Babylon 5

Babylon 51994

Genre: Sci-Fi
Creator J. Michael Straczynski's ambitious and complex futuristic space opera charts five years in the lives of those aboard the titular five-mile-long space station, where personal drama plays out against a tense political backdrop of looming war b… more »



G'Kar:
Ah Ms. Sakai, I'm pleased to see that you have returned safely from your expedition.

Catherine Sakai:
Yes, thanks to you. Just one question: Why?

G'Kar:
Why not?

Catherine Sakai:
It's not an answer.

G'Kar:
Oh yes, it is. It's simply not an answer you like or the answer expected. There's a difference. Narns, humans, Centauri, we all do what we do for the same reason: because it seemed like a good idea at the time. There was no profit, no advantage in letting you fall to an untimely and most uncomfortable death. It would distress the Commander to no good effect. So once again we return to, "Why not?" I told you before you left: no one here is entirely what they appear. If I surprised you, all the better. Good day, Ms. Sakai.

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