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G'Kar (/ dʒ ə ˈ k ɑːr / juh-KARR) is a fictional character in Babylon 5 played by Andreas Katsulas. He is a Narn and initially appears as a villainous diplomat opposite Londo Mollari , being constantly engaged in insidious, if petty, and often comical schemes.
The main Babylon 5 story arc occurs between the years 2257 and 2262. The show depicts a future where Earth has a unified Earth government and has gained the technology for faster-than-light travel using "jump gates", a kind of wormhole technology allowing transport through the alternate dimension of hyperspace.
Sinclair notes that the ceremony is timed to occur when Narn sunlight clears the G'Quan mountains on the planet - and that said light from 12 years ago is still traveling and will reach Babylon 5 shortly. A delighted G'Kar thanks Sinclair and assures him the Centauri artifact will be returned. The episode ends with G'Kar performing the ceremony.
Andrew Katsulas [needs IPA] (May 18, 1946 – February 14, 2006), known professionally as Andreas Katsulas, was an American film and television actor, most recognized for portrayals of Narn Ambassador G'Kar on the American science fiction television series Babylon 5 and Romulan Commander Tomalak on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
"The Parliament of Dreams" is the fifth episode of the first season of the science fiction television series, Babylon 5. It covers an attempt to assassinate the Narn ambassador G'Kar, and the station crew's hosting of a week-long festival of religious traditions of different races, organized by the Earth Alliance.
Whereas the Senate, with a primary concern for Babylon 5's military purposes, doesn't care about the welfare of the workers, sending Zento, who has no interest in negotiating in good faith. [17] Rosner found the secondary plot line – concerning G'Kar's efforts to obtain the G'Quan Eth plant for his religious ceremony – compelling.
An accident in the docking bays starts a series of problems on Babylon 5, when a Narn freighter is destroyed and one of the workers is killed. The dock workers demand better conditions or they'll go on strike. And G'Kar has to get a replacement G'Quan-Eth plant for an important religious ceremony.
As Babylon 5 was conceived with an overall five-year story arc, the episode was written as both an individual story and with another level, where the hints of the larger story arc were given. The series' creator, J. Michael Straczynski indicates that the episodes can be watched for the individual stories, the character stories, or the story arc.