"A Day in the Strife" discussion

[ruuger]

This is the discussion post for the episode 3X03, "A Day in the Strife". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Summary:
An alien probe holds Babylon 5 hostage. Meanwhile, the Centauri send a new liaison to replace G'Kar as the leader of the station's Narn population.

Extra reading:
The article for "A Day in the Strife" at Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[4thofeleven.livejournal.com]

Not only was the Garibaldi scene totally out of character - seriously, did Garibaldi ever really trust Sheridan? It also felt oddly out of place, like something that belonged in early season two, as part of an attempt to sell the audience on a new character. By this point, surely there's nobody in the audience still on the fence about Sheridan?

And we don't need to be *told* what an awesome commander he is when we saw him as a brilliant strategist two episodes ago...

[selenak.livejournal.com]

I think Garibaldi warmed up to Sheridan during s2 and probably was the closest he got by the end of s3 before the, err, Psi Corps experience, and he probably trusted him a lot in a comrade-in-arms and commander sense - but I never had the impression that trust was ever unconditional. And this kind of fanboying is out of character for Garibaldi and anyone (except Warner Brothers cartoons). He didn't go around randomly telling other members of the command staff what a fabulous guy Sinclair was, either, and he loved Sinclair.

As far as I recall, Sheridan was generally accepted and embraced by fandom at the start of s3, yes, so I have no idea why JMS felt this scene necessary.

On the other hand, both Garibaldi's concern for Franklin and his visit to G'Kar entirely flow from what has been established before.