You know, part of this is definitely it when it comes to Garibaldi's storyline; I felt like we missed some of the journey from Point A (Garibaldi taken, programmed, starts to behave differently) to Point C (the Edgars plot), which meant Point C kinda felt...there.

I think part of the problem, though, is not just its development but what felt like its ultimate purpose - from a narrative standpoint, Garibaldi is programmed and hooks up with Edgars and goes through all of that...just to betray Sheridan, to get him to that interrogation. I mean, there's really no other major point to that whole saga, from a plot standpoint. I suppose one could argue character reasons, but since Garibaldi and Sheridan are buddy-buddy right after the whole programming deal comes out, not so much there - so maybe a tiny slice of bringing Garibaldi back to Lise. Now, that plot point would be fine, but honestly? The programming thing is what doesn't work for me. Taking a season getting Garibaldi to the point that he's willing, mind his own, to betray Sheridan? Good plot. Taking a season watching Garibaldi succumb to some outside force to find out that Bester's used him for his own purposes? Good plot. But for whatever reason, combining the two just ended up...messy. The emotional resonance of Garibaldi's betrayal doesn't track because how much of it is his own agency and how much is his programming? And the revelation of just why Garibaldi's been acting so strange, and what happened to him after his abduction, ends up being kind of a let-down; to me, at any rate.

Eh, I don't know. I'm not fond of "so and so was programmed to do something" plots in general, because it just feels like a cheap way to have a character act out of character to get to a desired plot point.

I might not have had a problem with Lise had she been cast differently. That actress was just wretched.