Dust to Dust story
The "Conspiracy of Light" is jeopardized when Bester comes to Babylon 5 to find a dealer of the telepathy-inducing drug Dust, one who has made G'Kar's acquaintance… Directed by: David J. Eagle. Story by: J. Michael Straczynski.
16 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| security vs. freedom | choice | Bester thought lack of freedoms was a price that should be paid for security against various forces |
| telepathic society | choice | protagonists worried about telepath Bester reading their minds |
| creeping authoritarianism | major | Tought police, leader cult, etc. were discussed. The Nightwatch tried to clamp down on what they considered "seditious material". |
| drug abuse | major | dust addiction was talked about |
| ethnic hatred | major | Centauri vv. Narn |
| illegal drug trade | major | The dust drug was traded. |
| imperialism | major | Nazi-like Centauri expansion was featured, and protested against. |
| secret government project | major | the dust drug was in fact a government project |
| alien origin of religious claims | minor | Voron appeared as Narn angel |
| appeasement policy | minor | outraged aliens might no longer appease Centauri but situation mirrored run-up to WW2 |