"A Distant Star" discussion

[ruuger]

This is the discussion post for the episodes 2X04, "A Distant Star". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Summary:
A ship commanded by an old friend of Sheridan's becomes lost in hyperspace after a visit to Babylon 5. Meanwhile Delenn is being questioned by the Minbari about her transformation.

Extra reading:

The article for "A Distant Star" at Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[4thofeleven.livejournal.com]

Man, the Cortez is huge. It's longer than B5! I wonder how many people are on that thing?

Looks like most of it isn't habitable space, though. I guess it's designed so that extra modules can be attached if needed - maybe for transporting entire colonies? Throw in engines, hangar bays, enough fuel and supplies for years on end... I think JMS said somewhere explorer ships also set down temporary jumpgates when they find planets worthy of later in-depth surveys, so parts for those are going to take up even more space.

Seems like even if you assume it's only got a tenth as much living space as B5, that's still tens of thousands of crew, though.