History Recap / BabylonFiveS03E17WarWithoutEndPart2

As he paces in his cell, he suddenly starts getting pulled into the timestream again, where Zathras sees him. As he settles back in the future, the Delenn of that time is thrown in. She comes over and hugs him, telling him she didn’t tell them anything, that she isn’t afraid, their son is safe, and that she loves him before kissing him. Clearly quite a bit has happened in seventeen years.

** WordOfGod is that the Triluminary wasn't the same one given to Delenn; the one Sinclair used was in the items that Zathras brought up from Epsilon III. Furthermore, it's been mentioned before (in a throwaway line in ''Babylon Squared'') that there are ''three'' Triluminaries, not just the one we've seen--presumably, all three were brought by Valen. So, while certain parts of the loop fit the no-origin paradox (Sinclair writing to his younger self in the future being a major one), the Triluminary isn't one of them.

* RestrictedRescueOperation: Sinclair is unable to do anything to stop the Earth-Minbari war from happening as it could disrupt the StableTimeLoop and give the Shadows an advantage.

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: The heroes can now no longer rely on Valen's prophecies, as Sinclair wasn't around to see what happened after this.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane:

** On the other hand, [[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E09PointOfNoReturn Lady Morella's prophecies]] turn out to be the genuine article, and Londo really did have precognitive abilities and was seeing his own death all these years. It's just the context wasn't quite what we (or the characters) thought.

** On the other hand Londo really did have precognitive abilities and was seeing his own death all these years. It's just the context wasn't quite what we (or the characters) thought.

--> '''Marcus:''' [[OnSecondThought Then again....]]

** A Sinclair travels back in time, he remembers things the [[Recap/BabylonFiveS01E02SoulHunter Soul Hunter]] told him ("They're using you!"), and his conversation with [[Recap/BabylonFiveS01E17Legacies Neroon]] ("You talk like a Minbari, Commander.").

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: ** This episode reveals Valen's "prophecies" were actually not paranormal but the result of (pretty awesome) technology and a time loop.

* ShaggySearchTechnique: Marcus happens to knock off the access panel Ivanova is looking for with his fighting pike. [[{{Irony}} This after he'd said he didn't believe in luck]].
--> '''Marcus:''' [[OnSecondThought Then again....]]

* AllTherInTheManual: The events at the future Centauri Prime are expanded upon in the canonical ''The Legions of Fire'' trilogy.

* OnSecondThought: Marcus' after being InstantlyProvenWrong after declaring he doesn't believe in luck.

In the future, Sheridan interrupts Delenn and tells him what he remembered last. She remembers him telling her about this years ago, and gives him dire warnings about some of the things they go through before the Centauri come for them. They are marched back to the throne room to find Londo nearly passed out. He is just coherent enough to tell them that he’s being controlled by a creature attached to his neck, but he can put it to sleep with enough drink for a while. They have until it wakes up to escape with a ship he’s made available for them.
As they leave G’Kar comes in and Londo says his keeper will awaken soon and warn of the escape.

He asks for a status update, and they tell him they can proceed. He and Sinclair head to attach the beacon to the power core. Zathras warns that it is very delicate, but Major Kranz, fearing a hostile presence, pumps up the power levels, accidentally activating the beacon, and moving them through time, four years ahead, [[StableTimeLoop exactly when B4 showed up last time]]. Ivanova tries to get a hold of Sheridan but Sinclair says he’s gone again, and there’s another problem.

* CrazyEnoughtToWork: So we're going to use TimeTravel to steal a space station, then take it 1,000 years back in time to fight a war that will save the present day from being overwhelmed? Stop explaining, let's just do it.

* TheChosenOne: Three of them, as per the page quote; The One Who Was (Sinclair), The One Who Is (Delenn), and The One Who Will Be (Sheridan).