#010 - B5 1.09 - "Deathwalker"

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Discerning Lurkers Portal: A Babylon 5 Podcast

Discerning Lurkers Portal

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The Discerning Lurkers Portal endeavors to review every episode of Babylon 5, one of the greatest sci-fi TV shows ever and a favorite for hosts, Dave and Todd. We'll examine the plot, world-building, characters, performances, dialogue, behind-the-scenes info, and general good stuff and bad stuff of every episode. Near the end, we score each episode using the Psi-Corp P-rating scale from P1 to P12, saving spoilers for future episodes until the very end. We hope you'll also check out our other podcast, Discerning Geeks Portal, where we discuss more geeky topics, with a focus on movie reviews.

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#010 - B5 1.09 - "Deathwalker"

Discerning Lurkers Portal: A Babylon 5 Podcast

1 hour 7 minutes 34 seconds

3 years ago

#010 - B5 1.09 - "Deathwalker"

This week, we are postponing our Chon-Kar to review the Babylon 5 season 1 episode, "Deathwalker."

- So, who in this episode knows that Sinclair has a hole in his mind (doesn't everyone know that in season 1)?

- Which ships do we see for the first time in this episode?

- Which support character does one co-host feel is underutilized?

- What are a couple of the co-hosts' favorite scenes?

- Are Vorlons truly leery of telepaths, or are they just faking it for...a particular reason?

- Do we know exactly what Kosh is trying to get out of Talia Winters?

- How do the themes of responsibilities, choices, and consequences, factor in to this episode's twist & turns?

- Why did Kosh blow off the council meetings? Was he busy making preparations, or did he just find the council's concerns on both sides irrelevant?

- What are some of Dave & Todd's favorite quotes from the episode?

- Did the guys like the Abbut subplot or not?

- What nitpicks did the guys have regarding the Vorlons' aim and the council's method of watching Jha'Dur's ship leave?

- Who was originally supposed to play the character of Abbut?

- What were Larry DiTillio's favorite aspects of his script for this episode?

- And, what part of JMS's script revisions did Larry DiTillio protest against -- something that the co-hosts agree was a correct decision on JMS's part?

Listen now for the answers to these and other ageless questions as we try to survive the machinations of..."Deathwalker."

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Public domain music used in this episode...

- Intro / Transition Into Spoiler Zone / Outro: "Putin's Lullaby" by Alexander Nakarada via FreePD.com (Note: I know with current events going on around Ukraine in March 2022, a song with "Putin" in the title is unfortunate, but I can't help it. That's the name of the song, and the song was picked out weeks ago when the first half of it sounded perfect for a Babylon 5 intro...with a few "swoosh" sound effects added to the end of the intro for added punch.)