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** JMS explains it. Basically, they need the large domes for shipping.
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**[[spoiler: It gets better...the ACTUAL destruction occurs when TouchedByVorlons Lyta purposely activates a self-destruct a few episodes later]]
** Sheridan says he will skin someone's hide if this is a trick. It is a trick. He blows up Za'Ha'Dum's biggest city.
** Sheridan says he will skin someone's hide if this is a trick. It is a trick. He blows up Za'Ha'Dum's biggest city.
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** Sheridan refers to the future he witnessed in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E17WarWithoutEndPart2]]" in his last message to Delenn.
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** Sheridan refers to the future he witnessed in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E17WarWithoutEndPart2]]" "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E17WarWithoutEndPart2 War Without End]]" in his last message to Delenn.
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* CallBack: Anna's fate was first mentioned in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E02Revelations Revelations]]" and expanded upon in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E16InTheShadowOfZHaDum In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum]]".
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** Anna's fate was first mentioned in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E02Revelations Revelations]]" and expanded upon in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E16InTheShadowOfZHaDum In the Shadow ofZ'Ha'Dum]]".Z'Ha'Dum]]".
** Sheridan refers to the future he witnessed in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E17WarWithoutEndPart2]]" in his last message to Delenn.
** Anna's fate was first mentioned in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E02Revelations Revelations]]" and expanded upon in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E16InTheShadowOfZHaDum In the Shadow of
** Sheridan refers to the future he witnessed in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E17WarWithoutEndPart2]]" in his last message to Delenn.
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* ScreamingWoman: Anna Sheridan meets the incoming ''White Star'' with her [[ScreamingWarrior battle]] [[DefiantToTheEnd scream]][[note]]As per the Technomage trilogy[[/note]].
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* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: We know that Sheridan's up to ''something'' the whole episode, but his goal doesn't become crystal clear until Sheridan uses his link to send the White Star toward the planet.
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* ContinuityNod: [[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E11AllAloneInTheNight Sheridan's dream]] mentioned "The man in between" searching for him. [[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E21ShadowDancing Delenn believed]] the man in between to be Sheridan's equal and opposite. Justin introduces himself as a "middle-man" for the Shadows, and he's clearly the one in charge here.
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** The "Passing of the Techno-Mages" novels reveal that this is also the case for Anna. After being brainwashed by being plugged into a Shadow ship, she couldn't stand being separated from it for her role here, and her scream as the bombs come down is actually one of triumph that what she sees as a miserable half-life is over.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Sheridan escaping from the Shadows with only a PPG. He's in a lot worse shape the next time we see him.
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->''Humans have a phrase: "What is past, is prologue." Minbari also have a phrase: "[[ChekhovsMIA What is past, is also sometimes the future]]."''
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->''Humans have a phrase: "What is past, is prologue." Minbari also have a phrase: "[[ChekhovsMIA "[[ChekhovMIA What is past, is also sometimes the future]]."''
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->''Humans have a phrase: "What is past, is prologue." Minbari also have a phrase: "What is past, is also sometimes the future."''
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->''Humans have a phrase: "What is past, is prologue." Minbari also have a phrase: "What "[[ChekhovsMIA What is past, is also sometimes the future.future]]."''
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* BittersweetEnding: Captain Sheridan deals a devestating blow to the Shadows, [[SuicideMission in exchange for his own life.]] The Shadows withdraw and leave Babylon 5 unharmed, but Garibaldi goes missing.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Though one Ivanova hadn't used much in over two years: While G'Kar and Ivanova discuss the large supply of thermonuclear warheads the Gaim have provided, G'Kar lampshades Ivanvoa's inclination to say "Boom."
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Though one Ivanova hadn't used much in over two years: While G'Kar and Ivanova discuss the large supply of thermonuclear warheads the Gaim have provided, G'Kar lampshades Ivanvoa's inclination to say "Boom."
* ChekhovsGun: Some fairly obvious setups: The nuclear warheads (introduced conveniently near the beginning of the episode) and the door to the room adjacent to the one where Sheridan meets Justin.
* DefiantToTheEnd: John Sheridan refuses to join the Shadows voluntarily, and sees to it that they can't force him to join like they did to Anna.
