"Then I will tell you a great secret, Captain. Perhaps the greatest of all time. The molecules of your body are the same molecules that make up this station and the nebula outside, that burn inside the stars themselves. We are starstuff, we are the universe made manifest, trying to figure itself out. As we have both learned, sometimes the universe requires a change of perspective."
Ambassador Delenn, A Distant Star
"I told you, Delenn, they will not speak to you."
"Then they will listen to me. I served the Council for 16 cycles. I was the chosen of Dukhat to replace him. I held him when he died. His blood is on my hands, his spirit in my eyes, his word on my lips. You will step aside in his name and mine, or .. in Valen's name, I will tear this ship apart with my bare hands until I find them. Move aside."
-- Minbari and Delenn in Babylon 5:"Severed Dreams"
"Three years. For three years I warned you this day was coming. But you would not listen. Pride, you said, presumption. And now the Shadows are on the move. The Centauri and the younger worlds are at war, the Narns have fallen. Even the Humans are fighting one another. The pride was yours, the presumption was yours. For a thousand years we have been awaiting for fulfilment of prophecy, and when it finally happens, you scorn it, you reject it. Because you no longer believe it yourselves. 'We stand between the candle and the star, between the darkness and the light.' You say the words, but your hearts are empty, your ears closed to the truth. You stand for nothing but your own petty interests. 'The problems of others are not our concern.' I do not blame you for standing silent in your shame. You, who knew what was coming, but refused to take up the burden of this war. If the warrior caste will not fight, then the rest of us will. If the Council has lost its way, if it will not lead, if we have abandoned our covenant with Valen, the Council should be broken, as was prophesied. We must stand with the others now, before it's too late. Between the worker caste and the religious caste we control two thirds of our forces. To you I say: listen to the voice of your conscience. Break the Council, and come with we. Our time of isolation is over. We move now, together, or not at all."
-- Delenn to Grey Council in Babylon 5:"Severed Dreams"
"This is Ambassador Delenn of the Minbari. Babylon 5 is under our protection. Withdraw, .. or be destroyed." [in the White Star!]
"Negative. We have authority here. Do not force us to engage your ship."
"Why not? Only one human captain has ever survived battle with a Minbari fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else."
-- Delenn and Captain Drake in Babylon 5:"Severed Dreams"
Ah, Jeez. Even tho’ I know the person is not the character, I am heartbroken.
Bruce Boxleitner posted after hearing this news: “Yesterday, I was brought to my knees.” (The rest of his tribute is on Twitter.) They were great friends in the best sense of the word.
My favorite Delenn line of all? “He was a good man”. I hope I’ll deserve such a defense, someday (but not too soon on the past tense part!)
Prayers for Mira’s family and friends, especially Bruce B.
Why does it seem like their cast are dying a lot faster than those of Star Trek?
Per JMS on Twitter, apparently Mira’s husband brought her home for her last days. Peter Jurassic (”Londo”, for unfamiliar readers) called JMS to tell him of that. Tough stuff.
Loved the show and her character.
RIP, Mira Furan.
Never watched it, I was tired of all the Star Trek takeoffs. However, I feel bad for her, family, and all her fans. Maybe I’ll binge watch it.
"Who am I? I am Susan Ivanova, Commander, daughter of Andrei and Sophie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance, and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth ... I am Death incarnate, and the last living thing that you are ever going to see. God sent me."
Ivanova was a badass.
I really liked the series. Having a story arc was something you didn’t see at the time as both of the previous Star Trek series had been one off episodes mostly.
The special effects were really primitive in the first season but got way better in the second season as CGI started to come of age.
Peter Jurassic’s character Londo Mollari was by far my favorite. He had more character development than anyone else.
It is the “Shadows” killing them off from Babylon 5.
At least 6 have passed away.
“It is said that in every age there is one single event that forever changes the world around it” - Delenn; “In The Beginning”
In 2020, the USA had such an event.
—
How Babylon 5 was meant to be seen before everything went to hell in the production time line:
Order to watch by time line
1) In The Beginning (Movie 2243-2278)
2) The Gathering (Movie) 2257
3) Season 1 Signs & Portents 2258
4) Season 2 The Coming of Shadows 2259
5) Season 3 Point of No Return 2260
6) Season 4 No Surrender, No Retreat 2261
......The Illusion of Truth
......Third Space (Movie) 2261
......Atonement
7) Season 5 The Wheel of Fire 2262
8) River of Souls (Movie) 2263
9) Legend of the Rangers (Movie) 2265
10) A Call To Arms (Movie) 2266
11) Crusade 2267-2270
12) The Lost Tales - Voices In The Dark 2271-2278
13) Sleeping in the Light 2280
14) The Deconstruction of Falling Stars 2380-1002380
— Delenn and Ivanova in Babylon 5:”Soul Mates”
RIP Ambassador.
RIP.
Just went back and started watching season 5. I realize why I liked that show so much.
Aside from the fact that it was humans and others, caught in an epic galactic war between gods,
There was not a single person miscast in that entire show. You had the right reaction at any given point that Strazinsky wanted. And every actor delivered. She was as indispensible as anyone else involved in that masterpiece.
RIP and thanks a lot.