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Babylon 5, you give me so many feeeeeeeeeeelings!
Spoilers for up to 3x10.
SO MARTIAL LAW HAPPENED.
And predictably, Sheridan said "To hell with that, not on MY station" even if it did take him a little while to get there.
Continuing to ship Garibaldi/Franklin like burning. Every time it's the two of them alone in a scene, it's either "they're totally sleeping together" or "they're totally in pining, pining love".
Marcus has been a sort of interesting addition to the cast and I enjoy his scoundrel ways (Lying to Franklin to get him to do his bidding? WORKS FOR ME) and also, his determination to be awesome to Ivanova, but on the whole I find the character pretty uninspiring and really cookie-cutter. I keep thinking back to Keffer, since they're both the roguish types, and guys, I really preferred Keffer, even if the show runner Was Not a Fan. I'm just a sucker for cocky pilot types? John Sheppard, Cam Mitchell and Starbuck, my heart <3
I appreciate that the storyline with Garibaldi's second has taken a season and a half to culminate. You knew from the moment they introduced the Night Watch and his role in it (and lulzy attitude toward it - don't you recognize McCarthyism when you see it, bb?) that it was going to culminate in an episode like this and if that made it predictable, it was also satisfying, given the history. (Relatedly, and much more surprisingly, Lyta Alexander's return and continued role. Well played, show! Rewatching you is going to be a joy, isn't it?)
VIR FOR EMPEROR. LONG LIVE EMPEROR VIR. (After spending all of this time acting as Londo's conscience, you certainly do deserve a reward. That job is HARD. Even if I'm not sure Emperorship is actually that.) And Londo, bb, I know you're terrified right now, but my guess is that you'll wind up sacrificing yourself for Vir, which is totally awesome. Even if you're going to be terrible to him, out of fear, in the meantime. (I really want to read Vir friendship fic. HE NEEDS FRIENDS, OKAY?)
Also glad to see G'Kar being folded back into the main plot. After his season two (hilariously, understatedly summed up with "He had a bad season" by my friend M) - and sidenote, so much respect for the actor for playing that downward spiral with incredible grace - and his awkward, earnest attempts to stay involved early in this season, I'm so glad he's coming back to the table with power of his own. Also, I loved the idea that they humans are the key, but that we won't be the ones to turn it. It's like, look science fiction, I love you, and I get why everything revolves around the humans, but I adore that B5 is making us important, but that it's putting so much power in the hands of others. G'Kar is explaining how to save them all, but also describing the original mission statement of Babylon 5, even though no one would have worded in that way.
Some thoughts on season two:
Talia ;_; Even knowing it was coming, Talia ;_; I was glad to see the episodes about the mindwipe victim recovering his past, because it's absolutely the set-up for her return. Even though I know where that leads too. Sigh.
I touched on this talking about G'Kar, but I love everything the show did with the Centauri/Narn war. It was so beautifully, heartbreakingly done. I love how G'Kar has grown so much as a character, possibly more than anyone else except Londo. Delenn is on that journey too (seeing her so unsettled wearing her new human face has been fascinating, seriously) and lakjsd;fakjsdf the aliens on this show. Impeccable. (I wanted to say flawless, but that would be a lie. It's their flaws that make them so well drawn and engaging.)
The Vorlons continue to be *fascinating*. I hope that they never really answer most of those questions; they work better that way. Unless the show is just awesome enough to pull off tearing away that veil, which I maybe do trust, because everything else has been so deliberate and so strong.
*snorts* I just opened the tab to load 3x10 and the episode description gave everything away. It's probably a good thing Babylon 5's secession was inevitable after the events of the last few episodes, or I'd be upset at being spoiled *g*)
Also: "Only one human captain has survived a fight with one of our ships. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, leave now."
BESTBESTBESTBESTBEST (I'd forgotten about the Mimbari in all of that chaos. I was so perfectly, delightedly surprised when they were the ones to arrive!)
I love what Babylon 5, the station, is becoming. A true collaboration and isn't that a joy to watch, even if the cost is brutal and terrible.
(Notably, not "Bester".)
My non-spoilery feelings continue to be "Why haven't more people seen this show?" Because flaws aside (and it does have them, and gapingly in some places, like its lack of racial diversity) this show is amazing both in terms of an a feminist viewpoint (especially when you take its era of production into account) and in terms of sheer storytelling. THERE IS INCREDIBLE CONTINUITY AND THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES AND EVEN WHEN GOOD WINS THERE'S A TERRIBLE COST.
Like I said on Twitter, even if the expression is completely overwrought: this show gives me stirrings in my breast.
