Londo suffers a serious heart attack and must face his greatest fear to survive. Lennier decides to start training as a Ranger.
P5 Rating: 8.52 Production number: 503 Original air date: January 28, 1998 DVD release date: April 13, 2004 Written by J. Michael Straczynski Directed by David Eagle
If it's common knowledge, then Lennier probably knows too. What influence did that knowledge have on his decision to leave? He as much as said that he wanted to become a Ranger so he'd be more attractive to Delenn; does he believe that by becoming a warrior like Sheridan, he'll be able to take Sheridan's place at Delenn's side in twenty years?
Londo's dreams can be prophetic at least some of the time, the obvious example being the dream of his death. If this one can be taken literally, the implication is that Sheridan will be the next Entil'zha. That's consistent with Zathras' claim that he is "The One who will be" ("War Without End, part 2.")
The meaning of the white robe is less clear; perhaps after he heads the Rangers he will turn his attention to Minbari spiritualism. It's worth noting that Delenn wore a similar robe during the rebirth ceremony in "The Parliament of Dreams," during the funeral ceremony in "Legacies," and after her transformation in "Revelations." Dukhat wore a similar robe in "Atonement." That last reference may be the most significant when considered in light of Delenn leaving the center space in the Grey Council open for "the one who is to come" ("Moments of Transition.")
The robe, it should also be noted, shielded most of Sheridan's head from view. Could that be a trick similar to showing Delenn's arm in "Babylon Squared?" Will Sheridan, late in life, transform into a Minbari-human hybrid, possibly to cement his role as Dukhat's successor?
The ball of light may be related to whatever event will lead to the legend (in "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars") that he was carried bodily into heaven after his death -- perhaps Lorien, a ball of light in his own right, will return and take Sheridan. Or perhaps there's still part of Lorien remaining in Sheridan, and it's that part that will depart when Sheridan's body dies.
How was the cameraman holding the camera during the rest of
that scene?
We attached the camera to his body.
Was the single unbroken shot the director's idea?
It was in the script.
Remember G'Kar's comment: that in other circumstances, Londo wasn't sorry he DID it, he was sorry he got CAUGHT. That was the point of the exercise.
There's an excellent moment in the Night Gallery movie, where a prison camp commandant has fled to Brazil and, years later, is trying to live out his life in peace, realizes that mistakes were made, is actually trying to find a better life...but as one man dies at his hands says, "You have hung too many Christs on crosses for any god to forgive you."