Voices of Authority
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Babylon 5 episode | |
"Voices of Authority" | |
Season | 3 |
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Episode no. | 5 |
Prod. code | 304 |
Airdate | 29 January 1996 |
Writer(s) | J. Michael Straczynski |
Director | Menachem Binitsky |
Guest star(s) | John Schuck (Draal) Shari Shattuck (Julie Musante) |
Year | 2260 |
Episode chronology | |
Previous episode | Passing Through Gethsemane |
Next episode | Dust to Dust |
Voices of Authority is an episode from the third season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Ivanova and Marcus go in search of the First Ones. A new political officer is assigned to Babylon 5.
[edit] Arc significance
Musante arrives at Babylon 5 to serve as the political officer. She seeks to extend and expand the scope of the Nightwatch force, while attempting to impose political oversight over the staff.
[edit] Production details
- Contact is made with the First Ones, attempting to rally them in the war against the Shadows
- Accidentally, using the Great Machine, Susan Ivanova is able to uncover new evidence that President Clark was involved in President Santiago's assassination. This evidence is made public for the first time.
[edit] Trivia
- After seeing Musante trying to seduce Sheridan, Ivanova tells Sheridan that he's about to go where everyone has gone before, an obvious reference to Star Trek.