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Ceremonies of Light and Dark

CEREMONIES OF LIGHT AND DARK

Babylon 5, Episode 3x11 Production number: 311 First aired: 8th April 1996 55th Babylon 5 episode to be aired
Production Credits
Written By: J. Michael Straczynski Directed By: John Flinn III Executive Producer: Douglas Netter & J. Michael Straczynski Producer: John Copeland Production Designer: John Iacovelli Director of Photography: John C. Flinn, III A.S.C. Music By: Christopher Franke
Episode Chronology
Story Date: April 16th - 18th, 2260
Chronological Order
Preceded by: Severed Dreams
Followed by: Sic Transit Vir
Broadcast Order
Preceded by: Severed Dreams
Followed by: Sic Transit Vir
Episode Gallery

Nightwatch members who eluded capture on Babylon 5 plot to undermine the newly independent station. A Minbari ritual spurs contemplation and confessions.

1 Cast
- 1.1 Starring
2 Guest Stars
3 Co-Starring
4 Featuring
- 4.1 Cast Notes
5 Summary
6 Memorable Quotes
7 Continuity
8 External Link
9 References

CastEdit

StarringEdit

Bruce Boxleitner as Captain John Sheridan
Claudia Christian as Commander Susan Ivanova
Jerry Doyle as Security Chief Michael Garibaldi
Mira Furlan as Ambassador Delenn
Richard Biggs as Dr. Stephen Franklin
Bill Mumy as Lennier
Jason Carter as Marcus Cole
Stephen Furst as Vir Cotto
Jeff Conaway as Zack Allan
Peter Jurasik as Londo Mollari
Andreas Katsulas as G'Kar

Guest StarsEdit

Co-StarringEdit

Kim Strauss as Lenann

FeaturingEdit

Cast NotesEdit

John Sheridan, Susan Ivanova, Michael Garibaldi, Delenn, Stephen Franklin, Lennier, Marcus Cole, Londo Mollari, and G'Kar appear in this episode.
Ed Wasser's appearance as Morden supposedly comes from a scene in Matters of Honor, but the two versions are not alike.

SummaryEdit

Memorable QuotesEdit

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"In breaking away from Earth, we have begun a difficult and uncertain journey and none of us can see its end. But our cause remains a just one. That truth honors and sanctifies our fallen comrades who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that we might carry on the work that is ahead of us. We are gathered here today to honor their memory and their names."
"- Hamilton. Rodriguez. Spinelli. Singh. Osterman. Massie. Cooper. Kim. lndari. Nagashima. Lietz. Mankowski."
"From the stars we came, to the stars we return, from now until the end of time. We therefore commit these bodies to the deep."

– Captain John Sheridan & Commander Susan Ivanova

ContinuityEdit

Marcus mentions to Lennier a woman that he was "quote fond of" and was lost along with his brother and the colony they grew up on. Kathryn M. Drennan's novel "To Dream in the City of Sorrows" reveals her as being Hasina Mandisa, the Chief of Planetary Forecasting for Arisia III.

External LinkEdit

Episode guide page for Ceremonies of Light and Dark at the Lurker's Guide

ReferencesEdit

Babylon 5 Season 3 "Point of No Return"
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