Ivanova is Scary! (Babylon 5 Fan Video)

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A little tribute to a character from my favorite T.V. Show.

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

I've completed a part 2 for this video. "Ivanova Has Such a Way With Words" Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWiQYXR7m76DqKs

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[@brendanharlan8262]

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[@garybrunson2941]

I don't know who's more frightening Susan Ivanova or Ambassador Dellen.

[@BogeyTheBear]

The three pillars of philosophy: Sheridan asks the questions that no one wants to answer. Garibaldi has answers to the questions that no one wants to ask. And, while she does have all the answers, may God have mercy if you ever dare to question Ivanova.

[@Benneducci]

And since Ivanova IS God, no mercy will be forthcoming.

[@khathaway414]

Claudia Christian played Ivanova perfectly. I miss this show.

[@lithari1480]

They don't make them like this anymore.

[@julianmhall]

Ivanova: You here to arrest me Garibaldi? Garibaldi: No way, I want to live to see the future..

[@Vesperitis]

I get the feeling that Susan Ivanova and Kira Nerys would have been best friends.

[@thisisme2476]

Well, they both served on stations that were partly military, partly commercial, partly federation. Dealt with the different cultures and, were both warriors. Yeah, if they teamed up, they would have completely taken over either station.

[@Okiedog1]

Ivanova would kick a Klingon's ass and Kira would subdue a First One no problem!

[@ninjabearpress2574]

Great, now I have a mental picture of the two of them in Quarks, singing along with Pink.

[@danielhaire6677]

@@Okiedog1 Now I have a vision of Ivanova returning to B5 On a Klingon Negh'Var Battlecruiser she "won" by killing the captain and taking command of his crew.

[@Okiedog1]

@@danielhaire6677 *laughs*

[@davidstowers1964]

Delenn and Ivanova. The two women who no one, if they have any desire for continued existence, should mess with.

[@AmberSmith-zx2rp]

Are we forgetting Lyta Alexander?

[@mackenziebeeney3764]

@@AmberSmith-zx2rp the first two commanders you don’t want to fuck with. Lyta will leave you brain dead if you make her mad. New level of yikes.

[@bramvanduijn8086]

@@AmberSmith-zx2rp As long as you know her limits you can mess with Lyta a little bit. You'll be informed very obviously before you've crossed a line. You can mess with Delenn quite a bit, but you won't ever know when you're crossing the line and when you do you and anyone allied with you will be destroyed. If you try to mess with Ivanova you won't even get the first letter out.

[@DrownedInExile]

You missed one from first season: "You are going to resist, I hope?"

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

That is a good one. I'll keep it in mind for if I do a part two.

[@NielsNL68]

There are a lot of other moment's where Ivanova was strong minded. So i hope to see a new version popping up soon with all here good and bad moments. "no Boom today, boom tomorrow, there is always a boom tomorrow .... "

[@JeanLucCaptain]

@@AuthorDodgeMerrin We are the Borg...I AM IVONOVA LOWER YOUR SHIELDS AND PREPARE FOR A BOOT TO THE GROIN.

[@JeanLucCaptain]

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. SUSAN SAID IT FIRST 😂

[@larrytipton2868]

What's funny is people not familiar with B5 think she's joking........

[@adamwright9741]

What a show, what an ensemble, what writing! I know once in a blue it was a little bit hokey, but I think anybody that watched B5 all the way through became twice as intelligent as most of the rest of the world haha

[@bonnienichalson5151]

B5 is the Best totally Agree

[@MrGevander]

I'm surprised that my personal favorite isn't here. From, if I remember correctly, S1E1: "Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova... is God. And if this ever happens again, Ivanova will *personally rip your lungs out* !" Edit: Watched episode 2. My favorite is there! (Still should have been #1 here, though.) :-D

[@scruffylookingNerfherder5742]

Susan should have come with the surgeon general's warning; Pissing this woman off is seriously hazardous to your health!

