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War Without End (SPOILER WARNING!!!!!!!!)

FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
I just finished watch both parts, as I just got Sci-Fi. I had seen most of the B5 eps, I just hadn't seen these two. God did it explain a lot. It still amazes me that, in a show, a first season episode would reference a third season episode.

Still the show almost creates more questions than it answers, like who did Delenn see when she had her time flash? How did Sinclar get a Tri-luminary to tranform himself? And what became of Zathras?

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[i]This is crazy. I hope I haven't brain my damaged.[/i]

I mean, if I went 'round saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!
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  • Venom06Venom06 Earthforce Officer
    Zathras became a porn star.
  • Changed his name to Zathras. Subtle difference in pronounciation.

    Zathras. Zathras. See?
  • eamonmcaeamonmca Earthforce Officer
    [quote]Originally posted by Freejack:
    [b]like who did Delenn see when she had her time flash?
    [/b][/quote]

    Anna Sheridan, Johns "dead" wife. I will say no more.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Ah, the episode that got me hooked on B5...

    Sinclair got the transformation machine from Delenn. It and the triluminaries came from Epsilon 3. The machine was used up transforming Sinclair, but the triluminaries he carried back with him to the past where they became religious symbols.

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    [b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • EternityEternity Elite Ranger
    To find out what happened to Zatheras read the B5 comic "In Valen's Name" it explaned wat become to Zatheras and how Sinclair got a Trilumary.
  • eamonmcaeamonmca Earthforce Officer
    [quote]Originally posted by Biggles:
    [b]Ah, the episode that got me hooked on B5...[/b][/quote]

    Hmm. War-without-end part 2 was the first B5 episode I ever saw. I wont say it got me hooked, but it was so confusing, I just HAD to watch more to figure out who everyone was & what they were doing.

    A friend dug me out a copy of "the gathering" soon afterwards. Then I was hooked.
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    And maybe the [i]In Valens Name[/i] comic explains this, but if Delenn gave Sinclar the Triluminary and then Valen, in turn, gave it to the Grey counsil that means the Tri-Luminary was never created.

    Also what about the letter Valen wrote to Sinclar, without the letter Sinclar would have never gone back in time, but...oh I give up!


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    [i]This is crazy. I hope I haven't brain my damaged.[/i]

    I mean, if I went 'round saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!
  • How can anyone make sense out of time travel?
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    The triluminary was created at some point. This was most likely in the past, where sinclair/valen is/was at the time.
  • eamonmcaeamonmca Earthforce Officer
    FOOLS! Fools ALL!

    It was made by a green aardvark.

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    (whisper)That should settle it. Tee hee hee(/whisper)
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    The triluminary was introduced by some forward thinking Vorlons.

    Thus the "We have always been here..."
  • whitestar90whitestar90 Elite Ranger
    This is a great double ep as it explains many things and helps explain Babylon squared from season 1....

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    "When it is time,come to this place,call our name,we will be here"-Walkers of Sigma957
  • The Triluminaries came from the time that Sinclair, et. al. stole B4. Sinclair took three of them, and the machine, back in time with him. He used one of the triluminary to change himself to Valen. Delenn used the second to transform herself, and the third was in the staff of the leader of the Grey Council.

    Jack, the "always here" comment from the Vorlons was probably because Sinclair told them what was going to happen. Just like his comment to Marcus, "I'll go back because I always go back." And remember that the Mimbari have all of the prophesies of Valen.


    Biggles, the machine wasn't used up, because delenn uses it in her transformation.

    Claudie, depends on what theory you have of time travel.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [quote]Originally posted by TheKnave:
    [b]The Triluminaries came from the time that Sinclair, et. al. stole B4. Sinclair took three of them, and the machine, back in time with him. He used one of the triluminary to change himself to Valen. Delenn used the second to transform herself, and the third was in the staff of the leader of the Grey Council.

    Jack, the "always here" comment from the Vorlons was probably because Sinclair told them what was going to happen. Just like his comment to Marcus, "I'll go back because I always go back." And remember that the Mimbari have all of the prophesies of Valen.


    Biggles, the machine wasn't used up, because delenn uses it in her transformation.

    Claudie, depends on what theory you have of time travel.[/b][/quote]

    More likely the Vorlons told Sinclair what would happen. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [quote]Originally posted by TheKnave:
    [b]The Triluminaries came from the time that Sinclair, et. al. stole B4. Sinclair took three of them, and the machine, back in time with him. He used one of the triluminary to change himself to Valen. Delenn used the second to transform herself, and the third was in the staff of the leader of the Grey Council.

    Jack, the "always here" comment from the Vorlons was probably because Sinclair told them what was going to happen. Just like his comment to Marcus, "I'll go back because I always go back." And remember that the Mimbari have all of the prophesies of Valen.


    Biggles, the machine wasn't used up, because delenn uses it in her transformation.
    [/b][/quote]

    The triluminaries came from Epsilon 3. They were made there in the Great Machine.

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    [b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • Venom06Venom06 Earthforce Officer
    Made in the future. Sent to the past. Created the present.

    Or something confusing like that. Made in the past sent to the future, then back way in the past I don't know.

    Definately imported goods though.

    [This message has been edited by Venom06 (edited 12-13-2001).]
  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    Biggles is right. The Triluminary was created by the Great Machine.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    They were made some time after the past. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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    [b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • Correct, they were made by the Great Machine, but they were brought into the past aboard B4 with Sinclair. That's why they had to wait for Zathras. The Lurker's Guide to B5 lists JMS's official reply about where they came from.
  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    [quote]Originally posted by Biggles:
    [b]They were made some time after the past. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

    [/b][/quote]

    Isn't everything? [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    [quote]Originally posted by samuelk:
    [b] Isn't everything? [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img][/b][/quote]
    Except the future.

    That's made before the past.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    And after it to, if we live in a circular-time based universe.

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    [b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    That's ok Biggles,

    I have a story idea based on circular time...

    Randy doesn't like that one either...

    He's really a nice guy no matter what anyone says...

    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Um...

    What's the story idea?

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    [b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • EternityEternity Elite Ranger
    OK then SPOILERS!!!!!!!!

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    The Triluminary was created on Eplison 3.

    As said Zathrus brought 3 of em with him.

    yada yada yada the 3 uses are known - read one of the posts above.

    They therefore existed in the same one. Between their construction and the time they were taken back in time. When they were taken back only the ones from the past remained. And since they were triggered by Sinclair DNA and used one for transformation, the final one could be used by wither a human or Minbari - Provided all three Triluminaries were the same and could transform.

    You must remember that the Grey councle one could just be programmed to detect Sinclair DNA and nothing else.


    Well I an getting double Vision. I'm off to bed. Night all!
  • EternityEternity Elite Ranger
    Is it just me or does anybody else NOT understand my last post?
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    The Confusion Avoid-O-Matic filtered it out.

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    [b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • eamonmcaeamonmca Earthforce Officer
    It makes sense - in a weird, confusing, head-frying - sort of way.
  • EternityEternity Elite Ranger
    LOL Yup a weard headconfusing sort of sense. Very few people can understand it

    at all....
  • Well I just figured it out with the help of what you said, Eternity. Makes perfect sense to me now.

    Interesting, that according to this kind of time travel, based on a linear concept of time, matter (and I suppose energy too?) can be created out of nothing, since through the time travel the one triluminary becomes three, then just one in the end...

    I'd post a little picture illustrating this if I had any webspace to host pictures... Most people would prolly pick it up in a flash then.
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