Sheridan has been captured. Now he's being tortured for information. How long can he hold out?Sheridan has been captured. Now he's being tortured for information. How long can he hold out?Sheridan has been captured. Now he's being tortured for information. How long can he hold out?
Claudia Christian
- Cmdr. Susan Ivanova
- (archive footage)
Jerry Doyle
- Michael Garibaldi
- (archive footage)
Richard Biggs
- Dr. Stephen Franklin
- (credit only)
Jason Carter
- Marcus Cole
- (credit only)
Stephen Furst
- Vir Cotto
- (credit only)
Jeff Conaway
- Zack Allan
- (credit only)
Patricia Tallman
- Lyta Alexander
- (credit only)
Andreas Katsulas
- G'Kar
- (credit only)
Peter Jurasik
- Londo Mollari
- (credit only)
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- TriviaIn J. Michael Straczynski's original plan, this was to be the Season 4 finale, saving the "meat" of the Earth civil war for Season 5. The plan had to be substantially altered when it seemed the show would be canceled after Season 4.
- GoofsSheridan is told he has had "pain givers" installed which would cause an increasingly severe shock the closer he got to the interrogator beginning from a couple feet away, yet several times the interrogator comes within less than a foot of Sheridan with no effect. Evidently, that's how the pain givers work - the victim cannot approach the interrogator, but the interrogator can approach the victim without setting off the givers. Such function can be easily implemented even at the current level of technology. Or the interrogator simply lied.
- Quotes
Capt. John Sheridan: You know, it's funny, I was thinking about what you said, that the preeminent truth of our age is that you cannot fight the system. But if, as you say, the truth is fluid, that the truth is subjective, then maybe you can fight the system. As long as just one person refuses to be broken, refuses to bow down.
Interrogator: But can you win?
Capt. John Sheridan: Every time I say "no."
- ConnectionsFeatures Babylon 5: The Face of the Enemy (1997)
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Despite the theme of the episode being TORTURE, it's actually an amazing and interesting episode
This is an amazing and tough to watch episode, though unlike most of the best episodes it isn't action-packed and doesn't exactly have a big impact on the overall themes of season three or four. Instead, the entire episode is set in an unknown prison where Sheridan is being held and tortured in order to break him and get him to sign a confession based on trumped up charges. While at times, this episode was a tad tough to watch, most of the torture was more mental and intended to break his resolve, so it isn't THAT hard to watch. So why did I like the show--after all, I am NOT a sadist (seriously, I'm not--no matter what my students say about me). Well, it's because this episode is a GREAT look at human nature and the face of evil. The inquisitor isn't what you might expect from an amoral torturer--instead he looks like an average person who probably has a wife and kids and possibly even a dog. BUT, this is where the brilliance of the show comes through--so rarely does evil appear bad on the surface, but evil is assisted when supposedly good men and women comply because it's the expedient or safe thing to do. A terrific look at the face of evil and a great chance for Sheridan to stand out in what is almost a two man performance.
- planktonrules
- Jan 28, 2007
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