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Jumpgate #59 - Ship of Tears (Patreon)

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2023-05-03 01:01:59
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Everyone's favorite psychic fascist cop BESTER is back on Babylon 5 as Walter Koenig returns, and he's great as always. Vera and I enjoy hating this guy on the latest Jumpgate podcast

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Jumpgate #59 - Ship of Tears

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 3, Episode 14, Ship of Fears - As the Shadows begin to attack in the open Bester returns offering to help the Babylon 5 crew by uncovering secret weapons of the seemingly unstoppable force.

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Conrad

We saw shadow fighters in the second episode of season, two pursuing G’Kar and some Narn fighters and and also in “the long twilight struggle” where a Shadow battle crab launched them. That said, I kinda like Vera’s point about fighters making the Shadows more mundane BUUT it is worth remembering that the white star is a combination of Minbari tech & Vorlon tech and the Minbari are among the oldest of the younger races & Vorlons are a super ancient race with bio technology like the Shadows so the white star being able to destroy a Shadow fighter seems believable in universe.

Conrad

Also, Vera’s worry about how Bester’s would be seen is so valid. Funnily enough as teenager watching B5 for the first time I was grossed out by Ironheart being Talia’s teacher in season 1 (and so for the sake of an otherwise excellent story I ignore it) but I never questioned the legitimacy of Bester’s romance until much later & given how Bester is presented talking about her in season 4 I’m not sure the show really questions it either (unfortunately).

Jessie Earl
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Yeah; that's a lot of what I'm finding with B5. I ADORE IT so much, but it has some glaring blindspots that I think are typical of 90s shows, but interesting to see on rewatch