This week we review one of the best episodes of season 1 and the first part of Babylon 5's only time travel arc, "Babylon Squared."

 - Not being as familiar with this episode, maybe not seeing it before, what was Dave's first impression?  Was he pleased, frustrated, or a little of both, with this episode's teasing nature?

 - How well (or not well) is the governing structure of the Minbari explained?  Does this Delenn subplot in this episode help explain it any better?

 - What is the deal with the Zathras character?

 - What are the co-hosts' favorite moments & quotes from the episode?

 - What are the co-hosts's opinions of the question, "Fasten or zip?"

 - What were the co-hosts' few nitpicks about the episode, and which co-host brought up one actor's performance as one of them?

 - How does the story arc we get in Babylon 5 differ from the one we were going to get before certain real-life changes in the cast required adjustments in the story?

 - Who from JMS's real life inspired Zathras' odd speech pattern?

 - What story point in this episode was intentionally left vague to provide some flexibility when re-addressing the storyline a couple seasons later?  And, how much did that flexibility end up being necessary?

 - Did the co-hosts agree on their psi-rating scores for this episode?

 - And, what was Dave curious about in the Spoiler Zone?

Listen now for the answers to these and other questions as we do the math on..."Babylon Squared."

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Public domain music used in this episode...

- Intro / Transition Into Spoiler Zone / Outro:  "P----'s Lullaby" by Alexander Nakarada via FreePD.com  (Note:  This song sounds perfect for the intro to season 1 of the podcast, but it has an unfortunate name that includes the last name of a war-loving leader of a certain Eurasian country.  From now on, I'm just going to sensor the P-word in the name of the song.)