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The War Prayer

Episode aired Mar 9, 1994
TV-PGTV-PG
44m

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6.8/10

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Action Adventure Drama

A pro-Earth group attacks a Minbari poet. Two Centauri lovers seek Londo's help.A pro-Earth group attacks a Minbari poet. Two Centauri lovers seek Londo's help.A pro-Earth group attacks a Minbari poet. Two Centauri lovers seek Londo's help.

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6.8/10

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Director
- Richard Compton
Writers
- J. Michael Straczynski
- D.C. Fontana
- Larry DiTillio(story editor)
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Peter Jurasik, Andreas Katsulas, and Michael O'Hare in Babylon 5 (1993)

Jerry Doyle and Michael O'Hare in Babylon 5 (1993)

Stephen Furst and Peter Jurasik in Babylon 5 (1993)

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Trivia
The (illegal) coffee plant in the hydroponics bay was mentioned in the pilot The Gathering (1993), but belonged to Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima, the character who was replaced by Ivanova when the original actress was no longer available.

Goofs
Delenn's old friend is a poet, and Delenn recognizes a poem she wrote many years ago. At the end of The Gathering (1993), Sinclair quotes the poet Tennyson-- and Delenn does not know what a poet is.

Quotes
Ambassador Londo Mollari: My shoes are too tight.
Vir Cotto: Excuse me?
Ambassador Londo Mollari: Something my father said. He was old, very old at the time. I went into his room, and he was sitting alone in the dark crying. So, I asked him what was wrong, and he said, "My shoes are too tight. But, it doesn't matter, because I have forgotten how to dance." I never understood what that meant until now. My shoes are too tight. And, I have forgotten how to dance.
Vir Cotto: I don't understand.
Ambassador Londo Mollari: Nor should you.

Connections
References Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)

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6/10

Filler

For much of the first season of Babylon 5, the series still hadn't established any sort of over-arching plot to connect the episodes like it would have in seasons 2 through 5. In some ways, it was as if the genius behind the series, Michael Staczynski was still trying to feel for a sense of direction. Because of this, so many of the season one episodes are self-contained in that they don't connect well with previous or later episodes. This is pretty much the way of sci-fi shows like Star Trek, but for B-5, this makes these earlier episodes less satisfying.

Of all the early episodes, this one most epitomizes the word "filler". While this didn't mean it was a bad episode, not a whole lot is established in this show other than the fact that Vir is a nice guy and there is some growing xenophobia on Earth. Decent but very skip-able as well.

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