Babylon 5/Recap/S02/E07 Soul Mates

Soul Mates

The secret of our marriage's success, Londo, is our lack of communication. You've jeopardised that success and I would know why.

—Timov

This episode contains examples of:

• Arranged Marriage: Londo's, of course, but in this episode we also find out that Psi Corps will pair telepaths together if they think there's a strong chance of breeding a more powerful telepath.
• Bizarre Alien Biology: Inverted. Delenn is having trouble with her newly-acquired human features, most notably her hair, and enlists Ivanova's help in dealing with it. At the end of the episode, though, she has another question:

Delenn: Do you have any idea why I suddenly started getting these odd cramps?

• Black Widow: Mariel attempts to be one, at any rate.
• Brutal Honesty: Londo chooses Timov over the other two's machinations because of this.
• Continuity Nod: Lennier gets Londo a deck of cards...which he has marked in Londo's preferred style.
• Defrosting Ice Queen: A mild example, there are no passionate declarations here, but Timov does understand Londo appreciates her.
• Entitled Bitch / Rich Bitch: Daggair.
• Freudian Trio:
  • Id: Timov (Famine); loud, demanding, makes no secret of her contempt for Londo.
  • Ego: Daggair (Pestilence); between Timov's all-to-obvious feelings, and Mariel's scheming, she maintains a dignified and polite air, but is more than willing to take an opportunity in her favor if she can.
  • Superego: Mariel (Death); coldly calculating, willing to arrange someone's downfall if it's in her best interests.
• Gold Digger: As her husband lies dying, Daggair only cares that he hasn't divorced any of them yet, so his fortunes would go to all of them.
• Jedi Mind Trick: Stoner's abilities tend to be this.
• Let Us Never Speak of This Again: Timov agrees to give Londo a blood transfusion on the condition he never finds out about it.
• Manipulative Bitch: Mariel
• No Periods, Period: Minbari women, apparently, seeing as how Delenn has no idea what to make of them.
• Oh Crap: The look on Ivanova's face after Delenn asks about her cramps is just priceless.
• Proper Lady: The image Daggair tries to cultivate.
• Refuge in Audacity: Mariel takes credit for the centauri statue, moments before it fires darts into Londo's head, poisoning him. She then acts astonished and distraught, and the suspicion fall on Stoner, who brought it on the station.
• Running Gag: People keep asking Sheridan if he's gotten settled on the station. He lampshades it at one point, thinking that people are implying that he shouldn't get too comfortable. G'Kar has some choice words on the matter:

Oh, nonsense. It's not as if anyone expects you to, oh, vanish overnight under mysterious circumstances to a strange Minbari post. Why that would be unprecedented in this station's history.

• Screw the Money, I Have Rules: Though she could potentially get a considerable part of Londo's fortune if he dies, Timov gives him the tranfusion he needs to live because, "I have some standards that even twenty years of marriage with Londo cannot remove."
• Sdrawkcab Name: Timov. The actress pointed it out and asked if they'd noticed. Apparently it was quite deliberate.
• Silk Hiding Steel: Mariel. As Timov observes, "still the iron claw in the velvet glove?"
• Smug Snake: Matt Stoner, almost to the point that you want to strangle him.
• Unwanted Harem: Londo didn't really want any of his wives.
• The Vamp: According to Londo, Mariel has had a string of suitors who were drawn to her only to be burned.