This week, we review the B5 episode 1.05 "Parliament of Dreams," an episode of Babylon 5 that explores the alien cultures present on Babylon 5 and has a unique & profound final moment.

 - Each co-host felt there may have been an out-of-place subplot, but did Dave & Todd feel it was the same one?

 - What did the last Xon say before he died?

 - Which relative of one of the co-hosts used to sing the same song that G'Kar sang in this episode?

 - What neat little things are going on in the backgrounds of the Centauri celebration and Minbari ceremony?  And, who would have died if a little fruit really had been poisoned?

 - Which main & recurring characters are introduced or returning in this episode?

 - Which actor loved their make-up & costume?

 - Which actors had trouble keeping straight faces while another actor unexpectedly crawled on a table during one scene?

 - Did the dialogue between Sinclair & Catherine Sakai feel natural or awkward, and why?

 - Which particular line of Catherine Sakai dialogue did the co-hosts disagree on?

 - What were some of the favorite quotes from this episode?

 - What weird, nitpicky thing did one co-host notice about Catherine Sakai that he now can't...un-notice?

 - What significant flaw of the episode did both co-hosts agree on?

 - What prop used in this episode almost made cast & crew sick?

 - And, what was it about this episode that JMS described as so moving that even studio executives showed up for filming that day and that he's never seen anything like it since?

Find out the answers to these and other questions as we meditate on the "Parliament of Dreams."

Note:  Full disclosure, while skimming through the episode again to write the summary for this episode, I noticed an editing mistake -- nothing horrible, but just a transition between topics that wasn't made smoothly.  I did a quick re-edit and re-imported the audio before publishing, so you shouldn't notice a problem (I hope).  Listeners, if you ever do notice a glaring mistake that I've missed, especially one that involves missing content or something in the episode not being clear, please feel free to let us know at one of our contact points below (or the separate Twitter & Facebook accounts hopefully coming soon).  Unless the mistake is extremely minor and/or too difficult to fix, I'll be glad to re-edit and re-import for an improved experience.

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Public domain music used in this episode...

- Intro / Transition Into Spoiler Zone / Outro:  "Putin's Lullaby" by Alexander Nakarada via FreePD.com  (Note:  I know with current events going on around Ukraine in March 2022, a song with "Putin" in the title is unfortunate, but I can't help it.  That's the name of the song, and the song was picked out weeks ago when the first half of it sounded perfect for a Babylon 5 intro...with a few "swoosh" sound effects added to the end of the intro for added punch.)