I wonder if the original idea of having Susan get together with Byron (grin and bear it with me) came from her being stripped of all her support. If she no longer trusts Garibaldi and Marcus is dead and Sheridan is busy with Delenn and the Alliance maybe the idea of a telepathic family, a family which is what she's always wanted, plus the connection with her mother, tugged at her.
Fighting Earth may have affected her more than we're shown as well. I've often thought that would have been a better reason for her to hare off to the stars than mourning Marcus and what might have been.
I like the idea that it's just part of who Sheridan is. Every hero needs a flaw, even if it's a semi-positive flaw. He just can't give up on people, which is maybe why they follow him.
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Date: 2015-01-28 12:07 pm (UTC)Fighting Earth may have affected her more than we're shown as well. I've often thought that would have been a better reason for her to hare off to the stars than mourning Marcus and what might have been.
I like the idea that it's just part of who Sheridan is. Every hero needs a flaw, even if it's a semi-positive flaw. He just can't give up on people, which is maybe why they follow him.
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Date: 2015-01-28 01:09 pm (UTC)Ooh, I really like that theory!