B5: Season 5, Episodes 1-4
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icepixieSigh. And now we come to the season with no Ivanova, no Marcus, no fun. I'm going to try to judge it on its own merits, but it'll be hard. I'm not sure I can adequately communicate the sheer boundlessness of my love for Susan Ivanova. It is a love that has its own zipcode, its own continent, its own parsec, its own galaxy. If I were on New Caprica, I would emulate Lee and cry out, "I LOVE SUSAN IVANOVA!" If I were a knight of the round table, I would dedicate my quests to her. If I were a Renaissance poet, I would write dedicatory epistles and sonnets to her. She would be my Laura, my Raleigh, my Elizabeth, my Prince James, my fair youth.
Do you get the picture?
So as I said, I will try to judge the season, and CaptainReplacement Lochley, on their own merits, but if I slip into bitterness, please forgive me. (However, once upon a time, when it was first airing, I watched Crusade, and I rather liked Lochley on that show. Of course, I was about fourteen. Things may change...)
No Compromises
- Is Corwin the XO now? Lucky Corwin...
- Oh, wow. I see why fandom hated Lochley at first. Yeowch.
- "Any internal conflicts I need to be made aware of..." Uh, would you like a list? It's a long one.
- Ehh. Not a huge fan of the new style of credit voiceover, but since I never watch the credits anyway, I guess it doesn't matter.
- Gah. Sheridan, if only you would shave that silly beard.
- Crazily enough, I think I like Sheridan/Delenn more now than I did before they were married. Score one against the so-called Moonlighting curse!
- Hmm. I wonder if the independent human B5ers also retain Earth(/Mars/Proxima/whatever) citizenship.
- Ooooh. UNCOMFORTABLE. I'mma guess Lochley was not on the same side as everyone else in the war. (I'm also suprised that the other reason she and Sheridan have to be uncomfortable around each other wasn't brough up at some point in these episodes...)
- Look! It's a blond Centauri in the background at the cafe! I don't think we've ever seen one of those...
- Who does Byron remind me of? Was there a New Agey, Yanni-like figure floating around the music world recently with that same long blond hair and vacant stare? (Hmmm. Is it Celeborn he reminds me of?) At any rate, I think he should totally quote from Childe Harold or Don Juan or something rather than just Hamlet, just for the lols.
- Has G'Kar's makeup changed?
- "The words and I will be locked in mortal combat until one of us surrenders!" G'Kar, you are delightful.
- Is it just me, or has it gotten rather easy to escape the long arm of the PsiCorps? I thought they were supposed to be all-seeing and all-knowing. Since when are there so many rogue telepaths?
- *sigh* I can see it now. Byron is going to go crazy and end up getting all the telepaths on the station killed, isn't he? I mean, just look at him. He has "crazy" written all over him.
- Oh, but Special Simon is going to die first. Heh, I knew from the moment he got called a minor. Kids don't survive in this universe.
- "And then you left." BURN.
- Uh...perhaps big important assassin-bait things should not be performed in front of a very large window? Just a thought.
- What of people in the Alliance who don't follow a holy book of some kind, G'Kar? Do they get a blank page or something?
- Heh. Quickest oath of office ever!
- I was going to call Sheridan a bleeding heart, but it turns out he's a strategist. I still think Byron & co. are going to spell very bad news, though. Personally, I'd dump 'em on Episilon III.
- Ahhh, that's how they get Garibaldi back into the main cast.
- Lochley was so not on their side.
The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
Yeah, I suppose this was a key Londo episode and all, but what do I really care about? NOOOO LENNIER DO NOT LEAVE ME I LOVE YOU!!! I don't care if the Rangers are a fairly logical place for you to go after all you've been through. I don't care how embarrassing it must be to have Delenn and Sheridan know you're in love with Delenn. YOU NEED TO STAY HERE! :(
- Awwww, Lennier thought he was Delenn's other half. Oh, Lennier. *cuddles him*
- Ahaha, did Sheridan actually think Delenn was suggesting a threesome, or was he just joking? (I still want a Delenn/Lennier/Neroon threesome, BTW. IT WOULD BE AWESOME AND YOU KNOW IT.)
