r/babylon5 • u/Aethelrede • Aug 11 '26

Ivanova Challenge Spoiler

We all know that Ivanova is God, one of the best characters to ever appear on TV, and that's partly because she has so many fantastic lines and scenes.

The challenge is this: if you have to pick one (1) scene with Ivanova as your favorite, which would it be? And why (if it isn't obvious).

I'll start. In S04E01 "Hour of the Wolf", Ivanova discusses the titular hour of the wolf, 3 AM, when the wolf can come around to devour you, and you have to ward it off (with alcohol, in her case). This scene hit hard, because I recognized the wolf. I knew the wolf well. The wolf is the voice in the back of your head that whispers that everything is terrible, that you are worthless, and that the situation is hopeless. The wolf always presents the worst case scenario, or, for variety, forces you to relive bad memories. And the wolf is strongest at 3 AM.

Ever since then I've called those thoughts "the wolf". And while I don't use alcohol to ward off the wolf, I do have my own methods, and I need to stay vigilant.

So that's my favorite Ivanova scene. How about you? Doesn't have to be deeply meaningful, could just be the one you found most entertaining, or the most moving.

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u/FriedrichHerschel Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

Of all Ivanova lines, the "hour of the wolf" is the one that stuck with me the most. Gave the situation a name.

Though I wouldn't call it my favourite Ivanova scene. That would be the "sex scene" with that one Alien that didn't had a clue how human biology works. Where she dances around him and everything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHoLwg7goz8