Last B5 S2 thoughts
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icepixie- What's with the weird electronica music playing while Sheridan showers?
- Refa probably would've been a better Shadow associate than Londo--or at any rate a less reluctant one. Although Londo gets the job done. (Is there a deep enough circle of hell for this man? And why do I still manage to like the character, even after everything he's done?)
- Delenn cursing is one of the more hilarious things I've seen in a while.
- Zathras?!
- Oh, G'Kar. You proud and wonderful person.
- Aaaaand Sheridan is officially Aragorn. Co-leader of the frakkin' Rangers. (At this point, I wonder if perhaps JMS was paying some sort of fee to the Tolkien estate...)
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...What the hell was the point of this episode? Seriously. Because it seemed like a big leadup to the reveal of Jack the Ripper, and I was unimpressed by the loyalty test for Delenn and Sheridan. Maybe I have too much faith in them already, but it seemed wildly unnecessary and unnecessarily cruel. Not to mention it didn't in fact change anything--they passed the test, because they're main characters and they had to. Big whoop.
And personally? If these people are leading the fight against an unspeakable evil, I WANT them to be trying to survive and keep the fight going, not ready to die at any minute for another person. I would've enjoyed it much more if, after the third or so shock, Delenn had torn off those manacles and said, "Fuck this noise. I volunteered for this job. Accept my help or don't, but this shit stops now."
...I don't think I would make a very good leader of the Army of Light.
- Are the Narn the Jews/Poles/Slovaks/communists/gays and the Centauri the Nazis? ("First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out...") Vir watching from the level above was interesting. And he tried to apologize...poor Vir. He's working his way towards growing a spine!
- I see the Rangers are being put to good use already. Good for them.
- "I never start a conversation unless I know where it's going, but I always leave a little room for someone to disappoint me." Garibaldi, you're rivaling Ivanova for pessimism.Obviously you are MADE for each other and should figure this out tout de suite. I, uh, may possibly be writing fanfic to this last effect.
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- I like how Hulu's summaries have just become, "Amazing relevations are made about blah blah. Earth reacts to blah blah blah." It's so complicated and intricate that they've just given up. *g*
- OMG, Vir and Lennier's griping session at the bar! Bwahahahaha! Any good fanfic out there slashing them? I have become such a multishipper for this show. Friendship!fic would be good too...
- There's a commercial on Hulu for Direct Relief International which uses Anthony Edwards, aka Mike Monroe from Northern Exposure. Ack.
- Keffer is going to die prettily, isn't he? He's had way too much screentime in this episode.
- The Nightwatch IS the Gestapo, I see. Or possibly the KGB. Have these people really forgotten so much of their twentieth century history that they would fall for Wells's babblings about being informed, and "protecting people from misinformation and harmful ideas"? (Heh, or are we in another cycle of "all of this has happened before, all of this will happen again"?)
- Oho, and Earth Alliance is Chamberlain's England, signing the Munich Agreement with the Centauri, who are definitely the Nazis now. Narn was the Sudetendland, and now they're on to the rest of Central Europe. Is there an Italy in this situation?
- ACK, THE CENTAURI ASSAULT JUST BROKE OFF PART OF THE STATION.
- And I think Sheridan just started a war...
- Or not. Hmm.
- I KNEW IT! The sound Lyta heard WAS angel wings, because KOSH IS AN ANGEL. And the equivalent thereof in every other language. OH GEEZ, I WONDER WHAT THE VORLONS WERE UP TO SO MANY CENTURIES AGO.
- Londo saw HIS DOOM, is what he saw.
- And EVERYONE has now seen the Shadows. Whoops?
Woes! I am now out of episodes until I get back to my apartment tomorrow and crack open disc 1 of S3, which Netflix says they've sent me. And now that I can't mainline them on Hulu, I have to slow down to the more sensible Netflix-imposed pace of two discs a week. This is undoubtedly a good thing for the three papers I have to write by the end of April, but oh, the withdrawal.
