"A Tragedy of Telepaths" discussion

[ruuger]

This is the discussion post for the episode 5x10, "A Tragedy of Telepaths" . Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Summary:
The Drakh continue attacking Alliance ships, and on B5 some of Byron's followers are also resorting to violence. Meanwhile on Centauri prime, Londo and G'kar run into an old friend.

Na'Toth's back and Byron and his telepaths are just one episode away from being out. Thoughs? ;)

Extra reading:
The article for "A Tragedy of Telepaths" at The Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[4thofeleven.livejournal.com]

Yay Na’toth! I mentioned a while back that one of the reasons I’m still very glad B5 got its fifth season is that it meant Na’toth could get a proper send-off – her departure was very poorly handled, with no explanation for her disappearance until the end of the third season…

Meanwhile, on the station, Lochley discovers a bunch of telepaths are locked in a section of Brown Sector. Apparently, Sheridan must have given the order to let them live there – after that, he probably didn’t give them much thought. Well, these things happen in a monarchy…

I kid – but the ISA is a truly odd political entity, isn’t it? Sheridan and Delenn clearly don’t represent or answer to Earth or Minbar, the non-aligned worlds seem to have joined without fully understanding what expectations the alliance would put on them, and the only force actually loyal to the ISA as an institution is the White Star Fleet – which can be deployed without informing the council. In effect, the Alliance is less a federal state and more an army without a homeland.

The telepath story hasn’t really dragged as much as I remembered – possibly it’s easier to watch when you know when it’s going to end? And Byron does actually get less irritating – though it’s still baffling that anyone would follow him. The wanna-be matyr doesn't really seem to match the guy who'd try and blackmail the galaxy for a homeland...