Babylon 5, Season 4: No Surrender, No Retreat

Babylon 5 (1993-1998), created by J. Michael Straczynski, is a science fiction television epic about Babylon 5, an Earth-governed space station built to promote harmony between interstellar civilizations. It is unusual in its focus on a story arc wh… more »

[After G'Kar breaks free from his chains and starts a riot]

Cartagia:
Completely irresponsible! The chains weren't properly secured, I can't have it getting out. They'll have to be killed!

Londo:
Majesty—

Cartagia:
All of them, killed! Incompetent behavior! Absolutely incompetent!

Londo:
Be quiet!

Cartagia:
"Quiet"?! [strikes Londo, making him drop Vir Cotto's poisoned needle] You would tell the stars to darken on a whim?! What, would you tear down the mountains because their height offends you?! Who are you?! [seizes Londo] Where were you?! Where were you when my destiny was written in those stars? Where were you when the gods themselves shined down upon me? Huh? You dare to speak to me?! No, you can burn. You can burn with Centauri Prime. You can burn with the rest. Burn with the cities, burn with the temples, burn with all of them!

[Cartagia throws Londo away and turns—only to have Vir run him through with the needle.]

Cartagia:
No! [grabs Vir, but starts to weaken as Londo holds him up] I was to be a god, you understand…a god…

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