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"Believers" Babylon 5 episode Episode no. Season 1 Episode 10 Directed by Richard Compton Written by David Gerrold Production code 105 Original air date 27 April 1994 Guest stars Tricia O'Neil (M'ola) Stephen Lee (Tharg) Jonathan Charles Kaplan (Shon) Silvana Gallardo (Maya Henandez) Episode chronology ← Previous "Deathwalker" Next → "Survivors" List of Babylon 5 episodes "Believers" is a 1994 episode from the first season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. It follows Dr. Franklin's ethical dilemma after he encounters a dying boy whose parents refuse to allow him to receive treatment that will save him, and Commander Susan Ivanova's mission to rescue a stranded transport ship in Raider territory. Synopsis Dr. Franklin faces an ethical dilemma when the parents of a dying child refuse to let him operate for religious reasons. Their son is suffering from a chronic respiratory ailment and will die soon. It can be cured with surgery, however their religion prohibits surgery (believing that cutting into a body will release the spirit, reducing the body to something worse than death, it is something only to be done to food animals). Franklin's associate Dr. Hernandez attacks their beliefs, but Franklin reprimands her, telling her that they have to work with the parents, not against them. Despite his best efforts, the parents still refuse to allow the surgery. Franklin goes to Commander Jeffrey Sinclair to convince him to order the surgery, but Sinclair refuses, as the cultural neutrality of the station must be respected. Eventually he performs the surgery against orders, saving the boy's life. Unfortunately the parents now consider the son to be a soulless demon and at first abandon him. They eventually return for him saying that they have brought his "travel robe" and are going to take him "to rest." After they leave Franklin checks Hernandez's notes on the species in the medical database and realizes that the boy was wearing a robe used in spiritual journeys, not physical ones. He runs to the family's quarters fearing the implication that "journey" in this case provides, but it is too late. The parents have already killed the boy. In a subplot, a restless Commander Susan Ivanova gets Sinclair to allow her to lead a squadron of fighters into Raider territory in order to rescue a stranded transport ship, the Asimov. She eventually ends up going against orders and following an enemy scout. This results in her discovering a fleet of Raiders waiting in ambush. She stops the ambush, thus saving the families aboard the transport. Arc significance The episode introduces a window into Sinclair's spirituality. The episode establishes that while Franklin has respect for other people's beliefs and will defend them, he places priorities on saving lives. Sinclair, however, is willing to allow other people to follow their beliefs even if it means allowing the boy to die. Several times allusions are made to Franklin's predecessor, Dr. Benjamin Kyle, who (on Sinclair's orders) disobeyed the wishes of the Vorlon government and operated on Ambassador Kosh during the pilot movie The Gathering. External links Believers (Babylon 5) at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 v • d • e Babylon 5 Creator J. Michael Straczynski · Cast & Crew (Babylon 5 · Crusade) Series List of episodes (Babylon 5 · Crusade) · The Lost Tales · A Call to Arms · The Gathering · In the Beginning · The Legend of the Rangers · The Memory of Shadows · The River of Souls · Thirdspace · Novels, short stories and comic books · Crusade Main characters Lyta Alexander · Zack Allan · Alfred Bester · Marcus Cole · Vir Cotto · Delenn · Stephen Franklin · G'Kar · Michael Garibaldi · Matthew Gideon · Susan Ivanova · Warren Keffer · Kosh · Lennier · Elizabeth Lochley · Londo Mollari · Morden · Na'Toth · John Sheridan · Jeffrey Sinclair · Talia Winters · List of characters Species Centauri · Drakh · First One · Human · Minbari · Narn · Pak'ma'ra · Thirdspace Aliens · Vorlon · Shadow · Civilizations Ships Black Star · Dogato · EarthForce One · Explorer class starship · Frazi heavy fighter · G'Quan class heavy cruiser · Hyperion class heavy cruiser · Liandra · Nial class heavy fighter · Nova class dreadnought · Olympus class corvette · Omega class destroyer · Primus class battlecruiser · Sentri medium fighter · Shadow Planet Killer · Shadow battlecrab · Sharlin Class Warcruiser · Sky serpent heavy fighter · Starfury · Sun Hawk class gunship · T'Loth class cruiser · Trigati · Valen class cruiser · Victory class destroyer · Vorchan · Warlock class destroyer · White Star · Zephyr 109 light fighter Wars Centauri-Narn War · Dilgar War · Earth Alliance Civil War · Earth–Minbari War · Shadow War · Telepath War Locations Babylon 4 · Babylon 5 · Earth · Epsilon III · Z'ha'dum · List of locations Organizations Earth Alliance · EarthForce · Grey Council · Interstellar Alliance · Interstellar Network News · League of Non-Aligned Worlds · Minbari Warrior Caste · Nightwatch · Psi Corps · Rangers Miscellanea Babylon 5 Wars · Collectible Card Game · Influences · Use of the Internet · Quotes on Wikiquote · Babylon Park · Battle of the Line · The Be Five · Book of G'Kar · Book of G'Quan · Foundationism · Great Machine · Jumpgate · Lurkers Guide · Mythology · PPG · Shon'Kar · Spoo · Stellar Occasion · Technomage · Triluminary Category:Babylon 5