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Stracynski then said he was going to get even more serious when remembering Michael O'Hare. O'Hare, who died in September of 2012, made a pact with Stracynski to never reveal the circumstances that caused the star character "Commander Sinclair" to leave the series after the first season (he later reappeared in a later season). “Keep it to my grave,” O’Hare said. Stracynski did and then "fulfilled" his "promise" to reveal to fans what life circumstances plagued the actor.

In a beautiful memoriam, Stracynski detailed the severe mental illness that haunted O'Hare throughout the first season. Most of the Babylon 5 family did not know of his condition and Stracynski revealed that he almost "shut down" the season in order to get his friend help.