Babylon 5/Recap/S03/E01 Matters of Honor

Matters of Honor
"Delenn: These ships, once they target you, they never stop, never slow down, never give up, until they have destroyed you. They are nearly invincible.

Sheridan: I don't believe that. Every ship has a weakness.

Delenn: Believe what you will, until experience changes your mind. Take a good look, John, and remember it well. That is the face of our enemy."

This episode contains examples of:

 * Call Back: Londo recognizes the Shadow ship in the video as the ones in his dream. It later occurs to him that he's never seen the ships Morden's associates use.
 * Continuity Nod:
 * Marcus uses the fact that Minbari do not react well to alcohol to help prove who he is
 * The jumpgate they use for the Bonehead Maneuver is the one in the Markab system, which Sheridan feels can be destroyed to prevent grave robbing.
 * Cool Starship: The White Star makes her first appearance.
 * Crazy Enough to Work: Sheridan uses the "Bonehead Maneuver", opening a jump point inside an active jumpgate, which releases a huge amount of energy, to destroy a Shadow ship.
 * Early Installment Weirdness: Marcus claims in this episode that he seldom speaks unless he has something worth saying. Which is odd given that after this episode, he barely shuts up for two years.
 * Government Conspiracy: By the end of the episode it's clear that elements in Earthdome are working with the Shadows.