"The Long Dark" discussion

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This is the discussion post for the episodes 2X05, "The Long Dark". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Summary:
A ship with a cryogenically frozen crew, sent out to search for extraterrestrial life over a hundred years ago, arrives on B5.

Extra reading:

The article for "The Long Dark" at Lurker's Guide.

Comments

Re: Two things

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I like what JMS was trying to say in that episode very much (that is, if he was trying to say what I think he was trying to say!) The ideas almost save it, although the resulting execution missed the mark.

I will say it was my then-8-year-old's favorite episode for a while. The dummy just creeped him out, and Garibaldi's one of his favorite characters. Maybe we're just the wrong age? :)