Yeah, Sheridan is pretty much a dip in this episode. As much as I love him (and I do, much to my own shock), I agree with you that his whole conversation with Kosh teeters on the edge of "god you're annoying," and his complete disregard of actual laws and judicial practice kind of make me go "uh, and this is the guy who's going to be running the Alliance? Gee, that's a good sign." Especially given, you know, the person who supposedly will be balancing him out (Delenn) has, if possible, even less regard for that sort of thing.
I think in a lot of ways this episode exists only to cement a few things in our minds: first, that Sheridan is the kind of guy who will Do Anything in pursuit of his goals (but do the ends justify the means? In this case, IMHO, no...), and of course the all-important "Don't forget, he had a wife! Who died! Because of the Shadows!" Which... *Sigh* That is the entirety of my reaction to everything we ever get about Anna, I think. *SIIIIGH.*
I'm glad to hear the Coventry thing is a myth - it sounded a bit suspicious to me, but I apparently completely forgot my intention to research it. :P
We learn ALL KINDS of things here! And some of those things are lies. <--One of my very-favorite things about B5. People lie. And the truth comes out later. ...Sometimes. ♥ (Seriously, I caught myself counting the episodes between where The Boy and I are at right now and "Atonement," because I love that one as the ultimate in Delenn's disturbing backstory and tendency to lie to herself and others. ♥)
I also love the idea of new human religions springing up after alien contact. Very cool.
Yes! And it's actually handled pretty well in B5, on the whole. I love the willingness to accept that, yeah, contact with aliens is going to be a total game-changer and it's going alter how we think about a lot of things, including religion, for a lot of people.
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Date: 2010-07-14 05:05 am (UTC)I think in a lot of ways this episode exists only to cement a few things in our minds: first, that Sheridan is the kind of guy who will Do Anything in pursuit of his goals (but do the ends justify the means? In this case, IMHO, no...), and of course the all-important "Don't forget, he had a wife! Who died! Because of the Shadows!" Which... *Sigh* That is the entirety of my reaction to everything we ever get about Anna, I think. *SIIIIGH.*
I'm glad to hear the Coventry thing is a myth - it sounded a bit suspicious to me, but I apparently completely forgot my intention to research it. :P
We learn ALL KINDS of things here! And some of those things are lies. <--One of my very-favorite things about B5. People lie. And the truth comes out later. ...Sometimes. ♥ (Seriously, I caught myself counting the episodes between where The Boy and I are at right now and "Atonement," because I love that one as the ultimate in Delenn's disturbing backstory and tendency to lie to herself and others. ♥)
I also love the idea of new human religions springing up after alien contact. Very cool.
Yes! And it's actually handled pretty well in B5, on the whole. I love the willingness to accept that, yeah, contact with aliens is going to be a total game-changer and it's going alter how we think about a lot of things, including religion, for a lot of people.