History Recap / BabylonFiveS01E09Deathwalker

Later, Sinclair and Garibaldi are reflecting on the irony of the situation, when Talia comes up and tells them of her strange experience. Garibaldi tells her Abbut is a Vicar (VCR) capable of recording anything, even brain waves. Sinclair guesses he recorded things she's afraid of for some reason, but no one really knows for sure.

In Medlab, Franklin is looking after his patient when Sinclair arrives. Together, they review the Earth Force record on Jha'dur, the Dilgar known as [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Deathwalker]]. After a lengthy list of atrocities, Franklin notes that this woman must be someone else; she's too young to be Jha'dur, too old to be her daughter, and there is no evidence of any prolonging processes. Garibaldi shows up with a Dilgar uniform with the rank of Warmaster, Jha'dur's rank. He also brings some sort of drug. Franklin doesn't recognize it off hand, and needs to run some tests on it before he can say what it is. A message comes for Sinclair that Senator Hidoshi wants is on the line for him.

* FishPeople: The Abbai again, although Ambassador Kalika and her male aide have shorter fin-crests than the previous bunch of Abbai (In "The War Prayer"). The Abbai ambassador in the fifth season will share this shorter crest.

* NoMacGuffinNoWinner: The Vorlons destroy Jha'Dur's ship before she can share the details of her anti-agathic serum with anyone. Given that said details likely would have resulted in an interstellar bloodbath, this may be a ''good'' thing.

G'Kar, meanwhile, has found out about the plan to smuggle Deathwalker off the station. Na'Toth begs to be let loose after her, but G'Kar has another idea. He calls one of the League ambassadors. The security detail escorting Jha'dur is suddenly confronted by the members of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds. Ambassador Kalika, speaking for them, declares that they will only get Deathwalker off the station by killing all of them. They demand a hearing to decide her fate, and Sinclair agrees.

* ForTheEvulz: Deathwalker clearly takes great enjoyment out of tormenting those around her, and she practically salivates as she describes the chaos her serum will cause. She also has a delicious evil grin on her face when she adds a stipulation to G'kar on what she'd like as an incentive to give him the serum--Na'toth's head (and when G'kar was visibly horrified by this request, Jha'dur lets out the most evil & infectious laugh you'd ever see from a female villain not named Cruella De Vil).

* RevengeBeforeReason: Na'toth's shon'kar has left her with this attitude. G'Kar has to force her to back down, but even then she'll only delay her revenge--which G'Kar approves of.

Sinclair is discussing the situation with his officers. The serum is too complex to develop without Jha'dur's help, and so he has been ordered to send her to Earth. Garibaldi is not happy, but Sinclair says the potential could make all her victim's deaths mean something. It's clear neither of them really believe that, and Garibaldi warns that if word of this gets out, the League will tear the station apart to get her.

The hearing for Jha'dur's fate is about to get under way. Earth will vote in favor of a trial, and he expects the Minbari to vote in favor as well. The Narn and the Centauri both have had too many dealings with the Dilgar to risk coming out, and since the Vorlons, as usual have abstained, the deciding vote will be cast by the League, a certain yes.

* ForTheEvulz: Deathwalker clearly takes great enjoyment out of tormenting those around her, and she practically salivates as she describes the chaos her serum will cause. She also has a delicious evil grin on her face when she adds a stipulation to G'kar on what he'd like as an incentive to give him the serum--Na'toth's head (and when G'kar was visibly horrified by this request, Jha'dur lets out the most evil & infectious laugh you'd ever see from a female villain not named Cruella De Vil).

* ForTheEvulz: Deathwalker clearly takes great enjoyment out of tormenting those around her, and she practically salivates as she describes the chaos her serum will cause.

* MemoryJar: The episode had Talia Winters meeting with Kosh and a strange cybernetic man who apparently was recording her thoughts and saving them on a data crystal. WordOfGod is that it would be used to restore her personality after she was taken over by the Psi Corps personality, but Andrea Thompson left the show, so that [[AbortedArc never came to fruition]].

* StealthPun: Abbut is a ViCaR. Or rather, Abbot is a Vicar.

* StealthPun: Abbut is a VCR. Or rather, Abbot is a Vicar.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When confronted with a war criminal whose crimes make those of Nazi Germany seem comparatively tame, who butchered the other races mercilessly and now offers those same races immortality, it is interesting to see the main characters failing to do the right thing.

