Mind War
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| “Mind War” | |
|---|---|
| Babylon 5 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 6 |
| Guest stars | William Allen Young (Jason Ironheart) Felicity Waterman (Kelsey) Julia Nickson (Catherine Sakai) Walter Koenig (Bester) |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Directed by | Bruce Seth Green |
| Production no. | 110 |
| Original airdate | 2 March 1994 |
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"Mind War" is an episode from the first season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. The episode marks the first appearance of Walter Koenig as the recurring character of Alfred Bester.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Talia Winters' old instructor at Psi-Corps, Jason Ironheart, whom she was also romantically linked with him in the past, arrives on the station.
Alfred Bester also arrives on the station, in pursuit of Jason. Bester is a Psi-Cop, powerful telepath members of Psi Corps that pursue "rogue" telepaths under the premise that the general population is in danger from them.
Catherine Sakai plans to go to a planet named Sigma 957 but is warned by G'kar of the dire consequences of doing so.
[edit] Arc significance
- Catherine Sakai is warned by G'Kar not to survey the planet she has in mind, Sigma-957.
- First appearance/Hint of the First Ones.
- Introduces the Psi Corps and the character of Bester.
- Introduces Jason Ironheart's gift to Talia.
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[edit] Trivia
The character of Bester is named after science fiction writer Alfred Bester, whose novels The Demolished Man and The Stars My Destination provide some of the inspiration for aspects of telepathy in the Babylon 5 universe.
Bester uses the phrase "Be seeing you" as a farewell to Commander Sinclair near the end of the episode, along with a gesture where his thumb and forefinger formed a circle over one of his eyes, which he then tipped forward in a salute. This was the form of farewell used in The Prisoner television series.
Quantium-40 is revealed as a necessary substance for the manufacture of jump gates.
