The Geometry of Shadows
| "The Geometry of Shadows" | |
|---|---|
| Babylon 5 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Mike Laurence Vejar |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Production code | 203 |
| Original air date | 16 November 1994 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Michael Ansara (Elric) |
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Michael Ansara (Elric)
William Forward (Refa)
David L. Crowley (Lou Welch)
"The Geometry of Shadows" is an episode from the second season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. The episode is notable because it includes the first appearance of the Technomages.
Vir fixes Londo's hair as Londo and Refa scheme. The command staff learns that the Green Drazi and Purple Drazi have a global brawl every 5 years to determine the Drazi leadership for the next 5 years (a reference to the Nika riots of Constantinople). When Ivanova attempts to resolve the conflict, she learns that the distinction between the two colors of Drazi is totally random. Right before the brawl, the Drazi draw a colored sash out of a barrel and join that colored faction. One sash of each color has a leader pendant tied to it; whoever draws that pendant becomes the leader of that color of Drazi.
A group of Technomages pass through Babylon 5 en route to the galactic rim.
Ivanova is promoted from Lt. Commander to Commander, though she immediately begins feeling anxiety once she realizes she's been assigned to resolve the Drazi conflict.
Garibaldi recovers further from his wound, with Sheridan encouraging him to stay on as head of security.
Ivanova gets a broken foot attempting to settle the : when she removed one of the Drazi's sashes and put it on a Drazi of the opposite color, a brawl ensued.
Londo gets in trouble with the Technomages and ends up apologizing.
Ivanova is kidnapped by the Green Drazi in order to lure the Purple Drazi into a deadly trap disguised as peace negotiations, but Garibaldi rescues her. While attempting to resolve the dispute again, she casually takes the Green Leader's sash, and notices that the Green Drazi have begun following her orders. According to the Drazi, the existing rules do not address aliens becoming involved and the changes are caught up in committee. The Drazi who are present default to accepting Ivanova as their leader, and she uses her new authority to require all Green Drazi to dye their scarves purple.
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