tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post7745220950225692436..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Babylon 5 #119: The Path of SorrowsSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-43997765697473948502014-11-06T12:30:15.966-04:002014-11-06T12:30:15.966-04:00I can't believe Tallman would come at too high...I can't believe Tallman would come at too high a price. If she was still doing stunt work, then getting over-booked is a stronger possibility.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-75612765559914480972014-11-06T09:47:28.181-04:002014-11-06T09:47:28.181-04:00I'd heard that it was that they couldn't a...I'd heard that it was that they couldn't afford Tallman, rather than she was booked. I accept that I could have heard unsubstantiated rumours, though.<br /><br />Also, was this going to be the point where it would have been revealed that Lennier sacrificed his life to save Lyta, because what better redemption could there be for the character than saving the life of someone he'd barely exchanged two words with over a war that had nothing to do with him?LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-83603919567596803002014-11-04T15:55:40.840-04:002014-11-04T15:55:40.840-04:00That makes sense, but then, she's almost too p...That makes sense, but then, she's almost too powerful for that role.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-38641413772710893332014-11-03T14:42:06.554-04:002014-11-03T14:42:06.554-04:00The telepath that Matheson helps was originally su...The telepath that Matheson helps was originally supposed to be Lyta, but she was already booked, so we got someone random instead.Cradoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-57471637042448836892014-11-03T10:21:47.853-04:002014-11-03T10:21:47.853-04:00Seeing as the broadcast order buries Isabelle befo...Seeing as the broadcast order buries Isabelle before you see her die, there was absolutely no way it would come as a shock.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-66283917282320771942014-11-03T10:11:18.331-04:002014-11-03T10:11:18.331-04:00Suddenly I'm very glad I decided to skip this ...Suddenly I'm very glad I decided to skip this show. The entire first book of the Techno-Mage trilogy (which I've already noted is easily the best of the B5 novels) is spent building to Isabelle's death, and without knowing what was coming it was quite the horrible shock. There was every sign that the main trio would be our heroes for the whole story, and instead one betrays the other two, and another dies. It's not quite the game changer that the end of The Golden Compass is (still my high water mark for this kind of thing), but it's definitely in the same ballpark. There's no way that the scene on its own could have anywhere near the same power; you need that time of getting to know Isabelle, and seeing their relationship develop. And then book three where Galen gets his revenge and makes his peace with it doesn't happen until after this series, so there isn't even any hope of a payoff for it.Ryan Lohnernoreply@blogger.com