Gropos [SEP] series
Gropos
"Gropos" is an episode from the second season of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5".
Synopsis.
A EarthForce battlecruiser and several ships arrive at "Babylon 5" without announcement. Their commander, General Richard "Firestorm" Franklin, instructs the station's crew to find housing for 25,000 infantrymen - also known as "groundpounders" or "gropos" - for the next few days. In private, Gen. Franklin explains that while ostensibly they are on a troop transport mission to Io,
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- Dwight Schultz as Amis
Arc significance.
- Z'ha'dum is mentioned as being a possible destination for the creature that attacked the station. A stylized depiction of the creature is also shown to be in the Book of G'Quan at the end of the episode.
- Jumpgate technology was given to humans by the Centauri, in exchange for trade.
- Garibaldi was a ground-pounder "Gropo" (see episode "Gropos") during the war.
Series themes.
One of the major