S4.E9

Atonement

Episode aired Feb 24, 1997
TV-PG
43m

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Mira Furlan and Bill Mumy in Babylon 5 (1993)

While defending her love for Sheridan to the Minbari, Delenn might be forced to expose an astonishing secret.While defending her love for Sheridan to the Minbari, Delenn might be forced to expose an astonishing secret.While defending her love for Sheridan to the Minbari, Delenn might be forced to expose an astonishing secret.

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Trivia
The item suspended in the triluminary during Delenn's Gray Council initiation is a chunk of the element Bismuth.

Goofs
When Marcus and Dr Franklin are traveling to Mars their transport is clearly firing its engines, yet when we see inside, objects are floating in zero gravity. Also, before going zero gravity, practically all items must be fastened down, so they *can't* float off, especially that suspiciously wrench like item floating in the middle. This is to prevent damage to people and to the objects themselves, when the ship starts boosting again.

Quotes
Grey Council #1: [while in The Dreaming, Delenn is remembering the death of Dukhat, as another member of the Grey Council runs up to her] Delenn, we need to strike back, but the Council is divided. Should we follow them back to their base, take revenge, or do we wait, try and find out what happened? Your's is the deciding vote, Delenn.
Delenn: [Cradling Dukhat's head in her lap] He was the best of us... they struck without provocation, there was no reason... animals! Brutal!
[she gently lays Dukhat down and stands]
Delenn: They deserve no mercy. Strike them down!
[she beats on the Council member's chest in grief and anger]
Delenn: Follow them back to their bases and kill them, all of them. All of them! No mercy!
[as the memory fades, Delenn is struck by the fact that she is the one who gave the order that started the Earth-Minbari War]

Crazy credits
At the closing credits, instead of the regular theme, the credits appear over Marcus singing "The Major-General's Song" (from "The Pirates of Penzance"). Doctor Franklin moans in agony, then you hear the director say, "End credits, very good. Cut." Marcus replies, "What?"

Connections
Featured in Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998)

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7/10

Pretty good, but not great

This is a fairly good episode directed by Tony Dow (the Beaver's brother on "Leave it to Beaver"). Unlike episodes that have two contiguous themes, this one centers almost completely on Delenn's return to Minbar for "the Dreaming"--an exploratory dream-like rite that helps them get in touch with truth. In this case, the high muckity-mucks from her clan want her to explore her motivations for her recent actions. There is a fissure, as many in her clan are pretty xenophobic and can't understand her desire to marry an alien. To accompany her on this journey is Lennier, who you really have to feel sorry for (as usual), because it's obvious he loves her and cannot have her.

While on the journey, at first Delenn THINKS that maybe her clan is right (though she knows in her heart they aren't). How all this is resolved is pretty interesting, but not an episode that is a must-see.