Signs and Portents
| "Signs and Portents" | |
|---|---|
| Babylon 5 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Janet Greek |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Production code | 116 |
| Original air date | May 18, 1994 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Gerrit Graham (Lord Kiro) |
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Gerrit Graham (Lord Kiro)
Fredi Olster (Lady Ladira)
Whip Hubley (Raider #1)
"Signs and Portents" is an episode from the first season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. It is the first episode of the series to dramatically advance the series arc and set up the events which lead up to the Shadow War; it was also used as the title for the entire first season.
The episode starts on August 3, 2258.
As raiders increase their activity near the station, a mysterious visitor arrives with an enigmatic question for some of the alien ambassadors. As Mr. Morden asks "What do you want?" of three of the ambassadors, Mollari entertains some Centauri visitors, Lord Kiro and his aunt, Lady Ladira.
Sinclair admits to Garibaldi that he’s starting to remember what happened to him during the 24 hours of missing time during the end of the Earth-Minbari War. And asks for his help to discover more.
Mollari receives The Eye, a highly valuable Centauri artifact, from Mr. Reno and is determined to see it returned to the Centauri Emperor.
When Mr. Morden asks G'Kar “What do you want?” G’Kar answers “The Centauri stripped my world. I want Justice ... I want to suck the marrow from their bones and grind their skulls to powder ... to tear down their cities, blacken their sky, sow their ground with salt ... to completely utterly erase them.” Mr. Morden asks "And then what?" G'Kar replies “I don’t know. As long as my homeworld's safety is guaranteed, I don’t know that it matters.”
Lady Ladira, a Centauri prophetess, has a vision: “I see death... destruction... fire. Babylon will fall. This place will be destroyed. Fire... death... pain... fire... death... pain... No. No!” On his first birthday, Lady Ladira had predicted Lord Kiro’s death "by shadows".
Mr. Morden talks to Delenn. He asks her “What do you want?” During the questioning a triangle appears on Delenn’s forehead and she sees Mr. Morden in shadow. She demands he leave instead of answering his question. The triangle disappears when Mr. Morden leaves and she states with trepidation: "They're here."
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