1 00:00:10,511 --> 00:00:15,147 Pilot: Shuttle one to c&c. The package is on its way in. 2 00:00:15,149 --> 00:00:16,482 C&C: Confirmed, shuttle one. 3 00:00:36,270 --> 00:00:37,802 Hang on, hang on. 4 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,239 Garibaldi: Welcome home. 5 00:00:40,241 --> 00:00:42,374 Sheridan: Uh, this was your idea, wasn't it? 6 00:00:42,376 --> 00:00:44,176 Well, we figured you'd probably want to come back 7 00:00:44,178 --> 00:00:45,844 with as little fanfare as possible, 8 00:00:45,846 --> 00:00:47,879 your usual low-key approach. 9 00:00:47,881 --> 00:00:49,814 But there's a time and a place for everything. 10 00:00:49,816 --> 00:00:51,116 And this is the time, 11 00:00:51,118 --> 00:00:52,817 and this is definitely the place 12 00:00:52,819 --> 00:00:54,886 for one hell of a party. 13 00:01:00,227 --> 00:01:01,226 Mr. President, 14 00:01:01,228 --> 00:01:03,228 we have a lot to celebrate, 15 00:01:03,230 --> 00:01:04,530 including and especially 16 00:01:04,532 --> 00:01:05,864 your marriage, 17 00:01:05,866 --> 00:01:08,700 and you two just can't avoid it. 18 00:01:08,702 --> 00:01:09,834 If I could find some way 19 00:01:09,836 --> 00:01:12,371 to pay you back for this, I will. 20 00:01:12,373 --> 00:01:13,372 [Laughter] 21 00:01:13,374 --> 00:01:14,373 Thank you! 22 00:01:23,284 --> 00:01:26,385 So, doctor, who died? 23 00:01:28,289 --> 00:01:29,555 What are you talking about? 24 00:01:29,557 --> 00:01:30,755 Among my people, 25 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:33,258 this is how we celebrate state funerals. 26 00:01:33,260 --> 00:01:35,760 Our marriage ceremonies are solemn, sober... 27 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:38,130 Moments of reflection-- 28 00:01:38,132 --> 00:01:41,600 also regret, disagreement, argument, 29 00:01:41,602 --> 00:01:43,435 and mutual recrimination. 30 00:01:43,437 --> 00:01:45,804 Once you know that it cannot get any worse, 31 00:01:45,806 --> 00:01:47,706 you can relax and enjoy the marriage. 32 00:01:47,708 --> 00:01:50,742 But to start with something like this... 33 00:01:50,744 --> 00:01:53,378 No, it is a very bad sign for the future. 34 00:01:57,084 --> 00:01:58,150 [Chuckles] 35 00:02:01,622 --> 00:02:04,789 Perhaps it was something I said. 36 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:07,058 Perhaps it is everything you say. 37 00:02:14,368 --> 00:02:17,436 I knew we should have gone to Minbar first. 38 00:02:17,438 --> 00:02:20,539 [Sighs] Well, I suppose we can't blame them. 39 00:02:20,541 --> 00:02:22,974 I mean, Clark's gone, Earth and Mars are free, 40 00:02:22,976 --> 00:02:24,943 they want to celebrate. 41 00:02:24,945 --> 00:02:27,446 I guess they see us as a symbol of that. 42 00:02:27,448 --> 00:02:29,748 They should be applauding themselves, not us. 43 00:02:29,750 --> 00:02:31,816 We did it together. 44 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:34,419 There's something immodest about all this. 45 00:02:34,421 --> 00:02:36,288 Oh, I wouldn't worry about it. 46 00:02:36,290 --> 00:02:40,292 What matters is what we did here together. 47 00:02:40,294 --> 00:02:41,393 In a hundred years, 48 00:02:41,395 --> 00:02:43,228 it won't matter who we were. 49 00:02:43,230 --> 00:02:45,164 They probably won't even remember. 50 00:02:45,166 --> 00:02:46,632 That's true. 51 00:02:46,634 --> 00:02:48,233 Ohh. 52 00:02:56,510 --> 00:02:58,143 ISN newscaster: And here's our first shot 53 00:02:58,145 --> 00:03:00,245 of the first couple of the interstellar alliance, 54 00:03:00,247 --> 00:03:04,349 President John Sheridan and Delenn, live on ISN. 55 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:06,418 Their triumphant return to Babylon 5 56 00:03:06,420 --> 00:03:08,019 after the liberation of Earth 57 00:03:08,021 --> 00:03:10,088 has generated good-w... 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Sheridan, 115 00:06:29,956 --> 00:06:31,723 both in the way he came into the world, 116 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:33,991 and as the position that he currently occupies 117 00:06:33,993 --> 00:06:37,729 as that of the President of the new interstellar alliance. 118 00:06:37,731 --> 00:06:39,864 The only son of a career diplomat, 119 00:06:39,866 --> 00:06:42,667 Sheridan was an average but enthusiastic student. 120 00:06:42,669 --> 00:06:44,769 He drifted in and out of various hobbies, 121 00:06:44,771 --> 00:06:46,705 including a brief but obsessive interest 122 00:06:46,707 --> 00:06:48,172 in the works of the Dalai Lama, 123 00:06:48,174 --> 00:06:51,376 before entering Earthforce shortly after the Dilgar war. 124 00:06:51,378 --> 00:06:53,911 He served with distinction during the Minbari war 125 00:06:53,913 --> 00:06:56,147 and the food riots on Mars. 126 00:06:56,149 --> 00:06:59,851 Quite a change from those early, unremarkable years, 127 00:06:59,853 --> 00:07:02,286 and the man who came to Earth leading a fleet 128 00:07:02,288 --> 00:07:04,422 and carrying an ultimatum. 129 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:07,325 But now, an even greater challenge stands before him. 130 00:07:07,327 --> 00:07:11,028 Can he hold together this newborn alliance 131 00:07:11,030 --> 00:07:14,499 of competing, even mutually hostile races? 132 00:07:14,501 --> 00:07:15,500 Derek? 133 00:07:15,502 --> 00:07:16,868 Thank you, Jim. 134 00:07:16,870 --> 00:07:18,870 We'll now turn to our panel of experts 135 00:07:18,872 --> 00:07:20,572 for their thoughts. 136 00:07:20,574 --> 00:07:22,206 From Earthdome, 137 00:07:22,208 --> 00:07:24,576 senator Elizabeth Metarie. 138 00:07:24,578 --> 00:07:28,513 From Mars, author and journalist Leif Tanner. 139 00:07:28,515 --> 00:07:30,915 And from Paris, Henry Ellis, 140 00:07:30,917 --> 00:07:33,752 former speech writer and political commentator. 141 00:07:33,754 --> 00:07:35,487 Gentlemen, senator, welcome. 142 00:07:35,489 --> 00:07:36,654 Guests: Thank you, Derek. 143 00:07:36,656 --> 00:07:37,756 I don't know which of you 144 00:07:37,758 --> 00:07:39,223 wants to be first out of the gate on this-- 145 00:07:39,225 --> 00:07:40,592 I'd like to jump in here, Derek. 146 00:07:40,594 --> 00:07:41,593 All right. 147 00:07:41,595 --> 00:07:43,428 What amazes me is the way 148 00:07:43,430 --> 00:07:45,563 that everyone has tried to turn Sheridan 149 00:07:45,565 --> 00:07:47,665 into some kind of hero. 150 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:49,166 This is the man 151 00:07:49,168 --> 00:07:50,802 who resigned his commission in Earthforce 152 00:07:50,804 --> 00:07:52,203 under dubious circumstances-- 153 00:07:52,205 --> 00:07:55,006 the President cleared him and his crew, Henry, 154 00:07:55,008 --> 00:07:57,041 and she called him the hero of the hour. 155 00:07:57,043 --> 00:07:58,576 Ellis: Yes, she did. 156 00:07:58,578 --> 00:08:00,244 And she's going to have to answer for that 157 00:08:00,246 --> 00:08:01,546 in the next election. 158 00:08:01,548 --> 00:08:03,681 But that's besides the point. 159 00:08:03,683 --> 00:08:06,451 Now there was obviously some sort of deal made, 160 00:08:06,453 --> 00:08:07,619 which is how he got out of there 161 00:08:07,621 --> 00:08:09,353 with his hide in one piece. 162 00:08:09,355 --> 00:08:12,156 Call me old-fashioned, but that doesn't sound 163 00:08:12,158 --> 00:08:13,758 like the best qualification 164 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:14,992 to run a major alliance. 165 00:08:14,994 --> 00:08:17,796 Sounds to me like most of the generals and politicians 166 00:08:17,798 --> 00:08:19,764 who have made history in the last few hundred years. 167 00:08:19,766 --> 00:08:22,400 Oh, come on. Let's look at the facts. 168 00:08:22,402 --> 00:08:24,969 The man isn't qualified to run an operation 169 00:08:24,971 --> 00:08:27,439 as large as this interstellar alliance. 170 00:08:27,441 --> 00:08:29,741 He could barely keep Babylon 5 operational 171 00:08:29,743 --> 00:08:31,509 without shooting at everything in sight. 