Season five definitely was a notch or two below previous seasons of BABYLON 5--mostly because the exciting and cool evil forces were gone and there just didn't seem to be a lot of compelling drama. Fortunately, this episode kicks off a couple of these compelling subplots, though never exactly pay off well. The worst of these is the telepaths subplot, as after just a few episodes, I grew to hate the character "Byron". To me, he seemed like a Gothic romance hero or a vampire who doesn't want to kill but must--very formulaic and very whiny. But at least this episode kicks off a small altercation between his wimpy forces and the Alliance. As for the other subplot, this is much more exciting, as there is definitely something evil and amiss on Centauri Prime and for the first time, we get a tiny glimpse of this threat. Overall, this is an episode where there are no resolutions, though, just the foundations of future conflicts being established, so it's an important but not especially satisfying episode.
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Things start to unfold!
InfiniteJesterII17 July 2022
Warning: Spoilers
We return to the unfolding saga of the telepaths in what is a pretty good episode that has multiple interesting plot points.
The personal highlight of this episode is the Centauri plot. There is a real sense of mystery here as, finally, foreshadowing is occurring and plot threads are being woven into the tapestry. We return to Centauri Prime, where the dying Regent has seemingly gone mad, asking someone to kill him because he was "not himself." it is obvious that the organism found on himself and Captain Jack in Season 4's Racing Mars is exerting influence over him, and that he is in league with the shadows. Londo is almost assassinated by a knife, which is held back and backfired at the thrower, who was a Centauri nobleman plotting against him. We see what is most certainly a Drakh, standing in the dark. Things are indeed getting interesting.
In all, a good episode in which many intriguing mysteries are laid.
The personal highlight of this episode is the Centauri plot. There is a real sense of mystery here as, finally, foreshadowing is occurring and plot threads are being woven into the tapestry. We return to Centauri Prime, where the dying Regent has seemingly gone mad, asking someone to kill him because he was "not himself." it is obvious that the organism found on himself and Captain Jack in Season 4's Racing Mars is exerting influence over him, and that he is in league with the shadows. Londo is almost assassinated by a knife, which is held back and backfired at the thrower, who was a Centauri nobleman plotting against him. We see what is most certainly a Drakh, standing in the dark. Things are indeed getting interesting.
In all, a good episode in which many intriguing mysteries are laid.
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