Why is Sinclair so prone to heroism (read: suicidal bravery)?
• Garibaldi: “The commander’s a hands-on kind of guy, he’ll grab any chance he can get to take out a ship – he’s like that.” • This episode occurs right around the 2nd anniversary of Babylon 5 going on-line. • In a poll, 75% of “Interstellar Network News” said B5 wouldn’t last 5 minutes. Lloyd’s of London put the odds at 500 to 1 against it lasting one year. • The “Narn-Centauri negotiations” are to occur in the near future. • Sinclair: “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth.” (His reply to Garibaldi’s joking guess that Sinclair’s interview would get him shipped off the station and himself promoted into Sinclair’s position.) This is a quote from Shakespeare (King Lear.) • Dr. Hendricks says to Franklin, “There’s a Martian war machine outside, and it wants to speak to you about the common cold.” That’s a reference to H. G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds,” in which the Martian invaders are killed by common microbes. • Sinclair: “When you become obsessed with the enemy, you become the enemy.”
