Grey Sector: A Babylon 5 Podcast

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This week we review the season five episode Phoenix Rising.
Mike celebrates an event he has long desired, Joe wonders why Bester didn't also adapt the third law of robotics, Sarah admires Byron's amazingly flippable hair.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:15:41
Spoiler Zone: 1:15:42 - 1:17:18
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:17:21

Music from this episode:

• “Surf Punk Rock” By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• “Please Define The Error” By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• “The Haunted McMansion” By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

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This week we review the season five episode A Tragedy of Telepaths.

Mike wonders if JMS had all the fight choreographers killed, Sarah reads us Byron's dog's epitath, and Joe elucidates the Minbari Management System.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:55:27
Spoiler Zone: 0:55:27 - 0:59:27
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 0:59:27

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

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This week, we lured poor Anna away from Murderpod to argue about season 5's "Secrets of the Soul".

Mike demands SCIENCE, Joe suspects Sheridan was a bad boyfriend, Sarah preemptively announces the winner of Season 5 bingo, and Anna just cannot with Sheridan's goatee.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 01:24:43
Spoiler Zone: 01:24:44 - 01:31:00
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 01:31:00

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

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Far too many months later, we return to talk about the greatest surprises and mysterious mysteries of season one of Apple TV's Murderbot. What makes this show unlike any other? What's coming next? And who will top the misgendering leaderboard. . .  and pay the price? 

Music from this episode:

"Space Desert Blues" by Wolfgang Bütow is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0

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We continue our Babylon 5 rewatch with season 5's "Secrets of the Soul".

Mike wants to be clear that JMS was very tired, Joe calculates Zack's caseload, and Sarah tries her hardest to look on the bright side.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 00:54:46
Spoiler Zone: 00:54:58 - 00:58:50
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 00:59:00

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

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This week we review the season five episode Strange Relations.

Mike (mostly) refuses to buy Gucci, Joe explains line of sight rules in telepathery, and Sarah calculates the "Ivanova was always right" quotient.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:56:54
Spoiler Zone: 0:56:54 - 0:59:35
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 0:59:35

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

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This week we discuss the Babylon 5 fifth season episode "Learning Curve".

Sarah loves her wacky horror movie tropes, Mike assumes Statler and Waldorf are married, and Joe is bummed that we didn't get to increment the Ranger Bodycount. 

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:58:14
Spoiler Zone: 0:58:30 - 1:01:40
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:01:40

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

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This week we review the season five episode A View from the Gallery.

Sarah is ready to sign up for the Gaim newsletter, Mike wonders if the head was still inside the helmet that Byron's polycult was passing around, and Joe explains the minute differences between various kinds of spoo.

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

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This week we review the season five episode The Paragon of Animals.

Joe thinks Patrick Stewart is great, but still not as good as the Hamlet from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Sarah isn't sure what the Pak'ma'ra agricultural colony does, and Mike gives suggestions about the Season 5 Bingo Card.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:03:09
Spoiler Zone: 1:03:09 - 1:04:24
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:04:24

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0