The Coming of Shadows
| "The Coming of Shadows" | |
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| Babylon 5 episode | |
Shadows destroy Narns in Quadrant 14
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Janet Greek |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Production code | 209 |
| Original air date | 1 February 1995 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Fredric Lehne (Ranger) |
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Fredric Lehne (Ranger)
Malachi Throne (Centauri Prime Minister)
Jeff Conaway (Zack Allan)
William Forward (Refa)
Turhan Bey (Centauri Emperor)
"The Coming of Shadows" is a key episode from the second season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. It won the 1996 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
Entertainment and news website Geek.com included The Coming of Shadows as "essential watching" for season two. Geek.com writer Graham Templeton wrote that "one of my personal favorites, this is another pure-plot episode. Its kicks the real-war parallels into high gear, and begins to darken its view of human (and alien) nature significantly."
The Centauri Emperor, knowing that he will die soon, makes arrangements to travel to Babylon 5 as to meet with Narn Ambassador G'Kar in neutral territory and offer a public apology on behalf of the Centauri people for their occupation and enslavement of the Narn homeworld, though this reason is not made public. G'Kar, on hearing the news of the emperor's visit, makes plans to assassinate him, while Centauri Ambassador Londo Mollari and his ally Lord Refa believe that the emperor's actions have led to a decline of the Centauri Republic and plan to confront the emperor on this.
The Emperor arrives, meeting the human command staff of the station, and requests a meeting with Vorlon Ambassador Kosh before he leaves the station. A reception for the Emperor is planned, and the attendees are stunned by seeing G'Kar there. The Emperor collapses before he can make the reception. Dr. Franklin determines the Emperor only has a short time to live, and the Emperor requests that he pass word on to G'Kar about his planned apology. Dr. Franklin tells this to G'Kar, who is astonished and humbled by the act.
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