** Lennier knows that Jha'dur is an evil woman, but he follows orders in order to keep the secret that she had sanctuary among the Minbari warrior caste. This is an early indication that a Minbari will lie to preserve another's honour, in Lennier's case committing a lie of omission on orders from Delenn, to preserve the warrior caste's honour.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Deathwalker

Kosh's meeting seems to be going well, as well as a seemingly nonsensical stream of cryptic phrases and riddles can. Talia is utterly confused, and after concluding this session, asks what it meant. Kosh responds, "You must listen to the music, not the song." Talia then sees images of herself, as though througha series of mirrors.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: "Vicar" as an analogy to the VCR, which became obsolete with the advent of DVDs, the DVR, etc.

Na'Toth is in the docking area, when she sees a feline-looking individual. She walks up to said person and begins pummeling her, screaming, "Deathwalker!" Security eventually pulls her off her victim. Some time after, Sinclair is briefed by Garibaldi, who notes the name Na'Toth was yelling, one that both of them recognize. They go to question Na'Toth, who tells them Deathwalker used her grandfather as a lab specimen when the Dilgar invaded his world, and that after that her family swore a Shon'Kar blood oath, meaning that if any of them encounter her again, they will be compelled to kill her. G'Kar asks that Na'Toth be released into his custody, but Sinclair puts her under house arrest. He orders Garibaldi to search the woman's ship for confirmation that she is indeed Deathwalker.

In Medlab, Franklin is looking after his patient when Sinclair arrives. Together, they review the Earth Force record on Jha'dur, the Dilgar known as Deathwalker. After a lengthy list of atrocities, Franklin notes that this woman must be someone else; she's too young to be Jha'dur, too old to be her daughter, and there is no evidence of any prolonging processes. Garibaldi shows up with a Dilgar uniform with the rank of Warmaster, Jha'dur's rank. He also brings some sort of drug. Franklin doesn't recognize it off hand, and needs to run some tests on it before he can say what it is. A message comes for Sinclair that Senator Hidoshi wants is on the line for him.

Talia is back with Kosh and Abbut. She has one more vision, this time she sees herself being attacked. Kosh suddenly declares their business completed. Abbut takes off his hat, revealing a strange cybernetic device from which he takes a data crystal which he gives to Kosh, then walks off. Talia asks what is on it and is told, "Reflection, surprise, terror; for the future." He then leaves.

The situation now resolved, Sinclair goes to talk to Deathwalker one more time. She does not believe they will turn her over after the serum is developed, but he says he will make sure personally, a move she thinks will cost him his command. She mocks them for their attitude that they could never do what she and her kind did. She goes on to tell him the main ingredient comes from another sentient being, and cannot be synthesized. Once the news becomes public, it will cause pandemonium as everyone in the galaxy will try to take advantage of it without becoming a victim, a thought she clearly relishes. "Not like us?" she sneers, "You will ''become'' us!"

Later her ship has left the station and is approaching the jumpgate when it suddenly activates and a Vorlon ship jumps in, destroying Jha'dur's ship as it passes. Sinclair turns to Kosh and asks why. "You are not ready for immortality." the Vorlon says, then leaves.

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[[caption-width-right:350: [[SarcasmMode Doesn't she look so warm and friendly?]]]]

-> ''Deathwalker: epitaph used to refer to Jha'Dur, the most infamous leader of the Dilgar invasion of the non-aligned sectors...''
-->-'''Earth Force record file'''

* ChekhovsGun: Subverted twice; Deathwalker's serum was set up as a way to [[spoiler:bring Garibaldi out of his coma at the beginning of season 2]] but JMS later came up with a better way to do it. And the crystal Kosh ends up with after his discussions with Abbut contains [[spoiler:a copy of Talia's original personality, which would have been used to get the real Talia back if Andrea Thompson hadn't left the show for good.]]

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's that Girl]]: It appears that [[SupermanII Ursa]]'s perversions and unreasoning hatred of all mankind have threatened even the children of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Abbut was intended to be played by Gilbert Gottfried.

** WordOfGod: The RPG explains this a bit more. Her race's sun went supernova... AFTER they were fought back to their home system and surrendered. There is one colony left... being VERY quiet.

Later her ship has left the station, and is approaching the jumpgate, when is suddenly activates, and a Vorlon ship jumps in, destroying Jha'dur's ship as it passes. Sinclair turns to Kosh and asks why. "You are not ready for immortality." he says, then leaves.

-> Deathwalker: epitaph used to refer to Jha'Dur, the most infamous leader of the Dilgar invasion of the non-aligned sectors...