A pro-Earth group attacks a Minbari poet. Two Centauri lovers seek Londo's help.A pro-Earth group attacks a Minbari poet. Two Centauri lovers seek Londo's help.A pro-Earth group attacks a Minbari poet. Two Centauri lovers seek Londo's help.
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- TriviaThe (illegal) coffee plant in the hydroponics bay was mentioned in the pilot Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993), but belonged to Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima, the character who was replaced by Ivanova when the original actress was no longer available.
- GoofsDelenn's old friend is a poet, and Delenn recognizes a poem she wrote many years ago. At the end of Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993), Sinclair quotes the poet Tennyson-- and Delenn does not know what a poet is.
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Ambassador Londo Mollari: My shoes are too tight.
Vir Cotto: Excuse me?
Ambassador Londo Mollari: Something my father said. He was old, very old at the time. I went into his room, and he was sitting alone in the dark crying. So, I asked him what was wrong, and he said, "My shoes are too tight. But, it doesn't matter, because I have forgotten how to dance." I never understood what that meant until now. My shoes are too tight. And, I have forgotten how to dance.
Vir Cotto: I don't understand.
Ambassador Londo Mollari: Nor should you.
- ConnectionsReferences Babylon 5: Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)
Given the variety of alien species and the various tensions an episode which deals with racial tension was inevitable. The topic was handled well showing the unpleasantness of the bigoted attackers as well as the risks of things escalating. The episode introduces the 'Home Guard', humans who want Earth to have nothing to do with aliens; I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't the last we hear of them. The secondary stories are interesting; most notably the one involving the two young Centauri; this tells us more about their culture and we learn that Londo has three wives who he is happy to be seventy five light years away from! Peter Jurasik is on great form in the role. While not a major part of the story this episode nicely explains why certain characters who appeared in the pilot movie don't appear in the series. Overall this was a fairly solid episode.
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