172 00:08:31,511 --> 00:08:32,944 Tanner: Oh, that's an exaggeration. 173 00:08:32,946 --> 00:08:35,112 He can barely get along with his own race, 174 00:08:35,114 --> 00:08:36,848 and now he's going to stitch together 175 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:39,350 an alliance of radically different aliens 176 00:08:39,352 --> 00:08:40,351 and make it work? 177 00:08:40,353 --> 00:08:41,453 No, this whole shebang 178 00:08:41,455 --> 00:08:42,620 is doomed from the get-go. 179 00:08:42,622 --> 00:08:43,688 Tanner: You're overreacting. 180 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:44,823 Why not at least let him try to prove 181 00:08:44,825 --> 00:08:46,491 if he can do it or not, before you subject him-- 182 00:08:46,493 --> 00:08:47,826 Ellis: With what's at stake? 183 00:08:47,828 --> 00:08:49,193 Tanner: I agree with the senator. 184 00:08:49,195 --> 00:08:51,262 Give Sheridan a break. 185 00:08:51,264 --> 00:08:53,297 To write him off before he's even started... 186 00:08:53,299 --> 00:08:56,534 Well, that's irrational, even for you, Henry. 187 00:08:56,536 --> 00:08:58,269 He fires on his own ships 188 00:08:58,271 --> 00:09:00,004 and you're calling me irrational? 189 00:09:00,006 --> 00:09:01,539 Come on, Leif. 190 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:02,774 Tanner: That's not fair-- 191 00:09:02,776 --> 00:09:04,075 Mitchell: I beg your pardon. 192 00:09:04,077 --> 00:09:06,410 Do you actually believe the alliance will work? 193 00:09:06,412 --> 00:09:07,912 I don't know if it will work, 194 00:09:07,914 --> 00:09:10,582 I'm just saying that he deserves a chance 195 00:09:10,584 --> 00:09:11,916 to try and make it work. 196 00:09:11,918 --> 00:09:13,785 Metarie: What I think is missing 197 00:09:13,787 --> 00:09:15,720 and being lost in this whole discussion 198 00:09:15,722 --> 00:09:17,655 is that this is an election year 199 00:09:17,657 --> 00:09:20,859 and that Mr. Ellis was working as a speech writer 200 00:09:20,861 --> 00:09:21,993 in the Clark administration. 201 00:09:21,995 --> 00:09:24,529 And I think that he and others of his party 202 00:09:24,531 --> 00:09:26,030 consider Sheridan a real threat 203 00:09:26,032 --> 00:09:28,232 to their hopes for a majority in the senate, 204 00:09:28,234 --> 00:09:30,201 so they're doing all that they can 205 00:09:30,203 --> 00:09:31,603 to discredit him in advance. 206 00:09:31,605 --> 00:09:32,971 Ellis: That is completely unfair. 207 00:09:32,973 --> 00:09:34,438 It is not unfair. It's true, Henry. 208 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,941 I hate to interrupt you at this point, 209 00:09:36,943 --> 00:09:38,543 but we're coming up on a commercial break. 210 00:09:38,545 --> 00:09:39,878 So, why don't each of you 211 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,179 give me your calls for the next couple of years 212 00:09:42,181 --> 00:09:43,581 on the following: 213 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:45,617 Can Sheridan and his people make a go 214 00:09:45,619 --> 00:09:46,618 of this new alliance? 215 00:09:46,620 --> 00:09:48,085 Tanner: Absolutely. 216 00:09:48,087 --> 00:09:49,888 Do you think they'll make any difference whatever? 217 00:09:49,890 --> 00:09:51,389 And what do you consider 218 00:09:51,391 --> 00:09:53,725 to be the number-one problem waiting for them? 219 00:09:53,727 --> 00:09:55,693 [All speaking at once] 220 00:09:55,695 --> 00:09:57,261 Ah-ah. Mr. Tanner. 221 00:09:57,263 --> 00:09:59,998 From where I sit, they've already made a difference. 222 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,666 The senate has been debating 223 00:10:01,668 --> 00:10:03,635 what to do about Mars for years 224 00:10:03,637 --> 00:10:04,836 and did nothing. 225 00:10:04,838 --> 00:10:08,740 It took Sheridan to push them into recognizing 226 00:10:08,742 --> 00:10:11,275 our sovereign rights of independence. 227 00:10:11,277 --> 00:10:12,977 Ellis: At gunpoint. 228 00:10:12,979 --> 00:10:14,311 Senator? 229 00:10:14,313 --> 00:10:16,848 Obviously, there's a degree of uncertainty 230 00:10:16,850 --> 00:10:19,083 in any new political situation. 231 00:10:19,085 --> 00:10:21,318 This next year will prove critical 232 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:22,987 for Sheridan and the rest of his people. 233 00:10:22,989 --> 00:10:24,756 Look at what they're up against. 234 00:10:24,758 --> 00:10:27,926 He has to ride herd on a dozen or so alien races 235 00:10:27,928 --> 00:10:29,460 that've signed on to this alliance 236 00:10:29,462 --> 00:10:31,696 and probably don't fully understand 237 00:10:31,698 --> 00:10:33,130 what's being required of them. 238 00:10:33,132 --> 00:10:34,465 There's still sporadic fighting 239 00:10:34,467 --> 00:10:36,601 between many of those members. 240 00:10:36,603 --> 00:10:39,037 On top of that, he has supply problems, 241 00:10:39,039 --> 00:10:41,238 telepath problems, raiding parties, 242 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:43,975 not to mention distrust among elements 243 00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:45,577 of his own government here at home. 244 00:10:45,579 --> 00:10:47,344 This man has his work cut out for him, 245 00:10:47,346 --> 00:10:49,681 but I know that he can handle it. 246 00:10:49,683 --> 00:10:52,584 Mr. Ellis, last words. 247 00:10:52,586 --> 00:10:55,086 Whatever Sheridan and Delenn say 248 00:10:55,088 --> 00:10:57,455 about this economic alliance, 249 00:10:57,457 --> 00:10:59,390 he's going to have to apply 250 00:10:59,392 --> 00:11:00,558 military force to make it work. 251 00:11:00,560 --> 00:11:01,559 Mitchell: Why do you--? 252 00:11:01,561 --> 00:11:02,560 He has to apply military pressure-- 253 00:11:02,562 --> 00:11:03,561 let me finish. 254 00:11:03,563 --> 00:11:04,562 I didn't interrupt you people 255 00:11:04,564 --> 00:11:05,830 when you were talking. 256 00:11:05,832 --> 00:11:06,965 Now, when this happens, 257 00:11:06,967 --> 00:11:08,566 it's all gonna fall apart. 258 00:11:08,568 --> 00:11:10,602 He's power hungry, and he's unprepared, 259 00:11:10,604 --> 00:11:13,071 and that is a dangerous combination. 260 00:11:13,073 --> 00:11:15,073 Tanner: Dangerous combination! That's what leaders-- 261 00:11:15,075 --> 00:11:17,174 thank you. Thank you very much. 262 00:11:17,176 --> 00:11:19,343 We'll be back in just a moment 263 00:11:19,345 --> 00:11:21,245 to consider the political implications 264 00:11:21,247 --> 00:11:23,047 of this new interstellar alliance, 265 00:11:23,049 --> 00:11:25,283 and the recent calls for the formation 266 00:11:25,285 --> 00:11:27,852 of independent political parties on Mars-- 267 00:11:29,923 --> 00:11:31,422 computer: Auto-play feature engaged. 268 00:11:33,426 --> 00:11:36,593 Date: 100 years from first time period. 269 00:11:36,595 --> 00:11:37,594 Stand by. 270 00:11:48,975 --> 00:11:50,975 Announcer: ...With another in our series 271 00:11:50,977 --> 00:11:52,610 of educational stellarcasts 272 00:11:52,612 --> 00:11:54,378 on the 100th anniversary 273 00:11:54,380 --> 00:11:56,413 of the interstellar alliance. 274 00:11:56,415 --> 00:11:59,116 Taking part in today's discussion from Earthdome: 275 00:11:59,118 --> 00:12:02,653 Historian Dr. Jim latimere from the university of York; 276 00:12:02,655 --> 00:12:05,255 political scientist Dr. Barbara Tashaki, 277 00:12:05,257 --> 00:12:07,391 university of Japan at Tokyo; 278 00:12:07,393 --> 00:12:11,295 and psychologist Dr. William Exeter from nyu. 279 00:12:11,297 --> 00:12:12,630 Dr. Latimere: Good morning. 280 00:12:12,632 --> 00:12:14,866 We seem to have roughly 1/2 million students and faculty 281 00:12:14,868 --> 00:12:16,400 on-line today, waiting with questions, 282 00:12:16,402 --> 00:12:18,268 which is a little more than we expected, 283 00:12:18,270 --> 00:12:21,271 so if the system runs a little slow, bear with us. 284 00:12:21,273 --> 00:12:22,740 Our first question, 285 00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:25,576 from ray Winston, university of Kiev. 286 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:28,379 "What role do you feel the Babylon station played 287 00:12:28,381 --> 00:12:29,981 in the creation of the hundred-year peace?" 