While the station's dock workers stage an illegal strike, G'Kar tries to hold a Narn religious ceremony, but Londo holds the plant he needs and won't relinquish it.While the station's dock workers stage an illegal strike, G'Kar tries to hold a Narn religious ceremony, but Londo holds the plant he needs and won't relinquish it.While the station's dock workers stage an illegal strike, G'Kar tries to hold a Narn religious ceremony, but Londo holds the plant he needs and won't relinquish it.
Mira Furlan
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Richard Biggs
- Dr. Stephen Franklin
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Andrea Thompson
- Talia Winters
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Stephen Furst
- Vir Cotto
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Julie Caitlin Brown
- Na'Toth
- (as Caitlin Brown)
José Rey
- Eduardo Delvientos
- (as Jose Rey)
Ricardo Martínez
- Worker #2
- (as Ricardo Martinez)
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- TriviaJeffrey Sinclair's five o'clock shadow is real, not makeup. At the time of shooting, Michael O'Hare had just returned from New York City where he'd been appearing in a Broadway play. Babylon 5 producer, J. Michael Straczynski, told O'Hare not to shave, as the whiskers added to his character's haggard look.
- GoofsWhen the strike leader lists historical examples of suppression of labor movements or strikes in the past, she mentions Matewan (as in the Matewan Massacre in Matewan, West Virginia in the 1920s where workers clashed with company goons), but pronounced it "mat-uh-wan" instead of "mate-wan" as this town is actually pronounced.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Babylon 5: Eyes (1994)
Featured review
Babylon 5 is hit by an illegal dock strike
As this episode opens there is an accident as a Narn transport ship comes into dock which leads to the death of one of the dockers. It quickly becomes apparent that the accident was caused by the use of cheap, substandard parts... it isn't long before the overworked dockers are talking of strike. Their contracts ban strikes so a 'negotiator' is sent from Earth to end the strike... by force if necessary. In a secondary plot it emerges that the Narn transport was carrying a plant that Ambassador G'Kar needs for an important religious ceremony; there is no time to get another one sent to Babylon 5 and only one person on board possesses one; Londo Mollari. Londo is not about to hand it over and enjoys G'Kar's discomfort.
To be honest this episode was a bit of a disappointment; the idea of dealing with an industrial dispute felt rather mundane for a science fiction series. It was also handled in a rather obvious way; there was little doubt we were meant to sympathise with the dockers rather than the 'penny-pinching' government. The secondary story featuring G'Kar was more fun thanks to the fact that it is always fun seeing him sparring with Londo. The cast do a fairly solid job; notably Andreas Katsulas and Peter Jurasik as K'Kar and Londo and guest stars Katy Boyer and John Snyder were pretty good as union leader Neeoma Connally and obnoxious negotiator Orin Zento. The dockers, as a group, weren't particularly believable; there wasn't the feeling of righteous anger one might expect and their meetings seemed to be people taking turns to shout their slogans rather than a real angry crowd. The conclusion to the main plot story was decent enough although it underscored the politics of the episode. Overall a weaker than usual episode... but even weak Babylon 5 is worth watching.
To be honest this episode was a bit of a disappointment; the idea of dealing with an industrial dispute felt rather mundane for a science fiction series. It was also handled in a rather obvious way; there was little doubt we were meant to sympathise with the dockers rather than the 'penny-pinching' government. The secondary story featuring G'Kar was more fun thanks to the fact that it is always fun seeing him sparring with Londo. The cast do a fairly solid job; notably Andreas Katsulas and Peter Jurasik as K'Kar and Londo and guest stars Katy Boyer and John Snyder were pretty good as union leader Neeoma Connally and obnoxious negotiator Orin Zento. The dockers, as a group, weren't particularly believable; there wasn't the feeling of righteous anger one might expect and their meetings seemed to be people taking turns to shout their slogans rather than a real angry crowd. The conclusion to the main plot story was decent enough although it underscored the politics of the episode. Overall a weaker than usual episode... but even weak Babylon 5 is worth watching.
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