History Recap / BabylonFiveS02E14ThereAllTheHonorLies

!There All The Honor Lies

--> --'''Captain Sheridan'''

After Ashan has been brought to Sheridan's office, Sheridan tries to question him. Ashan merely calls him "Starkiller." Delenn and Lennier ask if he could be mistaken in what he saw, he asks them where their loyalties lie. The interview is interrupted by a woman who arrived on station earlier and introduces herself as Guinevere Corey, Sheridan's lawyer. Sheridan insists he doesn't need one, to which she responds, "The favorite song of the legally ignorant," much to his annoyance. The Minbari excuse themselves.

A frustrated Sheridan goes to his quarters to cool down, but he doesn't get the chance as Ambassador Kosh shows up for their lesson. Sheridan tells him he's not in the mood, but Kosh feels that it's "Precisely the correct time."

-->'''Ivanova''': It must be working. You're beginning to talk just like a Vorlon.

In Sheridan's office Londo is objecting to the doll's lack of... "''attributes''." Sheridan and Ivanova eventually catch on to his meaning and Sheridan orders the dolls pulled immediately. Londo thanks them.

-->'''Londo''': I do not lie when I say this could have been a major embarrassment to all concerned.\\
'''Sheridan''': Oh, I'm sure ambassador. You don't lie, the Minbari don't lie, no one around here...\\
'''Londo''': Who said the Minbari don't lie?

* BarbieDollAnatomy: Londo is outraged at the "Londo Mollari" doll being sold in the gift shop. Not because they used his image without his permission, but because it isn't anatomically correct. He feels he's being symbolically [[LastSecondWordSwap cast-- in a bad light]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The "beauty in the dark" lesson Sheridan receives from Kosh not only helps him in his dire situation with the murder case, but was a prelude when he confronts darkness nearly [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS03E22ZHaDum}} a year later]] and finds [[https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Lorien beauty therein]].

-->'''Londo''': Your first hangover, enjoy it! I remember my first hangover... well, actually that's not true; if I remembered it, then it wouldn't be a real hangover.
* HelpingAnotherSaveFace: The investigation is temporarily stymied by the assumption that Minbari CannotTellALie, but in a CallBack to "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS01E21TheQualityOfMercy The Quality of Mercy]]" Londo reveals that they can lie in order to preserve another person's honor.

Act well your part, there all the honour lies."\\
-- '''Alexander Pope''', "An Essay on Man" Epistle IV, 1733-34

* PercussivePickpocket: The plot is set in motion by a thief who bumps into Captain Sheridan and steals his comm link. An unusual variation in that Sheridan realizing he has been robbed [[BatmanGambit is a key part of the plan.]]

--> '''Sheridan:''' Bald, with a bone on his head.\\

* TakeThat: The episode takes a gentle jab at ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', with which ''B5'' was {{dueling|Shows}} at the time. Worth noting, the episode was written by Creator/PeterDavid, known for his ''Franchise/StarTrek'' novels. He actually expected the line to be cut, but JMS went ahead and used it verbatim (to which David responded, "You people really are dangerous over there, aren't you?").

* WillNotTellALie: The Captain's legal troubles center around the fact that Minbari supposedly never lie and a Minbari is saying that he assaulted Lavell. However, Londo later tells him that Minbari ''will'' lie if it is to save face for another. This is a CallBack to ''[[Recap/BabylonFiveS01E21TheQualityOfMercy The Quality of Mercy]]'' in season one, where Lennier lied to protect Londo's dignity.

** Later, Sheridan tells Ivanova that he thinks that the giftshop and the B5 merchandise is a good idea...then takes it back when he sees Ivanova's JS Teddy Bear.

* YouLookFamiliar: If Julie Caitlin Brown as attorney Guinevere Corey sounds familiar, it's because she played Na'Toth in the first season. Looks very different without the prosthetics, doesn't she?

'''Season 2, Episode 14''':
!There All The Honor Lies

** Later, Sheridan tells Ivanova that he thinks that the giftshop and the B5 merchandize is a good idea...then takes it back when he sees Ivanova's JS Teddy Bear.