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When Franklin and Marcus meet #2 in the Mars Resistance (Racing Mars), he seems not to be aware of the Anla'shok, even though Lyta had the assistance of a Ranger in Divided Loyalties. The dialogue is terrific, but It just seemed strange that the only Rangers #2 knew about were the comrades of...

In the episode Atonement there is an operating assumption that it would take Marcus and Franklin 2-3 weeks to travel to earth by back-channel transportation. Why couldn't a White Star drop them near and cut off several days? Twice when the Centauri controlled Narn the Rangers did some...

In The Gathering Lyta objects to scanning the Vorlon because she could be "drummed" (an archaic military term) out of the Psi Corps. Taken at face value this statement doesn't accord with later revelations about the Psi Corps, particularly Ivanova's exposition on the Psi Corps in "Midnight on...

I watched Legend of the Rangers yesterday and noted a possible conflict with the B5 series. In the selection of the crew Captain Martel says that the Narn and Drazi had been added to the Rangers since their worlds had recently joined the Alliance, implying that those two worlds joined quite...

Now that I’ve reached the end of viewing the B5 episodes again, I’m pausing for a moment of silence for poor old Draal. He didn’t personally appear in B5 after the third season episode “Voices of Authority and he isn't mentioned again after the fourth season episode “Conflicts of Interest.”...

In “No Compromises” Sheridan reiterates a decision that Minbar is the logical choice for the new Interstellar Alliance headquarters. So I thought for a minute and came to much the same conclusion. Can’t go to earth – wounds over civil war still healing and potential war zone with the...

A story occurred today in the media that brought the controversy over stem cell research into bold relief. A man paralyzed from a car wreck went to China for a radical surgery. Stem cells from aborted fetuses were injected into the man’s spine. Apparently as a result, just recently he was...

Every time I watch “No Compromises” I become even more incredulous at the naïve idealism that JMS puts in Sheridan’s mouth when he gives his little speech to his friends about not postponing the inauguration ceremony. Sheridan is the only President in history without a body guard, let alone a...

I believe Sheridan had the moral authority to initiate a campaign to remove Clark, but recently as I watched “No Surrender, No Retreat” I wondered about Sheridan’s legal authority to involve the Rangers and the White Star fleet in that campaign. JMS never introduces this angle as an issue, but...

I wonder if anyone knows how to go about replacing one disk in a set. One of my B5 Season One disks has scratches that causes it to skip a whole section in two separate episodes. I would like to replace that disc if possible without buying that whole set again. Thanks for any suggestions anyone...

Toward the end of No Surrender, No Retreat Sheridan engages in his best sales manner to convince the Earth Force Captains to defect from Clark, appealing to them to clean out Night Watch and the rest of the EarthGov scum and "let the voters decide" whether they were right. Very laudable...

In the early part of the Z’ha’dum episode it seems to me that JMS ramped up Sheridan’s arrogance to the max. Sheridan assumes his knowledge about Anna is infallible. Delenn knew that if she did even suggest that Anna might be alive Sheridan would go to Z’ha’dum and he basically confirmed her...

I was watching The Gathering last night and two subtle points of plot and humor suddenly came together that I hadn't picked up on before. When Lyta finishes with assisting the two businessmen with their transaction, the contrary one says to Lyta, "Someday I’m going to find the guy that thought...

I watched the DVD introduction to the 5th season and was interested in the brief comment JMS made on Claudia Christian’s departure from the show and the impact it had on the story. I remember from USENET posts contained in the Lurker’s Guide that Ivanova would have been the new CO of B5 in the...

Recently I watched the JMS commentary on Z'Ha'Dum and JMS made no mention of the technomage backstory that explains some of the mysteries of that episode, such as how the White Star was able to crash into the planet without being shot down. It just seemed peculiar to me that JMS wound not make...

I was watching The Gathering and noticed a couple of things that appear to have been changed as the B5 story developed. One was Lyta's comment that if she broke Psi Corps rules she could be drummed out of the Psi Corps. Later, we learn that the only way to legally leave Psi Corps is in a...

Delenn out of the loop in \'No Compromises\'? In episodes featuring Rangers Delenn was always around the action or involved somehow - when Sinclair notifies Garibaldi of Rangers operating in and out of B5, when Marcus shows up to request help for a Ranger base in Drazi territory, etc. And...

Recently after watching the episode "Convictions" in the beginning of Season Three I reviewed the Lurker's Guide material. I discovered the answer to a little thing that has niggled at my subconsious concerning the last episode of Season Two. At the beginning of "The Fall of Night" a man and...

Periodically JMS gave hints of what was to come in the B5 story. WWE particularly annoyed some fans because of its (misleading) leaps into the future. Some of the foretelling are very subtle. In the very first episode, Midnight on the Firing Line, Londo tells Sinclair, "in twenty years one of...

Sinclair\'s Pacifist Answer This turned out a bit long, but I think you'll find it intellectually engaging. In response to an ISN reporter’s question in the episode Infection about whether space exploration is “worth it,” Sinclair says, “there's one thing every scientist on the planet agrees...