History Recap / BabylonFiveS02E22TheFallOfNight

** During Ivanova & Lantz's brief talk while looking for Lantz's pen, Ivanova's familial relations (or lack thereof) are brought up.

* AffablyEvil / PunchClockVillain : Mr. Lantz is such a kindly grandpa, it's almost a shame he's stumping for an increasingly fascist Earth Alliance.

* IncrediblyObviousBomb: A ''very'' obvious example. A Centauri assassin plants one on the carriage that Sheridan is travelling in, hiding it behind his body until he gets off -- and deliberately making eye contact with Sheridan to distract him until it's too late to escape. He doesn't expect Sheridan's split-second calculation that ''almost'' certain death trumps certain death... and he ''definitely'' doesn't expect Kosh to be an angel.

* IncrediblyObviousBomb: A ''very'' obvious example. A Centauri assassin plants one on the carriage that Sheridan is travelling in, hiding it behind his body until he gets off -- and deliberately making eye contact with Sheridan to distract him until it's too late to escape. He doesn't reckon with Sheridan's split-second calculation that ''almost'' certain death trumps certain death... and no one expects Kosh to rescue the falling Captain.

* MyRuleFuIsStrongerThanYours: Zigzagged, when confronted about giving the Narn warship sanctuary and aid Sheridan defends his actions by quoting [=EarthForce=] regulations that state that he is obligated to help any ship in distress not currently at war with Earth. However Mr. Wells points out that he and Mr. Lantz should have been informed as soon as the Narn ship arrived and they force Sheridan to issue an apology, though take no other action beyond that.

* BerserkButton: After one of the cargo loading pylons gets blown off, Sheridan orders, "Hit 'em with everything we've got!" They do, and the Centauri find themselves short one capital ship.

* DidIMentionItsChristmas: The episode takes place during the last week or so of the year, but the heroes are too busy dealing with hiding a crippled Narn warship and dealing with rising tensions with the Centauri Republic to concern themselves too much with it. Commander Ivanova does present Sheridan with a Christmas gift, a piece of the ''Black Star'', a nigh-invincible Minbari warship he famously destroyed during the Earth-Minbari War.

* MyRule-FuIsStrongerThanYours: Zigzagged, when confronted about giving the Narn warship sanctuary and aid Sheridan defends his actions by quoting EarthForce regulations that state that he is obligated to help any ship in distress not currently at war with Earth. However Mr. Wells points out that he and Mr. Lantz should have been informed as soon as the Narn ship arrived and they force Sheridan to issue an apology, though take no other action beyond that.

** In the cold open, Keffer was pretend-killed during a Fighter exercise. The death becomes true near the end of the episode.

* EnmityWithAnObject: It's Keffer's obsession with the shadow ship he saw in hyperspace in that leads to his demise.

* KeepingSecretsSucks: The brief (and hilarious) exchange between Lennier and Vir, both TheConsigliere of their respective ambassadors is them talking about this trope. Doubles as a StealthHiBye between the two characters.

* HeelRealization: Zack begins to what the Nightswatch is all about.

* UnfortunateImplications: In-universe. The phrase "peace in our time" [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII doesn't exactly inspire confidence]]...[[note]]UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain, Prime Minister of Great Britain in the late 1930s, signed a non-aggression pact with Germany, saying it would give the UK "peace for our time". [[TheBlitz It didn't.]][[/note]]

* NotHyperbole: General Franklin promised that the new defense grip could fight off a warship. He wasn't kidding. Now if only someone had told the Centauri.

* BrickJoke: A not-at-all-funny version. The shop owner at the beginning of the episode who got in trouble with the Nightwatch for posting "seditious" material is finally arrested for the same at the end.

* CantStopTheSignal: A transport finds Keffer's recording of the Shadow warship he found, and the footage gets broadcast to the galaxy on Inter Stellar News. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Unfortunately]], the heroes were trying to keep a lid on things, because the Shadows didn't know the heroes were aware of their plans.

* KilledOffForReal: Keffer. The higher-ups who ordered him into the show didn't care. JMS felt sorry for the actor. Still did it.

* SmugSnake: Mr Welles, of Nightwatch.

* WhamEpisode: Earth decides to appease the Centauri, Kosh finally reveals himself to the others, and things on Earth are starting to take an increasingly Orwellian tone.

* NotHyperbole: General Franklin promised that the new defense grip could fight off a warship. He wasn't kidding.

* NotHyperbole: General Franklin promised Sheridan that with the new defense grid, Babylon 5 could take on a warship. Now if only someone had told the Centauri.

* KilledOffForReal: Keffer. The higher-ups didn't care. JMS felt sorry for the actor. Still did it.

As Welles trains members of Nightwatch on when kind of "seditious activity" to be alert for, Mitch gives Keffer a datacrystal with his readings, then washes his hands of the matter. Meanwhile, G'Kar tries to get an audience with Lantz who is strangely reluctant to meet with him, to Ivanova's obvious bafflement.

Sheridan is outside training the station's fighter squadrons in alien combat techniques, specifically Centauri combat, when an urgent call comes for him. The Drazi and Pak'Ma'Ra ambassadors are waiting to speak to him with dire news. The Centauri have invaded their space and appear to be preparing to attack other races as well. Far from being over, the war seems to be only spreading.