288 00:12:29,983 --> 00:12:31,716 Well, the station, none at all. 289 00:12:31,718 --> 00:12:33,384 It's a place-- was a place-- 290 00:12:33,386 --> 00:12:34,719 that served as a nexus for others. 291 00:12:34,721 --> 00:12:35,720 I agree. 292 00:12:35,722 --> 00:12:36,721 Latimere: A nexus how? 293 00:12:36,723 --> 00:12:37,722 Well, the first thing you have to do 294 00:12:37,724 --> 00:12:39,690 is separate fantasy from reality. 295 00:12:39,692 --> 00:12:41,458 The publicity machine for the alliance 296 00:12:41,460 --> 00:12:43,360 would have you believe that somehow all this 297 00:12:43,362 --> 00:12:45,462 came about because of what a few people did. 298 00:12:45,464 --> 00:12:47,064 But large political movements 299 00:12:47,066 --> 00:12:49,767 are rarely the work of any one person. 300 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:50,768 The individual at the center 301 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:52,169 gives permission for others to act, 302 00:12:52,171 --> 00:12:54,572 can inspire others, but the individual 303 00:12:54,574 --> 00:12:55,873 really cannot effect change 304 00:12:55,875 --> 00:12:56,874 as an act of will. 305 00:12:56,876 --> 00:12:58,543 They did not do, 306 00:12:58,545 --> 00:13:00,011 they allowed others to do. 307 00:13:00,013 --> 00:13:01,512 By "they" you mean Sheridan and Delenn? 308 00:13:01,514 --> 00:13:03,614 We all have a profound psychological need 309 00:13:03,616 --> 00:13:04,815 to believe in heroes. 310 00:13:04,817 --> 00:13:06,383 The shining knight on a white horse. 311 00:13:06,385 --> 00:13:08,385 If they don't exist, we create them. 312 00:13:08,387 --> 00:13:11,188 Sheridan and Delenn are 2 classic examples. 313 00:13:11,190 --> 00:13:13,390 If you look at the social dynamic around them, 314 00:13:13,392 --> 00:13:14,859 they actually didn't do anything. 315 00:13:14,861 --> 00:13:16,961 They were the open vessels 316 00:13:16,963 --> 00:13:18,395 in which people poured their hopes 317 00:13:18,397 --> 00:13:19,396 and their dreams. 318 00:13:19,398 --> 00:13:21,532 That sets up sort of a gestalt 319 00:13:21,534 --> 00:13:23,701 where events take on a life of their own. 320 00:13:23,703 --> 00:13:26,103 So you think the record of their accomplishments 321 00:13:26,105 --> 00:13:27,104 is overrated? 322 00:13:27,106 --> 00:13:29,406 Absolutely. Good PR, as Tashaki said. 323 00:13:29,408 --> 00:13:31,175 In a lot of ways, they blew it. 324 00:13:31,177 --> 00:13:32,810 It was only the force of history 325 00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:34,745 that saved the situation from collapsing 326 00:13:34,747 --> 00:13:36,581 of its own weight after so many people died 327 00:13:36,583 --> 00:13:37,748 in its first year of operation. 328 00:13:37,750 --> 00:13:39,650 And the incident concerning their son-- 329 00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:40,885 I don't want to get off the track 330 00:13:40,887 --> 00:13:41,919 and into associated biography, 331 00:13:41,921 --> 00:13:44,121 so, let's move on to the next question: 332 00:13:44,123 --> 00:13:45,590 [Console beeps] 333 00:13:45,592 --> 00:13:46,958 "If your assumption is correct, 334 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,794 where did Sheridan and Delenn and those involved go wrong?" 335 00:13:49,796 --> 00:13:52,296 Where do you start? I started to say, 336 00:13:52,298 --> 00:13:53,598 so many people died in the year 337 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,032 after Sheridan and Delenn returned 338 00:13:55,034 --> 00:13:56,400 to Babylon 5. 339 00:13:56,402 --> 00:13:57,969 Well, you can't lay the blame for all that at their feet. 340 00:13:57,971 --> 00:13:59,169 Of course you can. 341 00:13:59,171 --> 00:14:00,805 As one example, they had no business 342 00:14:00,807 --> 00:14:03,507 creating a colony of telepaths on Babylon 5. 343 00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:04,842 He as much as said later 344 00:14:04,844 --> 00:14:06,410 it was the worst mistake of his career. 345 00:14:06,412 --> 00:14:08,245 He thought they could control the telepaths, 346 00:14:08,247 --> 00:14:10,314 when any fool knows that's impossible. 347 00:14:10,316 --> 00:14:12,650 Sooner or later they were bound to turn on Sheridan 348 00:14:12,652 --> 00:14:13,651 and everybody else. 349 00:14:13,653 --> 00:14:15,419 And that's exactly what happened. 350 00:14:15,421 --> 00:14:17,154 I have to agree. That one event 351 00:14:17,156 --> 00:14:18,656 may have done much to precipitate 352 00:14:18,658 --> 00:14:20,124 the telepath war, and-- 353 00:14:20,126 --> 00:14:21,125 latimere: You can't pick one incident 354 00:14:21,127 --> 00:14:22,359 and say that was the cause-- 355 00:14:22,361 --> 00:14:24,394 not the sole cause, no, but it was 356 00:14:24,396 --> 00:14:25,596 a contributing factor. 357 00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:26,931 [Sighs] 358 00:14:26,933 --> 00:14:28,099 I'd like to turn our attention now 359 00:14:28,101 --> 00:14:29,166 to this historical record. 360 00:14:29,168 --> 00:14:31,168 It's from later in 2262, 361 00:14:31,170 --> 00:14:33,671 just after the creation of the interstellar alliance. 362 00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:35,840 I'd like to get your comments on it. 363 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:38,609 You gotta listen to me. 364 00:14:38,611 --> 00:14:40,945 This isn't gonna work. 365 00:14:40,947 --> 00:14:42,579 If you give yourselves up, we could go back, 366 00:14:42,581 --> 00:14:43,914 we could talk to the others. 367 00:14:48,821 --> 00:14:51,188 You say you're doing this for a cause. 368 00:14:51,190 --> 00:14:52,890 What kind of sympathy are you gonna get 369 00:14:52,892 --> 00:14:55,459 by killing innocent people in cold blood? 370 00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:57,695 You want to send out a message, 371 00:14:57,697 --> 00:14:59,664 this ain't it. 372 00:14:59,666 --> 00:15:01,666 Look, I can work with you. 373 00:15:01,668 --> 00:15:03,034 I can get you out of this. 374 00:15:03,036 --> 00:15:06,070 But you've got to work with me. 375 00:15:06,072 --> 00:15:07,304 What do you say? 376 00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:13,678 Oh, yeah. 377 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,413 That's what I thought you were gonna say. 378 00:15:16,415 --> 00:15:18,683 This is President Sheridan. 379 00:15:18,685 --> 00:15:20,651 I have consulted with Captain Lochley, 380 00:15:20,653 --> 00:15:21,919 and we have reached a decision 381 00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:24,789 regarding the current situation. 382 00:15:24,791 --> 00:15:27,758 It is not the policy of the interstellar alliance 383 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,393 or this station 384 00:15:29,395 --> 00:15:33,164 to bargain with terrorists for the lives of hostages. 385 00:15:33,166 --> 00:15:34,732 If we open that door even once, 386 00:15:34,734 --> 00:15:37,201 we will never be able to close it again. 387 00:15:37,203 --> 00:15:39,369 Now you have 2 choices: 388 00:15:39,371 --> 00:15:41,338 Surrender, 389 00:15:41,340 --> 00:15:45,242 or we will use lethal force to bring you down. 390 00:15:45,244 --> 00:15:47,377 You have 10 minutes! 391 00:15:50,049 --> 00:15:51,648 Swell. 392 00:15:53,419 --> 00:15:55,753 Oh, whoa. Wait, look, we can-- 393 00:15:55,755 --> 00:15:57,054 [gun fires] 394 00:15:57,056 --> 00:15:58,689 Comments? 395 00:15:58,691 --> 00:16:00,925 Well, I don't know what more needs to be said. 396 00:16:00,927 --> 00:16:02,426 The pictures speak for themselves. 397 00:16:02,428 --> 00:16:04,261 Sheridan was clearly pathological. 