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Ruuger ([personal profile] ruuger) wrote in [community profile] b5_revisited2009-03-01 07:41 pm

"Mind War" discussion [spoilers]

This is the discussion post for the episode 1X06, "Mind War". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Extra reading:

The article for "Mind War" at Lurker's Guide.

[identity profile] widsidh.livejournal.com 2009-03-02 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Look at Walter Koenig – after Star Trek, he became an actor!

I had that feeling, too, and also when I first saw Gillian Anderson post-X-Files.
Thing is, an actor needs something to act with, especially a good script, but also good direction. Bester is so much more of a character than poor Chekhov was ever allowed to be.

BTW, there used to be joke:
"You have been watching B5 too much if...
...you think Chekhov was really Bester on an undercover mission."

(There was a whole list of th at kind of thing - no idea where the site has disappeared to.)