"Somehow the idea that her first assignment as Commander is successful only because of Garibaldi's competence and on a piece of blind luck is perhaps just a bit sexist."
There were *substantial* differences made between the first draft and the final, based on the fact that a lot of the physical stuff I'd written for Claudia -- getting herself out of the problem she was in with the Drazi -- had to be dumped because the actress had a broken foot. So that aspect has to be remembered. We pushed her to the limits, and I didn't want to push further.
I don't feel Sheridan was downplaying her promotion; he was sneaking it up on her to surprise her, making it more of an unexpected delight.
Re: the techno-mages being the "alien of the week"...they're humans.
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