If there’s a supporting character of equal value to Bester, it’s Neroon, the Minbari warrior introduced in this first season episode. Neroon is a fantastic foil to Delenn. While the ambassador has been showing the Minbari’s spiritual side for the bulk of the season, all it takes is one episode of Neroon to show the audience that not everyone in the Minbari federation is as touchy/feely as we’ve... 

In Star Trek: First Contact, Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) has a speech about how, in the future, they’ve transcended such things as material greed; everyone works for the common good of mankind, with humanity’s focus on material possessions having been eliminated by the Trek era. Every time I hear that speech, I think, “Bullshit.” I mean, seriously: who wants to be a janitor for the common... 

If “Infection” is my least favorite Season One episode, then “The Parliament of Dreams” ranks up there as one of my favorites for the season. The episode is the first time G’Kar is really put at the center of a story (as I’ve mentioned previously, I was a big G’Kar fan), reveals some of culture of the different alien races, and even gives the Commander a romantic connection, although...