Gropos

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Babylon 5 episode
"Gropos"
Season 2
Episode no. 10
Prod. code 210
Airdate 8 February 1995
Writer(s) Larry DiTillio
Director Jim Johnston
Guest star(s) Paul Winfield (Gen. Richard Franklin)
David L. Crowley (Lou Welch)
Ryan Cutrona (Sgt. Major Plug)
Ken Foree (P.F.C. Large)
Morgan Hunter (Pvt. Kleist)
Marie Marshall (P.F.C. Dodger)
Year 2259
Episode chronology
Previous episode The Coming of Shadows
Next episode All Alone in the Night


"Gropos" is an episode from the second season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.

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Plot synopsis

Dr. Franklin's father, General Richard "Firestorm" Franklin (played by Paul Winfield), leads 25,000 EarthForce marines through the station en route to a secret military operation.

Arc significance

Establishes the troubled relationship Dr. Franklin has with his father, although much of that conflict is resolved during this episode.

Production details

Trivia

  • Gropos is EarthForce slang for "ground pounders", or ground-based troops.

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