1 x 12 - By any Means Necessary

[alexcat]

By Any Means Necessary – 1 x 12

This has never been one of my favorite episodes but it is a showcase for Sinclair and how he is willing to use the rules to get what the station and its people need. We will see Sheridan do this as well. We also see him interacting again with the non-military people on the station. The dock workers and their union rep seem to develop a great deal of respect for him during this episode. We also see another mention of how the station is underfunded.

I prefer the episodes that fit into the arc, but many of season 1’s eps are similar to this one. Perhaps they give us a history of the characters in a way that arc eps do not.

You can read a complete recap Here.

You can read more about the episode at theLurker’s Guide Post.

The union rep is Neeomi Connoly:


We also see Sinclair help G’kar to have his religious service with the G’Quan Eth – this story line is the comic relief, I suppose in the darker story of the dock workers.

What do you all think?

Comments

[jesuswasbatman]

I think this is a bit hypocritical, because B5 was made non-union to save money.

[alexcat]

Was that a decision by JMS or the network?

[jesuswasbatman]

JMS, definitely.

[alexcat]

Hmmm... not sure what to say to that. I understand that his budget was a shoestring but one would think he'd get the importance of unions, even if they cost more.

[shipperslist]

I find this episode very fitting to my interests because as we speak, our nurses' union is fighting for our rights.

On the matter of the relevance of this episode... meh.

[alexcat]

I did enjoy the episodic nature of Season One but yeah, not sure it was very important because I am not crazy about throwaway characters.