- Refa probably would've been a better Shadow associate than Londo--or at any rate a less reluctant one. Although Londo gets the job done. (Is there a deep enough circle of hell for this man? And why do I still manage to like the character, even after everything he's done?)
- Delenn cursing is one of the more hilarious things I've seen in a while.
- Zathras?!
- Oh, G'Kar. You proud and wonderful person.
- Aaaaand Sheridan is officially Aragorn. Co-leader of the frakkin' Rangers. (At this point, I wonder if perhaps JMS was paying some sort of fee to the Tolkien estate...)
*
...What the hell was the point of this episode? Seriously. Because it seemed like a big leadup to the reveal of Jack the Ripper, and I was unimpressed by the loyalty test for Delenn and Sheridan. Maybe I have too much faith in them already, but it seemed wildly unnecessary and unnecessarily cruel. Not to mention it didn't in fact change anything--they passed the test, because they're main characters and they had to. Big whoop.
And personally? If these people are leading the fight against an unspeakable evil, I WANT them to be trying to survive and keep the fight going, not ready to die at any minute for another person. I would've enjoyed it much more if, after the third or so shock, Delenn had torn off those manacles and said, "Fuck this noise. I volunteered for this job. Accept my help or don't, but this shit stops now."
...I don't think I would make a very good leader of the Army of Light.
- Are the Narn the Jews/Poles/Slovaks/communists/gays and the Centauri the Nazis? ("First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out...") Vir watching from the level above was interesting. And he tried to apologize...poor Vir. He's working his way towards growing a spine!
- I see the Rangers are being put to good use already. Good for them.
- "I never start a conversation unless I know where it's going, but I always leave a little room for someone to disappoint me." Garibaldi, you're rivaling Ivanova for pessimism.
*
- I like how Hulu's summaries have just become, "Amazing relevations are made about blah blah. Earth reacts to blah blah blah." It's so complicated and intricate that they've just given up. *g*
- OMG, Vir and Lennier's griping session at the bar! Bwahahahaha! Any good fanfic out there slashing them? I have become such a multishipper for this show. Friendship!fic would be good too...
- There's a commercial on Hulu for Direct Relief International which uses Anthony Edwards, aka Mike Monroe from Northern Exposure. Ack.
- Keffer is going to die prettily, isn't he? He's had way too much screentime in this episode.
- The Nightwatch IS the Gestapo, I see. Or possibly the KGB. Have these people really forgotten so much of their twentieth century history that they would fall for Wells's babblings about being informed, and "protecting people from misinformation and harmful ideas"? (Heh, or are we in another cycle of "all of this has happened before, all of this will happen again"?)
- Oho, and Earth Alliance is Chamberlain's England, signing the Munich Agreement with the Centauri, who are definitely the Nazis now. Narn was the Sudetendland, and now they're on to the rest of Central Europe. Is there an Italy in this situation?
- ACK, THE CENTAURI ASSAULT JUST BROKE OFF PART OF THE STATION.
- And I think Sheridan just started a war...
- Or not. Hmm.
- I KNEW IT! The sound Lyta heard WAS angel wings, because KOSH IS AN ANGEL. And the equivalent thereof in every other language. OH GEEZ, I WONDER WHAT THE VORLONS WERE UP TO SO MANY CENTURIES AGO.
- Londo saw HIS DOOM, is what he saw.
- And EVERYONE has now seen the Shadows. Whoops?
Woes! I am now out of episodes until I get back to my apartment tomorrow and crack open disc 1 of S3, which Netflix says they've sent me. And now that I can't mainline them on Hulu, I have to slow down to the more sensible Netflix-imposed pace of two discs a week. This is undoubtedly a good thing for the three papers I have to write by the end of April, but oh, the withdrawal.
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Date: 2009-03-22 03:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-22 04:29 am (UTC)Interesting. I liked to hate Gaius Baltar, and I found him to be an interesting character, but I don't know that I ever liked him. Londo was someone I would've wanted to hang out with--or at any rate to watch from afar and be entertained. It must be the difference in having seen him for most of a season before he got corrupted.
