History Recap / BabylonFiveS03E16WarWithoutEndPart1

* TakeThat: Sheridan tells Garibaldi to go back to Babylon 5, stating that the entire command staff can't go gallivanting aboard the Whitestar, unlike [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine another show]].

* JoinTheArmyTheySaid:
-->'''Sheridan:''' When I joined Earthforce, the sign said, 'The Greatest Adventure of All'. ...If they only knew.

* AsYouKnow: When Corwin tells Ivanova in the cold open that a signal is coming from sector 14, Ivanova makes a point of reminding Corwin (and the audiece) [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS01E20BabylonSquared}} that the sector has been quarantined]] due to [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS02E17Knives}} unusual phenomena]]. Garibaldi also reminds Ivanova and Sheridan about the anomalies from that sector.

* FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin: Borderline example. In a vision depicting Babylon 5's destruction at the hands of the Shadows, Sinclair and Garibaldi both have different hairstyles than they do here. In particular, Jerry Doyle sports his easily-identifiable Season One hair, which only emphasizes his rapidly-deteriorating hairline.

* ShoutOut: Sheridan references several great duos from history, namely Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition Lewis and Clark]] ....and [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy and Ethel]].

** It's also revealed that the [[Recap/BabylonFiveS01E13SignsAndPortents destruction of Babylon 5 seen by Lady Ladira]] was in the alternate future avoided by going back in time here.

* ManInWhite: Emperor Mollari.

* UnstuckInTime: TropeNamer, courtesy of Sheridan's broken time stabilizer.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Jerry Doyle has a vocal dislike of Michael O'Hare, evidently due to their differing acting styles, but possibly due to O'Hare's schizophrenia causing...issues. Rumor had it that Doyle refused to share any scene with his former co-star for this one, which necessitated a plot in which Sinclair continually dodges Garibaldi.

* FantasticHonorifics: We first hear the title of the Ranger leader here, ''Entil'zha''.

The ''White Star'' moves to grapple onto a stable area of Babylon 4. The crew begins figuring out what they'll need while Sinclair and Delenn head off to secure the area.

Sheridan argues with Delenn that they should be going to Epsilon 3 to find out what is happening there, but Delenn tells him that there is not time for that, and that she will explain everything once they're underway. As their shuttle embarks for the ''White Star'', a skeptical Sheridan muses that Sinclair's timing is uncanny, to which Sinclair replies that ThereAreNoCoincidences. Marcus tells Sheridan to quit while he's ahead, since "Ranger One" has a reputation for seldom giving straight answers. (There's a lot of that going around, old bean.)

* CrypticConversation:
-->'''Marcus:''' There was a saying on Mimbar: Anyone who wanted to get a straight answer out of Ranger One was to look at every reply in a mirror - while hanging upside-down from the ceiling.
-->'''Sheridan''': Did it work?
-->'''Marcus''': Oddly enough, yes! Or, after a while, you passed out and had a vision. Either way the result was pretty much the same.

->''All my life I've had doubts about who I am, where I belong. Now I'm like the arrow that springs from a bow, no hesitation, no doubts. THe path is clear.''

-->'''Ambassador Jeffrey Sinclair'''