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* MeaningfulName: Sheridan is nicknamed "Starkiller" by the Minbari for destroying their flagship, the ''Black Star''. Now, he has destroyed the ''White Star''.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Shadows believe that if anything Vorlon touches their homeworld, it would be deadly. Sheridan later drops the ''White Star'' into one of their biggest cities and sets off a one gigaton thermonuclear explosion.
* MeaningfulName: Sheridan is nicknamed"Starkiller" "[[NomDeGuerre Starkiller]]" by the Minbari for destroying their flagship, the ''Black Star''. Now, he has destroyed the ''White Star''.
* MeaningfulName: Sheridan is nicknamed
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* MurderTheHypotenuse: Once it is established that Anna Sheridan is [[StepfordSmiler no longer the woman John fell in love with and married years ago]], Sheridan sets off a nuclear bomb that vaporizes her along with most of the surrounding city.
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* StepfordSmiler: Anna Sheridan.
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* ArcWords: Sheridan asks Justin "Who are you?" Justin avoids the question as if it were subject to a powerful taboo.
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* DrivingQuestion: Sheridan asks Justin "Who are you?" Justin avoids the question as if it were subject to a powerful taboo.
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* DrivingQuestion: Sheridan asks Justin "Who are you?" Justin avoids the question as if it were subject to a powerful taboo.
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* UndergroundCity: The Shadows have moved all their cities underground for security. For some reason, though, they still have large dome windows on the surface, just large enough for a medium-sized starship to come crashing through.
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* CastingGag: Anna Sheridan is played by Bruce Boxleitner's actual wife, Melissa Gilbert. In fact, the wedding photos seen in this episode are copies of their actual wedding photos (slightly retouched to update the fashions to the 23rd century).
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* CastingGag: Anna Sheridan is played by Bruce Boxleitner's actual wife, wife at the moment, Melissa Gilbert. In fact, the wedding photos seen in this episode are copies of their actual wedding photos (slightly retouched to update the fashions to the 23rd century).
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Sheridan asks why the Shadows wouldn't just kill him; Justin replies that Sheridan would just become a martyr that way, and someone would just take his place. [[spoiler:This is {{Foreshadowing}} to the fourth season, where Sheridan is captured by the Earth Alliance, and Ivanova does indeed take his place. It's also all but stated that the Shadows would result to brainwashing if Sheridan failed to comply willingly, which also foreshadows his predicament in the fourth season.]]
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Sheridan asks why the Shadows wouldn't just kill him; Justin replies that Sheridan would just become a martyr that way, and someone would just take his place. [[spoiler:This is {{Foreshadowing}} to the fourth season, where Sheridan is captured by the Earth Alliance, and Ivanova does indeed take his place. It's also all but stated that the Shadows would result resort to brainwashing if Sheridan failed to comply willingly, which also foreshadows his predicament in the fourth season.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Angel of Death descends.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The Angel of Death descends.]]
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* BatmanGambit: Sheridan carries ''two'' [=PPGs=] down to the planet, one at his side, and a second concealed up his pant leg. He (correctly) assumes they'll expect--and ask for--the first one, but fail to notice the second.
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* CameBackWrong: Anna was put into one of the Shadow ships and her actually personality was destroyed.
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* CameBackWrong: Anna was put into one of the Shadow ships and her actually actual personality was destroyed.
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** Sheridan hiding bombs on the White Star and launching them at Z'ha'dum
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** Sheridan hiding bombs on the White Star and launching them at Z'ha'dumZ'ha'dum.
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* {{Mordor}}: Z'Ha'Dum. Although the name itself sounds more like (and is inspired by) Khazad Dum.
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* {{Mordor}}: Z'Ha'Dum. Although the name itself sounds more like (and is inspired by) Khazad Dum.[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Khazad-dum]].
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* WhamEpisodeTrapIsTheOnlyOption: Sheridan realizes that the visit to Z'ha'dum is probably a trap, but he still feels he has to make the attempt. He also [[GenreSavvy comes prepared for the trap]], at least twice over (see both BatmanGambit and NuclearOption).
* WhamEpisode
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Sheridan asks why the Shadows wouldn't just kill him; Justin replies that Sheridan would just become a martyr that way, and someone would just take his place. [[spoiler:This is {{Foreshadowing}} to the fourth season, where Sheridan is captured by the Earth Alliance, and Ivanova does indeed take his place. It's also all but stated that the Shadows would result to brainwashing if Sheridan failed to comply willingly, which also foreshadows his predicament in the fourth season.]]