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Spoilers for up to 3x10.
SO MARTIAL LAW HAPPENED.
And predictably, Sheridan said "To hell with that, not on MY station" even if it did take him a little while to get there.
Continuing to ship Garibaldi/Franklin like burning. Every time it's the two of them alone in a scene, it's either "they're totally sleeping together" or "they're totally in pining, pining love".
Marcus has been a sort of interesting addition to the cast and I enjoy his scoundrel ways (Lying to Franklin to get him to do his bidding? WORKS FOR ME) and also, his determination to be awesome to Ivanova, but on the whole I find the character pretty uninspiring and really cookie-cutter. I keep thinking back to Keffer, since they're both the roguish types, and guys, I really preferred Keffer, even if the show runner Was Not a Fan. I'm just a sucker for cocky pilot types? John Sheppard, Cam Mitchell and Starbuck, my heart <3
I appreciate that the storyline with Garibaldi's second has taken a season and a half to culminate. You knew from the moment they introduced the Night Watch and his role in it (and lulzy attitude toward it - don't you recognize McCarthyism when you see it, bb?) that it was going to culminate in an episode like this and if that made it predictable, it was also satisfying, given the history. (Relatedly, and much more surprisingly, Lyta Alexander's return and continued role. Well played, show! Rewatching you is going to be a joy, isn't it?)
VIR FOR EMPEROR. LONG LIVE EMPEROR VIR. (After spending all of this time acting as Londo's conscience, you certainly do deserve a reward. That job is HARD. Even if I'm not sure Emperorship is actually that.) And Londo, bb, I know you're terrified right now, but my guess is that you'll wind up sacrificing yourself for Vir, which is totally awesome. Even if you're going to be terrible to him, out of fear, in the meantime. (I really want to read Vir friendship fic. HE NEEDS FRIENDS, OKAY?)
Also glad to see G'Kar being folded back into the main plot. After his season two (hilariously, understatedly summed up with "He had a bad season" by my friend M) - and sidenote, so much respect for the actor for playing that downward spiral with incredible grace - and his awkward, earnest attempts to stay involved early in this season, I'm so glad he's coming back to the table with power of his own. Also, I loved the idea that they humans are the key, but that we won't be the ones to turn it. It's like, look science fiction, I love you, and I get why everything revolves around the humans, but I adore that B5 is making us important, but that it's putting so much power in the hands of others. G'Kar is explaining how to save them all, but also describing the original mission statement of Babylon 5, even though no one would have worded in that way.
Some thoughts on season two:
Talia ;_; Even knowing it was coming, Talia ;_; I was glad to see the episodes about the mindwipe victim recovering his past, because it's absolutely the set-up for her return. Even though I know where that leads too. Sigh.
I touched on this talking about G'Kar, but I love everything the show did with the Centauri/Narn war. It was so beautifully, heartbreakingly done. I love how G'Kar has grown so much as a character, possibly more than anyone else except Londo. Delenn is on that journey too (seeing her so unsettled wearing her new human face has been fascinating, seriously) and lakjsd;fakjsdf the aliens on this show. Impeccable. (I wanted to say flawless, but that would be a lie. It's their flaws that make them so well drawn and engaging.)
The Vorlons continue to be *fascinating*. I hope that they never really answer most of those questions; they work better that way. Unless the show is just awesome enough to pull off tearing away that veil, which I maybe do trust, because everything else has been so deliberate and so strong.
*snorts* I just opened the tab to load 3x10 and the episode description gave everything away. It's probably a good thing Babylon 5's secession was inevitable after the events of the last few episodes, or I'd be upset at being spoiled *g*)
Also: "Only one human captain has survived a fight with one of our ships. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, leave now."
BESTBESTBESTBESTBEST (I'd forgotten about the Mimbari in all of that chaos. I was so perfectly, delightedly surprised when they were the ones to arrive!)
I love what Babylon 5, the station, is becoming. A true collaboration and isn't that a joy to watch, even if the cost is brutal and terrible.
(Notably, not "Bester".)
My non-spoilery feelings continue to be "Why haven't more people seen this show?" Because flaws aside (and it does have them, and gapingly in some places, like its lack of racial diversity) this show is amazing both in terms of an a feminist viewpoint (especially when you take its era of production into account) and in terms of sheer storytelling. THERE IS INCREDIBLE CONTINUITY AND THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES AND EVEN WHEN GOOD WINS THERE'S A TERRIBLE COST.
Like I said on Twitter, even if the expression is completely overwrought: this show gives me stirrings in my breast.
This entry was also posted at http://cantarina.dreamwidth.org/137095.html. (comments:
)