"Eyes" is an episode from the first season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5

Babylon 5

Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...

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Synopsis

An internal affairs investigation of Sinclair

Jeffrey Sinclair

Jeffrey Sinclair is a character in the fictional universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by actor Michael O'Hare. He was a regular in the first season of the show, as Commander of the Babylon 5 station, and made a number of guest appearances afterward.-Early life and...

 forces him to answer for his recent command decisions. Ivanova

Susan Ivanova

Susan Ivanova is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Claudia Christian.-Character overview:...

 confronts a member of Psi-Corps, as well as her own fears, when she is told to submit to a scan.

Meanwhile, Garibaldi

Michael Garibaldi

Michael Garibaldi is a lead fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Jerry Doyle.-Overview:...

 endeavors to rebuild a 1992 motorcycle, but his limited time presents an opportunity for Lennier

Lennier

Lennier is a character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bill Mumy. He is Minbari and acts as ambassadorial aide to Delenn throughout most of the series.-Background and career:...

 to aid him.

Arc significance

• Terrorist attacks are now happening on Mars.
• Colonel Ben Zayn claims that Sinclair was chosen over him by the Minbari
  Minbari
  The Minbari are a fictional alien race featured in the television show Babylon 5. The Minbari characters of Delenn and Lennier figure prominently throughout the series; Neroon, Draal, and Dukhat are less prominent Minbari characters....
  
   for command of the station despite being low on a very long list, stressing the interest the Minbari have in Sinclair.
• Susan Ivanova's dream sequence foreshadows the revelation that she is a latent telepath, specifically the shot of her sitting in the chair where her mother sat a few moments earlier.

Production details

• Lennier
  Lennier
  Lennier is a character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bill Mumy. He is Minbari and acts as ambassadorial aide to Delenn throughout most of the series.-Background and career:...
  
  's chant, "Za ba ga bee," is from the title of a 1987 album Bill Mumy
  Bill Mumy
  Charles William "Bill" Mumy, Jr. is an American actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice-over artist and a figure in the science-fiction community. He is known primarily for his work as a child television actor....
  
   made with Robert Haimer
  Robert Haimer
  Robert Haimer is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He performed in the two-man band Barnes & Barnes as his stage persona Artie Barnes, alongside actor and musician Bill Mumy. Haimer became friends with Mumy in 1965 at his schools Halloween carnival day. Recently, Haimer has sold...
  
   as Barnes & Barnes
  Barnes & Barnes
  Barnes & Barnes, fictional twin brothers Art Barnes and Artie Barnes , are a comedy rock duo based in "Lumania", a fictional mythological civilization . Most of their music is standard rock or pop with heavy comedic elements...
  
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• Macaulay Bruton, who played Tragedy in this episode, also plays the recurring character Garibaldi's Aide. It is suggested that there is a relation.

External links

• Eyes at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5
  The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5
  The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 is a fan-run website that includes detailed episode guides and analyses, production history notes, background materials, references, and other information related to the science fiction epic, Babylon 5...