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alexcatRecap and discussion for 5 x 16 – And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
The episode opens with Sheridan getting up to find Delenn already awake and looking teary eyed into a candle. Later he tells her the shower is free and she still sits, staring. He puts on his slippers letting one fall...
A gavel sounds in the council chambers. When Londo and Vir try to go in, Zack blocks them and tells them it is a closed session. They finally go to their quarters.
Delenn and Sheridan tell the council what they’ve found. Franklin delivers a copy of his findings to Londo then testifies that tests done on the bodies prove that Centauri weapons were used. Garibaldi does the same, telling of the button he found on the Drazi homeworld. Lennier testifies and shows his video.
G’kar comes to Londo quarters to tell him the council wants to see him.
Londo goes before them and denies the whole thing. Londo is shaken by the video and he says he must consult with his government. Sheridan says that the Centauri will be blockaded and any Centauri ship found in Alliance space will be boarded.
Londo contacts his government and he and Vir wait. After a long wait, Minister Cholini comes on and tells Londo that the video is not real, that the attacks are someone else using ‘faked’ or stolen Centauri ships.
Londo goes back to the council and tells then the government position:
1. The allegations are a lie.
2. They withdraw from the Alliance.
3. Centauri does not recognize the blockade and will send warships with each ship from now on.
Then he flounces out and says he’s leaving. Sheridan tells him he will not be allowed to return. Londo tells Vir that he must stay on B5.
Delenn comes to see G’kar. He tells her that he will be going with Londo because he believes that Londo doesn’t know what is really happening and will try to fix things, thus getting himself killed. He gives Delenn the last chapters of his book to get to the Narn if he does not return.
Zack is hunting Garibaldi for Sheridan. He’s passed out in his quarters. Zack tells him he k nows he’s drinking and reads him the riot act but then finally agrees to give him another chance.
BAD idea. Sheridan says even the Centauri will back down in the face of the White Star fleet so he wants Garibaldi to b3e in charge of coordinating them. VERY Bad idea. Garibaldi says he can depend on him then he’s passed out the first time a White Star contacts him and costs lives because he’s drunk again.
War has begun
Vir tries to call Londo but is told he cannot. Franklin comes to fetch Vir and whisk him away to somewhere safe. They are attacked in the hallway but fight their way out.
The Alliance is screaming for protection from the entire White Star fleet. Sheridan tells them they finally have what they wanted all along: War.
"Now we gave you a promise, and we are bound by that promise, and damn you for asking for it! And damn me for agreeing to it! And damn us all to hell, because that is exactly where we are going! We talked about peace. You didn't want peace! We talked about cooperation. You didn't want cooperation! You want war! Is that it? You want a war? Well, you've got a war!"
Londo and G’kar arrive just as the Regent declares they are at war. They come to arrest G’kar and Londo refuses so they both end up in a cell together.
We end with Delenn crying in front a candle:
Sheridan: What does the candle represent?
Delenn: Life.
Sheridan: Whose Life?
Delenn: All Life. Every Life. We are all born as molecules in the hearts of a billion stars. Molecules that do not understand politics or policies or differences. Over a billion years, we foolish molecules forget who we are and where we came from. In desperate acts of ego, we give ourselves names, fight over lines on maps, and pretend that our light is better than everyone else's. The flame reminds us of the piece of those stars that lives on inside us. The spark that tells us: "You should know better." The flame also reminds us that life is precious as each flame is unique. When it goes out, it's gone forever. And there will never be another quite like it. So many candles will got out tonight. I wonder some days if we can see anything at all.
*
A couple of personal observations:
I was struck by the scene with Zack and Garibaldi, that both actors died of the same causes as their characters had. It was very sad to see, actually.
Also I was struck by how many of the actors are gone: Franklin, G’kar, Vir, Garibaldi, Zack…
Oh and this episode was directed by Mira Furlan’s husband, Goran Gajic
*
Questions:
1. Did you get the visual pun in the first bit? HINT: Shoes!
2. On your first watch, did you initially understand what was happening on Centauri Prime?
3. Did you want to kill Garibaldi? I did.
4. Do you think the ambassadors wanted war all along, as Sheridan said?
5. Whose dreams are torn asunder?
*
Sources:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_All_My_Dreams,_Torn_Asunder
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0517626/quotes/?tab=qt&ref_=tt_trv_qu
The Babylon Project: http://babylon5.wikia.com/wiki/And_All_My_Dreams,_Torn_Asunder
The Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/guide/104.html
Sadgeezer’s Cult Sci-fi Portal: http://sadgeezer.com/Babylon-5-Season-5-16-And-All-My-Dreams-Torn-Asunder.htm
The episode opens with Sheridan getting up to find Delenn already awake and looking teary eyed into a candle. Later he tells her the shower is free and she still sits, staring. He puts on his slippers letting one fall...
