I came here to say this. I first saw Walter Koenig as Chekov, but I really loved him as Bester. I’ve heard that he lights up when people bring up Bester at conventions and such.
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AnchoriteMagus@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Walter Koenig was a great Chekov, but his role as Bester the PsyCop from Babylon 5 was a more nuanced role that gave him way more to do.
astronaut_sloth@mander.xyz 2 months ago
AnchoriteMagus@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Can confirm. I was an avid 90s Star Trek convention attendee, and got to hear a couple quick Bab5 anecdotes from him years ago.
i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Bester still gives me the creeps.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Best character in the entire series. Never before would have imagined Walter making my skin crawl.
TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 2 months ago
Bester was so great. Great vilain