There’s no relief in sight for the building tension in this fifth and final season. As we watch a number of storylines unfold, our attention is held by Zack’s growing jealousy and frustration with Lyta’s clear fondness, emerging loyalty, and maybe even love for Byron.

Lyta seems to be driven to the point of finding identity and comfort among this family of rogue telepaths: the Vorlons abused her, and her non-telepathic colleagues haven’t trusted her and even shun her. But in the best of circumstances, we still don’t really know what Byron and his followers are up to.

The tension is built primarily through the use of soft slurs on both sides, as we watch non-telepaths and telepaths alike refer to each other as “you people”, “those people” and other similar descriptors. Secrets emerge as we learn that Byron isn’t really in control of his followers when the convenience of peace disappears. He also learns some of the very dark secrets within Lyta that track back to her relationship with the Vorlons: secrets that impact all telepaths. In a parallel storyline, Dr. Franklin uncovers a very significant secret of the Hyach as they sheepishly try not to betray their dark past yet provide information Franklin requires in his new capacity working for the Alliance.

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