Babylon 5 Season 3, Episode 3. Written by
J. Michael Straczynski, directed by
David Eagle. Originally aired on
November 20, 1995.
Primary Plot: The
Centauri send a glorified
puppet to take control of the
Narn population aboard station, replacing
G'Kar.
Secondary Plot: Sheridan and
Ivanova deal with the transport association.
Tertiary Plot: Garibaldi suspects
Dr. Franklin is taking
stims to stay awake.
Fourth Plot: An alien
probe arrives at the station and threatens to
explode if over 500 scientific questions aren't answered correctly.
Fifth Plot: Londo conspires with
Delenn to send
Vir to
Minbar in order for him to become the new Centauri representative there.
Commentary: It's yer typical "day in the life of the crew" that every
science fiction show seems to have one or two of, hence the title of the episode. The only plot element worth nothing...
Na'Far, the figurehead sent to replace
G'Kar, immediately made me think of
Vichy France during
World War II. Very similar in both their rationales for doing what they did and also in what others thought of them.
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