If the former is the case, then it is completely bogus. It is very difficult to get Quicktime without the iTunes bundle, first you need to know that they are bundled, then you need to google the link as the standalone Quicktime installer is hidden away on the site. I've never found a link to it on the Apple site.
Apparently it was intended to be Laurel Takashima (the second-in-command during the Pilot). She was supposed to stick around on the show for a while, shoot Garabaldi in the back during Chrysalis, then be revealed as the person with the sleeper personality (instead of Talia) later on.
For reference, here's the explanation from JMS on the Lurker's Guide:
"Think hard about the pilot for a moment. Whose job is it in the observation dome to monitor incoming ships...but apparently let the spider transport slip through unnoticed? The station's skin should have (and likely did) detect something clamping onto it...but apparently someone over-rode that for the spider transport. Someone had to PRE-arrange access via the computer for the assassin, since it easily palms its way into Varner's quarters. (And what is the name of the person the access computer recognizes?) Someone had to arrange for the transport tube to be delayed, and then *erase* that information from the computer system. Someone who knew *exactly* when the Vorlon ship would be docking. We see, at various times, the following people interacting with the assassin, in different capacities: Garibaldi, Lyta, G'Kar, Londo, Dr. Kyle, and of course, much later, Sinclair. Who did we never see in direct contact with the assassin? Who was put in charge of the station after Sinclair was removed?
Do you notice a pattern developing? Do certain things here point to a certain individual...who may, or may not, have been acting on her own volition?
And yes, this is something we planned to explore, though it wasn't on a *direct* line to the arc of our story. It definitely impinged upon it, of course. This has been modified due to the change in the character of the Lieutenant Commander, and this now won't go where it was going to go...but we still have some very interesting plans for our secondary character, not at all along the Takashima lines (which is why this isn't a spoiler), but certainly intriguing on their own terms. "
Actually, that's exactly the case. The last book in the Psi Corps trilogy confirms that the Telepath War referenced at the end of Endgame is actually a war between the Psi Corps and the rogue telepaths.
Actually, he would have been physically incapable of asking somebody else to take out Bester. Remember, Bester not only made it impossible for Garabaldi to hurt him directly, but also he couldn't allow Bester to come to harm through inaction. So even if he did get far enough to hire a hitman or something, he would most likely have been forced to stop it, as he would have known what was going to happen and would have been unable to not do anything to stop it.
If you want to know the outcome of Bester and Garabaldi's storylines, I highly recommend picking up the Psi Corps trilogy of books. Actually, a lot of the books are really good reading if you're a fan of the series. The ones worth checking out are:
The Psi Corps Trilogy: Dark Genesis Deadly Relations Final Reckoning
The first two books actually take place before most of the actual series, but there's some really good backstory involving the founding of the Psi Corps, and Bester's upbringing. The last book actually takes place near the end of the series, and ties up a lot of the litte loose ends left by the series. While the third book is the only one directly dealing with the Garabaldi/Bester situation, the first two are crucial for a plot point near the end of the book.
Legions of Fire (aka: The Centauri Prime Trilogy) The Long Night of Centauri Prime Armies of Light and Dark Out of the Darkness
I'm still reading through these books, myself. This trilogy focuses on the events on Centauri Prime between the episdodes The Fall of Centauri Prime and Sleeping in Light. While there aren't as many unanswered questions regarding that storyline, it's been a good read so far, and hopefully the few unanswered questions (especially from War Without End) will get some answers by the time I get through the third book.
There's also a couple stand-alone novels that fill in some more of the series' backstory...
The Shadow Within shows what John and Anna Sheridan were doing during the expedition to Z'ha'dum. It's a good book, but not quite as essential to the overall plot as some of the others. You do get some pretty neat insight into one of the characters from the series, though.
To Dream In the City of Sorrows shows us what Sinclair was up to between the end of the first season and War Without End. Much like The Shadow Within, it's really more about filling in the backstory than resolving loose ends, but it's still worth checking out.
There's also a trilogy of books revolving around the Techno-Mages, but I have yet to get around to those. For some reason, I was never a fan of them beyond their one episode in the second season of the show. I always felt them to be a little out of place in the B5 universe, and their frequent occurance in a lot of the more recent B5 stuff just seems like they're being crammed in. This is possibly why I'm not overly stoked about the brief description that we have of TMoS so far. It just seems like it's more likely to be a random story that just happens to take place in the B5 universe, instead of an extension on the original series. What I really would have liked to have seen is more elaboration on the Telepath War that takes place between the last two episodes of the series. There's some information about it in the last book of the Psi Corps trilogy, but not a whole lot.