[@bonnienichalson5151]

Pissing of most woman is bad for you Heath we do most of the cooking :) Most idiots don't think of this when being as ass to women ! In a Random situation! 😊

[@jamesspring4610]

I always liked the moment where Ivanova stopped the woman journalist from following Sinclair: "Don't! You're too young to experience that much pain."

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

Especially the look on the reporter's face as she thought it over.

[@russell5078084]

@@AuthorDodgeMerrin and Ivanova wasn't even kidding. She was dead serious. That's what's really scary.

[@nefdsnet]

Ivanova isn't scary. Ivanova is god.

[@Lightingwarrior]

She is Death incarnate

[@GtheMVP]

Lol beat me to it

[@jamesspring4610]

Trust Ivanova, trust yourself. Anybody else, shoot 'em! 😎

[@tyree9055]

A Goddess of Drama

[@gajustempus]

and if anyone questions her ever again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out!

[@culpritdesign]

It's cool she said her dad's name was Ivanov instead of Ivanova. Subtle detail but it's accurate to how Russian last names have a male and female form.

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

Details like that may seem small, but they play an invaluable part in making a story immersive, even when audiences don't notice them.

[@DVXDemetrivs]

She may be from Russia but not Russian ...

[@cafeeineaddicted8123]

@@DVXDemetrivs She's identified as Russian during the show.

[@dickbison]

I'd be surprised if a guy named Straczynski didn't know that ;)

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Actually, it's not very accurate. Ivanova is a patronymic: literally "Ivan's daughter". If her father's name is not Ivan, then they're using the name wrongly. For example, you've probably heard of Yuri Alexandrovich Gagarin. His family name is Gagarin, and his patronymic is Alexandrovich. His father's name was Alexander. That's one thing that bothered me about Susan Ivanova being supposedly Russian. She was using a patronymic as a family name. In all other respects, of course, she was perfect.

[@wandaburns8075]

She had some of the best lines in the show. I met Claudia Christian at a con in Chicago, she shook my hand so hard I thought she was going to break it.

[@paulhunter6742]

That's called having confidence. Maybe you should have politely asked her reduce to pressure😃😁😅🤣

[@ragzzytv]

G'Kar was a freedom fighter who found in the frontlines during the Narn revolution and Londo was a Fighter pilot in the Centauri Airforce. Fighting or getting their ass whooped is not new for them but they are still afraid of Ivanova which shows how much of a badass she is

[@ninjabearpress2574]

"God sent me..." most certainly did, and we thank Him for the gift.

[@markmayfield2228]

Ivanova in the White Star engaging the rogue EA Shadow fleet has always been the quintessential Ivanova scary moment.

[@MoA-Reload...]

This show should be required viewing for just about every science fiction writer to learn how they can have a strong female character truly kick ass yet still be feminine without having to sexualise her and without having to dumb down everyone around her down just to make her look better or jump through every PC trope to emphasise how great things on screen are. TV really has fallen a long way in 20 odd years like

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

It's not always obvious even to me, but there is no doubt that I've drawn lots of inspiration from the women of B5 when writing my female characters. I'm not up to that caliber of writing yet, but that just means I continue to have an ideal at which to aim.

[@MoA-Reload...]

@@AuthorDodgeMerrin well if you're going to aim for anything, may as well set those sights high. Best of luck in your writings and have a great day 🤗

[@spentcasing3990]

Not just sci fi but creating characters in general. Too many movies have characters that have no depth, no soul for lack of a better term. It's not enough to make a character strong, but to make a character that you care about. That you get invested in and want to cheer them on, that's what's missing with most of them today.

[@paulhunter6742]

I tend to disagree, in the so called Golden Age of tv most of popular TV show only features women as housewives, Secretaries or Sexpots.

[@damouze]

It should be required viewing for everyone.

[@lewismassie]

Sheridan was the head of Babylon 5, but Ivanova was the spine

[@johnbower7452]

She wasn't scary; she was sassy, brave, intelligent; and bloody attractive.

