Endgame (Babylon 5)
| "Endgame" | |
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | John Copeland |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Production code | 420 |
| Original air date | 12 October 1997 |
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Ungela Brockman (Earthforce NCO) |
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Ungela Brockman (Earthforce NCO)
J. Patrick McCormack (General Robert Lefcourt)
Marjorie Monaghan (Number One)
David Purdham (Captain James)
Carolyn Seymour (Senator Crosby)
Julian Stone (Captain Mitchell)
"Endgame" is an episode from the fourth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
Marcus is watching over the terminally injured Ivanova who is about to be transferred back to Babylon 5 before the final battle against Earth. Though Marcus protests, arguing that Ivanova would want to be present for the final battle, Delenn tells him that she will be more comfortable and safer on the station.
Sheridan's fleet has two main targets: the 30 ships President Clark assembled at Mars, and the automated defense platforms in orbit around Earth. Sheridan knows he has to deal with the ships at Mars first, otherwise his fleet will probably be trapped between the loyalist ships and the defense platforms. So he decides to use 30 telepaths modified by the Shadows. He knows that the telepaths will merge with the computers of these ships, disabling the ships in the process. These telepaths are smuggled onboard Clark's ships by the Mars resistance.
General Robert Lefcourt is Clark's mission commander, commanding the EAS Apollo. Lefcourt fights on the principle of the matter, rather than any personal loyalty to Clark, believing that soldiers are not to take arms against their own government, and therefore Sheridan's forces have to be stopped.
The attack at Mars begins when Garibaldi provides exact jump coordinates to a White Star commanded by Marcus. Sheridan's fleet jumps into Mars-space with instructions for only the Earth ships and White Stars to engage the loyalist fleet, while ships from the League of Non-Aligned Worlds, Minbari, Centauri, and Narn fleets provide tactical support without taking the offensive. When some of the loyalist ships start turning around to respond, Lefcourt orders them to maintain position. He knows the ground attack is a diversion, and that Sheridan would want his forces backed up against the planet.
Sheridan's fleet jumps into the space above Mars, just as Lefcourt has predicted. Lefcourt is about to order his ships to attack when the Apollo and most of the other loyalist ships are disabled, since the telepaths have managed to merge with the computer systems of these ships. Having disabled the Mars fleet, Sheridan orders some ships to remain behind and keep an eye on the destroyers. The remaining vessels leave for Earth.
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