Babylon 5 · Season 4
[When Sheridan is faced with the possibility of Delenn heading into what could be a war zone.]
Can't you send out Lennier? It might be dangerous.
[smiles in amusement] John! It pleases me that you care for what I have become. [seriously] But never forget who I was, what I am, and what I can do.
[After Garibaldi reunites a client with his missing daughter, the man is surprised by the invoice Garibaldi hands him.]
It's one-third your fee!
It is? [looking] Yeah, it is. Well, I am going to have to take this up with Bookkeeping. I mean, this hardly even covers my expenses. I--well, now that I think about it, I am the Bookkeeping Department. I'll tell you what. I don't wanna get me into trouble over this, so...why don't we just let it go at 30%?
If you're going to wait for the universe to start making sense, you'll have a long wait ahead of you.
[Ivanova is trying to get help from the Great Machine in setting up the Voice of the Resistance.]
I'm trying to put together a facility to broadcast messages back home and to the other colonies. We've got all of the pieces we need, but–
But not having enough power to reach far places! Yes, Zathras understand. Everyone always coming to Zathras with problems. Big responsibility but Zathras does not mind. Zathras trained in crisis management.
That's great, but–
But only Zathras have no one to talk to. No one manages poor Zathras, you see. So Zathras talks to dirt. Or to walls, or talks to ceilings. But dirt is closer. Dirt is used to everyone walking on it. Just like Zathras. But we have come to like it. It is our role. It is our destiny in the universe. So, you see, sometimes dirt has insects in it. And Zathras likes insects. Not so good for conversation, but much protein for diet. Hmmm, huh, huh, very good! - Zathras fix now. Come, this way.
[last lines of the episode]
This is Commander Susan Ivanova of Babylon 5, and this is the first official broadcast of the new Voice of the Resistance. We're sending this signal out to every ship that wants to hear the truth, to our fallen comrades and freedom fighters on Mars and Proxima 3, and to Earth, which, despite what you may have heard, is still our home and still the one dream that we are as loyal to now as we ever have been. Over the last three years, ever since President Clark took over after arranging the assassination of President Santiago, you have been hearing nothing but misinformation, propaganda, and outright lies. Now we're going to tell you the truth, and we're going to keep telling it until they shut us down or until President Clark steps down and returns Earth to the hands of its people. You can kill us, you can bomb our colonies, destroy our ships, murder innocent civilians, but you cannot kill the truth. And the truth is back in business.
[Delenn meets with Neroon to discuss their castes' open war.]
Yes, we've disagreed, even fought, but I would rather have someone who opposed me out of an honest belief in the rightness of his cause than someone who is always on my side because it was expected and required.
[Sheridan is speaking with the Drazi ambassador about White Star ships on the borders of Centauri and Narn space.]
I can't confirm that.
But you're not denying it either.
But not denying it doesn't make it true any more than not confirming it makes it false. - Are you with me so far?
I'm not sure.
Ambassador, there are so many things in the universe that are and so many things that aren't. If I were to take the time to deny all the things that aren't, we'd be here for centuries, wouldn't we?
[Delenn meets with Neroon to discuss their castes' open war.]
Yes, we've disagreed, even fought, but I would rather have someone who opposed me out of an honest belief in the rightness of his cause than someone who is always on my side because it was expected and required. I've questioned your judgment, your wisdom, your temperament, but never your loyalty.
Was that a compliment?
After a fashion.
Then you trust me?
After a fashion.
. . .
[later, after two attempts on their lives are foiled]
Dukhat chose you above all to follow him. Slowly, dimly, I begin to understand why. I do not know what lies ahead of us, Delenn. But I do know that it is right that we are here together.
Was that a compliment, Neroon?
[smiling wryly] After a fashion.
[After Ivanova has been told to "plant" a story on the Voice of the Resistance.]
First, one brief announcement. I just wanted to mention, for those who have asked, that absolutely nothing whatsoever happened today in sector 83-by-9-by-12. I repeat, nothing happened. Please remain calm.
[Upon arrival, Bester finds his literary quip completely lost on a B5 security guard.]
Well, it's good to see they're continuing the fine tradition of hiring from the shallow end of the gene pool.
[Bester works on Lyta's feelings of being ignored by the B5 staff.]
I mean, being a freedom fighter, a...a force for good, it's...it's a wonderful thing. You get to make your own hours, looks good on a resume, but the pay...sucks.
[his dying words as the Starfire Wheel consumes him]
I was born Warrior Caste! But I see now, the calling of my heart is RELIGIOUS! The war is over! Listen to her! Listen!
[last lines: Sheridan and Ivanova have viewed video of Earthforce ships destroying civilian transports carrying refugees from rebel planets]
This madness has gone on long enough. I don't care if we're not ready. I don't care if we're outnumbered and outgunned. I don't care what ISN says about us. This stops, and it stops now! Now if Earth wants to declare war on us, then it is time we took that war to Clark. You tell the others. Starting right now, we fight back and we fight back hard!
I thought you were looking for some other way than firing at our own ships. They were following orders.
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 will knock them down. If they kill one of our ships, we'll kill three of theirs. And we keep going. We never slow down, and we won't stop. We're going after the colonies, then Mars, then Earth…and God help anybody who gets in our way.
[Vir is surprised at Garibaldi's disapproval of Sheridan's crusade against EarthGov.]
I don't always like the way Londo does things, and...well, me and most civilized worlds, but...you know, sometimes he's right. So I force myself to give him the benefit of the doubt.
[Ivanova issues careful orders to B5 fighters for avoiding order-spoofing from EarthGov.]
So from now on, I guess the operational phrase is "trust no one".
No. Trust Ivanova, trust yourself. Anybody else, shoot 'em!
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