2.08 "A Race Through Dark Places" Quiz

Answer: 30 credits per week

Sheridan tells Ivanova that they are going to refuse to obey the order. They end up getting locked out of their quarters, so they have to spend the night in Sheridan's office. After one night of that, Sheridan came up with a different option. Ivanova: "They gave in?" Sheridan: "Ahem, no." Ivanova: "You gave in?" Sheridan: "Not exactly. I'm deducting 60 credits per week from the budget set aside to maintaining combat readyness and applying it against the rent." Ivanova: "On what grounds?" Sheridan: "On the grounds that I'm not ready to fight anybody until I've had a decent nights sleep in my own damn bed. You got a problem with that?" Ivanova: "No, none whatsoever. I rather like the idea of Earth Central paying rent to itself.

There's a certain symmetry."

Answer: No one

Delenn asks Sheridan out to dinner. She explains her reasons: "Though I now look more like you, I'm not like you. And if I am to be a bridge of understanding between humans and Minbari, it would help if I knew more about your people." She says that she has never just sat and talk with humans, any human.

They go to dinner at the Fresh Air restaurant, and she shows up in a human style black dress that they vendor says will "turn heads."

Answer: Mary Had a Little Lamb

This is from Byron's speech to Garibaldi in a 5th season episode ("The Paragon of Animals"), it is relevant to the behavior of the telepaths in this episode. Byron: "Do you know what a telepath has to do in order to avoid picking up stray thoughts? We have to kick down our natural abilities, run rhymes and little songs through our heads 'round and 'round. All that to keep from picking up what you're broadcasting loud enough to be heard halfway down the hall."

Answer: 2

While Talia and Bester are in the Zocalo, Bester becomes alerted to the presence and purpose of the rogue telepaths. When they attack, he kills two of them. Talia is kidnapped at this time by the remaining telepaths. Bester to Garibaldi: "You've got two bodies to start with. Make the best of them."

Answer: Franklin

Franklin explains his position in the underground railroad to Sheridan: "Back on Earth, I heard things. The kind of things you're not supposed to hear about. Genetic manipulation, breeding telepaths against their will, so-called relocation camps for rogue telepaths that aren't much better than concentration camps.

It started when a few doctors began referring latent telepaths to each other, keeping them out of circulation -- losing reports, and changing medical history files. We couldn't just keep moving them around like checkers -- we had to get them away from Earth.

They were filtered into Babylon 5 on business visas. Last year, I set up a clinic downbelow so we could start processing runaways and changing records without anyone from MedLab knowing about it. I trust my staff, but the PsiCorps has a knack for intimidation."

Answer: P11

The head lurker tells Ivanova that he brought her down to them in order to explain what is wrong with the Psi Corps. He has each of the telepaths tell her their story of why they left Psi Corps, or why they refused to join. Talia: "The Corps is here to protect you." Head Teep: "I don't believe that and neither do you." Talia: "That's not true." Head Teep: "It will be. Very soon. You're almost there." Talia: "Almost where? What do you want from me?" Head Teep: "I want you...to understand."

Answer: Allow Bester to perform a deep scan

In her room, Talia flings the penny across the room where it embeds itself in the wall. She comments: "He's been in my mind twice today. Why isn't he seeing this? Was that the other part of the gift?" When Bester hunts down the telepaths in Downbelow, Talia joins the telepaths and they link un-gloved hands. Talia tells Bester: "You want to keep us frightened and isolated.

Not just from normals, but from each other. That's the real reason we wear gloves, isn't it? To keep us apart. But what happens when the gloves come off?" Talia goes to Ivanova's quarters to appologize for her past behavior and attitude: "I just wanted to say that you were right and I was wrong about the Corps. I can't go into details, but in light of recent events, I think we need to reevaluate our relationship. Which is just a formal way of saying that I needs someone to talk to, and, strange as this sounds, you're the only one I can think of. Unless my being here offends you." Ivanova shakes her head and says: "No, you don't offend me.

But that [Psi Corps pin] does." Talia then takes off the pin and places it on the table.

Answer: father mother

Later in the episode, we here the phrase in it's usual order "The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father." After Bester arrives on the station and meets with the staff, Garibalid comments: "It's damn ironic, isn't it? The Corps got started because we were afraid of telepaths and now they're victims of our own fears. We took away every right they had and shoved them into a big, black box called Psi Corps. Now, look at them. Black uniforms, jack boots, giving orders.

Some days they scare the hell out of me." Sheridan replies: "Yeah, if you ask me, we created our own monster. Maybe we deserve it."

Answer: official business

Ivanova is in Earhart's having a drink when Garibaldi walks in. He says that he wants to talk to her, and she asks if this is about official business. He says yes, and tries to explains, but she shouts out that he is there on official business. The bartender says that the next round is on Garibaldi. Garibaldi says that he was trying to keep this on the 'QT,' and she says 'oops'.

He says that he wants to know the name of the contact for the underground railroad. She says: "You're so cute when you're worried about investigating someone close to you," but he has the wrong person.

Answer: Sheridan's office

Sheridan keeps Ivanova up the first night by telling jokes. She asks him if he was like this when he was married, and he says yes. Ivanova says "The woman was a saint." The second night, Ivanova prepares for another bad nights sleep, so she claims the couch and says: "Item two. You snore." Sheridan: "No, I don't." Ivanova: "Yes, you do." Sheridan: "No, I don't." Ivanova: "Captain, either you snore or last night we had a hell of a breach in the hull."

Answer: Franklin

Sheridan explains to Franklin about having to pay rent or move, and that he has decided to do neither. Franklin says: "Are you sure you know what you are doing?" Sheridan: "Absolutely. Those paper pushers back home probably figured that since I'm new here, I'll go along with the whole rent idea, just to make everybody happy. That's how it starts, believe me.

They nibble a little bit here, little bit there. Next thing you know you are not even in charge of your own command anymore." Franklin: "No taxation without representation. Get me liberty or get me death!" Sheridan: "Abso-fraggin-lutely.

A bunch of...butt-scratching, hand-wringing, penny-pinching, lets-stick-it-to-the-new-guy pin-heads, all of them. 30 credits a week! I say let them cut back on those expense-account lunches, then come talk to me, right?" Franklin: "Right." Sheridan: "Yeah." Franklin: "You're doomed, you know."

Answer: seriously

After dinner, Delenn and Sheridan are swapping stories. Sheridan has just finished telling an old Earth Force joke involving a cat. Delenn says: "We do not have cats on Minbar, we have gogs." Sheridan: "Gogs?" Delenn: "Gogs. Such creatures are an attempt by the universe to make sure that we never take ourselves too seriously."

Answer: None

One of the jokes Sheridan tells Ivanova. Sheridan: "I heard a good one today. How many Minbari does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" Ivanova: "I don't know, sir. How many Minbari does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" Sheridan: "None. They always surrender right before they finish the job and they never tell you why."

Answer: Kosh

Here's the rest of the other joke. Sheridan: "Knock, knock." Ivanova: "Who's there?" Sheridan: "Kosh." Ivanova: "Kosh who?" Sheridan: "Gesundheit." I don't know about anyone else, but I really did enjoy the jokes.

Answer: a drink

After the events with the telepaths in Downbelow. Franklin: "Then what are you saying?" Sheridan: "I'm not saying what I'm saying. I'm not saying what I'm thinking. As a matter of fact, I'm not thinking what I'm thinking. There's only one thing in my mind right now." Franklin: "What's that?" Sheridan: "I need a drink."