History Recap / BabylonFiveS02E12ActsOfSacrifice

* Shoutout: To the infamous scene in When Harry Met Sally of all things..

* CompletelyUnnecessaryTranslator: Correlimurzon has Taq speak for him until he can decide whether humans are worthy of his esteemed presence. Talking directly with a "lesser species" constitutes a loss of face in his culture.

* GRatedSex: Invoked by Ivanova. She tricks the Lumati ambassador into having sex "human-style", which consists of her [[CrowningMomentOfFunny doing a little dance around him]], then screaming like she's having a massive orgasm.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Earth Alliance seeking closer relations with the Lumati, a civilization that holds to Social Darwinism as a deliberate doctrine, much like the Shadows, who will later be revealed to have "friendly" relations with Earth Alliance.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Earth Alliance seeking closer relations with the Lumati, a civilization that holds to Social Darwinism as a deliberate doctrine, much like the Shadows, who will later be revealed to have "friendly" relations with Earth.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Earth Alliance seeking closer relations with the Lumati, a civilization that holds to Social Darwinism as a deliberate doctrine, much like the Shadows, who will later be revealed to have relations with Earth.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Earth Alliance seeking closer relations with the Lumati, a civilization that holds to Social Darwinism as a deliberate doctrine, much like the Shadows' (who will later be revealed to have "special relations" with Earth) philosophy.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Earth Alliance seeking closer relations with the Lumati, a civilization that holds to Social Darwinism as a doctrine, much like the Shadows' (who will later be revealed to have "special relations" with Earth) philosophy.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Earth Alliance seeking closer relations with the Lumati, a civilization that holds to Social Darwinism as a doctrine, much like the Shadows' (who will later be revealed to have "special relations" with Earth) philosophy. The Shadows also don't tend to speak to representatives of "lesser" races directly, but through designated [[MouthOfSauron spokespeople]] such as Morden.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Earth Alliance seeking closer relations with the Lumati, a civilization that holds to Social Darwinism as a doctrine, much like the Shadows' philosophy. The Shadows also don't tend to speak to representatives of "lesser" races directly, but through designated [[MouthOfSauron spokespeople]] such as Morden.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Earth Alliance seeking closer relations with the Lumati, a civilization that holds to Social Darwinism as a doctrine, much like the Shadows' philosophy. The Shadows also don't tend to speak to representatives of "lesser" races directly, but through designated MouthsOfSauron such as Morden.

* NoodleImplements: The parting gift from the Lumati ambassador to Ivanova, that came with the note "next time, my way."

* FacingDeathWithDignity: The Narn cruiser's crew stoically accepts their fate when they hear one civilian ship hadn't escaped yet.

** BrokenTears: And at the end, when he only get a fraction of what he wants, he's reduced to tears... [[CryLaughing seemingly mixed with laughter]].

* InTheBack: After losing the fight, the ringleader tries one more attack when G'kar's back is turned.

* ServileSnarker: Taq has the most evil chuckle...

* TakeThat: Possibly to the ''StarTrek'' Prime Directive, with the Lumati proudly saying they wouldn't do anything to help a dying child of an "inferior race".

* AssholeVictim: The Centauri who is murdered spends most of his previous scenes picking fights with Narns. Londo doesn't seem overly broken up over it. He didn't even have any family or friends to perpetuate a CycleOfRevenge over his death.

* TakeThat: Possibly to the ''StarTrek'' Prime Directive, with the Lumati proudly saying they wouldn't do anything to help a dying child.

In orbit over a planet, a Narn heavy cruiser is fighting off several Centauri warships. They are about to leave when they receive a signal from a transport carrying women and children. They hold their jump point open long enough for the transport to get through, but the cruiser is destroyed before they can escape.

Londo is also meeting with people, much to his annoyance. People who mere months ago ignored him at best are now hanging off his arms, looking for favors. "I've become a wishing well with legs." He laments. His newfound respect is not what he thought it was.

Sheridan receives a meassage from Earth Central denying his request to intervene. He's not happy about it, but decides to try another route and calls Delenn.

The new ship belongs to the Lumati, an apparently advanced race that Earth Central wants on their side in case the war spreads. Since he has his hands full with Narns and Centauri, Sheridan tasks Ivanova with bringing them in, telling her to do whatever it takes.

The new ship belongs to the Lumati, an apparently advanced race that Earth Central wants on their side in case the war spreads. Since's he has his hands full with Narns and Centauri, Sheridan tasks Ivanova with bringing them in, telling her to do whatever it takes.

The new ship belongs to the Lumati, an apparently advanced race that Earth Central wants on their side in case the war spreads. Sheridan tasks Ivanova with bringing them in, telling her to do whatever it takes.

G'Kar ends the recording of the battle and turns to Sheridan and Ivanova. He explains that the Centauri attacked without warning, killing 500 Narn civilians despite promises not to attack civilian targets. Sheridan promises to try to get Earth to intervene on the Narns' behalf. He then gets a message that a ship has arrived.