Babylon 5/Heartwarming: Difference between revisions

* After confronting G'Kar about his intention to smuggle weapons for the Narn resistance through Babylon 5, Garibaldi gives him the name of a trustworthy contact who can handle the smuggling far more effectively, because G'Kar didn't lie to him.

'''Garibaldi:''' Like you said, I never start a conversation unless I know where it's going... but I always leave a little room for someone to disappoint me. Thanks for not doing it. }}

* When Kosh is being executed by the Shadows for heating up their [[Enforced Cold War|Cold War]], he appears to Sheridan as he sleeps, in the guise of Sheridan's father. Vorlons never do anything without a purpose, and everything they do is on purpose. Think about that- Kosh saw Sheridan as the closest thing he had to a son, and what he did was the only way he could ever show it.

* The meeting between "King Arthur" and Delenn, an exquisite symbolism. Two [[The Atoner|atoners]] who were similar in personality in some ways and who both knew themselves to have responsibility for the beginning of the Earth-Minbari war, meeting to forgive.

* Lennier retaining unshaken his [[Undying Loyalty]] toward Delenn after hearing her darkest secret in ''Atonement'':

** Most of what Lennier does is either heartwarming or tearjerker. Same goes for every aspect of his relationship with Delenn.

* Londo's outright admiration of Vir handling the Drazi spy.

* Delenn making it rain.

* Any of Londo's [[Pet the Dog]] moments, really. One that springs to mind is when he helps two Centauris who wanted to marry for love defy their disapproving families.

'''Mollari:''' Because you are ''young'', and young people should be allowed to '''dance!''' }}

* Later in the series, Londo is part of a [[Xanatos Gambit]] that has spun into a [[Gambit Roulette]], with the fate of an entire world in the balance. An assassination attempt has gone awry, and could lead to the death of billions. Londo stands revealed as a traitor, and is helpless to stop the upcoming slaughter... until [[Break the Cutie|Vir steps in and finishes the assassination.]] Londo, realizing this is the first time Vir's ever compromised his morality, tells him that the knowledge that the act was necessary doesn't make up for him, but gently reminds Vir that the overwhelming guilt he feels means he's still a good person. The heartwarming really steps in, however, at [[Fridge Brilliance]]: by this point in the story, Londo's killed far better people for far less, with far fewer moral qualms than Vir. Londo has long since convinced himself that he is past redemption, but in a quiet moment where Vir is all but asking Londo to tell him the ends completely justify the means, Londo caringly but firmly tells him that they don't, because he knows better and wants what's best for Vir.

* The end of the Vorlon/Shadow War in Season 4, after Sheridan and Delenn tell them both off, Lorien steps forward and explains that they need to let go of the younger races, leave the galaxy to them, and move on as he and his kind did long ago. The Shadow is the first to respond, in such an unexpectedly innocent tone. The Vorlon's response is much the same. They were simply afraid, and Lorien's reassurance of them is equally as heartwarming.

'''Lorien:''' No, never alone. }}

* The [[Grand Finale]] is made of heartwarming. While Babylon 5 dies in fire, the light does not go out. It taught us many things, but mostly there is still hope, even for people like us.

* Lennier sticking his neck out for Sheridan in a big way in "There All the Honor Lies", despite having had family on the ''Black Star''.

* Neroon finally working together with Delenn.

'''Neroon:''' ''[Actually smiling]'' After a fashion. }}

* The station holds a festival for each race to demonstrate their most prominent religious rites. Sinclair is tasked with providing humanity's demonstration, and naturally is overwhelmed at how to do it when we have so many different religions. In the final scene, he gives his demonstration, {{spoiler|introducing the other ambassadors to a member of each of humanity's religions, enough that they fill an entire hallway, making the point that what truly makes humanity's religion special is the ability for so many different kinds of belief to exist in harmony.}} There are reports of crew members having [[Manly Tears]] as it was shot.