Convictions

CONVICTIONS
Series	Babylon 5
Season	Season 3
Episode	02
Production Number	302
First Aired	13 November 1995
Broadcast Order	46th
Production Credits
Written By	J. Michael Straczynski
Directed By	Michael Vejar
Executive Producer	Douglas Netter & J. Michael Straczynski
Producer	John Copeland
Production Designer	John Iacovelli
Director of Photography	John C. Flinn, III A.S.C.
Editor	Skip Robinson
Music By	Christopher Franke
Chronology
Story Date	January 13th - 14th, 2260
Chronological Order
Preceded by	Matters of Honor
Followed by	A Day in the Strife
Broadcast Order
Preceded by	Matters of Honor
Followed by	A Day in the Strife

Cast

Regular

• Bruce Boxleitner as Captain John Sheridan
• Claudia Christian as Commander Susan Ivanova
• Jerry Doyle as 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 Security Chief Zack Allan
• Andreas Katsulas as Ambassador G'Kar
• Peter Jurasik as Ambassador Londo Mollari

Guest Starring

• Patrick Kilpatrick as Robert Carlson
• Louis Turenne as Brother Theo
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Morishi

Featuring

• John C. Flinn as Obnoxious Man
• Rick Johnson as Security Guard #1
• Jason Larimore as Lurker
• Gwen McGee as Med Tech
• Mike McKenzie as Drazi #1
• Tom Simmons as Security Guard #2

Cast Notes

• Regular characters appearing in this episode are John Sheridan, Susan Ivanova, Michael Garibaldi, Delenn, Stephen Franklin, Zack Allan, Lennier, Londo Mollari, and G'Kar.
• This is the first appearance of Brother Theo and his order of monks.

Summary

A mad bomber is loose on Babylon 5. When they find him, he threatens to detonate the station, if his demands are not met. Meanwhile G'Kar and Mollari are trapped in an elevator. Mollari wants to work together so they can escape, but G'Kar refuses to aid his nemesis.

Memorable Quotes

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"I suppose we've had a convention of mad bombers arrive here at the station! Yes, that must be it! From now on I must remember to check the Babylon 5 social calendar more often."

– G'Kar to Garibaldi

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"And so here I am. It is the least I can do. If I were in your position, I am sure that you would do the same for me. Of course if I were in your position and you were still in your position, neither one of us could do very much for the other. So I suppose properly I should say that if I were in your position and you were in my position, you would do the same. Of course if both of us were in my position and neither of us were in your position, there would not be the need for anyone to do anything. I'm not sure that actually made sense, but I'm afraid that if I try to go back and figure it out, I will start bleeding from my ears…"

– Londo Mollari to Lennier

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"I have spoken with Ambassador Mollari a while ago, he is most grateful of what you did. The Centaurum probably want to give you a medal for this."
"I should have stayed in a coma."

– Delenn and Lennier on his risking his life to save Londo Mollari's

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"I did what I did because all life is sacred. But when the object of your actions does not share that belief...I fear I have served the present by sacrificing the future."

– Lennier to Delenn

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"Look around!!! These are chaotic times, captain!!! hum! I'm simply an instrument of my time. People need to understand fear. Do you understand fear? Do You?"

– Carlson, to Captain Sheridan

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"There, you see! I'm going to live."
"So it would seem. Well, it's an imperfect universe."

– Londo Mollari and G'Kar

DVD Release

This episode, along with the other 21 from Season 3 have been released on DVD with extensive Special Features.

External Link

Episode guide page for Convictions at the Lurker's Guide