"And Now for a Word" discussion

[ruuger]

This is the discussion post for the episode 2X15, "And Now for a Word". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Summary:
ISN Special Report about a regular day on Babylon 5.

Extra reading:
The article for "And Now for a Word" at Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[widsidh.livejournal.com]

I think this is partly to contrast with The Illusion of Truth a couple of seasons on, which I'm sure JMS was already planning in some detail at that point.

We see how the portrayal ahs changed from an apparenlty quite decent one, albeit with a discernible bias (but then again, no journalism is completely unbiased) to one which only retains a superficial semblance of objectivity.

The two episodes are interesting in themselves (I've never been able to make up my mind whether or not I cactually like them), but I believe they are really a pair.