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6/10
Another untold tale?
zboston36 March 2008
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This is something of a filler episode, but a very enjoyable one. Michael York arrives at B5 believing he is Arther, son of Uther Pendragon, founder of the Round Table. Well, it's a bit of a mystery with a moving solution, and York does a fine job of conveying the nobility and pain of his character.

Many of these filler episodes have never finished story lines we think. What ever happened with Londo's one wife, the one who said the lack of communication was the secret of their long marriage. And what of Vir's wife, did she undergo a Miss Ravenel's conversion. This is another such episode. The ending has Arthur setting off on a new noble mission, one which I would hearing about, but doubt if it will ever be told.
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8/10
Love Michael York and another classic tale
WellTannedRufus25 September 2018
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Fun, light episode until it gets deeper. Michael York, of Logan's Run, among others, costars in this single serving episode of B5. I think it's a fantastic episode like the "Excalibur" episode. Then the doctor forces his profession into the light drama. The doctor having a massive ego that often gets in the way and occasionally forces the action has been part of the show for a while, so I'm not bothered much. This time the doctor's unwilling patient is clearly suffering from severe PTSD which manifests itself in psychotic delusions of grandeur and a hero complex as York's character takes up the persona of Arthur King of the Britons. Arthur is pleasant, respectful and entirely interested in doing good where evil resides. Well, the doctor is having none of this. Hypocratic oath is nothing to the doctor's ego. He must force the truth onto a broken yet happy man no matter the consequences. Unfortunately I know enough about mental illness to understand that trying to force feed truth to someone suffering from delusions is unhelpful and potentially harmful to the patient/client. Once the episode went in this direction there were only 2 possibilities for this to end: a quick, ugly and sad ending or a quick, unbelievably happy Star Trek-like reset for the next episode. The writers chose the latter. This annoying retrograde treatment of mental unwellness drops the episode to an 8 for me.
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Good
VenVes27 August 2018
Despite this attempt being a bit ham-fisted, it's always nice to see classic tales introduced into modern adventures. The actor involved therein is the finest scene chewer I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing, and I suspect whether or not you find his acting pleasing, you will be entertained.
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5/10
Fun to watch, but dumb
planktonrules19 January 2007
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This is both one of the more fun episodes to watch BUT also one of the dumbest episodes as well--an odd combination, to say the least! So why is it so dumb? Well, Michael York plays a man who thinks he's King Arthur! With this premise, how can the episode not be pretty lame?! Sure, later in the episode they give a pretty rational explanation for this delusion (thank goodness), but this doesn't completely salvage the show. But, fortunately, there was a wonderful injection of humor that lightened the mood (especially since a lot of this show was very dark). This occurs after "Arthur" gets in a fight with some thugs and meets G'Kar in the process. Watching them partying afterward and becoming blood brothers was a real hoot. But, considering the whole Arthur angle and how this show has NOTHING to do with the ongoing plots on B-5, it's a pretty skip-able episode.
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Dr Stephen Franklin's first line :D
sjaaktrepaan25 April 2022
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Did Dr. Stephen Franklin coin the disease 'Banta Flu'? (right after the starting credits) That had me chuckling. A good start for an ep.

I wonder if it's a coincident or a reference to Star Wars... I've noticed quite some references to both fictional and non-fictional stories and events already, so I'll go with that.
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2/10
Skip this irrelevant episode
polite-4569216 May 2019
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Skip this irrelevant episode.

The "King Arthur" nonsense was ridiculous and Marcus was typically ridiculous.
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