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<h2><a name="OV">Overview</a></h2>
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<blockquote><cite>
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As some longtime residents prepare to leave the station, the crew races
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to stop an assassin.
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</cite>
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<a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Gentile,+Denise">Denise Gentile</a> as Lise.
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<a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Monaghan,+Marjorie">Marjorie Monaghan</a> as Number One.
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</blockquote>
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<pre><a href="/lurk/p5/intro.html">P5 Rating</a>: <a href="/lurk/p5/108">8.62</a>
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Production number: 521
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Original air date: November 11, 1998 (US)
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00019071C/thelurkersguidet">DVD release date</a>: April 13, 2004
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Written by J. Michael Straczynski
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Story by J. Michael Straczynski and Harlan Ellison
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Directed by Jesus Treviño
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</pre>
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<h3>Watch For</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>@@@910856752 <a href="#NO.minbari">A cheering Minbari.</a>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<hr size=3>
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<h2><a name="BP">Plot Points</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li>@@@910856752 Number One
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(<a href="076.html">"Racing Mars"</a>),
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whose real name is Tessa Holloran, joined the Mars
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government after Mars gained independence from Earth. She is now the
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head of security for the Interstellar Alliance, replacing Garibaldi.
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<li>@@@910856752 After Mars' independence day, corporations which had
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been exploiting Mars rushed to cover their tracks. The Martian
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government has been going to great lengths to track down the dirty
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secrets of Earth-based corporations. Earth, meanwhile, has been
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making it very difficult for the new Martian government to conduct
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its business, throwing up bureaucratic roadblocks at every opportunity.
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<li>@@@910856752 Sheridan has offered to set up a fund for Mars that's
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independent of any Earth influence.
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<li>@@@910856752 Garibaldi replaced the entire board of Edgars Industries
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after they sent an assassin to kill him and Lise, and has set up an
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account that will pay a 500,000-credit reward for the board's death
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should anything happen to him or to Lise.
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<li>@@@910856752 Garibaldi and Lise are now married and have left for
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Mars.
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<li>@@@910856752 Lyta and G'Kar have left the station to travel among the
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stars in an explorer ship G'Kar purchased.
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="UQ">Unanswered Questions</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li>@@@910895819 What was the delayed-delivery message G'Kar left?
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<li>@@@910856752 Was Delenn's visit to Minbar successful in securing an
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agreement to construct more White Star-class warships?
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(<a href="105.html">"Movements of Fire and Shadow"</a>)
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="AN">Analysis</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li>@@@910856752 Sheridan noted that wars of independence are frequently
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followed by civil wars. One example would be the Shadow War, which
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ended up being about independence from the manipulation of the First
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Ones; it was followed by civil wars on both Earth and Minbar.
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<p>
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<li>@@@910856752 When Sheridan told him about the plan to catch the
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assassin, Garibaldi seemed skeptical that Zack had come up with the
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idea on his own. That suggests that Garibaldi still considers Zack
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somewhat green and inexperienced.
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<p>
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<li>@@@910856752 There was no mention of Lyta's departure or her
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contributions to Sheridan's cause in his going-away speech. An
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intentional omission to keep her out of the limelight, or is it
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another example of the problem she's complained about in the past,
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that nobody thinks of her or appreciates her unless they need
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to make use of her?
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<p>
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Her belief that that's always the case is evident in her reaction to
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G'Kar's offer to take her with him; she assumes he's doing it because
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he wants her DNA, not because he genuinely wants her as a traveling
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companion.
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="NO">Notes</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li>@@@910856752 Normals can train themselves to defend against telepathic
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scans by singing songs or doing math calculations in their heads. This
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is likely a reference to Alfred Bester's "The Demolished Man," in which
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the main character uses a song to avoid being scanned.
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<p>@@@910938858
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Telepaths in the underground railroad
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(<a href="030.html">"A Race Through Dark Places"</a>)
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also used songs and rhymes to shield themselves from telepathic scans.
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<li>@@@910856752 Links stick to the hand using a molecular bonding
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mechanism that doesn't adhere to metal.
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<li>@@@910856752 Links are DNA-coded to respond to a particular user, but
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that can be overridden with the right modifications.
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<li>@@@910856752 <a name="NO.minbari">A Minbari can be seen</a>
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cheering G'Kar in the crowd at the departure ceremony.
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<li>@@@910856752 Partial list of the previous Edgars Industries board
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members:
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Mr. Paretti, Mr. Everson, and Mr. Amastoy.
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<li>@@@910856752 Garibaldi's parents both died a long time ago.
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="JS">jms speaks</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<p>
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<li>@@@910983723 <em>The opening credits say "Story by Harlan Ellison and
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JMS" and "Teleplay by JMS." What's a teleplay?</em><br>
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There are two parts of writing an episode: the basic storyline,
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sometimes presented as an outline, and then the actual script which is
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a more specific elaboration on that story. Story is, "King John and
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Queen Mary live in the castle and they have a hard night between them."
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<p>
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Script is:
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<pre>
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EXT. CASTLE - NIGHT
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We see the banners unfurling in the breeze, and go to
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INT. CASTLE - NIGHT
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KING JOHN and QUEEN MARY are in bed. He's awake, she's sleeping. He looks up
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at the ceiling.
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KING JOHN
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Why me? Of all the gin joints and
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castles in England, why did she have
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to step into mine?
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</pre>
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<p>
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<li>@@@911070244 <em>Who wrote the scenes concerning G'Kar's
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admirer? JMS or Harlan?</em><br>
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The general notion of the thread came up between us. The actual scenes
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were written by me.
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<p>
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<li>@@@911440954 <em>Before Lyta left, she looked behind her.
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Did she know Zach was there, or was she just hoping <b>someone</b>
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would be there?</em><br>
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She was hoping somebody would be there.
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</ul>
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