[1] Commander Jeffrey Sinclair is trying to negotiate a treaty between the Narn and Centauri governments over a disputed sector of space, with help of telepath Talia Winters.
Meanwhile, Garibaldi discovers that someone is using the high-priority secure gold channel to make external communications from the station, something that should only be authorized by Sinclair.
[4] The premise given to DiTillio originally did not include the Purple Files, and instead dealt with the mind-altering drug Dust, which appears in Season 3.
"[3]: 50–52 The Babylon 5 makeup department involved in this episode – consisting of Everett Burrell, Greg Funk, Mary Kay Morse, Ron Pipes and John Vulich – won the 1994 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series for episode 5 of the season, 'The Parliament of Dreams'[5] Adira was played by Argentine-Italian actress Fabiana Udenio.
According to showrunner J. Michael Straczynski, Udenio wore a prosthetic head piece to simulate the largely-bald hairstyle of Centauri women.
"[6] Trakis was played by New Zealand stage actor Clive Revill, known for his work in musical theatre, and with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Claudia Christian, in reference to playing an emotional scene where her father dies, said, "I think it shows a lot of quiet resolve and strength.
'"[3]: 52 Jerry Doyle, who played Garibalidi, commented, "She did a really nice job in showing the vulnerability of her character and the dignity of her position ...
Loud, proud, tender, brash, baleful, humorous, and heartbreaking, in this episode Londo Mollari truly comes to life in all his bittersweet glory."
Club, notes that while the episode is not outstanding, it plays an important role is setting up the character of Centauri Ambassador Londo Mollari.
Kaiser writes, "Its events are directly referenced later, and they're important to a major character's dramatic arc, but the episode itself is pretty middling.
"[11] Elias Rosner, writing in Multiversity Comics, observes, "For all the strengths displayed these last couple episodes, they've all been standalones and continuity-wise, don't really reference each other ...