"There All the Honor Lies" discussion

[ruuger]

This is the discussion post for the episode 2X14, "There All the Honor Lies". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Summary:
Sheridan gets into trouble when he kills a Minbari in self-defense.

Extra reading:
The article for "There All the Honor Lies" at Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[londonkds.livejournal.com]

I like Sheridan's "bone on his head" line even though it shocked me when I rewatched the series: JMS doesn't pretend only evil characters can harbour that kind of prejudice.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

The way the aftermath of the Earth/Minbari war lingers for the good characters is something I found really striking on this rewatch; in the first season with Sinclair's "there was a time when I just wanted to kill every Minbari I saw" line and now here with Sheridan. It makes psychological sense for both of them, and of course they both get over it in different ways, but as you say, mostly only evil or at least ambiguous characters are shown to have prejudices.