History Recap / BabylonFiveS03E02Convictions

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Carlson's rant about chaos spreading is a major theme of this season as the Shadow War looms near.

* SuddenlyShouting: When Londo dares G'Kar to kill him, G'Kar begins answering, calmly, that he wouldn't do so, then begins shouting that it's because any Centauri killed by a Narn will result in the execution of 500 Narns ''including the perpetrator's own family'', as Londo himself announced to the Babylon 5 Council last season. He then resumes his calm tone.

Meanwhile, the monks have found someone, a man standing around, watching. Cross-reference identifies him as Robert Carlson, hired as part of the station's maintenance department in January, which means he's had access to Babylon 5's vital systems. Garibaldi mobilizes a team and head to find him. Sheridan meets them outside Carlson's quarters, only to find that he's ready for them. Carlson contacts them over the PA, informing them he's holding a DeadManSwitch and demands the captain inside before he releases it. Sheridan puts his link in his back pocket and has Garibaldi listen in on it as he goes to confront the bomber.

* MonsterOfTheWeek: Unusually for the show at this point Carlson, while having some thematic connections to ongoing plot arcs, has no actual ties to the Shadows, Clark's government, Psi Corp or any other existing group of antagonists. He's a lone guy suffering a mental breakdown and taking it out on the world at large.

* LockedInAFreezer: Subverted. Londo and G'Kar get trapped in a transport tube by one of the bombs. G'kar spends the entire time happily hoping they die before they're found, since it means he can watch Londo die without being found culpable for it. They're rescued in the nick of time, half-dead from heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation. When the rescuers open the elevator door, the first thing the two do (following G'kar's BigNo since this means they'll both survive) is to feebly exchange VolleyingInsults, indicating they hate each other even more than before.

* SuddenlyShouting: When Londo dares G'kar to kill him, G'kar begins answering, calmly, that he wouldn't do so, then begins shouting that it's because any Centauri killed by a Narn will result in the execution of 500 Narns. He then resumes his calm tone

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Carlson's rant about chaos spreading is a major theme of this season as the Shadow war looms near.

Garibaldi is in the customs area dealing with some Drazi pilgrims who have come to visit the place where Droshalla was seen, when Ivanova comes up with an issue with some strange call promising chaos in a few hours. The chaos occurs when an explosion suddenly goes off. An investigation is launched, and the focal point of the blast is located, which is nowhere near anything that could have done it accidentally. A bomb.

* DeadManSwitch: While Sheridan confronts Carlson.

* LockedInAFreezer: Subverted. Londo and G'Kar get trapped in a transport tube by one of the bombs. Being trapped in an elevator together does nothing to improve Londo and G'Kar's relationship.
* MadBomber: Carlson.

'''G'Kar''': No. As the humans say: ''Up yours, die!''

Meanwhile, a group of monks come aboard, led by one named Brother Theo. He meets with Ivanova and assures her that they will not impose themselves on anyone, and they are all highly skilled in many fields, but they also believe.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Garibaldi and Zach keep mispronouncing the Drazi being of light named "Droshalla", to the irritation of the Drazi missionaries.

* InsaneTrollLogic: Londo's [[UnbrokenVigil bedside vigil]] beside Lennier consists of him trying to comfort him by saying "If I were in your position" but gets bogged down by further semantics.

* IdenticalStranger: Brother Theo looks a lot like Draal [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS01E19AVoiceInTheWildernessPart2}} before he took over as the heart of the Great Machine of Epsilon 3]]. Of course, they're played by the same actor.

* HatesBeingTouched: Zack doesn't want to share his blessing.
** Lennier too, especially if it's an annoying drunk man.

** Lennier has [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS01E21TheQualityOfMercy}} saved Londo's life before]]

'''G'Kar''': No. As the humans say: ''up yours, guy!''

G'Kar admits he wants to live, but would rather see Londo dead, and this way he can do it without actually having to kill him, and invoke the five hundred Narns executed penalty for murdering a Centauri, something he finds most appealing. Londo tries calling out for anyone who hears him.

-->'''G'Kar''': But I don't have to kill you. I don't have to do ''anything'', and I still get to watch you die! I find this ''most'' appealing!

* LockedInAFreezer: Londo and G'Kar get trapped in a transport tube by one of the bombs. Rather than help each other escape, G'Kar would rather watch Londo die.
* LockedInARoom: Subverted. Being trapped in an elevator together does nothing to improve Londo and G'Kar's relationship.