Factual Error: Bester's quote from A Christmas Carol is not quite right. Marley's Ghost says "Mankind was my business" not "Humanity is my business."
Bester: I mean, being a freedom fighter, a force for good, it's a wonderful thing. You get to make your own hours, looks good on a resume, but the pay ... sucks.
Delenn: You had forgotten the worker caste, hadn't you? When our two sides fight, they're the ones caught in the middle, forgotten that it's their time to serve, to build, and to die. They built the temples we pray in, the ships you fight in. They look to us to guide their hands. But prayers are fleeting and wars forgotten. What is built endures. They do not wish to conquer or convert, only to build the future. And now, they will have that chance. The religious caste and the warrior caste will advise and counsel. We will serve, as is proper. Religion and war must act in the service of the people, not the other way around. This place.. this place is reserved in memory of Neroon, until the day it is taken by the One who is to come. You are the heart, the hands, and the voice of our people. Judge wisely and well.
Delenn: In the past it has been our tradition to seek balance. We have called three from each caste: worker, warrior, religious. But now that changes.
Delenn: Today we rebuild what was broken. Today we restore the Grey Council. I summon the nine as Valen called them together long ago.
Neroon: I was born ... warrior caste, but I see now ... the calling of my heart ... is religious. War is over. Listen to her. Listen!
Neroon: You said that a warrior does not fear death, Shakiri. You said that death is only one of the consequences, neither valued nor feared above the other. Death is merely a release from our obligations. Why then are you afraid, Shakiri? Have you put your importance above our own people? Shakiri: Don't take their side! Neroon: I speak for my people. Who do you speak for? And what are you willing to do? They are waiting for your answer.
Delenn: Valen said: 'Will you follow me to fire?' Will you?
Delenn: I said we surrender. I did not say that we gave up our sovereign rights to form a new government. Dukhat said that in every battle one side or the other must surrender eventually. It's the natural order of things, there's no dishonor in that, no shame. We recognize the superior forces of the warrior caste. We have, after all, spent several centuries arming you, helping you learn the art of combat. What threat are we against that? Shakiri: Then you acknowledge we are stronger. Delenn: Stronger, yes. But wiser? For a thousand years we guided our people through wisdom, not arms. Will we set that aside so quick?
Garibaldi: What is your empathic range? Lyta: Well, officially, 20-25 meters. Garibaldi: Unofficially? Lyta: Further .. much.
Bester: And.. Well, there's just no delicate way to say this. I want your body. Lyta: What! Are you out of your mind? Bester: Heh, that's a very funny question to ask a telepath, .. since we spend so much of our time in other peoples' minds. I don't want it now, Lyta, just when you are not .. using it anymore, after .. your passing.
Shakiri: Our people need leadership, not dogma, action, not meditation. We assumed they were our equal in all things. They've now learned otherwise.
Businesswoman: Perhaps in the future when you rejoin the Psi Corps, we can discuss this again.
Garibaldi: You want to hire me to find your dog? Adams: That's right. And my cat too. Garibaldi: Uh Huh. I see. Hey uh, Mr Adams, this isn't the kind of thing that I usually- Adams: I'll pay time and a half. Garibaldi: -turn down. Doggies, kitties, they all kinda make the world go round... don't they? Anything else I should know about them? Adams: They're planning to take over the galaxy.
Sheridan: Any crew that executes an order like that is guilty of WAR CRIMES and they deserve whatever they get! NO, we're riding in Susan! Anybody who wants to defect and join us fine! If they get in our way, we'll knock'em down. If they kill one of our ships, we'll kill three of theirs and we keep going. We'll never slow down, and we won't STOP! No we're going after the colonies then Mars... then Earth... And God help anyone who gets in our way.
In the original broadcast, the ship that attacked the civilian transports at the end was the Agamemnon - Sheridan's old ship. This was accidental (the CGI department reused the model of the Agamemnon instead of creating a new one) and in conflict with planned story developments. Later broadcasts (and the DVD) were changed to show the Pollux carrying out the attack. Interestingly, in the original script for the episode, the name for the ship was neither Agamemnon nor Pollux but Orpheus.
On the new Grey Council there are Dalidi and Burli from the religious caste, Mazik and Shaka from the warrior caste, and Dulann, Katz, Zaca, Nur, and Barenn from the worker caste.
The appearance by cartoonist Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic, was arranged when Dilbert listed Babylon 5 as his favorite TV series. His lost dog and cat are probably references to the characters Dogbert and Catbert from his comic strip. Dogbert schemes to take over the world.
S 5 : Ep 22
Aired 11/25/98 (44:12)
S 5 : Ep 21
Aired 11/18/98 (42:28)
S 5 : Ep 20
Aired 11/11/98 (42:24)
S 5 : Ep 19
Aired 11/4/98 (42:28)
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