Previously on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, Joseph DeMartino said:   
      
   > Except that it seems the Lorien either *didn't* catch him or did a   
   > very bad job of it.  Hence, "He was dying.  He was dead."  If Lorien   
   > just uses his magic First Ones (tm) powers to safely decelerate   
   > Sheridan and bring him in for a comfortable landing, there are no   
   > injuries, no death, and no need to breathe on any embers.  And no 20   
   > minute limit on the warranty.  The fact that there were all of these   
   > things suggests that is wasn't a matter of Lorien "simply" catching   
   > Sheridan.  Maybe the captain didn't go splat like a watermelon, but he   
   > must have made a very satisfying "thump" when he hit ground.   
      
   Or he was actually killed by the nukes above him, and Lorien did in   
   fact catch him.   
      
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