Timing is wonderful

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Because it's always all about timing. . . We've been rewatching Babylon 5 on HBOMax, and yesterday reached S4E8, "The Illusion of Truth." The plot concerns a team from Interstellar Network News that claims they have come through the blockade to do an honest report on the station.

Of course, it's edited to be complete propaganda hit job as ISN is totally controlled by Earthgov. But that's not where the timing comes in. Most of the broadcast report is framed by a regular ISN newscast, which includes a "today in history" segment. Which noted that it was the 300th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man to fly in space.

We were watching the episode on the 60th anniversary of the flight.

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I wonder what Russian viewers of Babylon 5 who watched that episode today think of the timing.