Babylon 5 - Vol. 5.09 - Movements Of Fire And Shadow / The Fall Of Centuari Prime [VHS] [1994]

In Centauri Prime, Mollari meets Darkness. And as the Reagent shuts off the planet's defense grid, he stands helpless as his beloved world falls to pieces...

Meanwhile, Sheridan rushes with the White Star fleet to the Centauri Prime to try to stop the attack. In the same time, Dellen travels back to Minbar, but in the way her ship is attacked and Lenier and herself are the only survivors aboard. And they drift further into the hypespace, with all controls dead...

THE FALL OF CENTAURI PRIME. The Reagent is read, long live Emperor Mollari! But Fate had other plans for him... and so did the Drakh. He learns the awful truth behind the recent war and what is planned for him. As his last action as an individual with free will, he has a final conversation with G'Kar, his opponent, his nemesis and only true ally... The war ends, and his dream comes true, although in a way he never expected.

Dellen and Lennier are still trapped in a dying ship, when Centauri cruisers find them and get ready to destroy them. Facing death, Lennier reveals Dellen his secret, a secret she already knows... But they are rescued instead, and now they both have to live under the weight of their secret.

The episode ends with Mollari's coronation as the new Emperor. But there aren't any celebrations or festivities. He walks alone, as if he's walking to his death... Apart from "Sleeping in Light", this episode has the saddest ending in the series.


Brilliant   December 17, 2000
aline@samfat.freeserve.co.uk (United Kingdom)
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These are exceptional episodes of Babylon 5. The first, Movements of Fire and Shadow, really sets up the plot for the second, The Fall of Centauri Prime, which has to be one of the best Babylon 5 episoes ever written! Peter Jurasik gives a moving performance as Londo Mollari, who's willing to give up his friends, G'Kar etc for the world that he loves, Centauri Prime. The goodbye scene between Londo and G'Kar is very moving as is the scene when the alien is becoming part of Londo. The coronation scene is also brilliantly filmed. A must-see for all Babylon 5 fans.