tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post5741119619873744478..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: BABYLON 5 Rewatch: Season 1, Episodes 5-6Adam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-47474231345795580542017-07-13T17:14:36.016+00:002017-07-13T17:14:36.016+00:00"Mind War" is definitely my least favori..."Mind War" is definitely my least favorite Babylon 5 episode, because it repeats the annoying trope where someone evolves into a more powerful being, but then leaves everyone behind... they couldn't possibly stay and help out with all the terrible things happening to the main cast. <br /><br />(I should have realized that this would have it's own tvtropes page, although the other egregious one for me, from Earth: Final Conflict, isn't on there.)<br /><br />What's worse is that there wasn't even an attempt to explain it, like in the Star Trek episode 'True Q' (the Q Continuum wouldn't let her stay) or an entire season of Stargate SG1, where Daniel ascends and gets mired in a political stalemate with similarly ascended beings (at least he manages to help out a bit).<br /><br />In this case, there's no reason Ironheart couldn't have showed up at the end to lend a hand.<br /><br />It's interesting to see that although Ironheart might have been a throwaway character, the rest of the show had a lot going for it despite that. I'm already appreciating these extended recaps, and the background as well!Bronkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037864167096222349noreply@blogger.com