Minbari Mondays, Chrysalis, and Recognizing…

This is the continuation of our fictional letter (reviewing each film and episode of Babylon 5) that I receive each week from Ranger Mayann.

Here is her 24th report:

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Nih sakh sh’lekk, sleem wa, Greetings from Tuzanor:

In this report, in the end of your Earth year 2258, it is also the end of the second year of operation of the station. The Anla’Shok claims not to know very much, concerning the events surrounding the great Delenn, in this incident, but we have much intelligence to offer related to the other important events on the station during this terrible day. We do know, though, that she asked a crucial question of then Commander Sinclair, regarding our most sacred relic from Valen. We also know that she then used that relic to make a transformation that was not approved by our Gray Council of that time, yet, she took the risk of helping to fulfill what indeed did bring out the better in us, eventually.

From the city of  Tuzanor, on Minbar

Earth year 2278,

Anla’Shok Mayann

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  Addendum to Ranger Mayann’s report, by Shira: This episode is easily the most dramatic of season 1, and is full of foreshadowing to the next season. Quadrant 37’s situation is changing dramatically, as will that of Ms. Sakai and Commander Sinclair, shortly.

I love Londo’s question to Vir on just how many of their gods he must have offended to have to give territory to the Narn, whom Sinclair accuses of acting “like abused children who’ve grown big enough to do it to someone else.”

Then there is Garibaldi’s heroic trip to warn the others, coming too late to save the human beings the tears of an assassination, as Lenier sheds tears for Delenn, while the Narn have a terrible day of their own, most unexpectedly, as Londo believes his fortunes to be turning to the good, although he is quite wrong, of course. And then the politics, as Commander Sinclair is ordered to maintain silence on what really looks like evidence of an important cover-up.

“And so, it begins…”

Last week, and next week’s reports are available here: As part of Ranger Mayann’s letter on the history of the Babylon Project.  

-Shira Destinie

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Nih sakh sh’lekk, sleem wa. and my Babylon 5 review posts, if you like Science Fiction, and a proposed Vision on Wondering Wednesdays: for a kinder world…    

Shira Destinie A. Jones, BsC, MAT, MPhil

our year 2021 CE =  12021 HE

Stayed on Freedom’s Call

Shared histories are explored from a new perspective of cultural parallels and parallel institution-building which brought the two communities together culturally and historically.

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