tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post4536099500720237180..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Babylon 5 #70: The SummoningSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-7466644978611464072014-09-17T06:25:20.545-03:002014-09-17T06:25:20.545-03:00I can see Delenn being vaguely involved in some co...I can see Delenn being vaguely involved in some command decisions, but I have no idea how it'd work on a practical basis. What exactly is she <i>doing</i> in C&C? Checking docking schedules? Running through maintenance drills? LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-64623339972858205452014-09-16T22:19:58.488-03:002014-09-16T22:19:58.488-03:00Once the station left Earthforce, the chain of com...Once the station left Earthforce, the chain of command probably incorporated Ranger 1.<br /><br />I can't justify the lack of security concerning the two missing guys' status though.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-2106052733071552092014-09-16T20:53:39.040-03:002014-09-16T20:53:39.040-03:00I always thought it was Justin, just because Shado...I always thought it was Justin, just because Shadow Dancing made a point of having everyone stand around saying "Who IS the man in between?" and then next episode we get Justin referring to himself as a "Middleman". If JMS meant for it to refer to Sheridan himself (and that would explain why it's another, harder looking Sheridan in his vision), why is season 4 Sheridan looking for season 2 Sheridan?<br /><br />Oh, and I know that everyone is really distracted, but the Lurker's Guide makes an excellent point... Geribaldi had been missing for two weeks and thenwas found on a ship that blew itself up, and Sheridan was apparently dead but has now returned with an unknown alien who's following him everywhere. They really should have gotten Lyta to give them both the once-over.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-40057991223657915282014-09-16T20:40:35.501-03:002014-09-16T20:40:35.501-03:00Oh, and at the time I thought it was sweet, but lo...Oh, and at the time I thought it was sweet, but looking at it now, Marcus's approach to Ivanova screams "nice guy". He's a virgin who's "saving himself" for a special woman without actually telling the woman that it's her he's interested in... he follows a romantic ideal of love without wanting to get dirty with the messy realities.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-72821232298382135492014-09-16T20:33:30.395-03:002014-09-16T20:33:30.395-03:00So, er, is Delenn running the station at the begin...So, er, is Delenn running the station at the beginnin of the episode? She's standing around in C&C, giving orders to Zack... was Corwin in the loo?<br /><br />Also, as well as being the most Firstest of all the First Ones, Lorienn has a side business as a barber. Obviously realising that if Sheridan needs to deliver a rousing speech then he can't do it with a mullet, he's trimmed his hair. (Apparently John doesn't think much of his haircut, as he goes and gets a more servere one by next episode.)LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-66770972119871519192014-09-16T10:02:03.652-03:002014-09-16T10:02:03.652-03:00That's a really interesting revelation from JM...That's a really interesting revelation from JMS. I always wondered if it was actually Lorien - in between the Vorlons and Shadows, looking for someone who could possibly help rebel against them.LondonKdShttp://londonkds.dreamwidth.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-66032203540742146032014-09-15T10:17:42.245-03:002014-09-15T10:17:42.245-03:00The most hotly debated part of Sheridan's drea...The most hotly debated part of Sheridan's dream from All Alone in the Night was Garibaldi's line "The man in between is looking for you." After the season 3 finale, the most popular theory is that this referred to Justin, given how he describes himself as a "middleman." But in fact, JMS meant it to mean Sheridan's future self, the man who could do something like what we see here (and note that he's on the same upper walkway he saw himself on at the time). After all, he just got back from being between tick and tock. Though in one of his more endearing moments (and why I'm more inclined to side with him than certain other writers I might name), he does acknowledge that the Justin theory makes just as much sense and he's fine with anyone who continues to hold it as their personal canon.<br /><br />Andreas Katsulas really despised the jester hat, and begged JMS to not have to wear it. Which of course is exactly what he was counting on, and that hatred for it absolutely comes through in the scene.<br /><br />Patricia Tallman immediately picked up on the sexual implications of her line "You didn't have to pull out of me so fast, it hurt me." Implications that were completely unintentional, and JMS reportedly turned beet red once he realized what she was talking about. Another case where you don't have to notice something, but it's there if you want.Ryan Lohnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-44146589697140020452014-09-15T06:08:25.569-03:002014-09-15T06:08:25.569-03:00G'Kar's recent story started with him volu...G'Kar's recent story started with him voluntarily wearing a stupid hat (Garibaldi's), and now he is forced to wear a different stupid hat. The lesson: don't wear hats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com