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

She had all those qualities, but I bet those who made her angry thought her pretty scary.

[@thegeneralmitch]

speak softly, but let Ivonova handle it. :D

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

You'll live longer that way.

[@Amharra]

Shows how badass she really is. Missing the Babylon 5 mantra and the switching to live ammo during training but otherwise perfect in every way

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

I wanted to include the mantra, but left it out to help keep the video from becoming too long. The live ammo I completely forgot about! She has so many good scenes, I knew I couldn't get them all in one video!

[@Amharra]

@@AuthorDodgeMerrin True. Still perfect in every way

[@michaelweigel8253]

Only Marcus could match Ivanona.

[@DennisMoore664]

Marcus stood against Neroon _and_ gave his life for the woman he loved - Marcus was a certified badass!

[@crateredcallisto2854]

@@DennisMoore664 he really was

[@rcladygreywolf6567]

You know she's badass when she makes a Narn run and sasses a First One.

[@LeChevalierduLys]

And not any Narn, but G'Kar himself!

[@ParaSkyblade]

You forgot the time when Marcus and Ivanova were hunting for First Ones, and Ivanova found out that Marcus was practically a virgin. "Wow...I thought the First Ones were rare!" OMG, that kills me every time!

[@paulhunter6742]

😀😅🤣

[@darrinwebber4077]

I always loved Ivanova. A woman after my own heart. When she says " I'll kill you." .... Believe her.

[@rfletch62]

Ivanova threatens to move Ambassadors seats to the fusion reactor. They cower before her as she addresses them.

[@debramunday892]

I always felt a bit sorry for Lockley. She was never as threatening as Ivanova.

[@ninjabearpress2574]

Didn't need to be, Lockley was her own woman in a show full of strong, intelligent female characters -- someone needs to tell JJ Abrams and Alex Kurtzman THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE!

[@sparrowlt]

@@ninjabearpress2574 yeah for one we are sorry Claudia left the show in season 5 as Ivanova would be in command of B5 ..but on the other im glad JMS didnt made Lockley a clone of Susan.. Lockley was certainly one of JMS "back doors" he planed in case a main actor left the show so he could replace the character without impacting much the history but he made the effort of not making them copycats of the character they replaced (Sinclaire->Sheridan , Lyta->Talia->Lyta.. etc) Actually even Ivanova herself was a replacement for the Pilot B5 XO Lt Commander Takashima

[@ibolrecords]

That "God sent me" speech makes me cry just a little bit...

[@paulhunter6742]

Ivanova and Markus could have been epic love affair. It's a shame she didn't pick up on his cues of how much cared about her until he sacrifices himself saving her life.

[@bonnienichalson5151]

The Saddest Part of B5 !😢🎉

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

Marcus' love for Ivanova was pure.

[@bunnycarlos1]

i could have sworn that she told someone once, "If you touch something again I will break your fingers off at the wrist." But I guess I remembered wrong.

[@DesRaven]

Hey Rey, this is what strong women in Sci FI look like. Take a lesson.

[@Lightingwarrior]

Agreed she is second only to Delenn herself

[@Blackwind_Legacy]

I wouldn't blame the actress for piss poor writing. Daisy did well for the crap she was given.

[@Lightingwarrior]

@@Blackwind_Legacy Agreed

[@robertnett9793]

She and Ellen Ripley :D

[@ariaflame-au]

There's more than one way to be a strong woman. Also you do know Rey is a *fictional* character don't you?

[@rooramblingon895]

Ivanova is still my number 1 all time perfect girlfriend/bodyguard character. Next is Cara Dune :)

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Everybody seems to forget one simple thing: SHE IS RUSSIAN. NUFF SAID.

[@danielhaire6677]

Maybe Black Widow was her ancestor?

