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First Aired: May. 09, 1996 on Syndicated

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Season 3 » Episode #15 - Interludes and Examinations

Babylon 5 - 03x15 Interludes and Examinations

Summary: The Shadows are not hiding anymore and are now attacking openly. Knowing that they are vulnerable to telepaths, the secret alliance now finally have a weapon of sorts. The trouble is to create a fleet big enough to take them on. Kosh is hardly around at all, and is a troublesome sign. Adira is back, the exotic dancer that managed to catch Londo's heart. Mr Morden moves about the station, with his ever present Shadows. They're not happy with Londo not wanting to have anything to do with them. Worlds previously aided by the Shadows now find themselves on the receiving end of violence. Sheridan struggles to unite all races in a war against the Shadows, but internal quarreling and fear of the Shadows makes it very difficult. Dr Franklin handles the stress by taking too many sims, and it's starting to affect his work.

Who appeared in this episode?

G'Kar	played by Andreas Katsulas
Dr. Lilian Hobbs	played by Jennifer Balgobin
David Sheridan	played by Rance Howard
Vendor	played by Jan Rabson
Morden	played by Ed Wasser
Brakiri	played by Jonathan Chapman
Tech	played by Mark Ciglar
Ranger	played by Glenn Martin

Episode Quotes

Cmdr. Susan Ivanova: August 3, 2260. Personal diary. Ten days ago, for the first time, the Shadows began attacking openly. So far they have been hitting targets close to the Rim: the minor powers, the few in the League of Non-Aligned Worlds. The attacks seem totally random, almost senseless. If we thought it was nuts around here before, this has only made things worse...

Delenn: Then once Kosh's belongings are loaded into his ship it will activate itself. The ship was made for him. It was a part of him. In a curious way it is alive. It cannot live without him, so it will grief as we do, in its own way, and perform its last duty in memory of Kosh.

Kosh Naranek: Incorrect!

Kosh Naranek: Leave... *Now*!
Captain John Sheridan: No!
Kosh Naranek: Disobedience!
Captain John Sheridan: [shouts] Up yours!

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Trivia

Dr. Franklin's short temper and irritability are classic signs of methamphetamine addiction.
The stimulant addiction had originally been written for Lieutenant-Commander Takashima in the pilot, but had been cut due to time constraints. The character flaw was still considered a good plot device, so it was re-written for Dr. Franklin.