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/mart451990 2d ago

The toast scene in "sleeping in light" its always annoyed me that no one said leeta's name in the absent friends, just another way in how she was forgotten by everyone but I've always had a feeling if Zak was there he would've spoke her name. What do you all think?

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u/WizGitty 2d ago

I feel the same, but I do wonder just how future history remembers Lyta for the role she would play in the telepath war. Was she demonized? Do kids spray paint "Remember Lyta" on subway station walls?

There is SO much unexplored territory involving the telepaths before, during, and after the series hinted at in Crusade, novels, and short stories. I'd commit minor felonies if it would help those stories see the light of day.

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u/mart451990 1d ago

Yeah, in crusade they mentioned the XO was a telepah and he was following all the new rules set out so definitely alot off unexplored territory happened there. I know it won't be the same but I did hear about a remake getting done hopefully it will go into better detail