[@donaldpaluga]

Nope. Natasha was spayed and neutered so that ain't possible

[@bonnienichalson5151]

The Character she play is Jewish of Russian descent :( The brain in that country:) most of them have left now 2024

[@eriolduterion8855]

@@donaldpaluga You are neglecting the possibility of the storage of egg cells and also of clone replication for an ancestor. Isn't SCIENCE wonderful?

[@willowfrog33]

Outstanding! Well done!

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

Thanks!

[@SkylerLinux]

I love how they just walk backwards from her just counting.

[@johncunningham4820]

The Goddess of War , Susan Ivanova . The Marcus bonus was great . Such a Good Heroic character .

[@Adameia_]

It always makes me smile to see how quickly the ambassadors flee, and with such biteless verbal protest as she stalks them off the bridge... XD

[@wrorchestra1]

I love KZbin's auto subtitles! "Lieutenant Commander of Ottawa" 😆😆😆

[@sbritton1313]

That last scene is something I love to do as well... Get her to smile and laugh, and you make the world a brighter place...

[@glorifiedng]

Takes a lot of guts to talk like that to some First Ones. And... Who am I? Excellent. It was such a shame that she would not let Marcus in to her life. But such is command sometimes.

[@paulhunter6742]

I believe Ivanova has put on tough exterior, because knowing she's a latent Telepath could end her Career, even endanger her life. That why she kept everyone at a distance.

[@eloiselockett9001]

Susan Ivanova everyone, the woman who can terrify mankind with the word 'three', the woman who stared into the disco ball aliens and hacked them off, the woman who had a great sense of humour, despite her past. Basically we love her and she is terrifying.😄🤣

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

Draal: I like you. You're trouble. Ivanova: Why thank you. That's the nicest thing anyone's said about me in days.

[@eloiselockett9001]

@@AuthorDodgeMerrin it's better than calling her cute, we know what that leads to 💀😂

[@khathaway414]

What no Ivanova is God speech? Shame on you.

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

Lol. I did consider that one, but I wanted to keep the video relatively short. She has so many good scenes, I'm probably going to do a part 2.

[@Francois424]

Okay, never hit on Ivanova's daughters in a bar and call them cute... noted !

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

Probably a good call. ;)

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Heck, if you are going to hit on a woman, you don't start by touching her without invitation. It's just wrong. Even if the victim of your creepy attention isn't going to cause you pain for it.

[@bonnienichalson5151]

Very Wise NEVER! Touch a lady without Her Invitation! Rule for long life !

[@DennisMoore664]

2:28 - She was so bad ass in this show. (I think the Ranger in the background looking up at those moments in her speech added a nice element to the scene too).

[@bthsr7113]

She was a delight.

[@bigbaba1111]

this is how you create a strong female char. not the forced feminist crap today.

[@Hammerhead137]

Agreed!!!

[@isabelleblanchet3694]

"Don't. You're too young to experience that much pain."

[@ethenallen1388]

You forgot the one where she offered to personally pull their lungs out.

[@Rood67]

I know the major love story in the show was Sheridan and Delenn. Their’s was a union that changed the direction of the galaxy. I wish they had kept Ivonava and Marcus going, and let them be the love that was the heart of the galaxy. Marcus gets hurt, and cannot be a Ranger any longer, she steps away from command to marry and care for him. Removes them both from the show before the dreaded season five.

[@johncolwell2188]

Marcus is a deliberately tragic character.

[@IRMentat]

@@johncolwell2188 took Ivanovas spirit down with him though given the other option who would do anything different. B5 and the other classics hit so much different emotionally to most of the current-year irreverent shows, cast by colour-swash, fetishisation of the bad guys and written by emotionally unbound 30 year old toddlers with no life experiences/aspirations.

[@KatamuroTheFirst]

@@IRMentat because the tragedy isn't just in words. They show how things affect people. Two of my favourite character arks are G'kar and Lando. It's brilliant. So much growth, so much pain and yet they are not even the main characters.

