BPP 512 – The Ragged Edge

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We join Sheridan as he’s lamenting over the bureaucratic side of life as the President of the Alliance, and with the Council in turmoil over the ongoing attacks, pressure mounts for the Alliance to do something. Seems the way the original charter was drafted, no one has authority outside their own sovereign space to take military action, and the Alliance is stretched thin. The show opens with some boom and we watch three key points unfold along the ragged edge: the new problem of how to get (or allow) member races to contribute to the common defense; we see Londo happy to be back on B5 after the uncomfortable events he experienced on Centauri Prime; and our friend Michael Garibaldi is hung over and in a sad place once again.

Weaving several of these together, it seems there was a survivor during the most recent attack on transports and the race begins to get hold of him and learn what he knows. Obviously this would help Sheridan’s team to learn who may be behind the attacks. On the other hand, perhaps those responsible for the attacks might want the survivor silenced. In a solo mission, Michael is detailed to use his contacts on the Drazi home world to bring the rescued pilot in, and in the process continues to fall deeper into his renewed addiction. He also seems to be everyone’s favorite punching bag. He ends up coming home empty-handed except for a button. A button that might be a very real piece of evidence into who’s responsible for the attacks on the shipping lanes.

In another storyline Ta’lon makes an appearance and while G’Kar is happy on some level, he’s also suspicious. It turns out Ta’lon and others have “liberated” the incomplete Book of G’Kar and published it. The result: G’Kar has become a religious figure with a significant following and now much deal with how people are interpreting his words.

The episode wraps up as we essentially have confirmation that the attacks on the shipping lanes are in fact Centauri. G’Kar is aware and the decision is made that Londo should be kept in the dark about this. For now.

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