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alexcatRewatch for Season 2, Episode 12 – Acts of Sacrifice
First off, here are the links to recaps:
Dreamwidth
Livejournal
And the Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5 post.
This episode has arguably one of the most bizarre scenes in the entire series. JMS called it “Ivanova’s Dance”. The Lumati got the last laugh on that one with the note and gift that the ambassador sent her when he left.
Aside from Ivanova’s sacrifice, what others did we see?
The Narn ship sacrificed itself to save civilians when the Centauri attacked. From this action, several things happen. G’kar goes to Sheridan and Delenn and asks for aid from Earth and Minbar. Unrest on the station causes fighting among the Narn and Centauri population, with one group of Narn deciding to kill all the Centauri on B5. The Minbar and earth refuse to help the Narn though Delenn and Sheridan do agree to send humanitarian aid and to try to move refugees.
We see short tempers all over the station. Sheridan yells at G’kar about the violence. G’kar is angry and upset and finally cries in the privacy of his own quarters after practically begging for help and having to settle for what little Sheridan and Delenn can offer.
Londo seems fairly calm through all this but he does get the memorable lines:
He complains to Vir that he is now “a wishing well with legs.”
And this little exchange with Garibaldi at the end:
Londo: "It is good to have friends, is it not, Mr. Garibaldi? Even if maybe… only for a little while."
Garibaldi: "Even if only for a little while."
I almost cried at that one, knowing what is coming.
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1. Do you think Earth refused to get involved with the Narn/Centauri war because of Clark’s connections with the Shadows? Or do you believe there was another reason?
2. Would the Lumati, with their ideas about their own superiority, even make good allies anyway?
3. I almost felt sorry for Londo… do you?
First off, here are the links to recaps:
Dreamwidth
Livejournal
And the Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5 post.
This episode has arguably one of the most bizarre scenes in the entire series. JMS called it “Ivanova’s Dance”. The Lumati got the last laugh on that one with the note and gift that the ambassador sent her when he left.
Aside from Ivanova’s sacrifice, what others did we see?
The Narn ship sacrificed itself to save civilians when the Centauri attacked. From this action, several things happen. G’kar goes to Sheridan and Delenn and asks for aid from Earth and Minbar. Unrest on the station causes fighting among the Narn and Centauri population, with one group of Narn deciding to kill all the Centauri on B5. The Minbar and earth refuse to help the Narn though Delenn and Sheridan do agree to send humanitarian aid and to try to move refugees.
We see short tempers all over the station. Sheridan yells at G’kar about the violence. G’kar is angry and upset and finally cries in the privacy of his own quarters after practically begging for help and having to settle for what little Sheridan and Delenn can offer.
Londo seems fairly calm through all this but he does get the memorable lines:
He complains to Vir that he is now “a wishing well with legs.”
And this little exchange with Garibaldi at the end:
Londo: "It is good to have friends, is it not, Mr. Garibaldi? Even if maybe… only for a little while."
Garibaldi: "Even if only for a little while."
I almost cried at that one, knowing what is coming.
*
1. Do you think Earth refused to get involved with the Narn/Centauri war because of Clark’s connections with the Shadows? Or do you believe there was another reason?
2. Would the Lumati, with their ideas about their own superiority, even make good allies anyway?
3. I almost felt sorry for Londo… do you?