Also? Peter Jurasik is a damn fine actor (and so is Andreas Katsulas, which is why the two of them work so incredibly well together).
They are both wonderful, yes. So is Mira Furlan.
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Date: 2009-03-22 06:27 am (UTC)It's all shades of grey anyway.
I, uh, may possibly be writing fanfic to this last effect.
Hee! Oh, do. I'd totally read it.
(Heh, or are we in another cycle of "all of this has happened before, all of this will happen again"?)
Wrong show, right sentiment. Man, I really would have loved to see what B5 would be with today's CGI (and in some cases, better props). You just keep reminding me of this.
As for Londo, he does what he does out of sense of pride and duty for his people. Sure, personal gain is a big part of this, too, but that is the Centauri way. They're no honorable
ElvesMinbari. But, unlike Refa, he's actually, despite everything, got a conscience and he's still capable of acts of kindness. It's really quite fascinating to watch his character (and G'Kar's) develop. Just wait for seasons 3 and 4.no subject
Date: 2009-03-22 09:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-22 01:28 pm (UTC)Also, in case you're interested, the rest of the show is available free online here: http://video.aol.com/show/babylon-5 ...though they do seem to have some of the most annoying commercials on the internet :)
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Date: 2009-03-22 01:49 pm (UTC)yeah, I've always wondered about the funky music they played with Sheriden in the shower.
Comes the Inquistor was a good eppy for those of us *cough* who shipped Delenn and Sheriden..
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Date: 2009-03-22 02:57 pm (UTC)I have, however, been hitting the Due South DVDs rather hard all week, and I will be very sad when I have to limit myself to one episode, and only when I don't have a ton of homework to do - which pretty much knocks next week out. :(
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Date: 2009-03-22 09:21 pm (UTC)Heh. True.
Hee! Oh, do. I'd totally read it.
Yay, someone would read it! I actually have a couple I/G fic ideas kicking around in my head...one has about three sentences in a Word file. Paper-writing season is usually when I procrastinate on working by writing fic...
Wrong show, right sentiment.
Heh heh heh.
Man, I really would have loved to see what B5 would be with today's CGI (and in some cases, better props). You just keep reminding me of this.
Oh my GOD, yes. Better CGI, better camerawork (although theirs is getting better as the seasons progress), better acting from a couple of the players... I wouldn't change a thing about the sets, though. They're perfect. And on the CGI side, the space battle in "Fall of Night" is actually very close in level of detail detail to the stuff we just saw on BSG. There are a few places where modern tech would've smoothed things out, but overall I was very impressed.
As for Londo, he does what he does out of sense of pride and duty for his people. Sure, personal gain is a big part of this, too, but that is the Centauri way. They're no honorable
ElvesMinbari.I think I may be giving him too much credit as far as making the initial choice to get involved with the Shadows--Morden really crosses the line from encouraging him to tricking him that first time, and after that he's pretty much committed. Sucks to be Londo.
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Date: 2009-03-22 09:25 pm (UTC)Also, in case you're interested, the rest of the show is available free online here: http://video.aol.com/show/babylon-5
Ohhhhh, I'm never going to finish all I have to do this spring now. But thank you for the link! B5 on demand is a wonderful thing!
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Date: 2009-03-22 09:28 pm (UTC)yeah, I've always wondered about the funky music they played with Sheriden in the shower.
I tend to find the music on this show either incredibly pedestrian or extremely questionable. I'm not sure which is more irritating.
omes the Inquistor was a good eppy for those of us *cough* who shipped Delenn and Sheriden..
Perhaps that was why I didn't like it...but I think I had more ideological quibbles. Bah. (It's not that I dislike Delenn/Sheridan, it's just that I find him to be underwear model levels of bland.)
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Date: 2009-03-22 09:29 pm (UTC)