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If you were only allowed one word, and you had to summarize Emerald Fennell’s directorial work to date, it would probably be “controversial.” “Divisive” is the runner-up word, but “controversial” feels more appropriate because her films really get under the skin of certain viewers. When you dig through what she’s directed, and try to break down what she’s going for with each movie, the whole pushing buttons thing is usually done in a good or purposeful way, but sometimes done in a more haphazard manner. And then going back to the word “divisive,” some detractors will argue she’s actually being shocking for the sake of it more often than not, but this isn’t being written by a detractor. This is someone who thought she was two for two, for a while, then might be two-and-a-half for three after her third film, but that’s not the worst thing in the world, and things could indeed go in interesting directions from here. That’s also giving away that yep, of her first three movies, Wuthering Heights is quite comfortably the weakest. It might be poor form to ruin a ranking in the introduction usually, but for as divisive as Fennell’s films have been, there really is only one way to rank her first three movies.

You might not be positive on the other two, but you’re probably least negative on the one that most detractors are least negative on, and most conflicted about the one that most people are most conflicted about. But quality aside, Emerald Fennell is very much doing her own thing, as a filmmaker, and has established a recognizable style with just three movies (hell, after her first two, really), and to have that kind of voice be so fully formed so soon, even if you don’t particularly like that voice, is something that can be admired. She’d done some movie and TV work before becoming a director, like acting some supporting roles in films like Anna Karenina (2012) and The Danish Girl (2015), and writing the second season of Killing Eve, but it’s just her directorial work that’s focused on below. You won’t be as surprised by the order of such a ranking as you will probably be with the content of the films themselves (again, it wouldn’t be surprising if Fennell’s favorite Prince album was his fourth one), but such is the nature of a short ranking, and so too is the nature of this particular filmography to date.

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‘Wuthering Heights’ (2026)

Wuthering Heights (2026) is very much a flawed adaptation of the novel of the same name, written almost 180 years ago by Emily Brontë, but it is a fairly good movie (there’s another Wuthering Heights from 2011 that’s probably better if you want something more directly in line with the book). And yes, that is positivity about a movie people were already up in arms about before it came out. You can kind of approach this with as open a mind as possible and find a good deal to like. Even as an adaptation, it really only lets itself down near the end, and more in terms of what it leaves out, rather than what it changes or adds. People have already been focusing more on what is there rather than what isn’t there, but the big issue here, which makes it less interesting than the novel, is that it ends so much earlier than the book does. Further, it doesn’t even attempt to get what’s almost the last half of the novel crammed into an epilogue or something. The ending is sudden and strange enough that it’s enough to make you turn on the whole movie. For so much of Wuthering Heights, it does feel like Fennell gets the text, and how miserable and intense it all is (timelessly so, which is why the book’s a classic), but then by choosing to end it where it does end, it’s like… wait, did she actually not get it?

If you feel blindsided, you probably went in with an open mind. If you went in wanting to hate this, you’ll feel it was unfaithful to the text all the way through. But there’s a discomfort to so much of Wuthering Heights and a real visceral feeling as a piece of cinema that does line up with the novel. There should be more credit given to the parts that are very much Wuthering Heights. What’s covered here doesn’t so much fail to go deep, but more fails to go the whole distance, and the stuff that feels subversive and particularly ahead of its time, in the novel, isn’t really covered, or it’s shaken up a bit in the chronology of the story to mixed effect. It is a fascinating attempt at an adaptation, and ultimately frustrating. But again… the good. There’s good. Margot Robbie feels miscast at first, because while Robbie can pass as someone maybe 10 or so years younger than she really is (impressive, considering she played someone older than herself in real life incredibly well back in 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street), but not someone who’s a teenager, and Cathy here does feel like a teenager in the earliest post-childhood scenes in the movie. But she does impress later on, and Jacob Elordi (the most controversial casting choice) is excellent. Most of the supporting performances are good, the film looks spectacular and stylized, and the use of music throughout is also interesting; takes a bit of time getting used to, but the Charli XCX songs kind of work. And no Kate Bush, which is honestly kind of surprising, because Fennell used some very on-the-nose needle drops in her other movies, and so the restraint at not having Bush’s “Wuthering Heights” show up (possibly ironically) at some point is almost surprising. Anyway, discourse about this will be inescapable for a while, so if you’re reading this around the time this article was published, buckle the f**kle up. Might lead to a good box office haul, if people want to see what the fuss was all about. And speaking of Emerald Fennell movies that were watched by many because people wanted to see what the fuss was all about…

