The Illusion of Truth story
The command crew take a chance when an ISN reporter arrives on the station, claiming that he wants to do an objective and truthful story on Babylon 5. Directed by: Stephen Furst. Story by: J. Michael Straczynski.
8 total · 3 choice · 2 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| authoritarianism | choice | Earth was now a clear cut dictatorship controlled by the fascist President Clark. The government controlled the media. |
| journalism | choice | The reporters purported to be objective journalists. |
| war propaganda | choice | the reporters produced biased war propaganda in the end |
| betrayal | major | Sheridan was upset by Garibaldi |
| romantic love | major | Sheridan and Delenn |
| poverty in society | minor | journalist complained about the conditions in down-under |
| social inequality | minor | journalist claimed the poor on BB5 were an exploited underclass |
| worker exploitation | minor | journalist claimed the poor on BB5 were exploited |