- ...The Minbari do tarot readings now?
- Er...Londo is now in a version of "The Telltale Heart"?
- Awwwww, I loved that scene between Vir and Lennier. I could so easily slash them (actually, I think I could ship/slash pretty much everyone with everyone else on this show..it's a little disturbing how easy it would be), but I also like their unconventional friendship. Well, almost-friendship. I think they're friends, anyway, even if we so rarely see them together. ANYWAY, ADORABLE. And bwahahaha--"I don't think I've ever heard of that particular temple." *sporfle*
- Oh. Londo always feels like Sheridan is there when he thinks of his death at G'Kar's hands. So that flashforward in WWE is pretty much true true, isn't it? Alas. I was hoping it had somehow been changed...it was rather depressing.
- Heh, I called G'Kar as Londo's conscience before the dialogue did.
- ACK, TENTACLES.
- Oh, Vir. Hee. "No Londo...of course you're not corrupt and monstruous...uh...I gotta go."
- LENNIER! :(
- Wait, why is Sheridan smiling as Lennier leaves? THIS IS SAD, DAMMIT! BE SAD!
The Paragon of Animals
- You know, even if PsiCorps is Evil, Inc., I have to agree with their rules about unsolicited scans. Using telepaths as covert military intelligence gatherers creeps me right the hell out. Then again, Garibaldi has a good point in his comparison to guns. I find it difficult to reconcile the two points of view. Damn. Someone needs to get on an artificial mental shield pronto. (I'm surprised people haven't been doing that already, actually. You'd think it would be a high priority, since so many humans don't like telepaths.)
- Okay, this is like the fourth time someone has said a telepath/normal war is coming. WE GET IT.
- Heee, G'Kar and Londo are adorable together.
- Is there a reason all the rogue telepaths are wearing black even when they're just chilling in their compound?
- ...There's a wormhole to the afterlife?
- Apparently being in someone's mind while they die is akin to being captured by the Shadows--you'll never be whole again, says Lyta. Interesting that the person she says this to is Garibaldi, who of course was captured by the Shadows. Hmm.
- Ahhh, much of Bester's creepiness is explained, perhaps.
- Yeah, Lyta's life sucks for sure.
- Why is the Alliance so scroll-happy? Where did the data pads and whatnot go?
- I know it's supposed to be a somber image, but I was kind of amused at the "spell check function enabled" in big letters on Franklin's letter to the Ranger's parents.
- G'Kar's declaration is lovely. Perhaps a bit sappy in a couple places, but Andreas Katsulas can carry it.
- Pssst...Byron...some animals eat each other, as well as kill each other. We're just more creative in how we torture other members of our species.
- Lyta, don't go over to the crazy side!
- Yes, there is a big fall down that slippery slope waiting. I get the impression this season will document it.
A View from the Gallery
...Yeah. Not my favorite episode. Hey, look, everyone in charge gets to spout off about how awesome they are and how deeply they've thought about their jobs to two ignorant hick mechanics who, despite being older than most of the people they're talking to, appear to have never considered such matters. Then the mechanics get to speak dialogue aboslutely no one would ever actually say in real life. How fun! Or not.
- Hmmm. Those attacking ships appear to have black lame skin I tend to associate with Shadow ships. Let me guess--the Drakh?
- The one place I appreciated the preachiness of the main characters was when Franklin said we should still play by the rules when everyone else doesn't seem to be--that logic should be applied to what they're doing with Byron's telepaths. Hint, hint.
- Heh, there's the space roach back again!
- "Some say she left because she wasn't getting paid enough money." OUCH.
- Wow. Blue lipstick is a really bad choice for Lochley.
- Next to a big window strikes me as a bad place to watch a firefight. That's just me, though.
- Is Byron the new Morden or something?
- Aww, Londo is a snail.
