For shits and giggles, I watched these so I could participate in the comments (egadz.) On this particular day I am exhausted, and I do not feel at all good, and I TOTALLY identify with Delenn when she yells, "BASTARDS!" So... thank you for that gif. It made me LOLOLOL. I may keep it as an emoticon that I can just point to for the next several months.
Also. Sheridan? Leaving the message for his child? I bawl like a baby every time, and this time was... um... we'll just say "exceptional." And that kiss. THAT. KISS. RIGHT THERE IN OBJECTS AT REST. Is one of the best kisses, no? Because he totally doesn't do the face-smooshy thing.
Londo decides to visit the Sheridans in their new digs on Minbar, and brings along a gift for their unborn son - a Keeper. Seriously, what the hell.I have a hard-thunked theory on that, and it goes a little something like this
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Also. Sheridan? Leaving the message for his child? I bawl like a baby every time, and this time was... um... we'll just say "exceptional." And that kiss. THAT. KISS. RIGHT THERE IN OBJECTS AT REST. Is one of the best kisses, no? Because he totally doesn't do the face-smooshy thing.
AHHH I FORGOT ABOUT THIS. (This is what happens when you don't actually watch the episodes.) Well, not forgot, but it seemed decent post length so I just went with it. But yes, that kiss. Definitely the best kiss. I have, um, a theory as to why it's the best, that I will share with you some other time. ;)
I definitely agree with you about the sorry absence of a scene with Delenn learning about her pregnancy. And the bedroom scene with John that night was not adequate, as you mentioned. It seemed the purpose of that scene was less about the "miracle" pregnancy but about setting up the next and future episodes. I find that type of storytelling annoying when one important event is addressed incompletely and overshadowed by another seemingly more important event
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I think the interesting thing about Lennier is that as much as he loved Delenn and wanted to be with her, he never really fought for her. He was so very passive. It was as though he gave up on ever having a chance with her long before John appeared on the scene - in that respect, I think deep down he knew that she was never going to love him the way he wanted her to. It fits with his character, but it does tend to sap the strength out of any drama resulting from some kind of love triangle.
Lennier gets short shrift. It makes me furious that everyone gets a chance at redemption except for Lennier. Every single one of them. Yes, I'm bitter
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So I end up liking that scene, where they are both trying to understand each other, to help each other, and striving to access their better angels.
I think for me that scene is one of those moments where the characters are behaving in character, and it's something they would do if they were real people, but it just plays so undramatically for me. I just want...more from that scene. It's a big dramatic "I almost died!" moment and they just calmly and rationally discuss their future plans in a very nice way and have a little hug. It works, it's just not terribly cinematic.
The given explanation is that he's "touched by Vorlons," so either he still has some residue of Kosh in him from Lorien's resurrection that gives him immunity to Lyta's powers (which would make sense -- the Vorlons wouldn't want their own weapons turning on them), or that having a fragment of Kosh in him so long gave him a residual immunity to Lyta's powers, like Carter in SG-1 being immune to organic telepathic interrogation after being host to Jolinar.
Which begs the question: if he's immune to Lyta, does that make him immune to all telepaths? And did Bester notice?
What the hell does he know about running a megacorp type business?Well, in the sequel/movies (particularly "Well of Souls," where someone asks him this very question) Garibaldi says that the day-to-day business operations and decisions are made by the board -- all he does is unearth unethical projects and shut them down, ascertain the ethics of new projects to veto or approve them, and introduce ethical projects like developing the
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That's an interesting view of Garibaldi's role, and it allows for Lise to have a bigger role (which I like). I haven't watched the movies in forever and probably should.
And I just have issues with Garibaldi. I probably need to write him; that's usually how it works with me when I can't appreciate a character. Thanks for pointing this out; I like it v. much.
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Also. Sheridan? Leaving the message for his child? I bawl like a baby every time, and this time was... um... we'll just say "exceptional." And that kiss. THAT. KISS. RIGHT THERE IN OBJECTS AT REST. Is one of the best kisses, no? Because he totally doesn't do the face-smooshy thing.
Londo decides to visit the Sheridans in their new digs on Minbar, and brings along a gift for their unborn son - a Keeper. Seriously, what the hell.I have a hard-thunked theory on that, and it goes a little something like this ( ... )
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AHHH I FORGOT ABOUT THIS. (This is what happens when you don't actually watch the episodes.) Well, not forgot, but it seemed decent post length so I just went with it. But yes, that kiss. Definitely the best kiss. I have, um, a theory as to why it's the best, that I will share with you some other time. ;)
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I think for me that scene is one of those moments where the characters are behaving in character, and it's something they would do if they were real people, but it just plays so undramatically for me. I just want...more from that scene. It's a big dramatic "I almost died!" moment and they just calmly and rationally discuss their future plans in a very nice way and have a little hug. It works, it's just not terribly cinematic.
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The given explanation is that he's "touched by Vorlons," so either he still has some residue of Kosh in him from Lorien's resurrection that gives him immunity to Lyta's powers (which would make sense -- the Vorlons wouldn't want their own weapons turning on them), or that having a fragment of Kosh in him so long gave him a residual immunity to Lyta's powers, like Carter in SG-1 being immune to organic telepathic interrogation after being host to Jolinar.
Which begs the question: if he's immune to Lyta, does that make him immune to all telepaths? And did Bester notice?
What the hell does he know about running a megacorp type business?Well, in the sequel/movies (particularly "Well of Souls," where someone asks him this very question) Garibaldi says that the day-to-day business operations and decisions are made by the board -- all he does is unearth unethical projects and shut them down, ascertain the ethics of new projects to veto or approve them, and introduce ethical projects like developing the ( ... )
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And I just have issues with Garibaldi. I probably need to write him; that's usually how it works with me when I can't appreciate a character. Thanks for pointing this out; I like it v. much.
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