I Think Babylon 5's Ending Did The Right Thing By Avoiding A Common Sci-Fi Trope With Lennier

Babylon 5 subverted the typical redemption arc in fantasy and sci-fi shows with Lennier's heartbreaking season 5 storyline. Babylon 5's focus on the tricky moral calculations and political risks of the ambassadors and military leaders caught amid the chaos of the Shadow War. Many of the characters are forced to push themselves beyond the kind of moral gray areas that they previously occupied. Along the way, seemingly heroic characters revealed how ruthless they could be, and initially villainous figures like G'Kar established themselves as surprising heroes.