Walter Koenig plays a telepath cop/internal affairs antagonist in Babylon 5. A masterful performance in showing off the inhumanity/monstrousness of clashing perspectives through a thoroughly unpleasant yet relatable character.
His and Andreas Katsulas’ performances carry most of the series, and Katsulas’ heavy drama often counterbalanced with the lighter Peter Jurasik.
If I take a lamp, and shine it towards the wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. The lamp is our search for truth, for understanding. Too often we assume that the light on the wall is God. But the light is not the goal of the search. It is the result of the search. The more intense the search, the brighter the light on the wall. The brighter the light on the wall, the greater the sense of revalation upon seeing it. Similarly, someone who does not search, who does not bring a lantern with him, sees nothing.
What we perceive as God, is mearly the by-product of our search for God. It may simply be an appreciation of the light, put and unblemished, not understanding that it comes from us. Sometimes we stand in front of the light and assume we are the centre of the universe - God looks asstonishingly like we do. Or we turn to look at our shadow - and assume that all is darkness. If we allow ourselves to get in the way, we defeat the purpose. Which is to use the light of our search to illuminate the wall in all it’s beauty and in all its flaws, and in so doing better understand the world around us.
Walter Koenig plays a telepath cop/internal affairs antagonist in Babylon 5. A masterful performance in showing off the inhumanity/monstrousness of clashing perspectives through a thoroughly unpleasant yet relatable character.
His and Andreas Katsulas’ performances carry most of the series, and Katsulas’ heavy drama often counterbalanced with the lighter Peter Jurasik.
The writing was superb as well.
Fine! Fine, stop twisting my arm, I’ll just have to rewatch it all again…
(I typically do every couple years anyhow :p)