Originally posted by Chew
Once again the big downside of "super-saver shipping" at Amazon: mine isn't expected to ship until 04-19.

Originally posted by Wizdar
I wonder how much they want at Target?

Originally posted by Wizdar
Well, I finally got my ship notice from Amazon.

As the station adjusts to the arrival of a new command officer and prepares for Sheridan's inauguration, a group of telepaths arrives looking for sanctuary.

How was the assassin able to steal a Starfury so easily? It's been previously implied ("Survivors," "A Voice in the Wilderness, part 2") that Starfury launches -- or more specifically, the launch bay doors -- are controlled from C&C. If that's true, the assassin might have had inside help, which would in turn imply a wider conspiracy.

Sheridan's decision to allow Byron's people on B5 may be a point of contention with Lochley, even though it was arguably a political question from the start. If she denied Byron's request, she clearly thought it fell within her jurisdiction to make such decisions, and may now feel that any decision she makes can be declared a political issue by Sheridan and overturned.

Sheridan's assumption was that by allowing the colony to form on the station, he'd be gaining telepathic allies in any future war between telepaths and normals. But doesn't that depend on the nature of the war? It might be sparked in such a way that it's not just a matter of Psi Corps versus everyone else, in which case having a colony of telepaths, some quite powerful, aboard Babylon 5 would be a tremendous liability. For example, Edgars' telepath virus ("The Exercise of Vital Powers") would clearly be seen as a threat by all telepaths, regardless of their political affiliation, and all normals would be potential carriers.

The question of who controls B5 is a bit muddled. Lochley is an Earthforce officer, but at least some of her senior staff (Zack and Franklin) are, judging by their uniforms, affiliated with the Interstellar Alliance. So is Sheridan, who is in some ways her superior and in others not. The rest of her subordinates, the crew of the station, are presumably employees of a sovereign state until B5's final disposition is determined. Though on a day-to-day basis this jumble of affiliations may not be problematic, it's probably untenable in the long term. For example, if some of the crew want higher pay, as in "By Any Means Necessary," it's not clear to whom they'd make their appeal.

Londo suffers a serious heart attack and must face his greatest fear to survive. Lennier decides to start training as a Ranger.

Londo said he had never apologized for anything in his life, presumably referring to serious apologies rather than off-the-cuff conversational remarks. If that was because he was afraid to face the fact that he'd done great harm in the past, apologizing might count as facing his greatest fear, his last chance for redemption as prophesied by Lady Morella ("Point of No Return.") Of course, she was more likely referring to allowing himself to be strangled by G'Kar, since his next-to-last chance was to not kill the one who is already dead -- quite likely a reference to letting Sheridan go as he'll do in his final moments ("War Without End, part 2.")

Lennier's decision to join the Rangers may have other aspects in addition to the ones mentioned in the episode. For example, he may feel personally responsible for Marcus' death, since he was the one who inadvertently led Marcus to discover the existence of the alien healing device ("Endgame.")

Both Lennier and Londo followed the callings of their hearts in this episode, though Londo's heart was rather more emphatic about it.