Rising Star
I selected this episode for discussion mainly because of President Susanna Luchenko of the Russian Consortium. One cool customer, she holds her own against everyone else in the room. She's pragmatic but also has a wicked sense of humour and doesn't take any BS. If only her and Ivanova had had screen time together...
( On to the end. Or is it the beginning? )
( On to the end. Or is it the beginning? )
Who's in charge of Babylon 5 at the moment? Has it reverted to Earth ownership?
Can I make this two different questions?
Who is in charge of B5 at the moment - as in, running things on the station because Sheridan, Ivanova, Delenn, Franklin, Garibaldi and by all accounts all of the abassadors are NOT ON THE STATION? I have no idea. I'm picturing things going all to shit, and Corwin pulling his hair out at C&C. Maybe Zack and Corwin are running the show? Man, I would kill to see that.
Has it reverted to Earth ownership? I think that's covered in the first episode of Season 5. Babylon 5 will remain independent until the deal is completed for the Alliance to formally buy it from Earth. But that... doesn't make a lot of sense, does it? Why would the Alliance need to buy it from Earth if it's independent?
Sheridan knew about the telepath virus ("The Face of the Enemy," among others.) How many more have been told?
I'd have to say Garibaldi told him. In the imaginary missing scene where the two of them patch things up, I imagine Garibaldi is completely debriefed and tells Sheridan absolutely everything he knows, because Bester left him with his memories intact, so now he can do that.
I also love Luchenko, and her matter-of-factness with Sheridan. After all he's done, right or wrong, it's wonderful to have someone sit down and spell out for him why he can't just go about life like nothing happened, and he does have a price to pay for his actions. In turn, once Sheridan figures out he has no choice but to resign, I love that he shows concern for his crew, and that he alone will be held responsible for his actions, while they will all be granted amnesty.
(I equally love the way he makes the General hold the door for him and call him "Mr. President." After being so beaten down and sad, it's nice to see a little smugness.)
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The only thing I can think of is that they're basically paying off whatever investments Earth had in the station, and allowing Earth to recoup the actual cost of building it in the first place. Kind of a boring plot point, though.
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Yes. Which is probably why they just summed it up in a little exposition in early S5.
I still would've taken boring meetings about this over Byron, though.
Just sayin'.
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