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Babylon 5 Season 2 Episode 22 "The Fall of Night" podcast - the season finale debrief is here, and the Babble On crew has questions. Specifically: why was Warren Keffer in the credits all season? The answer involves JMS, an executive note, and what can only be described as malicious compliance. Jenny, Jenn (showrunner, screenwriter, rewatcher), Gus (actor, first-timer), and Ali (writer, first-timer) are joined again by special guest Ean (production designer and Babylon 5 fan) to break down the Season 2 finale in full. 🎙️ And there is a LOT to unpack. First: the Warren Keffer situation. Jenn drops the inside scoop - the network demanded a hot pilot, JMS obliged in the most minimal way legally possible, and the Lurker's Guide confirms JMS's feelings on the character were... not warm. As a showrunner herself, Jenn recognizes malicious compliance from a mile away. Rest in peace, Warren. You were a victim of the development process. Then the crew gets into the actual episode: Gus gets his vindication on the Kosh-as-angel theory (he called it), the gang debates whether the Vorlons are benevolent guides or just running species-wide cognitive behavioral therapy without consent, and Londo not seeing Kosh opens up a genuinely fascinating theological rabbit hole - is it the whole Centauri race, or is Londo specifically that cursed? We also break down the Hanukkah symbolism in Ivanova's final scene - backed by JMS's own comments from the Lurker's Guide - and why it hits a lot harder than it looks. Plus: the Night Watch as a mirror of real-world authoritarianism, the Neville Chamberlain of it all, and hype for Season 3. 👀 #Babylon5 #BabbleOn #SciFiPodcast #BabylonFiveReaction #LezbiNerdy ✅ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LezbiNerdy/?sub_confirmation=1 ☕ Support the Channel (Ko-fi): https://ko-fi.com/lezbinerdy 👉 Patreon (Early Access): https://patreon.com/babbleonpod 🎧 Audio Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/babble-on--6550347 👉 Discord: https://discord.gg/mxYdyRk 👉 Bluesky (Jenny): https://bsky.app/profile/lezbinerdy.bsky.social 👉 Bluesky (Podcast): https://bsky.app/profile/babbleonpod.bsky.social 📩 Business: lezbinerdy@gmail.com 👉 Babylon 5 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2pS1hgfF7m_JqDQsu3KCynwGYVtHbQn 👉 Battlestar Galactica Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2pS1hgfF7lkuxSQ3x3AmyBZciinjWib 👉 Star Trek Picard Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2pS1hgfF7l6iw7LmixsKBNZBQnWtMkP