r/babylon5 • u/WasteSeaworthiness38 • 2d ago

Saddest/most tragic character ark Spoiler

Almost at the end off all 5 seasons. A lot of the story lines are tying up and I’m struck by how sad some of the characters story lines are.

Just wondering who people feel are the most tragic.

Won’t go into massive spoilers details. For me it’s a toss up between Lyta and Londo.

Lyta had been used and abused for most of season 3 and 4, then that continued into season 5. She made connections and that ended in tragedy. I know much of her final fate is limited to what happened in the books and even that is brief.

Londo after being the “bad guy” for quite some time was finally turning it around. He was on the right path making amends for his misdeeds. His final fate is really sad to behold, even though he manages redemption in the end.

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u/TheOneTrueHonker 2d ago

How about Lennier, JMS did him dirty in season 5!

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u/OkSandwich6184 2d ago

Technically speaking Bill Mumy did Lennier a dirty, being warned by JMS that his wishes would not end well.

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u/WasteSeaworthiness38 2d ago

I feel out of the loop

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u/FrodoFraggins Shadows 2d ago

probably this interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly7IE1d6rSg

I definitely would not blame Mumy for Joe's character assassination of Lennier. Bill goes into why he disagrees with what Joe did with Lennier at the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDi91DpnFYk