History Recap / BabylonFiveS05E08DayOfTheDead

* Creator/NeilGaiman: The writer. This is in fact the ''only'' episode after season 2 that JMS did not write.

Sheridan brings Rebo and Zooty to his quarters and introduces Delenn. Rebo introduces himself and Zooty, while Zooty says something in Minbari. Delenn pauses then starts laughing hysterically. Rebo explains that Minbari humor is based on a failure to attain emotional or spiritual enlightenment. Between laughs, Delenn elaborates that one word, ''Lecococ'', means a small fish and the pleasure of meeting someone for the first time. Sheridan is surprised that they studies Minbari humor, and Rebo says yes, along with Narn humor and lots of others.

* ChekhovsSkill: Rebo & Zooty demonstrates that they study the humor of a number of races, including apparently Centauri as by the end they have even Londo, who previously complained that their routines didn’t make sense to him, laughing and planning to have them perform at his coronation.

* DontAsk: When Lochely explains that she's right next door and on another planet at the same time, she staves off the inevitable question with this.

** The only word Zooty was ever known to speak was "Why?" to his partner. At the very end of the episode, Zooty whispers the answer to Sheridan.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Morden tells Lennier that he will betray the Rangers.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The mechanics of ''how'' an area of the station is affected by the Day of the Dead phenomenon are not explained. Several in-universe speculations are given, none of which fully explain everything that occurred, particularly the message from Kosh.

* OnlySaneMan: G'Kar is the only main character who understands what the Day of the Dead really means, and avoids partaking of it (although he fails to adequately warn Sheridan or Lochley in the first place). Subverted by the end of the episode when G'Kar sees those who underwent the ordeal (mostly) came out in better spirits, and openly admits he may have missed his own epiphanies.

* TheVoiceless: Zooty, who only speaks through his little machine, even when in private. He originally had lines, but this naturally had to be changed after Penn and Teller were cast because Teller never speaks when performing. He does whisper something to Sheridan in the end.

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* RaisedCatholic: Literally in Garibaldi's case. He lets it slip back in for just a moment.

** The possibility of souls returning, or existing past our physical deaths, harks back to [[Recap/BabylonFiveS01E02SoulHunter what Soul Hunters]] do by collecting them.