Babylon 5/Recap/S05/E04 A View From the Gallery

"Apparently, this is the wing of a hostile alien force that's scouting out this sector for likely worlds to invade. For 'likely' read 'soft and vulnerable.' Our task is to make sure they either don't leave here, or they leave convinced that we are neither soft nor vulnerable and way too much trouble to invade. We win this battle, they go away, we save ourselves a great deal of trouble in the future. We lose, this'll get a hell of a lot worse."

- Captain Elizabeth Lochley

This episode contains examples of:
"Though cruel and capricious, bringing us into a world that fears us, and hates us, nature did not leave us entirely without protection."
 * Big Damn Heroes / The Cavalry: The White Star fleet.
 * Brick Joke: At one point, Mack and Bo are talking about spoo, 12 credits an ounce, and at the end, as they are going to get something to eat, Bo suggests spoo, to which Mack replies, "At 15 credits an ounce, are you out of your mind?"
 * Call Back: Several are mentioned:
 * Bo recalls seeing Sheridan chasing Sniper through Downbelow after the latter stabbed Delenn.
 * They also discuss Ivanova leaving and its potentially being connected to Marcus' death.
 * Sheridan's comment to Delenn aBout meeting her in a place where no shadows fall is what she said to him in "Confessions and Lamentations."
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: Mack and Bo seem to have worked together for a while.
 * Jedi Mind Trick: Byron's telepaths make one of the invaders leave their sanctuary without firing a shot using this.
 * Cursed with Awesome: Byron's comment on the above:


 * Like an Old Married Couple: Londo and G'Kar. Mack even asks, "How long you think they've been married?"
 * Those Were Only Their Scouts: The objective is to defeat the scout force so the main force decides they're too much trouble to try and invade.
 * Those Two Guys: The episode basically revolves around them.
 * When She Smiles: Delenn, as explicitly discussed by Mack and Bo.