[Episode Discussion] 1.05 Twilight's Last Gleaming

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Twilight's Last Gleaming is an episode on a clock. It's got two major themes going on with respect to selfishness and self-sacrifice. Were you as surprised as the council by the response to the news that the Ark was entering it's last days? Raven is on the ground now and almost immediately becomes indispensable. How different would this episode be without her?