- This episode appears to have been infected with the same disease that gave ROTK about fifteen different endings. JUST END IT ALREADY.
Do you get the picture?
So as I said, I will try to judge the season, and Captain
No Compromises
- Is Corwin the XO now? Lucky Corwin...
- Oh, wow. I see why fandom hated Lochley at first. Yeowch.
- "Any internal conflicts I need to be made aware of..." Uh, would you like a list? It's a long one.
- Ehh. Not a huge fan of the new style of credit voiceover, but since I never watch the credits anyway, I guess it doesn't matter.
- Gah. Sheridan, if only you would shave that silly beard.
- Crazily enough, I think I like Sheridan/Delenn more now than I did before they were married. Score one against the so-called Moonlighting curse!
- Hmm. I wonder if the independent human B5ers also retain Earth(/Mars/Proxima/whatever) citizenship.
- Ooooh. UNCOMFORTABLE. I'mma guess Lochley was not on the same side as everyone else in the war. (I'm also suprised that the other reason she and Sheridan have to be uncomfortable around each other wasn't brough up at some point in these episodes...)
- Look! It's a blond Centauri in the background at the cafe! I don't think we've ever seen one of those...
- Who does Byron remind me of? Was there a New Agey, Yanni-like figure floating around the music world recently with that same long blond hair and vacant stare? (Hmmm. Is it Celeborn he reminds me of?) At any rate, I think he should totally quote from Childe Harold or Don Juan or something rather than just Hamlet, just for the lols.
- Has G'Kar's makeup changed?
- "The words and I will be locked in mortal combat until one of us surrenders!" G'Kar, you are delightful.
- Is it just me, or has it gotten rather easy to escape the long arm of the PsiCorps? I thought they were supposed to be all-seeing and all-knowing. Since when are there so many rogue telepaths?
- *sigh* I can see it now. Byron is going to go crazy and end up getting all the telepaths on the station killed, isn't he? I mean, just look at him. He has "crazy" written all over him.
- Oh, but Special Simon is going to die first. Heh, I knew from the moment he got called a minor. Kids don't survive in this universe.
- "And then you left." BURN.
- Uh...perhaps big important assassin-bait things should not be performed in front of a very large window? Just a thought.
- What of people in the Alliance who don't follow a holy book of some kind, G'Kar? Do they get a blank page or something?
- Heh. Quickest oath of office ever!
- I was going to call Sheridan a bleeding heart, but it turns out he's a strategist. I still think Byron & co. are going to spell very bad news, though. Personally, I'd dump 'em on Episilon III.
- Ahhh, that's how they get Garibaldi back into the main cast.
- Lochley was so not on their side.
The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
Yeah, I suppose this was a key Londo episode and all, but what do I really care about? NOOOO LENNIER DO NOT LEAVE ME I LOVE YOU!!! I don't care if the Rangers are a fairly logical place for you to go after all you've been through. I don't care how embarrassing it must be to have Delenn and Sheridan know you're in love with Delenn. YOU NEED TO STAY HERE! :(
- Awwww, Lennier thought he was Delenn's other half. Oh, Lennier. *cuddles him*
- Ahaha, did Sheridan actually think Delenn was suggesting a threesome, or was he just joking? (I still want a Delenn/Lennier/Neroon threesome, BTW. IT WOULD BE AWESOME AND YOU KNOW IT.)
- ...The Minbari do tarot readings now?
- Er...Londo is now in a version of "The Telltale Heart"?
- Awwwww, I loved that scene between Vir and Lennier. I could so easily slash them (actually, I think I could ship/slash pretty much everyone with everyone else on this show..it's a little disturbing how easy it would be), but I also like their unconventional friendship. Well, almost-friendship. I think they're friends, anyway, even if we so rarely see them together. ANYWAY, ADORABLE. And bwahahaha--"I don't think I've ever heard of that particular temple." *sporfle*
- Oh. Londo always feels like Sheridan is there when he thinks of his death at G'Kar's hands. So that flashforward in WWE is pretty much true true, isn't it? Alas. I was hoping it had somehow been changed...it was rather depressing.
