THE DECONSTRUCTION OF FALLING STARS
Babylon 5, Episode 4x22 Production number: 422/501 First aired: 27 October 1997 88th Babylon 5 episode to be aired
Production Credits
Written By: J. Michael Straczynski Directed By: Stephen Furst 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: Kathie Burr Music By: Christopher Franke
Episode Chronology
Story Date: January 2nd, 1,002,262 (framing story) January 2nd 2262, 2362, 2762 & 3262 (narrative)
Chronological Order
Preceded by: Rising Star (framing story) Sleeping in Light (narrative)
Followed by: No Compromises (framing story) N/A (narrative)
Broadcast Order
Preceded by: Rising Star
Followed by: No Compromises
Episode Gallery

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Starring 1.2 Guest Starring 1.3 Co-Starring 2 Cast Notes 3 Summary 3.1 Intro 3.2 Act I 3.3 Act II 3.4 Act III 3.5 Act IV 3.6 Act V 4 Memorable quotes 5 Notes 6 DVD release 7 External Links

CastEdit

StarringEdit

• 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
• Stephen Furst as Vir Cotto
• Bill Mumy as Lennier
• Andreas Katsulas as Ambassador G'Kar
• Peter Jurasik as Ambassador Londo Mollari
• Jeff Conaway as Security Chief Zack Allan
• Jason Carter as Marcus Cole
• Patricia Tallman as Lyta Alexander

Guest StarringEdit

• Roy Brocksmith as Brother Alwyn Macomber
• Alastair Duncan as Latimere
• Eric Pierpoint as Daniel
• Neil Roberts as Brother Michael

Co-StarringEdit

• Rob Elk as Henry Ellis
• Bennet Guillory as Leif Tanner
• Doug Hale as Derek Mitchell
• Kathleen Lloyd as Elizabeth Metarie
• David Anthony Smith as Man
• Joanne Takahashi as Dr. Barbara Tashaki
• Ken Taylor as Jim Bitterbane
• Nick Toth as Exeter

Cast NotesEdit

• Regular characters who appear in this episode are John Sheridan, Michael Garibaldi, Delenn, Stephen Franklin, Londo Mollari and G'Kar.

SummaryEdit

IntroEdit

Act IEdit

Act IIEdit

Act IIIEdit

Act IVEdit

Act VEdit

Memorable quotesEdit

"You do not wish to know anything. You wish... only to speak."

- Delenn

"Dedicated to all the people who predicted that the Babylon Project would fail in its mission. Faith manages."

- Last lines

NotesEdit

• J. Michael Straczynski indicated that the premature nova of Earth's sun (the sun's explosion should occur much more than 1,000,000 years in the future) was caused by an enemy force opening jump points within the sun to decrease its mass.
• According to Straczynski, humans and Minbari have reached a First One-like existence as beings of light a million years in the future. Narns and Centauri have not, but are not extinct.
• Straczynski confirmed that "New Earth" is the Vorlon homeworld.

DVD releaseEdit

This episode, along with the other episodes from season four, has been released on DVD with extensive special features.

External LinksEdit

• Episode guide page for The Deconstruction of Falling Stars at the Lurker's Guide

Babylon 5 Season 4 "No Surrender, No Retreat"

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