{"id":39952,"date":"2013-12-09T17:04:38","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T00:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/09\/b5-rewatch-s1e12-by-any-means-necessary.html"},"modified":"2014-05-30T08:47:41","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T14:47:41","slug":"b5-rewatch-s1e12-by-any-means-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/09\/b5-rewatch-s1e12-by-any-means-necessary.html","title":{"rendered":"B5 Rewatch: 1×12 "By Any Means Necessary""},"content":{"rendered":"
An overall fairly lightweight one-off episode, with the main plot being how B5 is having problems with sufficient budget to keep the loading docks safe. Strikes, a smarmy government negotiator, a bit of tame rioting, political pressure from back home, and a clever solution from Sinclair keeps life going on.<\/p>\n

The B plot is more G'kar \/ Londo bickering, in this case Londo being the bigger jerk by stealing a key plant used in a Narn religious ceremony. Kind of ho-hum, except it gives G'kar a new chance to show himself as a more nuanced character than the foppish terrorist he comes across as the beginning.<\/p>\n

One bit of trivia: the Rush Act, the law that allows the the government to break the strike, was named after Rush Limbaugh.<\/p>\n

Most Dramatic Moment:<\/b> Lots of sound and fury, but the drama's all pretty shallow. Maybe Londo noting to G'kar that his pettiness here is vengeance for Ragesh 3, back in the very first episode. \u00a0Vengeance and what it will drive both characters to is a key part of the series.
Most Amusing Moment:<\/b> Meh. Again, not much.\u00a0
Most Arc-ish Moment:<\/b> Not much, except for reinforcing the Londo\/G'kar conflict and blurring who's the good guy here.
Overall Rating:<\/b> 2.0 \/ 5 – Not bad, but not all that good; pretty skippable if you're doing your own rewatch.<\/p>\n

Midwinter Guide: http:\/\/www.midwinter.com\/lurk\/countries\/us\/guide\/012.html<\/a>
Babylon Project: http:\/\/babylon5.wikia.com\/wiki\/By_Any_Means_Necessary<\/a><\/p>\n

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