B5 doesn’t try to draw any direct parallels, but the message is clear: the show will not shy away from big issues just because those issues are uncomfortable.
As the Narn Regime attacks Centuri civilians in disputed territory, the series makes it clear this all could be read as a metaphor for the conflicts in the Middle East. Michael Straczynski took a refreshingly organic view of Babylon 5’s canon, saying, “My feeling is that fiction, like life, is open changes, and let’s use that to our benefit.”īut, other than character set-ups, the story of “Midnight on the Firing Line,” begins the larger political story of B5, and demonstrates the show’s ability to tackle big allegorical themes in a way no other sci-fi series ever really had. But, the rest of these changes stuck, including a massive aesthetic overall for the pivotal character of Ambassador Delenn (Mira Furlan).
And, somewhat hilariously, resident telepath Lyta Alexander (Patricia Tallman) was replaced by Talia Winters (Andrea Thompson), although Lyta would later return in Season 2 and replace Talia. Commander Laurel Takashima (Tamlyn Tomita) were replaced by Dr. Several characters from “The Gathering” were suddenly new people. In almost every conceivable way, “Midnight on the Firing Line” was a reboot for Babylon 5. This episode gave Babylon 5 the second chance it needed and, 29 years later, still holds up as a fine hour of sci-fi television.
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While the 1993 pilot movie “The Gathering” set the tone for the series, the real first episode of the series - “Midnight on the Firing Line” - aired on January 26, 1994. One year after its slightly inauspicious pilot, Babylon 5 was back.
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