[@rfletch62]

In retrospect, season 5 was better than anyone could have expected.

[@tatianalyulkin410]

The Ottoman Empire? Who's Susan supposed to be- Rokselana? 😀😀😀

[@shodanki3736]

You missed the very important Mantra. Ivannova is always right. I will Listen to Ivannova. I will Not ignore Ivannovas recomendations Ivannova is god. And if you ever ignor her Orders again..... Just joking With the god Part :)

[@kc9602]

Three people on B5 you don't annoy in ANY way, shape or form: Lyta Alexander, Ambassador Delenn and Susan Ivanova. Heaven help you if you do!!!

[@brianegendorf2023]

Heh..I met her when she ran into me at DragonCon on the way back to her table from lunch. She apologized profusely. I was like, "Don't apologize, its the best thing that's happened to me today!"

[@andybrooks7228]

The only thing missing is someone in the background giving a thumbs up and putting another mark on the tally chart of things or beings that Ivanova has slapped down, by my count it should cover two and a half sides of Babylon 5.

[@ChanticoChulo]

They don't write characters like this anymore

[@paulhunter6742]

Compared to Ivanova, Seven of Nine, (ST-Voager) is a card board cut out in skin Suit and seven inch heels. No substance at all.

[@xxlCortez]

I'm still pissed that Marcus sacrificed his life for her, only to have the character disappear from the show anyway.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

The other most bad ass woman on that station and Claudia played her brilliantly!

[@terrancat]

It drives me nuts when people say there's no powerful female characters. Hello, Ivanova is a bamf and Delenn committed genocide.

[@andrewphillips9391]

"Remember the Babylon 5 Mantra: Ivanova is always right; I will listen to Ivanova; Ivanova is God!

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

I included that one in part two! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWiQYXR7m76DqKs

[@dalethelander3781]

SO badass. I love this woman.

[@Ъъъъъ-т4ц]

Действительно похожа на русскую еврейку

[@FluppyBagoo4016]

Ladies in b5 are badasses!!

[@bigbob1699]

I want Ivanova and Ripley to watch my back .

[@montgomerywolf3434]

'Doctor, I'm Russian, we understand these things'...Cmd. Ivanova

[@MrSimon64]

Someone did not learn the Babylon 5 mantra. add to welcome to B5 booklet.

[@reubencarter3004]

At 2:29 is the best Ivanova line in the entire serie.

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

It certainly makes me never want to mess with her.

[@mikebutler6308]

@@AuthorDodgeMerrin All the way through that speech, the look on her face...that would have been enough to make me leave. Also, as the line"I am death incarnate" is spoken, a crew members head can be seen just popping up over her shoulder; they're thinking "Oh shit, she's REALLY annoyed...."

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

@@mikebutler6308 The little details in the background are one of the many things that make this series great. No matter how many times I watch it, I still find things I never noticed before.

[@VulpisFoxfire]

@@AuthorDodgeMerrin I keep saying that B5 is a series you need to watch at least 3 times from end to end. Once for the base story, a second time for all the secondary elements and foreshadowing, and a third time for all the other background things you missed the first two times.

[@Kruhn]

They forgot the "Ivanova is always right" sequence.

[@KennethAGrimm]

"God sent me." What many miss is that this is the culmination of what we may call the Ivanova Cycle. We first saw Susan Ivanova arrive on station as a bitter atheist in total rejection of her roots in Judaism and her parent's legacy. Episode after episode we have seen this shell worn away, as Susan begins to accept this legacy. Finally, in these three words, we see through Susan Ivanova's mind the complete acceptance of her spiritual heritage and the legacy passed on to her by her parents, the understanding that from here infancy, from her parent''s infancies, even back to the call of Abraham, has been a consistent destiny to bring her to this place at this time. However large or small her role in this destiny may be, it was divinely appointed for her. This confidence is the foundation of her terrifying resolve. Romans 4:21

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Lutenant Commander of Ottawa?!? WTF TREUDEAU IS ON THE STATION 😂🤣

[@loqutor]

Yes. Ivanova most certainly IS scary. That's most likely why I'm head over heels in love with her.

