Ship of Tears story
Bester returns to Babylon 5 with secret information about a weapons supply ship and proposes an alliance. Directed by: Mike Vejar. Story by: J. Michael Straczynski.
8 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| telepathic society | choice | Bester was there and saved other telepaths |
| a common enemy unites | major | Sheridan and hated Bester make common cause against the Shadows |
| alien abduction | major | the shadows obviously abducted people and operated on them |
| facing an overpowering adversary | major | everyone facing the shadows |
| prejudice in society | major | Bester looked down his nose at non-telepaths. |
| the calculus of human life | major | Delenn explained that she let millions of Narn die because probably billions would have died if she had interceded |
| arranged marriage | minor | Bester described his genetically matched marriage as practical and loveless |
| creeping authoritarianism | minor | We understand that Earth news was now tightly controlled by the fascist president. |