History Recap / BabylonFiveS01E05TheParliamentOfDreams

'''Season 1, Episode 5''':

'''Season 1, Episode 5''':
!The Parliament of Dreams

* RedHerring: Na'Toth is played up as a red herring for the assassin. It's not her, it's the courier, Tu'Pari.

* SoundtrackLullaby: We first see G'Kar singing to himself as he prepares dinner right before Tu'Pari shows up. Later, after Na'Toth's tells him about the Death Blossom, he is able to go to sleep peacefully. That night, G'Kar is sleeping in bed while the soundtrack plays a lullaby version of the song he was singing before turning into something more akin to horror music as he awakes to find a black flower lying next to him.

-->"And this is the part where I'm supposed to decide I trust you, drop my guard, and let you shoot me in the back. Sorry".

* PercussiveShutdown: Na'toth's rescue of G'kar involves savagely beating him up, in order to disable the pain-givers.

* KeepingTheEnemyClose: Cited by G'kar when Na'toth asks why, if he thinks she's the assassin, he's letting her be close by.
-->'''G'kar''': Earthers have a saying: "Keep your friends close but your enemies closer." [[InTheOriginalKlingon They probably stole it from us.]]

* PercussiveShutdown: Na'toth's rescue of G'kar involve's savagely beating him up, in order to disable the pain-givers.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: During the rebirth ceremony you can see G'kar swapping his red fruit for Ivanova's in the top corner of the screen.
* HiddenDepths: This is the first episode to show that G'Kar is more than an scheming antagonist. His history of ending Du'Rog's career - G'Kar responding to the recording that his rival was a danger to their government - hints at G'Kar holding genuine concern for his people, and having his own moral compass.

* ForeShadowing: During his torture session, Tu'Pari notes that G'Kar will not scream and give him the satisfaction of knowing he is in pain. This plot point would come around again in the fourth season during G'Kar's torture session by the hands of the Centari Emperor.

He goes up to Na'Toth, pointing his finger accusatorily, and says, "That hurt!" She protest that it was the only way she could convincingly remove the pain givers. She then asks what he intends to do with the assassin.

When he gets to his quarters he finds the guard in his bedroom, dead...with a Death Blossom nearby. He has Garibaldi search his quarters, but won't tell him what really happened, and eventually has then leave, but not before Garibaldi finds a pair of hot pink panties, which he says is definitely G'Kar's color.

When he gets to his quarters he find the guard in his bedroom, dead...with a Death Blossom nearby. He has Garibaldi search his quarters, but won't tell him what really happened, and eventually has then leave, but not before Garibaldi finds a pair of hot pink panties, which he says is definitely G'Kar's color.

Commander Sinclair is getting ready to attend one of the religious functions, the Centauri one, when Garibaldi comes in. He tells Jeff that the woman from the docking bay, Catherine Sakai, is on the station. Jeff thanks him, then asks if she was with anyone. Garibaldi says she wasn't. At the raucous Centauri bash, they continue discussing her, Sinclair denying he wants to see her, but asking where she is. Eventually a drunk Londo climbs up on the table to explain the various gods...until he passes ou...er, becomes one with his inner self. The commander choses that moment to disappear.

As a boarding call is announced, they hand him a travel bag then send him on his way, advising him to keep moving, because if the guild ever catches up to him: "[[IronicEcho You will know pain, and you will know fear, and then you will die]]. Have a pleasant flight!"

Na'Toth is having trouble working as G'Kar keeps staring at her suspiciously. When she asks if there's a problem, he mentions the recent death of Ko D'Ath in an airlock accident. Upon questioning her, he finds that her sponsor's sponsor was actually Du'Rog! He tells her about the assassin, and that it would be someone close to him. She counters that were that the case, they would not be having this conversation, except, G'Kar points out, he is only to die at the appointed hour. Na'Toth brings up the Assassin's Guild, and mentions that it is tradition for them to leave a black flower for their victims before they strike. G'Kar has not received one, so he begins to relax, until that night when he awakens to find a Death Blossom in his bed. With the presence of the assassin confirmed, he goes off to arrange some additional protection.

* KansasCityShuffle: Tu'Pari thinks that Na'Toth's beatdown of G'Kar is to try and convince him that Na'Toth is on ''his'' side. It isn't; she was disabling G'Kar's ShockCollar.

* AccidentalMarriage: One possible interpretation of Sinclair's part in the rebirth ceremony (involving eating red fruit and sharing intense looks with Delenn). Catherine Sakai informs Sinclair that the rite could also have doubled as a wedding. He jokes that he didn't think that [[FoeYay Londo and G'Kar were one another's type]].

-->'''G'Kar''': ''And you didn't [[PercussiveTherapy enjoy it in the least?]]''

* ProfessionalKiller: Tu'Pari

Na'Toth is having trouble working as G'Kar keeps staring at her suspiciously. When she asks if there's a problem, he mentions the recent death of Ko D'ath in an airlock accident. Upon questioning her, he finds that her sponsor's sponsor was actually Du'Rog! He tells her about the assassin, and that it would be someone close to him. She counters that were that the case, they would not be having this conversation, except, G'Kar points out, he is only to die at the appointed hour. Na'Toth brings up the Assassin's Guild, and mentions that it is tradition for them to leave a black flower for their victims before they strike. G'Kar has not received one, so he begins to relax, until that night when he awakens to find a Death Blossom in his bed. With the presence of the assassin confirmed, he goes off to arrange some additional protection.

* BusCrash: Na'Toth officially makes her debut in this episode, replacing Ko D'ath who perished in "an unfortunate airlock accident." (Creator/MaryWoronov could not take the extensive prosthetics or contact lenses, and resigned after a single episode.)

* RedHerring: Na'Toth is played up as a red herring for the assassin. It's not her, it's the courier Tu'Pari.

* OhCrap: when G'Kar realizes the assassin is the courier.

* BadassBoost: G'Kar, "I survived our war of independence, five years on the council and two prior assassination attempts! I can survive this!" He needs a little help in doing that however.

* ShoutOut: "Mr. Blacksmith, an Aborigine" is named for a classic Australian novel, ''Film/TheChantOfJimmyBlacksmith''.

* ShoutOut: "Mr. Blacksmith, an Aborigine" is named for a classic Australian novel, ''The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith''.

** The amount of money involved in the Narn plot is only given in multiples of Du'Rog's estate. Apparently it's a lot.

* BusCrash: Na'Toth officially makes her debut in this episode, replacing Ko D'ath who perished in "an unfortunate airlock accident." (Mary Woronov could not take the extensive prosthetics or contact lenses, and resigned after a single episode.)