Point of No Return (Babylon 5)
| "Point of No Return" | |
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| Babylon 5 episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Jim Johnston |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Production code | 309 |
| Original air date | 26 February 1996 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Majel Barrett (Lady Morella) |
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Majel Barrett (Lady Morella)
Marshall Teague (Ta'Lon)
Vaughn Armstrong (Security Guard #1)
Lewis Arquette (General Smits)
Point of No Return is an episode from the third season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.
The B5 command staff deal with orders to allow the Nightwatch to take over station security. Londo receives a prophecy from Emperor Turhan's widow when she visits the station.
Londo Mollari prepares for the arrival of Lady Morella, the late Emperor Turhan's third wife. However, he foresees that the recent declaration of martial law by Earthgov will be most inconvenient to his trying to show her that the Republic's treaty with the Earth Alliance is justified.
Sheridan and the command staff receive word of the situation on Earth. President Clark has dissolved the Senate and ordered the arrest of its members. The Senators have barricaded themselves inside the Senate hall and have asked civilians to form a human shield around the Senate in order to protect them.
General Hague reveals his opposition to President Clark and has begun a coup by escaping aboard his ship, the EAS Alexander, along with several Earth starships. He urges more starships to defect in order to gather enough forces to depose Clark.
On Babylon 5, Sheridan and the command staff find the martial law decree difficult to stomach but are afraid to act openly against it since the local Nightwatch are extremely loyal to President Clark.
Due to the shortage of security personnel, G'kar is released from incarceration three weeks ahead of schedule.
Things on the station are made worse when Nightwatch is given orders by the Political office to take over Babylon 5's security, prompting Michael Garibaldi to oppose them. However, he is relieved of duty as the Nightwatch begins consolidating its hold on station security by recruiting more personnel and dismissing those who wouldn't cooperate and join.
Total chaos descends upon Babylon 5 when the martial law decree finally arrives and Sheridan is forced to publicly announce it. In a scuffle in the Zocalo, Vir Cotto is injured whilst protecting Lady Morella and the Centauri entourage makes a hasty exit back to her suite.
Lady Morella confronts Mollari on the real reason he had requested for her visit, and Londo finally admits that he wants Lady Morella (who's a "seer" or "prophetess") to look into his future and tell him if the grand destiny he believes he is due will come true or not.
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