Babylon 5: The Illusion of Truth

"I thought we had seen the worst of it with the Shadows, the Vorlons, the War... But there's something much worse. Reporters."

- Captain John Sheridan

"The Illusion of Truth" is the eighth episode of season four of the American science fiction television series Babylon 5 and the seventy-fourth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Stephen Furst and written by series creator J. Michael Straczynski. It first aired on the PTEN network on February 17th, 1997.

Notes & Trivia

 * This episode is included on the Babylon 5: The Complete Universe DVD boxset collection and disc two of the Babylon 5: The Complete Fourth Season DVD collections by Warner Home Video.


 * This episode is production code number: 408.


 * This episode marks the directorial debut of Stephen Furst. Although he directs this episode, his character, Vir Cotto, does not make an appearance. His next directed episode is the season four finale, "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars".

Quotes

 * John Sheridan: We have an open door policy.
 * Susan Ivanova: And an open airlock policy.
 * John Sheridan: Commander...
 * Susan Ivanova: Sorry.

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 * John Sheridan: There is no force in this galaxy that can stop what we have done here together. Nothing will be able to stop us.

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 * John Sheridan: With Clark, anything that gets in the way disappears.

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 * Londo Mollari: When I said my quarters were cold, I did not mean: 'Oh, I think it's a little chilly in here, perhaps I'll throw a blanket on the bed.' No, I said it was cold! As in: 'Oh, look, my left arm has snapped off like an icicle and shattered on the floor.' This is highly inappropriate, Captain.
 * John Sheridan: You are right. There are several other parts of your body I much rather see snapped off.

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 * John Sheridan: Commander, did you threaten to grab a hold of this man by the collar and throw him out an airlock?
 * Susan Ivanova: Yes I did.
 * John Sheridan: I'm shocked! Shocked and dismayed. I'd remind you that we are short on supplies here. We can't afford to take perfectly good clothing and throw it out into space. Always take the jacket off first. I've told you that before. [To the ISN reporter] Sorry she meant to say "Stripped naked and thrown out an airlock." I apologize for any confusion this may have caused.