Welcome to your spoiler-free discussion thread for the least explanatory episode title in Babylon 5 thus far.
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Earhart’s: “GROPOS” Spoiler Space
It’s a slice of life and character study episode, like we’ve had many times already in B5, only it’s in the shadow (ahem) of “The Coming of Shadows.” Whaddaya think about “GROPOS” and how does it fit into the five-year arc?
Episode 31: “The Coming of Shadows”
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In every story worth its salt, there’s at least one pivot point. We’ve already had a couple in Babylon 5.
This one won a Hugo. That made it a perfect time for our Control Group, Steven Schapansky of Radio Free Skaro and Lazy Doctor Who, to come back once more.
“He said…pick a target.”
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “The Coming of Shadows”
If you haven’t seen Babylon 5 before, after watching “The Coming of Shadows” the question must be asked: is this the show you thought you were watching? Are these the characters you thought you knew?
Earhart’s: “The Coming of Shadows” Spoiler Space
Enough said.
Episode 30: “Soul Mates”
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Does the love quadrangle drive your three co-hosts to delight or delirium? Talia is given a chance to escape her destiny with the Psi-Corps, but is her reunion with her ex a dream or a date with destruction? Don’t despair: The Audio Guide to Babylon 5 is taking on “Soul Mates”!
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “Soul Mates”
Everyone, please welcome Peter David, Writer of Stuff™, to the Babylon 5 writing team. We’re going to have a really good show here, with a 23rd-century game of post-marital The Bachelor and the slimiest ex-psychic on record, who makes Bester look like a cuddly bunny. Give it up for “Soul Mates,” everybody!
Earhart’s: Spoiler Space for “Soul Mates”
You might be forgiven for overlooking that “Soul Mates” isn’t just about Pestilence, Famine and Death–it’s also the conclusion to what Chip has decided to call the Talia Trilogy. What did you think about both plots and what they revealed about the future? It is a pleasure to host your spoilers here…
B5AG Proposes a New Logo
As you may be aware, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski is hoping to revive and reboot the B5 franchise as a feature film. (Beware spoilers!) Possibly slightly influenced by our Doctor Who background, your humble podcast hosts suggest that a new logo treatment would be warranted….
Episode 29: “A Race Through Dark Places”
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It’s the most pivotal turning point (wait, that’s redundant) yet for Talia Winters, as an underground band of telepaths forces her to face the truth about PsiCorps. All this, a dinner date, Ivanova managing to somehow not kill her commanding officer from his couch, and Bester, too: it’s “A Race Through Dark Places.”