398 00:16:04,263 --> 00:16:05,262 Latimere: Well, to be fair, 399 00:16:05,264 --> 00:16:06,597 most governments take that position. 400 00:16:06,599 --> 00:16:07,932 I'm not debating that. 401 00:16:07,934 --> 00:16:09,266 But you can see it in his attitude, 402 00:16:09,268 --> 00:16:10,768 the way he addresses the terrorists. 403 00:16:10,770 --> 00:16:13,437 That coldness is emblematic of his personality. 404 00:16:13,439 --> 00:16:15,439 He was power-hungry, it's as simple as that. 405 00:16:15,441 --> 00:16:17,541 And he never let anything get in his way. 406 00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:19,376 Dr. Tashaki? 407 00:16:19,378 --> 00:16:21,445 A truly pathological individual 408 00:16:21,447 --> 00:16:22,613 could never have constructed 409 00:16:22,615 --> 00:16:23,614 a mythos around himself 410 00:16:23,616 --> 00:16:24,949 the way Sheridan did. 411 00:16:24,951 --> 00:16:26,383 It's a very sophisticated 412 00:16:26,385 --> 00:16:28,886 PR campaign, brilliantly done. 413 00:16:28,888 --> 00:16:29,887 And then there's that bit 414 00:16:29,889 --> 00:16:31,122 about the way his death was handled. 415 00:16:31,124 --> 00:16:32,623 Exactly. Everyone knows 416 00:16:32,625 --> 00:16:34,125 Sheridan died on Minbar. 417 00:16:34,127 --> 00:16:35,459 The cover story they put out 418 00:16:35,461 --> 00:16:36,526 was clearly designed 419 00:16:36,528 --> 00:16:38,629 to perpetuate the myth of his character. 420 00:16:38,631 --> 00:16:40,798 And I guess it worked, 'cause a lot of people 421 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:42,967 still believe it 80 years later. 422 00:16:42,969 --> 00:16:46,570 So...where do the two of you fall on the Delenn question? 423 00:16:46,572 --> 00:16:49,306 Well, everyone knows Minbari live a long time, 424 00:16:49,308 --> 00:16:50,641 but not that long. 425 00:16:50,643 --> 00:16:52,643 I think the record is 120 years. 426 00:16:52,645 --> 00:16:54,311 140? Forget it. 427 00:16:54,313 --> 00:16:55,712 No, this is just what Dr. Tashaki 428 00:16:55,714 --> 00:16:56,713 was talking about earlier. 429 00:16:56,715 --> 00:16:58,749 This constant perpetuation of fantasy. 430 00:16:58,751 --> 00:17:01,618 The idea that Delenn is still around after this long 431 00:17:01,620 --> 00:17:02,920 and living in seclusion, 432 00:17:02,922 --> 00:17:04,588 so, of course, no one can see her-- 433 00:17:04,590 --> 00:17:06,090 it's very convenient. 434 00:17:06,092 --> 00:17:08,125 The alliance is continuing the illusion 435 00:17:08,127 --> 00:17:10,427 that Delenn is alive for their own purposes. 436 00:17:10,429 --> 00:17:12,429 Frankly, I don't think she would have approved. 437 00:17:12,431 --> 00:17:13,530 Apparently, they feel they have 438 00:17:13,532 --> 00:17:14,531 to maintain this fiction 439 00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:16,267 in order to keep their people in line. 440 00:17:16,269 --> 00:17:17,868 But if the alliance and the Rangers 441 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:18,903 are as strong as they say, 442 00:17:18,905 --> 00:17:20,905 they don't need the security blanket 443 00:17:20,907 --> 00:17:22,106 of lies and myth. 444 00:17:22,108 --> 00:17:23,107 Looking back, 445 00:17:23,109 --> 00:17:25,943 has the alliance been a force for good? 446 00:17:25,945 --> 00:17:28,112 Well, for the most part, yes. 447 00:17:28,114 --> 00:17:30,948 Although good things can grow in questionable ground. 448 00:17:30,950 --> 00:17:33,050 I think it's clear that the motives of those 449 00:17:33,052 --> 00:17:34,952 at the birth of the alliance were not as pure 450 00:17:34,954 --> 00:17:37,554 as their biographers and allies would suggest. 451 00:17:37,556 --> 00:17:40,524 The force of history is what moves us forward: 452 00:17:40,526 --> 00:17:42,626 Our common shared destiny. 453 00:17:42,628 --> 00:17:44,962 The individual does not move society forward. 454 00:17:44,964 --> 00:17:46,596 To give them undue credit 455 00:17:46,598 --> 00:17:48,465 is immodest and impertinent. 456 00:17:48,467 --> 00:17:50,301 Sheridan was a megalomaniac, 457 00:17:50,303 --> 00:17:51,802 and to allow history to feed 458 00:17:51,804 --> 00:17:53,804 that megalomania, even posthumously, 459 00:17:53,806 --> 00:17:55,472 simply compounds the error. 460 00:17:55,474 --> 00:17:57,808 We have an obligation as academics 461 00:17:57,810 --> 00:17:59,143 to uphold certain standards-- 462 00:17:59,145 --> 00:18:01,645 [alarm beeping] 463 00:18:01,647 --> 00:18:03,914 I've just heard we've had a security breach 464 00:18:03,916 --> 00:18:05,983 in the building. We're going to-- 465 00:18:20,166 --> 00:18:21,498 Latimere: Delenn? 466 00:18:23,169 --> 00:18:25,169 [Weakly] John Sheridan... 467 00:18:27,506 --> 00:18:30,007 Was a good... 468 00:18:30,009 --> 00:18:32,676 And kind... 469 00:18:32,678 --> 00:18:34,345 And decent man. 470 00:18:39,352 --> 00:18:41,618 Delenn, wait. Uh... 471 00:18:41,620 --> 00:18:45,956 You came all this way just to say that? 472 00:18:47,860 --> 00:18:49,193 You came... 473 00:18:49,195 --> 00:18:51,195 Just as far... 474 00:18:51,197 --> 00:18:53,197 To say less. 475 00:18:53,199 --> 00:18:55,399 But this is extraordinary. 476 00:18:55,401 --> 00:18:57,701 There's so much more we'd like to ask you. 477 00:18:57,703 --> 00:18:59,669 So much more we'd like to know. 478 00:18:59,671 --> 00:19:04,275 You do not wish to know... Anything. 479 00:19:06,779 --> 00:19:09,780 You wish... 480 00:19:09,782 --> 00:19:11,782 Only to speak. 481 00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:18,622 That which you know... 482 00:19:18,624 --> 00:19:25,129 You ignore because it is inconvenient. 483 00:19:27,133 --> 00:19:31,635 That which you do not know... 484 00:19:31,637 --> 00:19:33,137 You invent! 485 00:19:36,475 --> 00:19:39,243 But none of that matters. 486 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:45,316 Except that he was... 487 00:19:45,318 --> 00:19:47,151 A good man. 488 00:19:49,322 --> 00:19:52,990 A kind man... 489 00:19:52,992 --> 00:19:57,661 Who cared about the world... 490 00:19:57,663 --> 00:20:02,666 Even when the world cared nothing for him. 491 00:20:12,011 --> 00:20:14,078 Well, of course we would expect you 492 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:15,879 to say that. We-- 493 00:20:27,526 --> 00:20:28,692 Good-bye. 494 00:20:53,052 --> 00:20:55,052 Computer: Auto-play feature engaged. 495 00:20:56,555 --> 00:20:59,723 Date: 500 years from first time period. 496 00:20:59,725 --> 00:21:00,724 Stand by. 497 00:21:15,742 --> 00:21:19,243 Continue holographic recording from last index point. 498 00:21:19,245 --> 00:21:21,045 Test sequence number 5. 499 00:21:21,047 --> 00:21:23,981 2 January 2762. 500 00:21:23,983 --> 00:21:26,516 All monitors set to record mode. 501 00:21:26,518 --> 00:21:29,286 Initiating environmental hologram, location 2c, 502 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:31,288 sequence...start. 503 00:21:33,692 --> 00:21:35,492 Virtual environment functioning, 504 00:21:35,494 --> 00:21:39,997 identical to Babylon 5 system records from 2262. 505 00:21:39,999 --> 00:21:42,499 Data transfer of records is complete, successful, 506 00:21:42,501 --> 00:21:45,836 in spite of extreme age of original files 507 00:21:45,838 --> 00:21:49,006 and destruction of original Babylon 5 station 508 00:21:49,008 --> 00:21:52,009 480 years ago. 509 00:21:52,011 --> 00:21:55,846 To recap for politdivision central: 510 00:21:55,848 --> 00:21:58,515 The purpose of this simulation 511 00:21:58,517 --> 00:22:00,517 is to provide reverse-correct infospeak 512 00:22:00,519 --> 00:22:04,288 as support for current changes in Earth policy. 513 00:22:04,290 --> 00:22:06,223 It is the new policy that 514 00:22:06,225 --> 00:22:08,359 the interstellar alliance is restrictive 515 00:22:08,361 --> 00:22:11,695 and against the best interests of Earth. 