Rising Star (Babylon 5)
| "Rising Star" | |
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| Babylon 5 episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 21 |
| Directed by | Tony Dow |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Production code | 421 |
| Original air date | 20 October 1997 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Joey Dente (Luko) |
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Joey Dente (Luko)
Denise Gentile (Lise Hampton Edgars)
Rance Howard (David Sheridan)
Michael Potter (General Foote)
Beata Pozniak (Pres. Susanna Luchenko)
Walter Koenig (Bester)
"Rising Star" is an episode from the fourth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
ISN continues its reporting on the events transpiring since the end of the Earth Alliance Civil War. Meanwhile, Sheridan has surrendered to Earthforce and is now in a closed session with them to determine how he will answer for his actions. Following Clark's death, Susanna Luchenko of the Russian Consortium has assumed acting Presidency and answers questions from reporters. Her key statement is that Earth Dome will investigate the Clark coup carefully so as to separate willing conspirators from those merely coerced into action.
Dr. Stephen Franklin races to Babylon 5 in a White Star, hoping that he can stop a foolhardy sacrifice, but it is too late. Several members of Medlab walk into Ivanova's room to discover Marcus lying comatose against Ivanova, the Alien Healing Machine having transferred his life energy into Ivanova. By the time Franklin arrives, the orderly reports that Marcus is all but dead. Meanwhile, Ivanova has recovered miraculously and has regained consciousness. Franklin cautiously approaches Ivanova. She's in a state of considerable grief having learned that Marcus sacrificed himself to save her. Ivanova laments how she never realized how much Marcus loved her.
Vir reveals to Londo that Regent Virini is in failing health and that the Royal Court has chosen Londo to become Emperor upon his death. Londo hears the news with unexpected trepidation, but then urges Vir to come along.
Back at Earth Dome, Bester enters the room Sheridan is waiting in, asking him whether his lover, Carolyn, was among the 30 Shadow-altered telepaths killed in the battle for Mars. Sheridan reveals that using the telepaths has been one of the toughest decisions he ever made, and he took great pains to only select telepaths with no known kin. Then Sheridan reveals he made sure Carolyn wasn't chosen. She and all the remaining telepaths are on Babylon 5 and will be transferred to Earth once things settle down. But before Bester leaves, Sheridan makes it clear that he knows Bester's agenda to advance telepaths in any way he can. Sheridan knows he'll make another move in the future and will be waiting for it.
Garibaldi roughs up Max, a man known on Mars for underworld accounting. Lise, having avoided the Psi Corps strike that killed her husband, tried to flee the planet by turning to the underworld, but the Martian Mafia are now holding her for ransom. Since such a ransom would have to go through him to be laundered, Max would know where she is held.
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