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‘Saltburn’ (2023)

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…Here’s Saltburn, which had a lot of discourse around it back in 2023, but now it stands to be overtaken hysteria-wise with Wuthering Heights. I’m gonna break the whole objective reporting thing and just say it. I don’t get why people don’t like Saltburn. I think Saltburn’s great. It’s baby’s first transgressive film, which is to say that if Saltburn really freaked you out or made you too uncomfortable, then you need to watch more movies, preferably non-English-language ones that are trying to be boundary-pushing. Saltburn is a comfort movie compared to a lot of genuine exploitation films or, like, the New French Extremity (a real film movement, look it up). Saltburn is supposed to make you feel uneasy, and parts are indeed gross, but that people seemed to get so shocked was weird.

And it was a misunderstood movie. People either thought it was overly complicated or too simplistic, but I thought it hit the sweet spot. Again, a good entry-level transgressive movie. A bit challenging and out-there, but also incredibly well-paced and easy to get into. It’s also got a little more nuance, or at least a more interesting angle, than some of the other late 2010s or early 2020s movies that tackled class conflict, probably doing a better job at it than The Menu or Glass Onion (it’s no Parasite, if you want to highlight the best within that sub-genre, but that’s a high bar to clear). Saltburn probably benefited from dropping on a streaming service that lots of people had, because everyone checked it out, and some people were not ready for it. And then some people who have seen more shocking movies probably checked it out and found it all a bit mild. So you have two major groups of people disliking Saltburn for different reasons, and maybe that means it’s objectively messy, but it worked for me. I found it to be a blast, with a good mix of inevitability and shock found in the story that was told, and aesthetically, it scratched an itch so thoroughly, just the way it looked and sounded. Also, Barry Keoghan might well have given the performance of 2023. In the interest of offending people while talking about a movie like this, Keoghan deserved the Best Actor Oscar over Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer, and it wasn’t even close, even though he wasn’t nominated. If that makes you angry, GOOD. It is spiritually in line with Saltburn or whatever.

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‘Promising Young Woman’ (2020)

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Still controversial in some ways (mostly regarding the ending), but not to the same extent as Wuthering Heights or Saltburn, here’s Promising Young Woman. It was Fennell’s first film, it still stands as her most direct/straightforward, and it’s also probably – as of 2026, at least – her best film. It’s about a woman who has a unique approach toward being a vigilante of sorts, targeting men who target or try to take advantage of her sexually, and then there are some further reveals about what’s pushed her to do these things. Also, the whole endeavor becomes riskier the deeper she goes with what she’s ultimately trying to do, and Promising Young Woman really gets unnerving, as a result. That’s an understatement, but also, overstating things feels like it runs the risk of ruining what’s probably Fennell’s least-discussed film.

And Promising Young Woman does benefit immensely from going in without knowing too much, which is the case for a great many thrillers, of course. It might not be a perfect movie, and people have brought up valid criticisms of parts of it, but it is incredibly well-written and unique, all the while also having what might well be a career-best performance by Carey Mulligan in the central role. Of all the Emerald Fennell films, it does the most things right and the fewest things wrong, all the while still managing to provoke and unsettle in largely appropriate/justified ways. It feels weird to call something the right kind of boundary-pushing, since that’s subjective and hard to really explain one way or another, but that’s the feeling I guess I get from Promising Young Woman.

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December 25, 2020

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When a science fiction series achieves cult status, fans typically prefer that it remain untouched for fear of hurting its legacy. But with Hollywood’s revival era in full swing, studios will keep mining beloved IP for another hit as long as they continue to generate even modest success. Battlestar Galactica, Lost in Space, and Quantum Leap count among some of the few revival successes in sci-fi. However, one such fan-favorite revival, despite strong support from its core audience, didn’t last nearly as long as viewers had hoped. And now, its future looks even more uncertain, as it has officially lost its streaming home.

