"Let me pass on to you the one thing I've learned about this place. No one here is exactly what he appears."
This was a statement from G'Kar to Sakai and I certainly think it holds a universe of truth, importantly established here for later use in the series. While I do believe Babylon 5 fans are a bit harsh to the show's earlier episodes, I do agree that the series would develop fundamentally and structurally as it continues into must-follow television, starting threads in this episode that progressively build to supreme effect.
Various story lines for Babylon 5, Mind War: Psi Corps, a telepathic organization used to protect Earth's interests, send two of their best cops, (including Star Trek's Chekov himself, Walter Koenig, in perhaps the best part of his career as the sinister Bester) to Babylon 5 station believing a "rogue telepath" is on his way (if not already there). The rogue is named Jason Ironheart (William Allen Young, a fine actor with a kind face), and his association with Babylon 5's stationed telepath, Talia Winters (the curvy, sexy Andrea Thompson, in a terrific performance here) is the emotional core of this episode. Catherine Sakai (Julia Nickson) has information that a planet named Sigma 957 which could have significant minerals/resources considered quite profitable, but G'Kar (rightfully so) forewarns her of strange things that happen in that sector. She encounters an unusual energy-draining "space anomaly" (I honestly don't know how else to describe it) that seems to work almost as a type of star gate. What it is Sakai poses to G'Kar who himself doesn't know, comparing us to ants and how we appear as ants to it. Most importantly, established above all else, is the disturbing development of what the Psi Corps is planning in regards to the use of telepaths, involving telekinesis and the gaining of power.
Koenig's first episode as Bester sets the stage for what future turbulent times are in store for the Babylon 5 station. I think with what Ironheart mentions to former lover Talia in regards to the dangerous Psi Corps, Babylon 5 foretells of the telepathic organization's frightening motives with the future of Earth in question. The end result of the episode—what Ironheart "becomes"—is quite profound. His mindquakes are quite a sight to behold and render a whole section in disarray; also Ironheart's moments with Talia, when we see he is not the evil turncoat Becker insists he is, are dramatically potent. Strong episode of the first season.
This was a statement from G'Kar to Sakai and I certainly think it holds a universe of truth, importantly established here for later use in the series. While I do believe Babylon 5 fans are a bit harsh to the show's earlier episodes, I do agree that the series would develop fundamentally and structurally as it continues into must-follow television, starting threads in this episode that progressively build to supreme effect.
Various story lines for Babylon 5, Mind War: Psi Corps, a telepathic organization used to protect Earth's interests, send two of their best cops, (including Star Trek's Chekov himself, Walter Koenig, in perhaps the best part of his career as the sinister Bester) to Babylon 5 station believing a "rogue telepath" is on his way (if not already there). The rogue is named Jason Ironheart (William Allen Young, a fine actor with a kind face), and his association with Babylon 5's stationed telepath, Talia Winters (the curvy, sexy Andrea Thompson, in a terrific performance here) is the emotional core of this episode. Catherine Sakai (Julia Nickson) has information that a planet named Sigma 957 which could have significant minerals/resources considered quite profitable, but G'Kar (rightfully so) forewarns her of strange things that happen in that sector. She encounters an unusual energy-draining "space anomaly" (I honestly don't know how else to describe it) that seems to work almost as a type of star gate. What it is Sakai poses to G'Kar who himself doesn't know, comparing us to ants and how we appear as ants to it. Most importantly, established above all else, is the disturbing development of what the Psi Corps is planning in regards to the use of telepaths, involving telekinesis and the gaining of power.
Koenig's first episode as Bester sets the stage for what future turbulent times are in store for the Babylon 5 station. I think with what Ironheart mentions to former lover Talia in regards to the dangerous Psi Corps, Babylon 5 foretells of the telepathic organization's frightening motives with the future of Earth in question. The end result of the episode—what Ironheart "becomes"—is quite profound. His mindquakes are quite a sight to behold and render a whole section in disarray; also Ironheart's moments with Talia, when we see he is not the evil turncoat Becker insists he is, are dramatically potent. Strong episode of the first season.