[@calkelpdiver]

Jeffery Combs (Brunt, Shran, Weyoun) was Mr. Gray (Psi Corps). During the 90's he got around to the SciFi shows.

[@theyaden]

That end part with Marcus brightening her day. Taaaaaaaaaaaa

[@LordMaul619]

Given a choice to fight her or Black Widow….. I’ll choose Ivanova but immediately surrender.

[@MelissaHash]

Yes Ivanova is scary & deadly but beautiful & one of my favorite Babylon 5 characters ever! #IBelieveIvanovaIsGawd!

[@christianresel8051]

You missed the true scary moment. Ivanova is alway's right I will Listen to Ivanova I will not Ignore Ivanova's recomendations Ivanova is God

[@Administrator_O-5]

You should have included the part with the Drazi after she takes the green leader's scarf & immediately goes to the purple group & does the same thing & says "now stop fighting!"....

[@jerrywinder7249]

I have met claudia christian!!

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

I hope you remembered to obey the Babylon 5 mantra!

[@lennykoss8777]

💗🌈💗🌈💗🌈💗🌈💗

[@mikeyj9607]

That smile during the "God sent me" speech had me figuratively shitting in my pants

[@christopherbacon1077]

Thank the gods she ad Derlenn never got into a fight. The galaxy might not have survived

[@bigbob1699]

I still want to buy her a REAL BREAKFAST !

[@Cayladran]

The hope she'd back off that came with "its bigger than we are.."

[@RandomTrinidadian]

Yea.... word to the wise... Dont piss off the Russian

[@4elementstudios]

the addendum should be marcus and ivanova because of how he inflicts himself into her world

[@paulhunter6742]

You didn't understand, he was in Love with her, but couldn't figure a way to show her how much until she was at death doorstep.

[@adamwright9741]

Totally my favorite character too, probably in any series. And check out that awesome mid-90s writing that actually showed some "class"! This was the perfect compilation of one of the top 10 great characters in television history

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

Thanks! It was a lot of fun putting this together. So true about the writing. It's a lot of what I aspire to in my own works.

[@gregpommen5630]

She also got into a good fight with one of the guest stars in Thirdspace.

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

I thought about including that one, but ended up preferring the theme of her scaring people with her words and attitude.

[@Okiedog1]

She cowtows a First One. Now that take ovaries!

[@zoetropo1]

Ivanova tries so hard not to hurt them.

[@tacpaws]

Ivanova will always be a real baddass lady

[@darrinwebber4077]

Im still waiting for someone to reboot this show with modern cgi and modern script/dialogue... Same story... Same conversations... Everything the same..... Not "reinterpreted"....just modern.

[@johnflores1723]

You made me laugh. You made me cry.

[@GeorgeSutton-cq2ss]

She was a Badass. Loved the show.

[@utGort]

She should have boffed him.

[@Tsiri09]

She was tough, unless someone threatened her illegal coffee plant.

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

Even she was afraid of how much scarier she would become if denied coffee.

[@mikes5637]

Still looks stunning in her late 50s but mainly does voice work for animation and videgames now.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

Show me when the character fulfills threats and then I will think the character is to be feared. Else, the character is just a strong worded one.

[@outdoorfreedom9778]

One of my stations had the rights to B-5 for a long time and showed the series from start to finish several times. The last time they showed it I knew all the dialog and gave it a pass. Now I want to watch it again but it isn't being shown!! I should have recorded it!!

[@AuthorDodgeMerrin]

It's available for streaming on Amazon Prime.

[@outdoorfreedom9778]

@@AuthorDodgeMerrin I don't pay to see old TV shows or movies.

[@jimhuffman9434]

0:48 Not a good idea boy