You're traveling through another dimension -- a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's a signpost up ahead: your next stop: the Twilight Zone!
In this episode of the twilight zone...we find out what it would be like in a world with telepaths...and if capital punishment was replaced by "mind wiping" - erasing the personality and memories that committed crimes, bound to do community service for the rest of your life!!
JMS was getting back to his roots on this one.
In all seriousness, this episode is a simply heartwrenching character piece, revolving around a previously unknown one off guest actor. And the thing is...JMS still makes you really care about that character in the span of 42 minutes. Really brilliant.
He hammers us with the Christ metaphor from all sides, which gives you a weird feeling inside as you relate to the former killer as an innocent, sinless person as the episode goes on. Very nicely done, I'll say again. I think maybe he goes a little far with it when he hangs Brother Edward up to be crucified, but hey...it made sure you didn't miss the metaphor.
It's also interesting that Sheridan really connects with Edwards in this episode, because Sheridan is about to embark upon his own Christ-arc (dying and rising again...becoming divine and fighting off conventions for "light"), and I really like how Brother Theo hammers it in at the end when he asks Sheridan to forgive Edward, mentioning that it is one of the hardest things to do. There is truth in that, and, very Christ-like, Sheridan does extend his forgiveness.
Here's another JMS archetype...very blatant Biblical references. I remember a Jeremiah scene which is very in your face "THE LAST SUPPER".
And...less importantly, Lyta comes back, moving the arc along. Is it just me, or does Patricia keep getting hotter as the series goes along.
Maybe I just like strong women...
In this episode of the twilight zone...we find out what it would be like in a world with telepaths...and if capital punishment was replaced by "mind wiping" - erasing the personality and memories that committed crimes, bound to do community service for the rest of your life!!
JMS was getting back to his roots on this one.

In all seriousness, this episode is a simply heartwrenching character piece, revolving around a previously unknown one off guest actor. And the thing is...JMS still makes you really care about that character in the span of 42 minutes. Really brilliant.
He hammers us with the Christ metaphor from all sides, which gives you a weird feeling inside as you relate to the former killer as an innocent, sinless person as the episode goes on. Very nicely done, I'll say again. I think maybe he goes a little far with it when he hangs Brother Edward up to be crucified, but hey...it made sure you didn't miss the metaphor.
It's also interesting that Sheridan really connects with Edwards in this episode, because Sheridan is about to embark upon his own Christ-arc (dying and rising again...becoming divine and fighting off conventions for "light"), and I really like how Brother Theo hammers it in at the end when he asks Sheridan to forgive Edward, mentioning that it is one of the hardest things to do. There is truth in that, and, very Christ-like, Sheridan does extend his forgiveness.
Here's another JMS archetype...very blatant Biblical references. I remember a Jeremiah scene which is very in your face "THE LAST SUPPER".
And...less importantly, Lyta comes back, moving the arc along. Is it just me, or does Patricia keep getting hotter as the series goes along.

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