Signs and Portents

From The Great Machine

Episode Title: Signs and Portents
Episode Number: S1E13
Original Air Date: May 18, 1994
DVD Release Date: November 5, 2002
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Janet Greek
Guest Stars: Fredi Olster, Gerrit Graham, Ed Wasser

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2 Synopsis
- 2.1 Main Plot
- 2.2 Backstory
3 Characters
- 3.1 Season 1 Cast

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Mysterious raider attacks place Babylon 5 on alert. Adding to the mystery is the arrival of a Centauri seer who foretells doom for the station.

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Spoiler warning: Plot, character development, or ending details follow.

Aside from the appearance of a mysterious young man who insists on nebulously asking the station's ambassadors what they want, all seems quiet aboard the station until a nearby transport is attacked by raiders, whose attacks have been getting bolder every time. Sinclair orders the station to be placed on alert in the event of any closer raider activity.

In the meantime, powerful Centauri, Lord Kiro arrives to take possession of The Eye, a legendary Centauri artifact which has been lost for a long time and recently "rediscovered" by Londo, unaware that the raiders would be drawn to just such an object.

Kiro's aunt, the mystic Lady Ladira, predicts the destruction of Babylon 5 and the death of Kiro himself. When the raiders turn out to be operating inside the station and take Kiro and the Eye, Sinclair orders the station's fighter squadrons to prevent their escape. A huge Raider mothership appears with its contingent of fighters, and Ladira's predictions seem like a grimly imminent certainty. (Attrib: B5 LogBook [1])

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Ivanova leads a Starfury squadron to hunt down raiders.
Londo buys the Eye, an lost Centauri artifact, from someone who locates lost items.
Mr. Morden is introduced and meets the ambassadors.
Delenn's forehead glows in responce to Morden's presence.
The Eye is stolen by Lord Kiro when the raiders attack the station.
During this attack, Kosh meets Morden and has his encounter suit damaged.
The Raiders are wiped out by the Shadows.
Lady Ladira sees the coming of the Shadows.
Morden returns the Eye to Londo.