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| | J.R.R. Tolkien and Babylon 5 |
 | | Given that, and the Babylon 5 station/Minas Tirith analogy, it is logical to liken Earth to The Shire. |
 | | In Babylon 5, the players in the universal conflict are the Shadows, as well as their minions and allies, pitted against the remaining races, while in the Rings trilogy, the conflict ensues between Sauron, with his follwers, and the good folk. |
 | | The Babylon 5 characters are separated from Earth and the main events there; they are in the process of being "initiated," of learning something, of gaining experience which will affect their lives, and they will be returned to their world as new people. |
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