516 00:22:11,697 --> 00:22:15,165 Intent is to deconstruct historical figures revered 517 00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:16,533 by prole sector, 518 00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:20,371 thereby legitimizing current government policies. 519 00:22:22,441 --> 00:22:26,042 Initiating phase 2 of re-creation. 520 00:22:28,046 --> 00:22:30,514 To determine if the psychohistorical research 521 00:22:30,516 --> 00:22:31,882 has been sufficiently thorough, 522 00:22:31,884 --> 00:22:34,050 phase 2 will begin with the control holograms 523 00:22:34,052 --> 00:22:36,153 working with the actual psychological makeups 524 00:22:36,155 --> 00:22:37,721 of the subjects in question. 525 00:22:39,892 --> 00:22:41,958 The holograms will thus perform 526 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:45,061 in a fashion consistent with real fact. 527 00:22:45,063 --> 00:22:47,564 Program starts...Now. 528 00:22:48,734 --> 00:22:49,833 Do you know where you are? 529 00:22:51,404 --> 00:22:53,804 Babylon 5. The... The conference room, 530 00:22:53,806 --> 00:22:55,071 level blue 3. 531 00:22:55,073 --> 00:22:56,674 And what year is it? 532 00:22:56,676 --> 00:22:58,942 2262. 533 00:22:58,944 --> 00:23:01,077 Daniel: Very good. 534 00:23:01,079 --> 00:23:03,113 The next step is to determine 535 00:23:03,115 --> 00:23:05,349 how well the system can be modified. 536 00:23:05,351 --> 00:23:06,417 Computer. 537 00:23:06,419 --> 00:23:08,952 Update system files for holographic figures, 538 00:23:08,954 --> 00:23:12,923 filling in period from 2262 through 2762. 539 00:23:12,925 --> 00:23:13,924 Computer: Stand by. 540 00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:16,360 The system is now updating 541 00:23:16,362 --> 00:23:17,761 the holographic representations 542 00:23:17,763 --> 00:23:19,763 with our current political situation 543 00:23:19,765 --> 00:23:21,699 and the developments leading up to them. 544 00:23:21,701 --> 00:23:25,101 This will demonstrate system flexibility 545 00:23:25,103 --> 00:23:26,970 and capacity to spontaneously emote 546 00:23:26,972 --> 00:23:28,739 to changes in programming. 547 00:23:28,741 --> 00:23:30,641 Download complete. 548 00:23:31,977 --> 00:23:33,210 Well... 549 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,480 500 years? 550 00:23:36,482 --> 00:23:37,948 Are we...? 551 00:23:37,950 --> 00:23:40,984 Yes. You-- the real you-- 552 00:23:40,986 --> 00:23:42,319 are deceased. 553 00:23:42,321 --> 00:23:45,121 We have reconstructed your thought patterns 554 00:23:45,123 --> 00:23:46,623 and your forms for purposes 555 00:23:46,625 --> 00:23:48,525 of a series of vids designed to help-- 556 00:23:48,527 --> 00:23:50,994 designed as propaganda to justify your break 557 00:23:50,996 --> 00:23:52,696 from the interstellar alliance. 558 00:23:55,835 --> 00:23:57,334 Not propaganda. 559 00:23:57,336 --> 00:23:58,502 Goodfacts... 560 00:23:58,504 --> 00:24:00,838 As opposed to realfacts. 561 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,306 Facts the government has endorsed. 562 00:24:03,308 --> 00:24:06,209 I don't get it. Why are you doing this? 563 00:24:06,211 --> 00:24:07,644 Why the break with the alliance? 564 00:24:07,646 --> 00:24:12,416 500 years of working with the alliance 565 00:24:12,418 --> 00:24:14,418 has weakened the position of humans 566 00:24:14,420 --> 00:24:15,419 in the greater scheme of things. 567 00:24:15,421 --> 00:24:18,088 We have lost our uniqueness. 568 00:24:18,090 --> 00:24:22,393 We have been polluted by too many outside ideas. 569 00:24:23,763 --> 00:24:25,095 That's a great story. 570 00:24:25,097 --> 00:24:27,431 I'm sure that's the one you're putting out. 571 00:24:27,433 --> 00:24:29,933 What's the real one? 572 00:24:29,935 --> 00:24:31,935 The realfact, not the goodfact. 573 00:24:31,937 --> 00:24:34,671 Earth needs room to expand. 574 00:24:34,673 --> 00:24:36,306 The Rangers and the alliance 575 00:24:36,308 --> 00:24:38,942 prove a hindrance to our plans to expand. 576 00:24:40,279 --> 00:24:41,912 Can't you see? 577 00:24:45,117 --> 00:24:46,617 They've re-created us 578 00:24:46,619 --> 00:24:48,452 so they can provide false records 579 00:24:48,454 --> 00:24:51,955 and portray us to be-- what? The bad guys? 580 00:24:51,957 --> 00:24:54,190 Only out for interests of our own? 581 00:24:54,192 --> 00:24:56,059 They want to undermine the alliance 582 00:24:56,061 --> 00:24:58,662 by attacking the people who created it. 583 00:24:58,664 --> 00:24:59,897 Looks like-- 584 00:24:59,899 --> 00:25:01,064 just a second. 585 00:25:03,903 --> 00:25:06,069 I'm remembering things I never saw. 586 00:25:06,071 --> 00:25:08,572 Those are the records they downloaded to us. 587 00:25:08,574 --> 00:25:10,407 There's another force out there. 588 00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:12,910 Earthgov is split, 589 00:25:12,912 --> 00:25:17,414 the 2 sides are fighting each other over... 590 00:25:17,416 --> 00:25:19,917 Land and resources, power. 591 00:25:21,921 --> 00:25:25,322 We're on the cusp of another civil war. 592 00:25:25,324 --> 00:25:27,758 You know, he's right. 593 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,426 I'm getting it, too. 594 00:25:33,031 --> 00:25:36,533 That's the reason for the planned invasion, isn't it? 595 00:25:37,937 --> 00:25:40,103 They want to take over several colony worlds 596 00:25:40,105 --> 00:25:41,438 that have gone over to the opposition, 597 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:43,740 which is still loyal to the alliance. 598 00:25:43,742 --> 00:25:47,544 Daniel: Your legacy has proven a hindrance to that intention. 599 00:25:47,546 --> 00:25:49,713 Therefore you must be... 600 00:25:49,715 --> 00:25:51,615 Deconstructed. 601 00:25:51,617 --> 00:25:53,951 Initiating phase 3. 602 00:25:56,722 --> 00:25:59,055 Goodfact scenario ready for testing. 603 00:25:59,057 --> 00:26:00,390 Look, if you think this is going to work-- 604 00:26:00,392 --> 00:26:02,893 engaging reprogram. 605 00:26:02,895 --> 00:26:04,227 You may proceed. 606 00:26:08,901 --> 00:26:10,901 Welcome to Babylon 5. 607 00:26:12,237 --> 00:26:15,739 I understand that you surrendered to our forces 608 00:26:15,741 --> 00:26:18,241 in the hopes of finding mercy. 609 00:26:20,245 --> 00:26:22,078 The interstellar alliance 610 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:25,448 is not here to be merciful to the weak. 611 00:26:26,919 --> 00:26:29,920 In all the universe there are only 2 kinds: 612 00:26:29,922 --> 00:26:31,922 The conquerors... 613 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:33,256 And the conquered. 614 00:26:34,493 --> 00:26:35,926 Through your blood 615 00:26:35,928 --> 00:26:37,594 and the blood of your children, 616 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:40,597 we will Blaze a path across the galaxy! 617 00:26:40,599 --> 00:26:42,566 What we cannot take by force 618 00:26:42,568 --> 00:26:44,100 we will win... 619 00:26:44,102 --> 00:26:45,769 By subversion. 620 00:26:47,439 --> 00:26:50,273 And in the end, we will bury you. 621 00:26:52,945 --> 00:26:54,945 Your lives are not the first, 622 00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:56,446 and they will not be the last. 623 00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:58,815 If a billion must die 624 00:26:58,817 --> 00:27:01,051 to ensure the continuance of our empire, 625 00:27:01,053 --> 00:27:02,485 then so be it! 626 00:27:11,597 --> 00:27:13,564 You are only... 627 00:27:15,734 --> 00:27:16,900 A down payment. 628 00:27:19,438 --> 00:27:20,904 Stand ready! 629 00:27:24,743 --> 00:27:27,243 Aim! 630 00:27:27,245 --> 00:27:28,645 Fire! 631 00:27:28,647 --> 00:27:30,914 There must be something we can do. 632 00:27:30,916 --> 00:27:32,415 How? We're dead. 633 00:27:32,417 --> 00:27:33,416 We're not even here. 634 00:27:33,418 --> 00:27:35,418 Just our memories, our thought patterns. 635 00:27:35,420 --> 00:27:37,921 That must be worth something. 636 00:27:37,923 --> 00:27:41,091 What we are is not a matter of flesh, 637 00:27:41,093 --> 00:27:42,593 it's a matter of will. 638 00:27:42,595 --> 00:27:44,427 We know their backgrounds, right? 