* WhamEpisode
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Sheridan asks why the Shadows wouldn't just kill him; Justin replies that Sheridan would just become a martyr that way, and someone would just take his place. [[spoiler:This is {{Foreshadowing}} to the fourth season, where Sheridan is captured by the Earth Alliance, and Ivanova does indeed take his place. It's also all but stated that the Shadows would result to brainwashing if Sheridan failed to comply willingly, which also foreshadows his predicament in the fourth season.]]
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* {{Padding}}: JMS admits in his commentary that Sheridan and Justin's conversation goes on too long.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Anna Sheridan was originally played by Beth Toussaint (when she appeared in a flashback in ''[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E02Revelations Revelations]]''.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Anna Sheridan was originally played by Beth Toussaint (when she appeared in a flashback in ''[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E02Revelations Revelations]]''.Revelations]]'').
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* CallBack: Anna's fate was first mentioned in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E02Revelations Revelations]]" and expanded upon in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E16InTheShadowOfZHaDum In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum]]".
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* CastingGag: Anna Sheridan is played by Bruce Boxleitner's actual wife, Melissa Gilbert. In fact, the wedding photos seen in this episode are copies of their actual wedding photos (slightly retouched to update the fashions to the 23rd century).
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* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Dr. Franklin finds scarring on Anna's neck that matches the implants of the [[BabylonFiveS03E14ShipOfTears telepaths they rescued]], leading him to conclude that she has had the same implants and cannot be trusted.
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* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Dr. Franklin finds scarring on Anna's neck that matches the implants of the [[BabylonFiveS03E14ShipOfTears [[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E14ShipOfTears telepaths they rescued]], leading him to conclude that she has had the same implants and cannot be trusted.
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-->"John, I do love you. If you believe nothing else I ever say, please, ''please'' believe that."
* CallBack: Franklin figures out what happened to Anna by comparing the scarring on her head to [[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E14ShipOfTears the implants on the Shadow modified telepaths]].
* CallBack: Franklin figures out what happened to Anna by comparing the scarring on her head to [[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E14ShipOfTears the implants on the Shadow modified telepaths]].
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-->"John, I do love you. If you believe nothing else I ever say, please, ''please'' believe that."
* CallBack: Franklin figures out what happened to Anna by comparing the scarring on her head to [[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E14ShipOfTears the implants on the Shadow modified telepaths]].".
* CallBack: Franklin figures out what happened to Anna by comparing the scarring on her head to [[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E14ShipOfTears the implants on the Shadow modified telepaths]].
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* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Dr. Franklin finds scarring on Anna's neck that matches the implants of the [[BabylonFiveS03E14ShipOfTears telepaths they rescued, rescued]], leading him to conclude that she has had the same implants and cannot be trusted.
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* PlayingAgainstType: [[LittleHouseOnThePrairie Laura Ingalls]] is luring Sheridan to the Shadows homeworld.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Literally on Justin and Anna, along with the engines, the weapons, the hull...
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** The appearance of AnnaSheridan.Sheridan.
** Sheridan hiding bombs on the White Star and launching them at Z'ha'dum
** The appearance of Anna
** Sheridan hiding bombs on the White Star and launching them at Z'ha'dum
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* NoEscapeButDown: Jump...jump, ''now!''
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* NoEscapeButDown: Jump..."Jump...jump, ''now!''''now!''"
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* SpySpeak: Sheridan instructs Garibaldi to talk about the weather if he's loaded the nukes onto the ''White Star''.
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* SpiritAdvisor: Kosh, who "appears" to Sheridan in a scene that's part flashback, part TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf (given that a part of Kosh exists in Sheridan, just as Kosh said when he died). Then, Sheridan "hears" Kosh telling him to jump into the abyss as the ''White Star'' crashes down on Z'ha'dum.
* SpySpeak: Sheridan instructs Garibaldi to talk about the weather if he's loaded the nukes onto the ''White Star''.
* SpySpeak: Sheridan instructs Garibaldi to talk about the weather if he's loaded the nukes onto the ''White Star''.