In 2022, NBC revived Quantum Leap as a continuation of the beloved 1989 series, which starred Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett. The original ran for five seasons before concluding in 1993. The reboot arrived three decades later, generating significant excitement even without Bakula reprising his iconic role. Instead, the story jumped 30 years ahead, introducing Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee) as the new time-traveling physicist. While critics expressed some reservations about the updated formula, audiences loved it, awarding it a 73% score on the Popcornmeter. Despite solid fan support, the series proved short-lived, largely due to NBC’s shifting programming strategy, rather than a casualty of quality.

Quantum Leap was cancelled in 2024 after two seasons and 31 episodes. The series soon became available to stream on Peacock, but its broadcast woes seemed to follow it into streaming, as it was eventually removed from the platform. After a period without a streaming home, Netflix licensed the series in 2025, a move that helped propel it to the list of most-watched sci-fi shows in the U.S. by hours viewed in 2025, a list topped by Halo (which was also recently removed from Netflix). Fans were excited by the prospect that Netflix could continue the story, but those hopes have been dashed as the streamer will quietly remove the show in just a few days.

How Else Can You Watch ‘Quantum Leap’?

The Quantum Leap revival will be unavailable to stream on Netflix beginning February 15. As part of the streamer’s regular content rotation, the series is set to depart alongside several other fan favorites, including Steven Spielberg’s Extant starring Halle Berry, the time-twisting thriller The Lazarus Project, workplace comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and the Bruce Lee–inspired crime drama Warrior. For viewers still hoping to revisit the time-travel saga, the only option will be via PVOD platforms such as Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango. It’s unclear at this time if Netflix plans to re-license the series. Stay tuned for updates.

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By Robert Scucci
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Homelessness isn’t an easy topic to talk about because there are so many factors at play. Some people are orphaned and would rather live on the streets than get shoved through the foster system. Some people aren’t of the right mind and need to address mental health issues they can’t afford to treat before they can become stable, contributing members of society. Or, if you’re like Bug (Andrew Yackel) in 2019’s Gutterbug, you’ve simply made a series of misguided life choices, got kicked out by your parents at 18, and decided to just go with it.

Gutterbug is not an easy watch, largely because of how accurately it depicts life on the street through the eyes of a young crust punk. Seemingly living just for kicks and always chasing his next fix, Bug sleeps on the ground, causes scenes at music clubs, begs for money, abuses whatever substance he can get his hands on, and dumpster dives for food. Gutterbug really sinks its hooks in by making Bug a complex character who, at his most vulnerable, earns your sympathy, but at his most drug addled and chaotic makes you wish he would stop getting in his own way.

This dichotomy is fully explored throughout the film and may very well change your perspective on homelessness if you’re the type to think they’re all just a bunch of bums who should know better.

Aimlessness, Addiction, And Anarchy 

Set in Allston, Massachusetts, Gutterbug establishes its tone by walking you through a day in Bug’s life. Approaching his 21st birthday, the timeline suggests he was kicked out of his parents’ house when he was 18 for drinking, drug use, and getting into misdemeanor-level trouble. Comfortable with the current state of things, Bug spends most of his time getting high on park benches, begging for booze money, and occasionally scoring a cheap dose of the good stuff from his affluent, drug dealing acquaintance Raleigh (Geoff van Wyck).

Along for the ride is Bug’s ride-or-die, Slim (Justin Pietropaolo), as well as his romantic interest, Jenny (Hannah Mosqueda). Together, they experience stratospheric highs when the supply is right, and soul-crushing lows when it runs dry and reality sets in. When the day is over, they will likely be sleeping under a bridge or squatting in an abandoned building. They are not necessarily happy about their living situation, but it is the best they can manage. With the help of friends in the right places, including bodega clerk Eddy (Billy Jenkins), they get by.

A Fearless Look At Homelessness

While it’s easy to roll your windows up when you’re stopped at a traffic light because you don’t want a stranger putting their face in your window, Gutterbug humanizes the homeless in a way few films even attempt that will stick with you. It would have been easy to populate the story with one dimensional background characters who exist only as loud, dangerous derelicts, but that is not what happens here.

Bug’s behavior is problematic to say the least, but the film consistently shows him trying and failing because he has no real support system. He attempts to find work and comes up empty. His parents, who regret kicking him out in the film’s B story, might as well be strangers who happen to live in the same town.

