GROPOS (Episode)
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- Episode Title: GROPOS
- Episode Number: S2E10
- Original Air Date: February 8, 1995
- DVD Release Date: April 29, 2003
- Writer: Lawrence G. Ditillio
- Director: Jim Johnston
- Guest Stars: Paul Winfield, Art Chudabala, Ryan Cutrona, Ken Foree, Morgan Hunter, Marie Marshall
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Babylon 5's position of neutrality is strained when an Earthforce General arrives with 25,000 infantry troops.
[edit] Synopsis
A flotilla of Earthforce ships arrives at Babylon 5 to prepare for a top-secret raid on the planet Akdor, which has not only requested aid from Earth to quell a civil war, but is also conveniently close to Narn and Centauri territories in the event Earth should take a more active role in the emerging war.
25,000 Earthforce Marines are billeted at the station for a few days awaiting their mission - of which they know nothing - and they wreak havoc, crowd the station crew, start bar brawls, and threaten Delenn, among other things. Not all of the ground-pounders are bad, as one falls for Garibaldi, and an odd couple of a seasoned veteran and a rookie recruit befriend Lt. Keffer.
The man leading the GROPOS into battle is General Richard Franklin, a distinguished Earthforce soldier who hopes to spend his entire stay at B5 avoiding his estranged son. (Attrib: B5 LogBook [1])
[edit] Main Plot
- The station crew meets war at first and second hand.
[edit] See Also
- Species: Sh'Lassen
- Battles: Operation Sudden Death
[edit] Characters
General Richard Franklin, Private Yang, Sgt. Major Plug, P.F.C. Large, Private Kleist, P.F.C. Dodger
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[edit] Notes
The thrust of this episode is the ties formed in wartime, and the anguish these ties cost, whether through the uncertainty of a friend or loved one's return from a particular conflict, or through the loss of companions old and new to the demons of war.
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