Discussion of 1 x 11 - Survivors

[alexcat]

Survivors – 1 x 11

Lurker’s Guide always has some good stuff, much of it from JMS, himself.

There is a recap Here as well.

Michael’s past comes back to haunt him in the form of a woman who blames him for her father’s death years before. She lets her need for revenge almost allow President Santiago to get killed. We see the rise of Homeguard as well… and how it’s infiltrating much of the government. This again is a harbinger of what is coming soon and hints at the whole story arc.


Lianna Kemmer

The avalanche is beginning.

We learn of Michael’s past and how his alcoholism destroyed his life more than once. It’s certainly not the last we see of that problem, sadly enough. There are times when he is hard to like – he seems to make the worst choices.

So who were the survivors in the title?

Comments

[shipperslist]

...Yeah. Not a fan of this episode, and not only because my ex is an alcoholic. And seeing Garibaldi as a real poor man's John McClane doesn't really do anything for me. And I gotta say I don't especially enjoy the trope of women letting their hair down when they're feeling emotional.

Survivors? I guess it's Garibaldi and Kemmer? And Home Guard or course because cockroaches survive everything.

[alexcat]

Cockroaches do survive, don't they?

I loved Garibaldi but he certainly could be a complete ass and alcohol didn't always come into play.