At one point, Bug is such a mess that it takes the “WE I.D.” placard at the bodega to remind him that it is his birthday. Every day bleeds into the next in his current state. While Bug’s predicament can sound self-inflicted, and in many ways it is, Gutterbug quietly points to a much larger systemic issue without ever having to spell it out.

Even if Bug wanted to straighten up, make amends with his family, find steady employment, and get mental health assistance, the path simply is not there. He has no insurance, no financial safety net, and no meaningful family support. His friends, who are living on the streets for their own reasons that the film never fully unpacks, are in similar positions. They are not homeless because they want to be, but since they are, they do what they can to survive.

Not Meant To Be An Easy Watch

What stuck with me most after watching Gutterbug is the overwhelming sense of hopelessness that comes from its realism. Bug and Slim are not likeable guys when they are deep into yet another bender. They can be cold, cruel, and self destructive. The film forces the audience to confront the uncomfortable truth that while their circumstances are tragic, their behavior often works against them, especially once the story moves into the third act.

Writer director Andrew Gibson wants you to sit with that discomfort, and he succeeds. Gutterbug offers no easy answers and no neat solutions to homelessness because that is not the point. The point is recognizing that once someone is pushed far enough to the margins, the barrier to reentry becomes so high that adaptation feels more realistic than escape. 

As of this writing, Gutterbug is streaming for free on Tubi.

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Days of Our Lives spoilers have Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) heading out on a Valentine’s Day date with Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson) this week. But it looks like Shawn-Douglas Brady (Brandon Beemer) is about to reunite with Jada. So, that means Theo is looking to be dumped pretty soon.

We’ll get into why Jada and Theo break up and how that’s part and parcel of her getting back together with Shawn in coming days and the big crisis that’s coming related to that.

Jada Hunter’s Messy Romantic History in Salem on Days of Our Lives

Since coming to Salem, we have seen Jada Hunter’s dating life get pretty messy. She had an unplanned pregnancy with Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan). And he wasn’t happy when Jada Hunter terminated the pregnancy. Even though he had gone back to Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker) by then. Plus, we had the whole debacle with Bobby Everett (Blake Berris), who was Jada Hunter’s husband who cheated with Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) and then turned out to have DID and then was killed by crazy Connie Viniski (Julie Dove).

And then Jada Hunter fell hard for Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering), who proposed. But then he got replaced by his doppelganger Arnold Feniger (Galen Gering), who dumped Jada Hunter at the altar. And then when Rafe Hernandez got loose, he came back to her. But Jada Hunter broke things off when she realized Rafe Hernandez had been warming the sheets with his ex Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) on Days of Our Lives.

This time last year in February 2025, Jada Hunter hooked up with Shawn-Douglas Brady when they were both in a rough spot and then it just abruptly fizzled. So, what we know is that it’s been a run of really bad luck in the romance department for Jada Hunter ever since she moved to Salem.

Theo Carver and Jada Hunter’s Potential Spark on DOOL

She had that one awkward date with Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark) not that long ago. And then Stephanie Johnson sold her on the fact that he’s a stalker. And then we saw Jada Hunter starting to see Theo Carver. They had a great first date. But then Peter Blake (Dan Gauthier) henchmen kidnapped Theo Carver right before their second date.

And now, as Jada Hunter was doing maid of honor duties for Stephanie Johnson and Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) on Valentine’s Day. Theo Carver finally texted her to get that second date. However, rarely seen hunky detective Shawn-Douglas Brady may prove problematic for Theo Carver getting anywhere too far with Jada Hunter.

Now, I will say Theo Carver and Jada Hunter definitely have a spark between them. She’s the first woman he dated since his split from Claire Brady (Isabel Durant). After she cheated on him and Theo Carver returned heartbroken to Salem late last year. So, after matching on the local dating app Salem Singles, we saw Jada Hunter and Theo Carver having a fun time. They got to know each other. They were playing chess. It was kind of nerdy, kind of sweet.

But then his kidnapping derailed things. And then of course Peter Blake almost killed Theo Carver and as a result he spent weeks in Salem University Hospital and he was just recently released. Now Theo Carver is ready to take Jada Hunter out on the town again. And she seemed really excited to get the text from Theo Carver for the date, especially since it’s Valentine’s Day.