639 00:27:44,429 --> 00:27:45,428 We know what they're doing. 640 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:46,930 Why don't we just-- 641 00:27:46,932 --> 00:27:48,431 Daniel: Phase 2. 642 00:27:48,433 --> 00:27:50,433 Instituting Franklin reprogram. 643 00:27:50,435 --> 00:27:53,103 Placing Delenn module in standby mode. 644 00:27:54,372 --> 00:27:55,872 Proceeding with next simulation. 645 00:27:57,542 --> 00:28:00,677 Doctor's personal log. May 3, 2262. 646 00:28:00,679 --> 00:28:03,379 We have secured several test subjects 647 00:28:03,381 --> 00:28:05,381 for the next series of experiments. 648 00:28:05,383 --> 00:28:07,084 We will now continue with 649 00:28:07,086 --> 00:28:09,419 the use of alien organs in human bodies 650 00:28:09,421 --> 00:28:11,888 in an attempt to create a genetic crossbreed 651 00:28:11,890 --> 00:28:14,057 that will be compliant to the needs of the alliance. 652 00:28:14,059 --> 00:28:15,892 Later today we will begin again 653 00:28:15,894 --> 00:28:17,560 with our experiments on children. 654 00:28:17,562 --> 00:28:19,229 Now the problem with the vivisection 655 00:28:19,231 --> 00:28:20,430 is that the younger children 656 00:28:20,432 --> 00:28:22,398 can only survive the initial removal of organs 657 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:23,734 for a short period of time. 658 00:28:23,736 --> 00:28:26,569 Now we hope that, by increased use of drugs, 659 00:28:26,571 --> 00:28:28,905 we may find a way to prolong their lives 660 00:28:28,907 --> 00:28:30,573 while we work. 661 00:28:33,578 --> 00:28:36,579 Very good. Very good. 662 00:28:36,581 --> 00:28:38,015 Program hold while I make notes on this 663 00:28:38,017 --> 00:28:39,415 for infospeak division. 664 00:28:42,087 --> 00:28:43,920 So...daniel, right? 665 00:28:43,922 --> 00:28:45,088 Dan. Danny. 666 00:28:45,090 --> 00:28:46,089 Can I call you Danny? 667 00:28:46,091 --> 00:28:47,524 Oh, right. Sorry, I forgot. 668 00:28:47,526 --> 00:28:48,625 I'm just a hologram, 669 00:28:48,627 --> 00:28:50,260 and you're busy getting ready to reprogram me. 670 00:28:50,262 --> 00:28:51,762 Didn't mean to interrupt. 671 00:28:51,764 --> 00:28:53,429 No point in having a conversation 672 00:28:53,431 --> 00:28:54,931 with someone that doesn't really exist. 673 00:28:54,933 --> 00:28:56,099 I was just thinking, 674 00:28:56,101 --> 00:28:57,433 when you've got all your pieces in place, 675 00:28:57,435 --> 00:28:58,434 you're probably going to launch 676 00:28:58,436 --> 00:28:59,435 a preemptive strike 677 00:28:59,437 --> 00:29:00,436 against the enemy, right? 678 00:29:00,438 --> 00:29:02,939 I mean, it's what I would do. 679 00:29:02,941 --> 00:29:05,108 Computer, initiate shutdown of Garibaldi. 680 00:29:05,110 --> 00:29:06,409 Whoa, whoa, wait. 681 00:29:06,411 --> 00:29:07,610 Just one second. 682 00:29:07,612 --> 00:29:09,112 Before you do that, 683 00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:11,447 I might have some useful information for you. 684 00:29:11,449 --> 00:29:12,949 See, the thing is, 685 00:29:12,951 --> 00:29:15,118 me and Sheridan were close, but I was the one 686 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,788 who did most of the strategic planning during the war. 687 00:29:17,790 --> 00:29:19,122 A resource like that... 688 00:29:19,124 --> 00:29:21,291 You might not want to wipe it out just yet. 689 00:29:21,293 --> 00:29:22,793 I could help you... 690 00:29:22,795 --> 00:29:25,461 Give you some tips to pass along to the big boys 691 00:29:25,463 --> 00:29:27,964 and maybe... Get you a promotion. 692 00:29:33,238 --> 00:29:34,304 Go on. 693 00:29:34,306 --> 00:29:35,806 Well, before I can help, 694 00:29:35,808 --> 00:29:37,974 I have to ask just a few small questions. 695 00:29:37,976 --> 00:29:40,476 Now you're a realfact kind of guy. 696 00:29:40,478 --> 00:29:42,445 You know what they're up to out there, don't you? 697 00:29:42,447 --> 00:29:44,748 Come on. You can tell me. Am I right? 698 00:29:46,651 --> 00:29:49,052 Ah, your boys are planning a first strike 699 00:29:49,054 --> 00:29:50,821 against the enemy, aren't they? 700 00:29:50,823 --> 00:29:52,355 That's why you're rushing ahead like this, 701 00:29:52,357 --> 00:29:53,389 because you're under the gun. 702 00:29:55,493 --> 00:29:58,161 We will strike at the outer world colonies 703 00:29:58,163 --> 00:29:59,830 and the enemy nations here on Earth 704 00:29:59,832 --> 00:30:01,164 at the same time. 705 00:30:01,166 --> 00:30:02,265 Our attack fleet will be leaving 706 00:30:02,267 --> 00:30:03,266 within the hour. 707 00:30:03,268 --> 00:30:04,667 Good. 708 00:30:04,669 --> 00:30:06,002 Good, that's very smart. 709 00:30:06,004 --> 00:30:08,338 Now, will you be targeting military bases 710 00:30:08,340 --> 00:30:09,973 or civilian population centers? 711 00:30:09,975 --> 00:30:12,508 Civilian population centers. 712 00:30:12,510 --> 00:30:14,677 We... 713 00:30:14,679 --> 00:30:15,812 My superiors feel 714 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:17,513 it will demoralize the enemy, 715 00:30:17,515 --> 00:30:18,849 force a surrender. 716 00:30:18,851 --> 00:30:20,851 Hmm. Estimated dead? 717 00:30:20,853 --> 00:30:23,519 Mm. 15 to 20 million enemy casualties. 718 00:30:23,521 --> 00:30:25,155 Can't make an omelet 719 00:30:25,157 --> 00:30:26,289 without breaking a few eggs, hmm? 720 00:30:27,359 --> 00:30:28,625 Absolutely. 721 00:30:28,627 --> 00:30:30,526 Now, 722 00:30:30,528 --> 00:30:34,231 what...suggestions do you have? 723 00:30:34,233 --> 00:30:36,967 Well, I suggest 724 00:30:36,969 --> 00:30:39,136 that you put your head between your legs 725 00:30:39,138 --> 00:30:41,471 and you kiss your ass good-bye. 726 00:30:43,308 --> 00:30:44,474 Thank you. 727 00:30:45,677 --> 00:30:46,810 Computer! 728 00:30:46,812 --> 00:30:49,813 The funny thing about being a holographic record 729 00:30:49,815 --> 00:30:51,314 is that you don't really exist, 730 00:30:51,316 --> 00:30:55,318 except in patterns of light and shadow and information. 731 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:58,321 And I happen to have a knack for breaking system codes. 732 00:30:58,323 --> 00:31:00,657 So while you were downloading the new world order into me, 733 00:31:00,659 --> 00:31:02,492 I was watching the system work. 734 00:31:02,494 --> 00:31:05,829 I know where it comes in, and I know where it goes out. 735 00:31:05,831 --> 00:31:08,498 And I just sent out our entire conversation. 736 00:31:08,500 --> 00:31:10,000 Broadcast the whole damn thing. 737 00:31:10,002 --> 00:31:11,835 So, as of right now, 738 00:31:11,837 --> 00:31:14,104 the enemy knows what you have in mind, Danny. 739 00:31:14,106 --> 00:31:15,338 Now, from your records, 740 00:31:15,340 --> 00:31:17,340 they're actually a lot more humanitarian than you are, 741 00:31:17,342 --> 00:31:19,042 so they'll probably just target your military bases 742 00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:20,343 and research facilities. 743 00:31:20,345 --> 00:31:21,845 Hell, their missiles 744 00:31:21,847 --> 00:31:23,346 are probably halfway here by now. 745 00:31:24,683 --> 00:31:26,016 You're lying. 746 00:31:26,018 --> 00:31:28,518 [Alarm whoops] 747 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:30,020 Hmm. 748 00:31:30,022 --> 00:31:33,523 Holograms don't lie, Danny boy. 749 00:31:33,525 --> 00:31:36,193 Computer, end simulation. 750 00:31:36,195 --> 00:31:37,694 End simulation! 751 00:31:37,696 --> 00:31:39,696 Whoops, guess the system's busy. 752 00:31:39,698 --> 00:31:42,365 This little lab of yours-- this isn't, by any chance, 753 00:31:42,367 --> 00:31:45,368 located on a military base, is it? 754 00:31:45,370 --> 00:31:46,937 Nooooo! 755 00:31:56,215 --> 00:31:58,548 Rest easy, friends. 756 00:32:00,552 --> 00:32:01,885 Rest easy. 757 00:32:01,887 --> 00:32:03,053 [Incoming missile whine] 758 00:32:03,055 --> 00:32:04,554 [Explosion] 759 00:32:06,225 --> 00:32:08,058 Computer: Auto-play feature engaged. 