It's an entertaining adventure, not with the emotional depth of The Shadow of his Thoughts but very enjoyable to read. A bit Ray Bradbury-esque, and I wouldn't have minded a miniseries on G'Kar's and Lyta's Collected Travels. Colour me amused it starts with G'Kar having gotten them in trouble via making a pass at someone, and his later self reflection that he wants to find a balance between the priest/saint self and his womanizing old self because the former got a bit too much on B5.
Lyta instinctely referring not just to the Corps telepath in general but also to a Psi Cop as "my people" is an interesting characterisation touch and reminds me again that in s5, post Byron's death, one of the ironies is that she resembles Bester more and more. Mind you (no pun intended), Lyta in this story is far more balanced than she was when we leave her in s5; clearly travelling with G'Kar is good for her.
The solution to the mystery was a bit obvious (at least if you know your sci fi short stories), but that's not the point of the story.
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Date: 2012-09-17 12:06 pm (UTC)Lyta instinctely referring not just to the Corps telepath in general but also to a Psi Cop as "my people" is an interesting characterisation touch and reminds me again that in s5, post Byron's death, one of the ironies is that she resembles Bester more and more. Mind you (no pun intended), Lyta in this story is far more balanced than she was when we leave her in s5; clearly travelling with G'Kar is good for her.
The solution to the mystery was a bit obvious (at least if you know your sci fi short stories), but that's not the point of the story.