The Gabi Hernandez and Philip Kiriakis Love Triangle

Problem is Jada Hunter is not the only woman on Theo Carver’s mind. He’s crushing on Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez). But she’s got a boyfriend, Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier). But Theo Carver is still crushing. And Shawn-Douglas Brady, of course, is another problem coming soon for Jada Hunter and Theo Carver.

Now, fans haven’t seen a whole lot of Shawn-Douglas Brady on Days of Our Lives since he got back from visiting his and Belle Black (Martha Madison) daughter Claire Brady in South Africa. But Shawn-Douglas Brady might have come back with a plan to rekindle things with Jada Hunter. Maybe time away had him realize, “Oh, this is who I want to be with.”

And I also have a feeling that Theo Carver’s date with Jada Hunter might not go so well. It could be that while they’re out, they see Gabi Hernandez with Philip Kiriakis. Now, I know Gabi Hernandez was talking about going away with Philip Kiriakis to Miami. But they still might have a run-in in the square on the way to the airport or on the way back.

And if Theo Carver is looking like he’s smitten with Gabi Hernandez, I think that’s something Jada Hunter would notice and would not ignore. If you remember, Theo Carver was even obsessed with the tiny little cactus that Gabi Hernandez brought him up to the hospital. You would think it might be something with his traumatic brain injury or the drugs. But Theo Carver still seems smitten with Gabi even after he’s recovered. So Jada Hunter could ditch Theo Carver for flirting with another woman on their date.

Shawn-Douglas Brady and Jada Hunter’s Confirmed Recoupling on Days

Another possibility is that Jada Hunter and Theo Carver run into Shawn-Douglas Brady while they’re out and about on Valentine’s Day. And Jada Hunter may still feel that spark when she sees Shawn-Douglas Brady. And I’m sure he’s going to be alone on Heart’s Day. So it could be that Theo Carver tells Jada Hunter that he doesn’t want a third date. Because she was flirty with Shawn-Douglas Brady.

That could be another way that this works out. Because we do know that this is confirmed, this recoupling. But since Theo Carver’s got his eye on Gabi Hernandez and has the ammunition to break up her and Philip Kiriakis, that might be the route it goes. If Theo Carver tells Philip Kiriakis that Gabi Hernandez planted the bug in the Titan office, they might be done.

Whether Theo Carver does the dumping or is the dumpy, we know he wants to be with Gabi Hernandez. And some viewers were pretty disappointed that Days paired off Jada Hunter and Shawn-Douglas Brady a full year ago and then abruptly abandoned them as a couple. That might have been down to the shift in head writers. The new writer material kicked off not too long after Jada Hunter was with Shawn-Douglas Brady. So all of this is about to change.

Official Peacock Post Teases Shawn-Douglas Brady and Jada Hunter’s Romance on Days of Our Lives

So this week in an official Peacock social media post, we saw the actors who play Jada Hunter and Shawn-Douglas Brady, Elia Cantu and Brandon Beemer. And they were being interviewed as if they were their characters. There were a whole series of these videos. Alex Kiriakis and Stephanie Johnson did one.

So in this particular video, Shawn-Douglas Brady and Jada Hunter are asked whether they are a couple. And they say that they are. So not her and Theo Carver. But Shawn-Douglas Brady and Jada Hunter. And then Shawn-Douglas Brady is talking about them meeting on the job and they joke about Jada Hunter’s ex-fiancé and Shawn-Douglas Brady’s former stepdad Rafe Hernandez being the one who brought them together. Shawn-Douglas Brady and Jada Hunter are joking that handcuffs make their relationship work.

Life and Death Drama: Shawn-Douglas Brady Shot in the Snow

We also know from the long winter promo that Jack Junior (JJ) Deveraux (Casey Moss) is with Shawn-Douglas Brady in the park and Liam’s there too and Shawn-Douglas Brady winds up shot, bleeding out in the snow. So, that’s coming soon, possibly by the end of sweeps. We know Liam is helping the cops try and find the guy who paid him to stalk her at the crypt.

The money came from Peter Blake. But we know Liam was working with some other guy, the one with the scar. And then we saw, oh, okay, that’s Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel) new henchman. So, Shawn-Douglas Brady may be shot as part of the SPD working on the DiMera kidnapping case, or it could be something where Stephanie Johnson’s stalker is the reason that Shawn-Douglas Brady is shot.