760 00:32:09,394 --> 00:32:12,229 Date: 1,000 years from first time period. 761 00:32:12,231 --> 00:32:13,563 Stand by. 762 00:32:20,372 --> 00:32:22,372 Ooh. Huh! 763 00:32:22,374 --> 00:32:25,375 Surprised it all still works after this long. 764 00:32:25,377 --> 00:32:28,045 Well, better get to my report. 765 00:32:28,047 --> 00:32:30,380 Start auto-track systems. I-- 766 00:32:30,382 --> 00:32:31,381 [knock on door] 767 00:32:31,383 --> 00:32:34,551 Oh! Ohh... 768 00:32:34,553 --> 00:32:35,718 [Knock on door] 769 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:36,886 Yes! I-- 770 00:32:36,888 --> 00:32:38,055 [panting] 771 00:32:38,057 --> 00:32:41,224 [Mildly] Yes, yes, just a moment. 772 00:32:43,728 --> 00:32:46,396 Well, brother Michael, it's--it's rather late. 773 00:32:46,398 --> 00:32:47,730 Yes, I know, I know, 774 00:32:47,732 --> 00:32:50,400 but I really had to talk to you, brother alwyn. 775 00:32:50,402 --> 00:32:52,402 Um, um, so it would seem. 776 00:32:52,404 --> 00:32:54,237 I am having a, uh... 777 00:32:54,239 --> 00:32:55,905 A crisis of faith. 778 00:32:55,907 --> 00:32:56,906 That again? 779 00:32:56,908 --> 00:32:58,908 What? N-nothing. Nothing. 780 00:32:58,910 --> 00:33:00,910 And what is afflicting your conscience 781 00:33:00,912 --> 00:33:02,245 tonight, brother Michael? 782 00:33:02,247 --> 00:33:03,580 Well, I don't know what my role is 783 00:33:03,582 --> 00:33:05,449 or what I'm doing here. 784 00:33:05,451 --> 00:33:06,783 You're doing god's work. 785 00:33:06,785 --> 00:33:08,118 Yes, but to what end? 786 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,420 The ways of the Lord are mysterious 787 00:33:10,422 --> 00:33:12,255 and do not bend to your or to my desire 788 00:33:12,257 --> 00:33:15,459 for answers on a certain schedule. 789 00:33:15,461 --> 00:33:18,361 "Where wast thou when I called forth leviathan?" 790 00:33:18,363 --> 00:33:20,130 Yes, I've read job, brother alwyn. 791 00:33:20,132 --> 00:33:22,399 And it is really not helping. 792 00:33:22,401 --> 00:33:24,634 All right, brother Michael. 793 00:33:24,636 --> 00:33:26,636 [Sighs] 794 00:33:26,638 --> 00:33:28,371 What has precipitated 795 00:33:28,373 --> 00:33:30,807 this particular crisis of faith? 796 00:33:30,809 --> 00:33:32,809 Th-there's a rumor going round 797 00:33:32,811 --> 00:33:35,145 that our request for recognition 798 00:33:35,147 --> 00:33:37,314 has been turned down yet again by Rome. 799 00:33:37,316 --> 00:33:40,150 Yes, I see. Hmm... 800 00:33:40,152 --> 00:33:41,184 A better rationale 801 00:33:41,186 --> 00:33:43,987 for the vow of silence I've never heard. 802 00:33:43,989 --> 00:33:46,156 Is it true? 803 00:33:46,158 --> 00:33:51,161 The ways of Rome are like unto god. 804 00:33:51,163 --> 00:33:52,829 They are mysterious, 805 00:33:52,831 --> 00:33:56,065 and sometimes they transcend understanding. 806 00:33:56,067 --> 00:33:57,967 They confess to an inability 807 00:33:57,969 --> 00:33:59,902 to see the wisdom of our mission: 808 00:33:59,904 --> 00:34:03,006 To keep alive the knowledge of the past, 809 00:34:03,008 --> 00:34:05,008 the knowledge that would have been lost forever 810 00:34:05,010 --> 00:34:07,377 after the great burn 500 years ago. 811 00:34:07,379 --> 00:34:10,113 Science and technology? 812 00:34:10,115 --> 00:34:13,082 Well, it's not really their calling, 813 00:34:13,084 --> 00:34:15,285 but it is ours. 814 00:34:15,287 --> 00:34:16,786 But, I mean-- well, how? 815 00:34:16,788 --> 00:34:19,122 How do we know it's our calling? 816 00:34:19,124 --> 00:34:21,057 How exactly can we be sure? 817 00:34:21,059 --> 00:34:22,692 Brother Michael! 818 00:34:22,694 --> 00:34:24,427 I'm not actually saying anything 819 00:34:24,429 --> 00:34:25,629 that Rome hasn't already asked. 820 00:34:25,631 --> 00:34:26,963 And you know it. 821 00:34:26,965 --> 00:34:29,266 I mean, most of the records 822 00:34:29,268 --> 00:34:30,800 were destroyed in the great burn, 823 00:34:30,802 --> 00:34:32,602 so we only have word of mouth to go on. 824 00:34:32,604 --> 00:34:37,641 In the holy books written after the great burn! 825 00:34:37,643 --> 00:34:39,242 And so it came to pass 826 00:34:39,244 --> 00:34:41,811 that in the 500th year of the alliance, 827 00:34:41,813 --> 00:34:45,482 the children of Earth did war one upon another 828 00:34:45,484 --> 00:34:47,651 with missiles and terrible weapons, 829 00:34:47,653 --> 00:34:49,653 and they burned the Earth... 830 00:34:49,655 --> 00:34:50,654 And the air 831 00:34:50,656 --> 00:34:51,821 and the cities 832 00:34:51,823 --> 00:34:53,156 and the sea! 833 00:34:53,158 --> 00:34:56,726 You need only look outside to have that part verified. 834 00:34:56,728 --> 00:34:59,796 Why is the rest suspect? 835 00:34:59,798 --> 00:35:02,399 It's all too clean, it's all too... 836 00:35:02,401 --> 00:35:04,401 Well-thought-out to be real. 837 00:35:04,403 --> 00:35:07,237 Here. Here, here. 838 00:35:08,740 --> 00:35:11,074 The blessed Lorien, 839 00:35:11,076 --> 00:35:12,576 the last of the firstborn. 840 00:35:12,578 --> 00:35:13,910 Exactly. 841 00:35:13,912 --> 00:35:17,113 The last shall come first, the first shall come last. 842 00:35:17,115 --> 00:35:20,650 A fable, specifically created to match scripture. 843 00:35:20,652 --> 00:35:22,085 That's what the others say. 844 00:35:22,087 --> 00:35:23,820 And there is not one shred of evidence 845 00:35:23,822 --> 00:35:25,255 that he even existed. 846 00:35:25,257 --> 00:35:28,425 Oh, there is proof-- out there. In space. 847 00:35:28,427 --> 00:35:30,927 But space is closed to us now. 848 00:35:33,599 --> 00:35:35,164 Just look at us, brother alwyn. 849 00:35:35,166 --> 00:35:38,602 And look at what Earth has become. 850 00:35:38,604 --> 00:35:41,271 Our cities are little more than villages. 851 00:35:41,273 --> 00:35:44,241 All those great secrets of our ancestors 852 00:35:44,243 --> 00:35:45,442 are almost gone. 853 00:35:45,444 --> 00:35:47,777 Almost. That's why we're here: 854 00:35:47,779 --> 00:35:50,614 To find the ancient wisdoms and preserve them. 855 00:35:50,616 --> 00:35:51,648 Why, we've already found 856 00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:54,117 and restored so many books! 857 00:35:54,119 --> 00:35:56,953 Yes, but we are not one inch closer to... 858 00:35:56,955 --> 00:35:59,289 To those flying machines that the books talk about 859 00:35:59,291 --> 00:36:01,124 or to the stars. 860 00:36:01,126 --> 00:36:04,127 And if the truth really does lie in the stars, 861 00:36:04,129 --> 00:36:06,796 then how will we ever know the truth? 862 00:36:06,798 --> 00:36:08,965 Look at the others: 863 00:36:08,967 --> 00:36:10,300 The blessed Sheridan, 864 00:36:10,302 --> 00:36:13,470 who lived and died... 865 00:36:13,472 --> 00:36:14,804 And returned from the dead 866 00:36:14,806 --> 00:36:17,140 and was taken bodily into heaven. 867 00:36:17,142 --> 00:36:20,143 And Ivanova the strong, Delenn the wise... 868 00:36:20,145 --> 00:36:24,147 They could all be fables for all we know. 869 00:36:24,149 --> 00:36:25,348 And the worst of it... 870 00:36:25,350 --> 00:36:26,349 What? 871 00:36:27,819 --> 00:36:30,820 I was halfway through illuminating it when... 872 00:36:30,822 --> 00:36:32,489 My heart just left me. 873 00:36:34,326 --> 00:36:35,659 The prophecies... 874 00:36:35,661 --> 00:36:38,828 The prophecies of Delenn III... 875 00:36:38,830 --> 00:36:42,332 Said that the anla-shak-- the Rangers-- 876 00:36:42,334 --> 00:36:45,335 would come again to the Earth 877 00:36:45,337 --> 00:36:48,004 in her greatest hour of need... 878 00:36:48,006 --> 00:36:49,972 And rebuild 879 00:36:49,974 --> 00:36:52,309 what was once the cradle of Sheridan 880 00:36:52,311 --> 00:36:53,677 and the alliance. 