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The Face of the Enemy

THE FACE OF THE ENEMY

Babylon 5, Episode 4x17 Production number: 417 First aired: 9 June 1997 83rd Babylon 5 episode to be aired
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: David W. Foster Music By: Christopher Franke
Episode Chronology
Story Date: October 17th - 22nd, 2261
Chronological Order
Preceded by: The Exercise of Vital Powers
Followed by: Intersections in Real Time
Broadcast Order
Preceded by: The Exercise of Vital Powers
Followed by: Intersections in Real Time
Episode Gallery

1 Cast
2 Cast Notes
3 Summary
4 Memorable quotes
5 Continuity
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

Special Guest StarsEdit

Guest StarringEdit

Richard Gant as Captain Edward MacDougan
Denise Gentile as Lise Hampton-Edgars
Marjorie Monaghan as Number One
Diana Morgan as Alison Higgins
David Purdham as Captain James
Ricco Ross as Captain Leo Frank
Mark Schneider as Wade

FeaturingEdit

Harlan Ellison as Psi Cop

Cast NotesEdit

Regular characters who appear in this episode are John Sheridan, Susan Ivanova, Michael Garibaldi, Delenn, Stephen Franklin, Lennier, Marcus Cole and Lyta Alexander.

SummaryEdit

IntroEdit

Act IEdit

Act IIEdit

Act IIIEdit

Act IVEdit

Act VEdit

Memorable quotesEdit

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"What's going on? You all look like a pak'ma'ra just ate your cat."

– Ivanova to Marcus

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"I can feel you, you know? The real you…beating at the inside of your skull…screaming to get out, to know what’s going on. For a long time, I’ve been debating what to do when this day came. Do I let you know what happened to you, or do I leave you like this, trapped in a prison of meat and flesh and bone, forever?"

– Bester, to Garabaldi

ContinuityEdit

The events Lyta described involving a telepath murderer on the Beta Colony had previously been alluded to by Bester in ("Epiphanies") and were later described in detail in J. Gregory Keyes's novel "Deadly Relations - Bester Ascendant".

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 Face of the Enemy at the Lurker's Guide

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