A Late Delivery from Avalon

Season 3, Episode 13, Aired
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A mysterious man comes to Babylon 5 dressed in chainmail and armed with a sword. His name? King Arthur - Son of Uther Pendragon, come to help when he is needed most.
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  • A Late Delivery from Avalon

    8.0
    "Great"
    By TrueTvWatcher, Jan 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    A Late Delivery from Avalon was a great episode of Babylon 5. I enjoyed watching this episode which applied the King Arthur myth the series. It was very interesting to see this story develop and Arthur making friends with G'Kar whom he bestowed a great honor and sense of hope for his people. I thought it was cool to see Dr. Franklin and Marcus back in action again. This episode was a fun side step from the larger story lines, yet it definitely makes contributions. There was action, intrigue, and humor in this episode. I look forward to watching more episodes of Babylon 5!!!!moreless

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  • Different ways of dealing with pain..

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    By Parricida, Nov 01, 2010 Report Abuse
    So.. this has been one of the episodes that just never manages to catch me. I mean, I love that Franklin and Marcus have some screen time but.. the story seems so irrelevant to everything else and even the whole Arthut setting on Babylon 5 (who is who..) It did not made it any better.

    But it wasn't that bad for an episode. The Arthur story, on its own was following.. there were some questions like why he thinks that and his ideal views.. helping other, getting into fight to get the picture back.. I liked that and the way G'Kar got involved.. so.. It had its pros and consmoreless

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  • king arthur arrives on the station look for forgiveness.

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    By seaqueastdsv, Nov 01, 2010 Report Abuse
    a man comes to babylon 5 carrying a sword claming he is no other than king arthur. what no one knows is that he is the one who opened fire on the minbar war ship and cause the earth minbar war. because of his guilt he has blocked out who he is. so king arthur goes down below and finds a old woman crying. she tells him that a group a theifs stole her picture fame her late husband give her. so he goes and gets it back. with the help of g'kar they fight off the bullies and return the frame. meanwhile steve tries to get the man to confront his demons and asks for forgiveness from the one person one the station who can forgive him delenn.moreless

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  • A mysterious man comes to Babylon 5 dressed in chainmail and armed with a sword. His name? King Arthur - Son of Uther Pendragon, come to help when he is needed most.moreless

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    By Iceman1970, Nov 01, 2010 Report Abuse
    In Arthur, we actually meet the Earth Force gunner who started the Earth/Minbari War. He was the man who, without orders, opened fire on the Minbari Leader, Dukhat's flagship. As Arthur, he headed to downbelow to roam and finds an old lady who is lying in her little alcove crying. She tells him why (some thieves stole her ramaining belongings, including a picture and frame, the only item she had to remember her late husband with) and sets out to find the thieves. After defeating the thieves, they refused to "submit" and warned Arthur that they "have friends". To Arthur's surprise, G'Kar was the only one who was honorable enough to stand at his side. For that, Aurthur "Knighted" G.Kar, dubbing him "Sir G'Kar, the Red Knight".

    The person that would eventually find this out would be Dr. Franklin, thanks to a DNA scan. Captain Sheridan also tries to convince the League Of Non-Alligned Worlds to sign the "Babylon Treaty" in which each world representative that signs agrees they won't start any wars against any other race that signs the treaty.moreless

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  • KING ARTHUR arrives on Babylon Five!!! WHAT??

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    By bigcobra2000, Apr 14, 2009 Report Abuse
    At the beginning of this episode, I truly believed it had the potential to be one of the stupidest things i've ever seen. But somehow the story worked. Despite the crazy idea, the episode really played out well. First of all, I think the actor who played Arthur carried the show because he convinced me that he really may be who he claimed. Also, I loved the score of the episode. All in all, I credit whoever directed the episode because Im sure upon reading the script, it was not easy to figure how to make this one work. I recommend it.moreless

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    • Motto: "Don't mess with the Post office!" Edit

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    • G'Kar [ to Marcus ] : I will vouch for his character! I saw the entire thing ... because I was there. I was in it. I was, ... and they made a very agreeable thump. Or did I mention that? Edit
    • G'Kar: By G'Quan, I can't recall the last time I was in a fight like that. No moral ambiguity, no ... hopeless battle against ancient and overwhelming forces. They were the bad guys, as you say, we were the good guys. And they made a very satisfying thump when they hit the floor." Arthur: It's wrong for the strong to prey on the weak. That idea was the very heart of the Round Table. To correct injustice, to promote a society of laws, not arms. G'Kar: Well said! Arthur: That is the purpose which God and the Crown have set before me. I can not achieve that locked away in some room. G'Kar: No, of course not! What room? Arthur: I sense in you a warrior born. Edit
    • Garibaldi: What do you mean, a hundred credits? Mailman: I mean, more than ninety nine, less than a hundred and one. What, you got a hearing problem, or a math problem? Look, I can't get into conceptual arguments with you, I've got people waiting. Garibaldi: That's three times the delivery charge for package this size. Mailman: That was before we had a revolution around here. Now, in my little corner of Earth Force, the mail still gets delivered. If I've got to use trapdoors, alien transports and back channels to get the mail in and out of here, then that's what I'll do, because that's my job. Neither rain, nor snow, nor meteors, nor alien invasion nor .. Garibaldi: Look, this is extortion. Mailman: It's business. You see, when my costs go up, I have to pass that along to the consumer. That's... that's you. Just in case that's another one of those concepts you got a problem with. Edit

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    • Post Office Worker: Neither rain, or sleet, or snow, or meteors, or alien invasions, or... The post office worker is playing on the well-known slogan associated with the United States Post Office, that goes "Neither rain, or sleet, or snow, or gloom of night...". Edit
    • The name of the starliner that Arthur arrived in was "Asimov." Probably named after Isaac Asimov, the noted writer of science fiction and many other genres. Edit

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