A gavel sounds in the council chambers. When Londo and Vir try to go in, Zack blocks them and tells them it is a closed session. They finally go to their quarters.
Delenn and Sheridan tell the council what they’ve found. Franklin delivers a copy of his findings to Londo then testifies that tests done on the bodies prove that Centauri weapons were used. Garibaldi does the same, telling of the button he found on the Drazi homeworld. Lennier testifies and shows his video.
G’kar comes to Londo quarters to tell him the council wants to see him.
Londo goes before them and denies the whole thing. Londo is shaken by the video and he says he must consult with his government. Sheridan says that the Centauri will be blockaded and any Centauri ship found in Alliance space will be boarded.
Londo contacts his government and he and Vir wait. After a long wait, Minister Cholini comes on and tells Londo that the video is not real, that the attacks are someone else using ‘faked’ or stolen Centauri ships.
Londo goes back to the council and tells then the government position:
1. The allegations are a lie.
2. They withdraw from the Alliance.
3. Centauri does not recognize the blockade and will send warships with each ship from now on.
Then he flounces out and says he’s leaving. Sheridan tells him he will not be allowed to return. Londo tells Vir that he must stay on B5.
Delenn comes to see G’kar. He tells her that he will be going with Londo because he believes that Londo doesn’t know what is really happening and will try to fix things, thus getting himself killed. He gives Delenn the last chapters of his book to get to the Narn if he does not return.
Zack is hunting Garibaldi for Sheridan. He’s passed out in his quarters. Zack tells him he k nows he’s drinking and reads him the riot act but then finally agrees to give him another chance.
BAD idea. Sheridan says even the Centauri will back down in the face of the White Star fleet so he wants Garibaldi to b3e in charge of coordinating them. VERY Bad idea. Garibaldi says he can depend on him then he’s passed out the first time a White Star contacts him and costs lives because he’s drunk again.
War has begun
Vir tries to call Londo but is told he cannot. Franklin comes to fetch Vir and whisk him away to somewhere safe. They are attacked in the hallway but fight their way out.
The Alliance is screaming for protection from the entire White Star fleet. Sheridan tells them they finally have what they wanted all along: War.
"Now we gave you a promise, and we are bound by that promise, and damn you for asking for it! And damn me for agreeing to it! And damn us all to hell, because that is exactly where we are going! We talked about peace. You didn't want peace! We talked about cooperation. You didn't want cooperation! You want war! Is that it? You want a war? Well, you've got a war!"
Londo and G’kar arrive just as the Regent declares they are at war. They come to arrest G’kar and Londo refuses so they both end up in a cell together.
We end with Delenn crying in front a candle:
Sheridan: What does the candle represent?
Delenn: Life.
Sheridan: Whose Life?
Delenn: All Life. Every Life. We are all born as molecules in the hearts of a billion stars. Molecules that do not understand politics or policies or differences. Over a billion years, we foolish molecules forget who we are and where we came from. In desperate acts of ego, we give ourselves names, fight over lines on maps, and pretend that our light is better than everyone else's. The flame reminds us of the piece of those stars that lives on inside us. The spark that tells us: "You should know better." The flame also reminds us that life is precious as each flame is unique. When it goes out, it's gone forever. And there will never be another quite like it. So many candles will got out tonight. I wonder some days if we can see anything at all.
*
A couple of personal observations:
I was struck by the scene with Zack and Garibaldi, that both actors died of the same causes as their characters had. It was very sad to see, actually.
Also I was struck by how many of the actors are gone: Franklin, G’kar, Vir, Garibaldi, Zack…
Oh and this episode was directed by Mira Furlan’s husband, Goran Gajic
*
Questions:
1. Did you get the visual pun in the first bit? HINT: Shoes!
2. On your first watch, did you initially understand what was happening on Centauri Prime?
3. Did you want to kill Garibaldi? I did.
4. Do you think the ambassadors wanted war all along, as Sheridan said?
5. Whose dreams are torn asunder?
*
Sources:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_All_My_Dreams,_Torn_Asunder
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0517626/quotes/?tab=qt&ref_=tt_trv_qu
The Babylon Project: http://babylon5.wikia.com/wiki/And_All_My_Dreams,_Torn_Asunder
The Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/guide/104.html
Sadgeezer’s Cult Sci-fi Portal: http://sadgeezer.com/Babylon-5-Season-5-16-And-All-My-Dreams-Torn-Asunder.htm