- Heh, I called G'Kar as Londo's conscience before the dialogue did.
- ACK, TENTACLES.
- Oh, Vir. Hee. "No Londo...of course you're not corrupt and monstruous...uh...I gotta go."
- LENNIER! :(
- Wait, why is Sheridan smiling as Lennier leaves? THIS IS SAD, DAMMIT! BE SAD!
The Paragon of Animals
- You know, even if PsiCorps is Evil, Inc., I have to agree with their rules about unsolicited scans. Using telepaths as covert military intelligence gatherers creeps me right the hell out. Then again, Garibaldi has a good point in his comparison to guns. I find it difficult to reconcile the two points of view. Damn. Someone needs to get on an artificial mental shield pronto. (I'm surprised people haven't been doing that already, actually. You'd think it would be a high priority, since so many humans don't like telepaths.)
- Okay, this is like the fourth time someone has said a telepath/normal war is coming. WE GET IT.
- Heee, G'Kar and Londo are adorable together.
- Is there a reason all the rogue telepaths are wearing black even when they're just chilling in their compound?
- ...There's a wormhole to the afterlife?
- Apparently being in someone's mind while they die is akin to being captured by the Shadows--you'll never be whole again, says Lyta. Interesting that the person she says this to is Garibaldi, who of course was captured by the Shadows. Hmm.
- Ahhh, much of Bester's creepiness is explained, perhaps.
- Yeah, Lyta's life sucks for sure.
- Why is the Alliance so scroll-happy? Where did the data pads and whatnot go?
- I know it's supposed to be a somber image, but I was kind of amused at the "spell check function enabled" in big letters on Franklin's letter to the Ranger's parents.
- G'Kar's declaration is lovely. Perhaps a bit sappy in a couple places, but Andreas Katsulas can carry it.
- Pssst...Byron...some animals eat each other, as well as kill each other. We're just more creative in how we torture other members of our species.
- Lyta, don't go over to the crazy side!
- Yes, there is a big fall down that slippery slope waiting. I get the impression this season will document it.
A View from the Gallery
...Yeah. Not my favorite episode. Hey, look, everyone in charge gets to spout off about how awesome they are and how deeply they've thought about their jobs to two ignorant hick mechanics who, despite being older than most of the people they're talking to, appear to have never considered such matters. Then the mechanics get to speak dialogue aboslutely no one would ever actually say in real life. How fun! Or not.
- Hmmm. Those attacking ships appear to have black lame skin I tend to associate with Shadow ships. Let me guess--the Drakh?
- The one place I appreciated the preachiness of the main characters was when Franklin said we should still play by the rules when everyone else doesn't seem to be--that logic should be applied to what they're doing with Byron's telepaths. Hint, hint.
- Heh, there's the space roach back again!
- "Some say she left because she wasn't getting paid enough money." OUCH.
- Wow. Blue lipstick is a really bad choice for Lochley.
- Next to a big window strikes me as a bad place to watch a firefight. That's just me, though.
- Is Byron the new Morden or something?
- Aww, Londo is a snail.
- This episode appears to have been infected with the same disease that gave ROTK about fifteen different endings. JUST END IT ALREADY.
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Date: 2009-05-29 03:29 pm (UTC)Among others. I don't specifically recall WWE these days.
Does it help to know that the actor's first name is Robin?
Ah. That might explain it. Though I still find the character (and possibly the actor) utterly dull. Augh, JMS. Maybe better to stop on a high note?
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Date: 2009-05-29 05:24 pm (UTC)I find him utterly ANNOYING. (Also: the singing. OH, GOD, THE SINGING.)
Augh, JMS. Maybe better to stop on a high note?
I hear the latter half of the season is closer to the usual standard (although I also hear rumors of character assassination?). I'm sticking it out to the bitter end, though. Then I'm watching some of the movies and rewatching Crusade.
(Or did you mean JMS? If so, I agree that things should've ended with season four.)