake history, is taken from a speech given by Nikita Kruschev. (edit)
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The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
"Not my favorite storyline"
Meh
Continue » Posted Apr 7, 2008 1:36 pm PST
9.8
Superb
The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
"Series finale"
the final episode in season 4 does it go out with a bang.
Continue » Posted Sep 12, 2007 2:30 am PST
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Superb
The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
"Series finale"
This is it!
Continue » Posted Aug 11, 2007 11:11 pm PST
8.5
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The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
"Well written"
This episode was very well crafted. It took a look at the impact of Babylon 5 over the course of thousands of years.
Continue » Posted Jan 4, 2006 2:49 pm PST
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