The Hour of the Wolf
| "The Hour of the Wolf" | |
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| Babylon 5 episode | |
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Lyta, Delenn and Ivanova |
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | David Eagle |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Production code | 401 |
| Original air date | 4 November 1996 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Ed Wasser (Morden) |
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Ed Wasser (Morden)
Wortham Krimmer (Emperor Cartagia)
Wayne Alexander (Lorien)
Damian London (Minister)
"The Hour of the Wolf" is the first episode of the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.
Ivanova, Delenn and Lyta venture to Z'ha'dum to search for Sheridan. When they get there, a telepathic lure tries to draw them to the planet, but they are saved due to a precaution made by Lennier. Lulled also by the telepathic message, he had failed to trigger a vigilance control, setting off an automatic sequence that sends the White Star away from the planet.
Holding the League worlds together is proving difficult to impossible without Sheridan, and the new Vorlon ambassador refuses to help or to attend meetings of the League.
Meanwhile, Londo Mollari discovers that the political climate on Centauri Prime has worsened - the Emperor is mad and has granted the Shadows a base on the planet in exchange for godhood. Sheridan appears to have survived in one form or another, and meets Lorien, an enigmatic being living below the surface of Z'ha'dum.
[Zack Allen finds G'Kar in Garibaldi's quarters] "I was studying this image. Is it one of his household gods?"
[G'Kar points at a framed portrait of Daffy Duck]
Zack Allan: No. That's Daffy...
[laughs]
Zack Allan: "yeah, well, in a way, I suppose it is. It's sort of the Egyptian god of frustration."
"Read the old books, Mollari. They speak of the ancient gods, they speak about them. Power, power beyond description."
"If their power is so great, why do they need to hide behind us? They are using us as shields. When the war comes here, our people will die first!"
"Some are always sacrificed for the greater good."
"What greater good?"
"Mr. Morden?"
"In the flesh. What's left of it. Sit. We have much to discuss."
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