Babylon 5/Recap/S02/E16 In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum

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In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum
There are beings in the universe billions of years older than either of our races. Once, long ago, they walked among the stars like giants, vast, timeless. Taught the younger races, explored beyond the rim, created great empires, but to all things, there is an end. Slowly, over a million years, the First Ones went away. Some passed beyond the stars never to return. Some simply disappeared.
—Delenn

This episode contains examples of:

  • Armor-Piercing Slap: Talia delivers one to Sheridan right after he arranges for her to pass Morden in the corridor. He admits he deserved it.
  • Back From the Dead: Morden supposedly died on the same ship as Sheridan's wife, and he wants to know what happened.
  • Call Back: The Icarus has been mentioned before, and in Morden's first appearance, he stated that he'd found interesting things out on the Rim.
  • Foreshadowing:
    • Talia's reaction to Morden's presence hints at the Shadows' weakness to telepaths.
    • "If you go to Z'Ha'Dum you will die."
  • State Sec: The Nightwatch makes their first appearance.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: Sheridan get these from just about everyone for holding Morden without cause.
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