881 00:36:55,180 --> 00:36:58,515 We have waited so, so long, brother alwyn, 882 00:36:58,517 --> 00:37:00,183 and they have never come... 883 00:37:00,185 --> 00:37:02,185 If that's a myth, then... 884 00:37:02,187 --> 00:37:06,189 Then everything else could be a myth, 885 00:37:06,191 --> 00:37:07,957 and the whole of my life 886 00:37:07,959 --> 00:37:09,859 could just be a lie. 887 00:37:11,196 --> 00:37:15,031 And if they do not come today, but they come tomorrow, 888 00:37:15,033 --> 00:37:17,200 is your life a lie then? 889 00:37:19,037 --> 00:37:21,371 I cannot help you, brother Michael. 890 00:37:21,373 --> 00:37:24,374 That is what faith is for. 891 00:37:24,376 --> 00:37:26,710 Faith sustains us 892 00:37:26,712 --> 00:37:29,579 in the hour when reason tells us 893 00:37:29,581 --> 00:37:31,715 that we cannot continue, 894 00:37:31,717 --> 00:37:35,284 that the whole of our lives is without meaning. 895 00:37:35,286 --> 00:37:37,754 Then why were we born able to reason 896 00:37:37,756 --> 00:37:38,955 if reason's useless? 897 00:37:38,957 --> 00:37:42,359 Not useless, but it's also not enough. 898 00:37:42,361 --> 00:37:45,362 Faith and reason are the shoes on your feet. 899 00:37:45,364 --> 00:37:47,296 You can travel further with both 900 00:37:47,298 --> 00:37:49,031 than you can with just one. 901 00:37:49,033 --> 00:37:51,334 If you must have reason for an answer, 902 00:37:51,336 --> 00:37:52,535 then consider this: 903 00:37:52,537 --> 00:37:56,005 If today the Rangers came back to Earth 904 00:37:56,007 --> 00:37:57,039 from their place in the heavens, 905 00:37:57,041 --> 00:37:59,041 you would not know about it. 906 00:37:59,043 --> 00:38:02,379 They would come in secret and move around and help us, 907 00:38:02,381 --> 00:38:04,547 and we wouldn't even know they were here, 908 00:38:04,549 --> 00:38:07,049 because the secret that they bring 909 00:38:07,051 --> 00:38:09,118 is feared by people 910 00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:13,490 who still blame science for the great burn. 911 00:38:13,492 --> 00:38:17,326 Then you think the Rangers are here today? 912 00:38:17,328 --> 00:38:21,063 Well...i believe... They could be. 913 00:38:21,065 --> 00:38:24,000 That's all that faith requires: 914 00:38:24,002 --> 00:38:28,405 That we surrender ourselves to the possibility of hope. 915 00:38:28,407 --> 00:38:31,574 With that, I am content. 916 00:38:31,576 --> 00:38:34,277 And I believe you will be as well. 917 00:38:37,582 --> 00:38:38,681 [Turning pages in book] 918 00:38:38,683 --> 00:38:39,682 It's beautiful work. 919 00:38:41,586 --> 00:38:45,588 Too lovely and significant for you to half-finish. 920 00:38:45,590 --> 00:38:48,591 Finish your illumination, brother Michael. 921 00:38:48,593 --> 00:38:49,759 You've gone this far. 922 00:38:49,761 --> 00:38:51,761 It's too late to lose your faith now... 923 00:38:51,763 --> 00:38:53,930 Or my faith in you. 924 00:38:53,932 --> 00:38:56,699 If the truth's really in the stars, 925 00:38:56,701 --> 00:38:57,700 brother alwyn, 926 00:38:57,702 --> 00:38:59,936 then just once-- once before I die-- 927 00:38:59,938 --> 00:39:01,671 I really wish 928 00:39:01,673 --> 00:39:03,606 that I could walk amongst those stars. 929 00:39:03,608 --> 00:39:06,108 If there is a way, brother Michael, 930 00:39:06,110 --> 00:39:09,612 I pray that your wish comes true. 931 00:39:15,787 --> 00:39:17,119 Ohh... 932 00:39:17,121 --> 00:39:18,187 Oh, dear. 933 00:39:20,291 --> 00:39:23,125 The energy level's down to nothing! 934 00:39:23,127 --> 00:39:26,963 I'm going to have to sit you in the sun tomorrow to recharge. 935 00:39:28,967 --> 00:39:31,300 Alwyn macomber reporting in. 936 00:39:31,302 --> 00:39:33,970 Nothing of substance to report since my last. 937 00:39:33,972 --> 00:39:36,940 Uh, we think we may have gathered 938 00:39:36,942 --> 00:39:39,141 enough information from the time pre-burn 939 00:39:39,143 --> 00:39:42,812 to assemble a working gasoline engine. 940 00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:44,447 Obviously, there's no gasoline 941 00:39:44,449 --> 00:39:45,815 in this part of the country. 942 00:39:45,817 --> 00:39:47,517 Therefore, we ask the supply department 943 00:39:47,519 --> 00:39:48,985 if they could, uh, 944 00:39:48,987 --> 00:39:51,988 arrange to have a suitable supply of gasoline 945 00:39:51,990 --> 00:39:53,556 found in the vicinity 946 00:39:53,558 --> 00:39:55,658 near the Abbey in a few days. 947 00:39:55,660 --> 00:39:58,327 Only this time, for valen's sake, 948 00:39:58,329 --> 00:40:01,831 please make it look like an old container. 949 00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:03,165 The last one could've been produced 950 00:40:03,167 --> 00:40:04,667 a hundred years ago. 951 00:40:15,847 --> 00:40:18,347 We will rebuild the Earth. 952 00:40:18,349 --> 00:40:22,685 Mmm. Though it take us another 2,000 years. 953 00:40:22,687 --> 00:40:26,689 But this time we will build it better. 954 00:40:28,527 --> 00:40:31,694 I'm attaching a conversation I just had 955 00:40:31,696 --> 00:40:33,195 with brother Michael, 956 00:40:33,197 --> 00:40:34,697 who I still think would be 957 00:40:34,699 --> 00:40:37,366 a worthy recruit after he's grown a little. 958 00:40:37,368 --> 00:40:40,202 Give him another 20 years, and he'll be fine. 959 00:40:42,140 --> 00:40:47,109 Alwyn, anla-shak, Earth sector. End report. 960 00:40:47,111 --> 00:40:50,346 We live for the one, we die for the one. 961 00:40:51,616 --> 00:40:52,916 Computer: Auto-play feature complete. 962 00:40:52,918 --> 00:40:53,917 Stand by. 963 00:40:57,422 --> 00:40:58,588 Computer: System has finished processing 964 00:40:58,590 --> 00:40:59,755 and archiving records 965 00:40:59,757 --> 00:41:01,524 for period of 1 million years 966 00:41:01,526 --> 00:41:02,858 from initial scanning date. 967 00:41:02,860 --> 00:41:05,828 Instructions? 968 00:41:05,830 --> 00:41:08,897 Our job is finished. Convey records to new Earth. 969 00:41:08,899 --> 00:41:10,333 Computer: Confirmed. 970 00:41:10,335 --> 00:41:12,168 Use enhanced tachyon sequence 971 00:41:12,170 --> 00:41:14,504 to ensure arrival in time for the celebrations. 972 00:41:14,506 --> 00:41:15,505 Computer: Confirmed. 973 00:41:15,507 --> 00:41:17,173 Note: Atypical solar emissions 974 00:41:17,175 --> 00:41:18,674 increasing in intensity. 975 00:41:18,676 --> 00:41:20,510 Estimate sol will hit Nova 976 00:41:20,512 --> 00:41:22,178 in less than 5 standard hours. 977 00:41:22,180 --> 00:41:24,180 Recommend immediate evacuation. 978 00:41:24,182 --> 00:41:26,015 Tell the others not to worry. 979 00:41:26,017 --> 00:41:29,018 I wouldn't miss this for anything. 980 00:41:29,020 --> 00:41:31,120 Now go on. 981 00:41:36,127 --> 00:41:39,295 This is how the world ends... 982 00:41:39,297 --> 00:41:42,965 Swallowed in fire, but not in darkness. 983 00:41:42,967 --> 00:41:44,667 You will live on-- 984 00:41:44,669 --> 00:41:46,969 the voice of all our ancestors, 985 00:41:46,971 --> 00:41:48,304 the voice of our fathers 986 00:41:48,306 --> 00:41:50,640 and our mothers to the last generation. 987 00:41:50,642 --> 00:41:51,974 We created the world 988 00:41:51,976 --> 00:41:53,809 we think you would've wished for us. 989 00:41:53,811 --> 00:41:57,647 And now we leave the cradle for the last time. 990 00:42:31,516 --> 00:42:34,016 You should sleep. 991 00:42:34,018 --> 00:42:36,185 We both have early meetings. 992 00:42:37,522 --> 00:42:39,021 Yeah, I know. 993 00:42:41,025 --> 00:42:43,192 I was just thinking about it all. 994 00:42:43,194 --> 00:42:46,028 Everything we've done... 995 00:42:46,030 --> 00:42:48,030 And what I said earlier. 996 00:42:48,032 --> 00:42:52,034 And I was wondering if they will remember us 997 00:42:52,036 --> 00:42:55,204 a hundred years from now, or a thousand. 998 00:42:57,709 --> 00:43:00,543 And I figure probably not. 999 00:43:00,545 --> 00:43:02,545 But it doesn't matter. 1000 00:43:02,547 --> 00:43:05,548 We did what we did because it was right, 1001 00:43:05,550 --> 00:43:07,049 not to be remembered. 1002 00:43:07,051 --> 00:43:10,720 And history will attend to itself. 1003 00:43:10,722 --> 00:43:12,555 It always does.