Just as great as I remembered it. The fist time Babylon 5 really shifts into a higher gear in terms of the big arc.
Michael O’Hare’s performance as haunted and scarred so far exceeds everything else that he does in this show. Knowing the back story that’s quite tragic. But he also brings a core to what is going on here that is essential. This episode relies on his reactions and his feelings, so it’s important that it works.
Production is also really great – the lighting through the interrogation sequence and the flashbacks works very well, and the music builds tension and feeling appropriately.
But – if you’re defending a 3-dimensional planet, is a ‘line’ really a great way to go?