History Recap / BabylonFiveS03E08MessagesFromEarth

* {{Irony}}: The Nightwatch member played by Creator/VaughnArmstrong tries to allay Zack's apprehension with them seemingly breaking civil liberties by quoting Thomas Jefferson's "Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom". The Irony lies in that this quote originally meant that the PEOPLE should be vigilant and watchful of their government to avoid excessive encroachment on personal liberty. Here, Nightwatch is using it to JUSTIFY the government's encroachment on the people's personal liberties.

* EmergencyAuthority: Nightwatch operates on the premise that they have been given expanded authority to basically [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem break due process and privacy guidelines]] and look into private communications of anyone even remotely suspected of not being loyal to Earth. Zach is concerned that they're [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope going too far]] and is [[CuriousQualmsOfConscience visibly uncomfortable, even doubtful if he's doing the right thing]].

** Delenn making it rain. It's a simple, absolutely unnecessary thing she does for no other reason than that it will make Sheridan happy.
*** Well that, and also it would help him sleep (as he said it did when he told her the story from his childhood)--which was important for his mental fitness with the upcoming mission, and he was struggling to sleep both due to nervousness about the mission and the tilty design of the Minbari-style beds on board.

* HellIsThatNoise: The sound the Shadow ship makes as it awakens.

* {{Irony}}: The Nightwatch member played by Creator/VaughnArmstrong tries to allay Zach's apprehension with them seemingly breaking civil liberties by quoting Thomas Jefferson's "Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom". The Irony lies in that this quote originally meant that the PEOPLE should be vigilant and watchful of their government to avoid excessive encroachment on personal liberty. Here, Nightwatch is using it to JUSTIFY the government's encroachment on the people's personal liberties.

He might have spoken too soon, as the Nightwatch chief talks to Zack. He realized something was up during Sheridan's absence and want Zack to try and find out what's going on. Zack refuses, but he's still wary about everything that's going on.

Ivanova finally begins venting her frustrations on him, which he takes in stride, noting that nothing neither of them would have been able to change Sheridan's mind, so there's no point in her blaming Marcus for him leaving, so why do it? Because they shouldn't have to do this, because she's mad that she can't be there with him, she doesn't know where she fits in anymore...

** The Babylon 5 comic book series "Shadows Past and Present: Silent Enemies" detail Garibaldi's first adventure with Sinclair. While stranded on Mars, they witnessed the crashed Shadow vessel and Psi-Corp operation. The series also explained in detail how Garibaldi obtained the Psi-Corp badge.

* YouAreInCommandNow: Sheridan does this to Ivanova, who is ''not'' best pleased.

** Kirkish recounts how she and her fellow IPX members were so frightened when another Shadow ship showed up on Mars to dig up the one burried there, particularly because of how it looks and how it screams in their heads.