"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]

For some reason, I've always assumed the government being backed by Earth in "Gropos" was pre-spaceflight... Can't seem to find anything to back that up though.

It occurs to me that the B5 setting is a post-colonial one, with the end of Centauri rule over other species still within living memory. I'd assume that blatant attempts to occupy or exploit primitive worlds is frowned on, but sending in ‘advisors’ or establishing ‘protectorates’ over low-tech systems is pretty common.