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Apparently it was intended to be Laurel Takashima (the second-in-command during the Pilot). She was supposed to stick around on the show for a while, shoot Garabaldi in the back during Chrysalis, then be revealed as the person with the sleeper personality (instead of Talia) later on.
For reference, here's the explanation from JMS on the Lurker's Guide:
"Think hard about the pilot for a moment. Whose job is it in the observation dome to monitor incoming ships...but apparently let the spider transport slip through unnoticed? The station's skin should have (and likely did) detect something clamping onto it...but apparently someone over-rode that for the spider transport. Someone had to PRE-arrange access via the computer for the assassin, since it easily palms its way into Varner's quarters. (And what is the name of the person the access computer recognizes?) Someone had to arrange for the transport tube to be delayed, and then *erase* that information from the computer system. Someone who knew *exactly* when the Vorlon ship would be docking. We see, at various times, the following people interacting with the assassin, in different capacities: Garibaldi, Lyta, G'Kar, Londo, Dr. Kyle, and of course, much later, Sinclair. Who did we never see in direct contact with the assassin? Who was put in charge of the station after Sinclair was removed?
Do you notice a pattern developing? Do certain things here point to a certain individual...who may, or may not, have been acting on her own volition?
And yes, this is something we planned to explore, though it wasn't on a *direct* line to the arc of our story. It definitely impinged upon it, of course. This has been modified due to the change in the character of the Lieutenant Commander, and this now won't go where it was going to go...but we still have some very interesting plans for our secondary character, not at all along the Takashima lines (which is why this isn't a spoiler), but certainly intriguing on their own terms. "
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Actually, that's exactly the case. The last book in the Psi Corps trilogy confirms that the Telepath War referenced at the end of Endgame is actually a war between the Psi Corps and the rogue telepaths.
Actually, he would have been physically incapable of asking somebody else to take out Bester. Remember, Bester not only made it impossible for Garabaldi to hurt him directly, but also he couldn't allow Bester to come to harm through inaction. So even if he did get far enough to hire a hitman or something, he would most likely have been forced to stop it, as he would have known what was going to happen and would have been unable to not do anything to stop it.
The Psi Corps Trilogy:
Dark Genesis
Deadly Relations
Final Reckoning
The first two books actually take place before most of the actual series, but there's some really good backstory involving the founding of the Psi Corps, and Bester's upbringing. The last book actually takes place near the end of the series, and ties up a lot of the litte loose ends left by the series. While the third book is the only one directly dealing with the Garabaldi/Bester situation, the first two are crucial for a plot point near the end of the book.
Legions of Fire (aka: The Centauri Prime Trilogy)
The Long Night of Centauri Prime
Armies of Light and Dark
Out of the Darkness
I'm still reading through these books, myself. This trilogy focuses on the events on Centauri Prime between the episdodes The Fall of Centauri Prime and Sleeping in Light. While there aren't as many unanswered questions regarding that storyline, it's been a good read so far, and hopefully the few unanswered questions (especially from War Without End) will get some answers by the time I get through the third book.
There's also a couple stand-alone novels that fill in some more of the series' backstory...
The Shadow Within shows what John and Anna Sheridan were doing during the expedition to Z'ha'dum. It's a good book, but not quite as essential to the overall plot as some of the others. You do get some pretty neat insight into one of the characters from the series, though.
To Dream In the City of Sorrows shows us what Sinclair was up to between the end of the first season and War Without End. Much like The Shadow Within, it's really more about filling in the backstory than resolving loose ends, but it's still worth checking out. There's also a trilogy of books revolving around the Techno-Mages, but I have yet to get around to those. For some reason, I was never a fan of them beyond their one episode in the second season of the show. I always felt them to be a little out of place in the B5 universe, and their frequent occurance in a lot of the more recent B5 stuff just seems like they're being crammed in. This is possibly why I'm not overly stoked about the brief description that we have of TMoS so far. It just seems like it's more likely to be a random story that just happens to take place in the B5 universe, instead of an extension on the original series. What I really would have liked to have seen is more elaboration on the Telepath War that takes place between the last two episodes of the series. There's some information about it in the last book of the Psi Corps trilogy, but not a whole lot.