This week, our shoes are too tight, and we have forgotten how to podcast.  Just kidding, we remember, as we review the Babylon 5 episode 1.07 "The War Prayer."

 - What real-world social issues did the co-hosts feel this episode held up a mirror to?

 - What elements of the pilot TV movie got a mention in this episode?

 - What physical trait of the Minbari did one co-host notice for the first time?  Is it a natural feature, or do Minbari women wear this type of make-up too?

 - Which co-host went through a weird phase of watching soap operas during high school and college?

 - What else is Danica McKellar known for?

 - What are the interesting nicknames Londo gives his wives behind their backs?

 - What kind of plant life gets mentioned in both Green Sector and Brown Sector?

 - What line of dialogue did one co-host appreciate for being funny & aggressive at the same time.

 - What complaint did one co-host have about the tone of the episode?

 - What line of dialogue was not delivered in the best way?

 - Which character is not nearly as good an actor as the actual actor playing that main character?

 - What kind of details did one co-host have about the preparation & process that went in to D.C. Fontana writing this episode?

 - And, which episode coming soon is one co-host particularly looking forward to reviewing?

Listen now for the answers to these & other discerning questions as we speak about "The War Prayer."

Personal Note:  Please bear with us if the release schedule of this podcast or our other podcast, the Discerning Geeks Portal, is affected by a profound loss we have experienced recently.  David T., a founding co-host of Discerning Geeks Portal, and our friend & brother for far longer than we have been podcasting, passed away recently after his eight-year battle with cancer.  At the time I'm posting this, his funeral was three days ago, and we are still settling in to a "new normal" without him.  We hope to somehow honor & memorialize him after discussing the best time & method.  Prayers & positive thoughts are appreciated as we process this loss privately for now.  In the meantime, reviews of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" were both recorded before his passing...but still without him, sadly.  The first of those may be coming soon, but I don't know when.  Dave and I hoped to start a weekly schedule for the B5 reviews going forward, but we now need to catch up on recording those too.  Thank you for understanding.

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Public domain music used in this episode...

- Intro / Transition Into Spoiler Zone / Outro:  "Putin's Lullaby" by Alexander Nakarada via FreePD.com  (Note:  I know with current events going on around Ukraine in March 2022, a song with "Putin" in the title is unfortunate, but I can't help it.  That's the name of the song, and the song was picked out weeks ago when the first half of it sounded perfect for a Babylon 5 intro...with a few "swoosh" sound effects added to the end of the intro for added punch.)