Story: The Corps is Mother, the Corps of Father
Written By: J. Michael Straczynski
Season: 5
This episode takes a different angle than usual, following Bester on a murder investigation from his point of view, as opposed to the usual B5 gang POV. We get a look inside the Corps, which is filled with creepy propaganda posters. Essentially Bester is showing two rookies the ropes, when a member of the Corps is murdered. Bester takes on the investigation which leads him back to Babylon 5, where the suspect has fled to.
It is a decent episode, and a nice send off for Walter Koenig’s slimy Alfred Bester, who has been a prominent recurring character since the first season. Bester was the kind of character you loved to hate. This was his last episode in the show, I guess he was meant to appear in the spin-off Crusade, but the series was cancelled before he got the chance. In his final appearence, he gets an episode fully dedicated to him. He is the star of this episode, with only two stars from the series ensemble actually appearing (Zack Allen and Dr. Franklin) in this episode.
NEXT TIME: Ambassador Vir
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