Dan's apology to Bobbi Bernstein, and his revelatory moment about what he needs to do with Rebecca, is what makes him my favorite character on the show. And, though I do note this is both odd and somewhat sexist, that's because both of those are all about him, not them.

Yeah, Babylons 1, 2, and 3 definitely moved—they went away. 4 was a mover and a shaker, too.

Yeah, Babylons 1, 2, and 3 definitely moved—they went away. 4 was a mover and a shaker, too.

I particularly liked the use of music to block a telepathic invasion. Ever since _The Demolished Man_ it's been a great shorthand.

I particularly liked the use of music to block a telepathic invasion. Ever since _The Demolished Man_ it's been a great shorthand.

@avclub-c6447300d99fdbf4f3f7966295b8b5be:disqus Agreed. I had the same problem…it was just so unfair.

@avclub-c6447300d99fdbf4f3f7966295b8b5be:disqus Agreed. I had the same problem…it was just so unfair.

I seem to recall that the show actually films in Portland, meaning that at least now when they call the anonymous setting Portland they aren't lying. (Wasn't "The Gold Job" last season set in Portland too, come to think of it?)

I seem to recall that the show actually films in Portland, meaning that at least now when they call the anonymous setting Portland they aren't lying. (Wasn't "The Gold Job" last season set in Portland too, come to think of it?)

Trivia for you: "By Any Means Necessary" was written by Kathryn M. Drennan, who was at the time JMS's wife. (They divorced in 2008, according to Wikipedia.) Drennan also wrote _To Dream in the City of Sorrows_, which is one of the better prose novels set in the universe (it's the story of Sinclair during what amounts…

Trivia for you: "By Any Means Necessary" was written by Kathryn M. Drennan, who was at the time JMS's wife. (They divorced in 2008, according to Wikipedia.) Drennan also wrote _To Dream in the City of Sorrows_, which is one of the better prose novels set in the universe (it's the story of Sinclair during what amounts…

"Conversational" Swahili—presumably, as in, "enough to get by but not fluent."

"Conversational" Swahili—presumably, as in, "enough to get by but not fluent."

Well, sort of. At one point, as I recall (it's been a while for me too, but I'm good with remembering text), the Giver talks about how the Community was considering raising family size to three children per, and they asked the Giver for his input. He advised them not to do it based on his memories of hunger. (Looking…

Well, sort of. At one point, as I recall (it's been a while for me too, but I'm good with remembering text), the Giver talks about how the Community was considering raising family size to three children per, and they asked the Giver for his input. He advised them not to do it based on his memories of hunger. (Looking…

It's a very commonly-cited experiment, but it looks like the actual circumstances were a bit more benign:

It's a very commonly-cited experiment, but it looks like the actual circumstances were a bit more benign:

All in all, solid standalone episodes, I feel. I'd have kept them on a rewatch list (though as I said, I don't have one of those) if only to muddy the waters about what's important.

All in all, solid standalone episodes, I feel. I'd have kept them on a rewatch list (though as I said, I don't have one of those) if only to muddy the waters about what's important.

Oh, oops. Perhaps that's what I was thinking of.