A Race Through Dark Places
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"A Race Through Dark Places" is an episode from the second season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5
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returns to Babylon 5 to investigate an underground railroad of rogue telepaths. His return sparks tension and suspicion among the crew, as an underground railroad would need an insider to help them.
Sheridan
protests EarthGov
charging him rent for his large quarters.
Ambassador Delenn
wants to know what it is like to be human
so she asks Sheridan to dinner to talk about life outside of diplomatic matters.
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
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Psi Cop BesterAlfred Bester (Babylon 5)
Alfred Bester is a Babylon 5 character played by Walter Koenig. He is a senior Psi Cop and a recurring antagonist in the series. J. Michael Straczynski named the character after the science fiction writer Alfred Bester, since telepathy is a recurring theme in his work .-Early Life and Career:The...
returns to Babylon 5 to investigate an underground railroad of rogue telepaths. His return sparks tension and suspicion among the crew, as an underground railroad would need an insider to help them.
Sheridan
John Sheridan (Babylon 5)
John J. Sheridan is a lead character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bruce Boxleitner. For most of the series, he is the commander of the Babylon 5 station; during the series' final season he is the President of the Interstellar...
protests EarthGov
Earth Alliance (Babylon 5)
The Earth Alliance is the name of a fictional alliance of the nations of Earth and off-world colonies in the television series Babylon 5. The transition of Earth government from a democratic, elected government to an authoritarian, militaristic one and back to a democracy again is a major theme of...
charging him rent for his large quarters.
Ambassador Delenn
Delenn
Delenn is a fictional lead character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Mira Furlan.-Overview:Delenn, an alien ambassador and leader from the planet Minbar, is one of the pivotal characters in Babylon 5....
wants to know what it is like to be human
Human (Babylon 5)
Humans are one of the many races in the fictional Babylon 5 universe. They appear in all seasons of Babylon 5, and all of its spinoffs. Their homeworld is Earth, from which the interstellar Earth Alliance is governed...
so she asks Sheridan to dinner to talk about life outside of diplomatic matters.
Arc significance
- Talia WintersTalia WintersTalia Winters is a fictional character appearing on the science fiction television show Babylon 5 during its first and second seasons. She was portrayed by actress Andrea Thompson....
begins to question her allegiance to the Psi CorpsPsi CorpsIn the fictional universe of Babylon 5, the Psi Corps is an agency of the Earth Alliance responsible for all humans with telepathic or other para-psychological abilities anywhere within Earth controlled space. All persons with Psi abilities are required to either join the Corps, face lifetime...
. - Talia's relationship with Susan IvanovaSusan IvanovaSusan Ivanova is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Claudia Christian.-Character overview:...
begins to warm. - Talia's comment, "The Corps is mother, the Corps is father," will later be the name of an episodeThe Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father"The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father" is an episode from the fifth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. Unlike other episodes, it follows the actions of the Psi Corps from the Corps' internal view.-Synopsis:...
. It is also a mantra for the Psi Corps.