We know that Owen Kent (Wes Ramsey) is unhinged and he’s the stalker and he might have a co-conspirator. And once Shawn-Douglas Brady gets shot, no matter why he’s shot and he’s fighting for his life, that’s when Jada Hunter may realize that it’s Shawn-Douglas Brady that she wants. So maybe Jada Hunter sticks with Theo Carver until then and calls off their fledgling romance so she can be there at Shawn-Douglas Brady’s bedside when he wakes up.

Will Belle Black Ruin Shawn-Douglas Brady and Jada Hunter’s Future on DOOL?

And of course, some Days fans think that any relationship between Jada Hunter and Shawn-Douglas Brady will be short-lived. Because of his ex-wife Belle Black. She’s single and she and Shawn-Douglas Brady have been on again, off again for years. But you never know, maybe he wants off that merry-go-round and he is going to stick with Jada Hunter.

By Jonathan Klotz
| Published 37 seconds ago

Babylon 5 isn’t a sci-fi comedy; it’s a sci-fi epic, but the carefully crafted story is filled with small moments of comedy that cut the tension, usually thanks to Londo.  Tucked away in the Season 1 episode, “Grail,” is an amazing joke that directly pokes fun at alien abductions.

It has no impact on the rest of the episode and serves only to introduce the station’s judge, but a man suing the Vree, modeled after the famous “Grey Aliens,” for abducting his great-grandfather, is the kind of offbeat humor that sci-fi fans love.

Suing Over Alien Abductions

As soon as “Grail” returns from the title sequence, viewers are dropped into the courtroom of Ombuds Wellington (Jim Norton), listening to Flinn (John Flinn, the episode’s director of photography and he directed multiple episodes, including “Grey 17 is Missing”) argue that his great-grandfather was abducted by the Vree for two days, and then, no one believed him, he couldn’t get a job and a he lost everything. That’s why Flinn is suing for damages. The Vree’s response is to draw a picture. Obviously frustrated, Wellington wonders why he always gets these cases. 

The Vree are one of the most annoying races in the world of Babylon 5, thanks to their religious devotion to a Trickster God, justifying their prankster behavior. Turns out, that’s why they would abduct humans; they found it funny. We never find out if Flinn won his case against the Vree or not, but the thought that in the future, when humans are living alongside aliens, someone would sue over alien abduction is the type of absurdity no one expected from the war-torn political series. 

The Search For The Holy Grail

Flinn’s court case is the early high point of “Grail” which spends most of its runtime on Jinxo (Tom Booker), a station mechanic in debt to the gangster Deuce. Desperate to get out of debt, he picks the pocket of Aldous Gajic (David Warner), a strange man who came to the station as part of his quest for the Holy Grail. The two find themselves bonding after Gajic takes the downtrodden worker under his wing in lieu of banishment for thievery, with Gajic explaining that a dying man restored his will to live by passing on the quest for the Holy Grail to him. 

In case you’re wondering, Sinclair (Michael O’Hare) doesn’t take the quest for the Holy Grail seriously, but Delenn (Mira Furlan), part of the Minbari religious caste, respects Gajic for being a truth-seeker. It’s an interesting character moment for both of them in an episode that’s otherwise completely devoid of the main cast. The way humans and Minbari view religion is very different, and it’s hard for any human to understand why it’s so important to Delenn, though, as viewers know, Sinclair would go on to understand the Minbari better than they knew themselves. 

Great Shows Are Allowed To Have Bad Episodes

“Grail” sidelines the main cast to focus on Gajic, Jinxo, and Deuce, culminating in a firefight within the sub-basements between the gangsters and a security squad after a monster disguised as Ambassador Kosh is revealed as the source of the mindwipe murders. It wouldn’t be the last time that Babylon 5 would focus on side characters, but Season 5’s “A View From The Gallery” is one of the best of the series, while “Grail” is a dull slog. 

Babylon 5 is still one of the best sci-fi shows ever made, even if it has some uneven episodes. The saga of Gajic and Jinxo was a one-and-done story, and now, the episode is still best remembered for the brief, 60-second joke about suing little grey aliens. It’s short, it’s hilarious, it fits within the world, and it’s the type of gag Star Wars would never make.

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