History Recap / BabylonFiveS01E05TheParliamentOfDreams

-->'''G'kar''': Earthers have a saying: "Keep your friends close but your enemies closer." [[TheOriginalKlingon They probably stole it from us.]]

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

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* UndisclosedFunds: Catherine Sakai receives an eye-widening amount of money as a bonus for a job she recently completed. She receives notification in writing, and the audience is not told exactly how much it is.

When he gets to his quarters he find the guard inn 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.

* ProfessionalKiller

* CruelMercy: Rather than kill Tu'Pari, G'Kar decides to generously compensate him for his trouble knowing full well that this will result in the Assassin's Guild marking him for a far more painful and prolonged death.

** Also, Catherine informs Sinclair that the Minbari rebirth ceremony Delenn performed with him doubles as a marriage ceremony. But this is just a distraction for the fans, as it really ''is'' a rebirth ceremony, for Delenn becoming half-human.

* ConsumateProfessional: Tu'Pari is a glasses-wearing, no nonsense guy who only arranges a painful death for G'Kar because his client requested it.

** Also, [[spoiler:Catherine informs Sinclair that the Minbari rebirth ceremony Delenn performed with him doubles as a marriage ceremony. But this is just a distraction for the fans, as it really ''is'' a rebirth ceremony, for Delenn becoming half-human.]]

* GenreSavvy: Tu'Pari refuses to lower his guard after Na'Toth beats G'Kar up, because he expects her to stab him in the back when he does. [[WrongGenreSavvy He doesn't realize she's already released G'Kar from the pain givers.]]

* EnforcedMethodActing: The other actors weren't told that Peter Jurasik would climb on the table.

* HilariousInHindsight: At the end of the episode, as an example of Earth religions, Sinclair introduces to the ambassadors a succession of people, each representing one of Earth's numerous faiths. The first person he introduces is "Mr. Harris, an atheist." Over a decade after the episode airs, Sam Harris makes a name for himself as one of the "four horsemen" of the New Atheist movement.
** Another interesting potential implication: In what order would ''you'' introduce representative leaders of the religions your species holds? It's not alphabetical, so perhaps by number of adherents? That seems to make sense. Mr. Harris, the atheist, is introduced ''first''. Has atheism become the majority or plurality among humans in the B5 universe? </[[WildMassGuessing WMG]]>
** Either that or the atheist was just the first to show up, which is also funny and supported by the fact that he was the best dressed.

* MurderInc

* GenreSavvy: Tu'Pari refuses to lower his guard after Na'Toth beats G'Kar up, because he expects her to stab him in the back when he does. [[WrongGenreSavvy He doesn't realize she's already relesed G'Kar from the pain givers.]]

G'Kar is singing in his quarters as he prepares dinner, which is interrupted by someone at his door. A diplomatic courier Tu'Pari delivers a message of high importance, which G'Kar says he will watch later. Curiosity gets the better of him, and he puts it in. The message is from D'Rog, an old adversary of his, who is dying, which G'Kar is delighted to hear. But before dying, D'Rog put a contract on G'Kar's life and within 24 hours of receiving the message he will die as well. The message barely ends when Na'Toth, his new attaché, arrives and introduces herself.

Na'Toth is having trouble working as G'Kar keeps staring at her suspiciously. When she asks if there' a problem, he mentions the recent death of Ko'Dath in an airlock accident. Upon questioning her, he finds that her sponsor's sponsor was actually D'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.

When he gets to his quarters he find the guard inn 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 definately G'Kar's color.

Some time later he wakes up in the customs area with G'Kar and Na'Toth on either side. They explain that the deadline has passed and the commission has failed, but for his trouble, G'Kar transferred a considerable sum into his account. The assassin realizes that his guild will believe he betrayed his commission, and will come to kill him. G'Kar happily declares that they are probably already on their way, but he is safe since it was his commission alone and they would just as soon forget it ever happened...except for killing their traitor, of course.

As they jubilantly walk off, they pass Catherine and Jeff. The reunited couple reflect on the week's events. For now Catherine has a survey flight to make, but should be back soon. Jeff in the meantime still has to make Earth's religious presentation, and he wonders how he can match the Minbari ceremony, which gets an amused reaction from Catherine. She aparently recognizes the ceremony, and tells him it also doubles as a marriage ceremony. Jeff quips that that must be why G'Kar was so happy, [[HoYay though he didn't think Londo was his type.]] They then spare a moment to wonder if they'll get it right this time, then kiss and head off.

Later the commands staff and ambassadors are gathered in a corridor waiting for Sinclair to show up, and getting more impatient as they haven't seen or heard anything to indicate they are even in the right place. Just as G'Kar is about to leave, he shows up and leads them to a line of individuals, who he introduces one by one, each representing a different Earth religion.

* BusCrash: Na'Toth officially makes her debut in this episode, replacing Ko'Dath who perished in "an unfortunate airlock accident." (Mary Woronov could not take the extensive prosthetics or contact lenses, and resigned after a single episode.)
* CruelMercy: Rather than kill Tu'Pari, G'Kar decides to generously compensate him for his trouble knowing full well that this will result in the Assassin's guild marking him for a far more painful and prolonged death.

G'Kar is on a call and demands that Na'Toth be recalled immediately. The official on the other end apologizes for the delay, and promises they will find a new courier as soon as possible. Realization dawning, he turns around only to see Tu'Pari [[SlasherSmile grin]] just before he stuns him.

As they jubilantly walk off, they pass Catherine and Jeff. The reuinted couple reflect on the week's events. For now Catherine has a survey flight to make, but should be back soon. Jeff in the meantime still has to make Earth's religious presentation, and he wonders how he can match the Minbari ceremony, which gets an amused reaction from Catherine. She aparently recognizes the ceremony, and tells him it also doubles as a marriage ceremony. Jeff quips that that must be why G'Kar was so happy, [[HoYay though he didn't think Londo was his type.]] They then spare a moment to wonder if they'll get it right this time, then kiss and head off.

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 London 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.

-> You are to know pain...you are to know fear, and, at the appointed hour, you are to die.