"Legacies" discussion [spoilers]

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This is the discussion post for the episode 1X17, "Legacies". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Summary:

Neroon and Delenn fight over the body of a Minbari war leader while Ivanova and Talia argue about the future of a 14-year-old telepath.

Extra reading:

The article for "legacies" at Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[lazulidragon.livejournal.com]

I've been looking forward to this episode, I love Neroon! I like how he gets to play the more relatable side of the warrior caste, so he may trash Sinclair's quarters and beat Marcus nearly to death, but it's always because he's doing what he thinks will be best or just for the Minbari, rather like Delenn. I love how his first apearence concerns a guy who switched from the religious caste to the warrior caste, and his last is his own switch from warrior to religious. And I, too, liked seeing Delenn do something less-than-perfect, and have it actually come across as a little suspect

Interesting that Neroon never heard of the pak'ma'ra before, though.

The strong Narn hate seemed really odd. I mean, okay, I get that they're still sort of "villains" and trouble-makers at this point, and I get that their rabid grabs for power and money aren't that endearing, and I get that they look sort of like lizards, but come on! At least they were friendly/self-serving enough to sell Earth weapons when the Centauri wouldn't, if I recall correctly.

In retrospect, I'm wondering how I ever managed to miss that Susan and Talia were interested in each other. Too young, not enough internet, I guess.

I wonder how the Minbari will deal with Alisa's kleptomania. Not well, I'd imagine.

When Delenn is working on her transformation machine, it always looks like she's playing blocks with a bunch of angle rules and technical drawing equipment. This has always amused me.