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Babylon 5 S01E12: "By Any Means Necessary" - Episode Discussion

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Title
Babylon 5 | Full Episode | By Any Means Necessary: Season 1, Episode 12 | Beyond Infinity
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ClipZone: Beyond Infinity
Duration
48:44
Published
May 21 2026

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  1. [3]
    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    I enjoy this episode quite a bit. It's full of loopholes. Loopholes for religion, loopholes for laws. It does make you wonder how long Sinclair can get away with loopholes though. I always felt...

    I enjoy this episode quite a bit. It's full of loopholes. Loopholes for religion, loopholes for laws.

    It does make you wonder how long Sinclair can get away with loopholes though. I always felt like B5, instead of ending on that upbeat Star Trek note of "aha we pulled a Kobayashi Maru", leans more "and that choice too has been noted for the future."

    For folks new to the series, season 1 is very much setup, with bigger very arc relevant episodes. Next episode is one of my favs. If you're not sure if you're bought in, see if this hooks you. In general the show keeps kicking up from here, with a very few lulls along the way.

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    1. [2]
      winther
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      Yeah Sinclair is getting away with quite a lot, but I like how you also get a sense of politics on Earth is also messy and full of different parties where some might oppose and others support...

      Yeah Sinclair is getting away with quite a lot, but I like how you also get a sense of politics on Earth is also messy and full of different parties where some might oppose and others support Sinclair and his methods. Makes for an interesting dynamic so it isn't just the frontier space station against the clueless Earth politicians.

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      1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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        Yeah there's definitely a much broader political world that we're just seeing as it bumps into our characters' lives/jobs or hits ISN and airs on screen

        Yeah there's definitely a much broader political world that we're just seeing as it bumps into our characters' lives/jobs or hits ISN and airs on screen

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  3. [2]
    KapteinB
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    Wouldn't have guessed G'Kar was the religious type. From his conversation with his assistant, seems the Narn follow a range of different religions (or prophets, or books), but there are...

    Wouldn't have guessed G'Kar was the religious type. From his conversation with his assistant, seems the Narn follow a range of different religions (or prophets, or books), but there are non-believers among them as well.

    12.2 light-years from Narn, that's just a little over 10 of your light-years.

    That broke my brain for a moment. How can a light-year not be the same everywhere? Well obviously because planets have different orbital periods! Nice detail.

    I think this is actually my favourite episode so far. Great drama between the striking dockworkers, the Earth senate, and poor commander Sinclair caught in the middle. Fun loophole he found. Workers of the galaxy unite!

    C'est la lutte finale
    Groupons-nous, et demain
    L'Internationale
    Sera le genre humain.

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    1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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      Yeah you get more Narn religion as the series goes on. I don't recall specifics so I don't remember if the prophets are considered regular but enlightened people or supernatural beings or a mix!...

      Yeah you get more Narn religion as the series goes on. I don't recall specifics so I don't remember if the prophets are considered regular but enlightened people or supernatural beings or a mix! (Perhaps some schools of thought on either side?) I don't want to spoil anything for anyone so I won't go look it up to confirm.

      The Centauri have gods, the Minbari have group rituals and a whole religious caste and the Narn have more personal practice. I like the variety even if it gets a bit "aliens all alike" at times. Oh and the Vorlons make cryptic statements. I assume that's their religion.

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