However, none of that excuses a choice the character makes in the penultimate episode of the show.
Lennier is present, but doesn’t hit the override button to rescue Sheridan.
In fact,he even rushes off and initially leaves him to his fate.
Although Lennier’s conscience sends him back, it’s just in time to see Sheridan rescue himself.
Ashamed, Lennier quickly takes one of the fighters and flies away.
However, there was no premeditated element to the attack.
As Delenn explains to Sheridan afterwards, she believes this was merely a moment of personal weakness.
It’s a single moment of weakness that leaves Lennier with one of the show’s most bittersweet endings.
It’s a single moment of weakness that leaves Lennier with one of the show’s most bittersweet endings.
The fact that it went unseen is for the better.
One of the interesting things aboutBabylon 5is the way it plays with morality and mistakes.
Characters like Londo make terrible decisions for selfish reasons, prolonging wars over personal slights.
Even his most craven act is merely one of inaction, and he recognizes what he’s done.
Instead,Lennier ends the show in shame, another example of howBabylon 5eschewed typical serialized sci-fi tropes.
This is so commonplace in movie franchises likeThe Fast & The Furious, it’s become a joke.
By comparison,Lennier isn’t given the time or space to enjoy a similar arc.
Redemption for Lennier will not be as easy as simply saying “I’m sorry.”
It’s a heartbreaking element ofBabylon 5’s ending and one of the most emotionally interesting.
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