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	Topics Soul Mates Topic Home "Soul Mates" is a second-season episode of the science fictionFacts About Science fiction Science fiction is a popular genre of fiction in which the narrative world differs from our own present or historical reali... television series Babylon 5Babylon 5 *Babylon 5* is an epic science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J.... . It originally aired in the United States on December 14, 1994. Synopsis Londo MollariLondo Mollari Londo Mollari, played by Peter Jurasik, is a fictional character in the universe of the science-fiction television series ... brings his three wives, all of whom barely tolerate him, to the station for the purpose of divorcing two of them as part of a special boon granted by the Centauri Emperor. Two of his wives, Daggair and Mariel, compete for Londo's affections, while the third, Timov, bluntly rejects any such competition. Matthew Stoner, TaliaTalia Winters Talia Winters is a character appearing on the science fiction television show Babylon 5 during its first and second seas... 's ex-husband, arrives on the station. He claims to have "left" the Psi CorpsPsi Corps In the fictional universe of Babylon 5, the Psi Corps is an agency of the Earth Alliance responsible for telepathic indi... , even though "no one leaves the Corps". Later he explains to Talia that he was the subject of experimentation which eliminated his telepathic ability. He claims he can reproduce the procedure for Talia, and she can thereby escape the Corps. Although initially tempted, she refuses. Meanwhile, DelennDelenn Delenn, played by Mira Furlan, is a fictional character in the universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5... is struggling with her new human characteristics, namely her hair. Ivanova helps her wash and style it, something Delenn knows absolutely nothing about. After surviving an apparent assassination plot, Londo decides to keep Timov as his wife, saying to her, "with you, I will always know where I stand." Arc significance Delenn learns more about what it means to be human. Besides dealing with her hair, she also questions Ivanova about "odd crampsMenstruation See also "Mensuration", a term sometimes used to describe Measurement, particularly in the context of forestry.... ". Londo's closeness and status within the imperial court becomes more apparent. Production details "Soul Mates" was originally titled "Pestilence, Famine and Death", in reference to Londo's three wives. The names of Londo's three wives were designed to reflect their characters; Daggair being a clear permutation of daggerDagger A dagger is a double-edged knife used for stabbing, thrusting or as a secondary defense weapon in close combat.... , Timov being a reversal of vomit, and Mariel sounding the most angelic yet having the most deadly personality. This episode gave rise to one of the more memorable blooperFacts About Blooper A blooper usually describes a short sequence of a film or video production which contains a mistake made by a member of the ... s from the series. In an outtakeOuttake An outtake is a portion of a work that is removed in the editing process and not included in the work's final, publicly rel... from the banquet scene when Londo is felled by the booby-trapped Centauri artifact, Bruce Boxleitner tapped his link and said "Medlab, this is SinclairJeffrey Sinclair Summary Jeffrey Sinclair is a fictional character in the television science fiction drama Babylon 5.... ." The room immediately erupted in laughter. External links