8/10
A great episode; surreal and interesting
12 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
In this one, we venture into the mind of Londo Mollari when he is in a coma due to a heart failure. We see him as he interacts with a veiled woman, Sheridan, and G'kar in sequences that are reminiscent of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

My favorite scene of this episode would be the scene in which Londo's mind re-enacts the scene from Season 4 in which G'kar is being whipped under the advisement of Emperor Cartagia, though, instead, G'kar and Londo's positions are reversed. Instead, Londo is being whipped, G'kar the observer. In this scene, he is told to apologize by G'kar, but Londo says that he has never apologized in his life. However, when it is the thirty-ninth whip, he says that he is sorry, pounding against a piece of glass shielding pulsing red material, which is his visualization of his heart. He then comes back into consciousness and, crying, he says to G'kar that he is sorry, and G'kar smiles. That has to be one of the most satisfying moments between Londo and G'kar of this show; it almost had me in tears.

Also, in this episode, Lennier is leaving the station to train with the rangers. He has a conversation with Vir before leaving, talking about the shirley temple, which Vir is drinking, saying that he's never heard of this temple before and that he wishes to visit it. That scene was pretty funny.

Overall, this was a wonderful episode with many great moments.
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