Sinclair gets to bellow and Garibaldi to mutter under his breath and Ivanova to be all bitter, but the bad guys (well, guy at the end) are (is) stymied and all’s well with the world. Right. “Be seeing you.”
Oh, and Talia is in there being all hoarse-voiced and tragic, but somehow not very admirable or sympathetic.
The B-Plot involves Sinclair’s main squeeze, Catherine Sakai, going off to Sigma 957 to scope out a possible Q-40 find — against the advice of G’kar, who warns her of strange doings there.
Which there are, gobsmacking ones which almost kill her, until G’kar’s precautions save her butt.
And, yes, we get some nice ground-laying for later Big Mojo Elder Race bits in the series — but, more importantly, it’s the first time we see G’kar as something other than a buffoon or a black hat — “Nobody is what they seem,” he tells Sakai, and the viewers. And he’s right.
All in all, great stuff.
Most dramatic bit: Talia describes what telepath lovemaking is like. (Runner up: Catherine shudders after G’kar’s ant metaphor.)
Most amusing bit: Talia describes to someone in an elevator about how telepaths find it hard to shut out loud thoughts and emotions, then elbows the leering Garibaldi behind her.
Most arc-ish bit: The revelations about the Psi Corps just out-arc the revelations about Sigma 957 and G’kar.
Overall rating: 4.5 of 5
Lurker’s Guide: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/006.html
Babylon Project: http://babylon5.wikia.com/wiki/Mind_War
Guide page: “Mind War”
Talia’s old Psi Corps instructor, the victim of a secret experiment, is the target of a manhunt involving the Psi-Cops. Catherine wants to survey a promising planet for possible mining, but G’Kar warns her to stay away. Walter Koenig as Bester. Felicity Waterman as Kelsey.