Babylon 5 Season 2, Episode 2. Written by
J. Michael Straczynski, directed by
Jim Johnston. Originally aired on
November 9, 1994.
Primary Plot: G'Kar brings news of a a mysterious new alien race.
Secondary Plot: Garibaldi recovers from his
coma, the
traitor security officer who shot him is flushed out.
Tertiary Plot: Sheridan's sister comes for a visit, causing John to revisit some old memories about his deceased wife,
Anna Sheridan.
Fourth Plot: Delenn emerges from her
chrysalis--she's now half
Minbari, half human.
Commentary: The salute that Jack (Garibaldi's aide) gives Garibaldi in the interrogation cell is the same one that
Bester gave him in
Mind War.
This episode is one of only four where
President Clark actually appears on camera--the others are
Chrysalis,
Voices of Authority, and
Endgame. (I'm not counting still shots.) JMS has said he felt it better to paint Clark through his subordinates, while leaving the President himself largely off-camera.
If
Laurel Takashima had remained as a character on the show (she was the
First Officer in
The Gathering, the series pilot), she would've been the one to shoot Garibaldi. The characters might not have found out about it for an entire season after this point, though.
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