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Rewatch for Season 5, Episode 2 - The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
Rewatch for Season 5, Episode 2 – The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
First the links to the recaps:
Dreamwidth
Livejournal
And more at The Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5
We have the B5 version of A Christmas Carol for Londo.
And Lennier runs away from home.
I thought this was a fine episode for Londo – he literally has so much on his heart that it tries to kill him. This is Londo at his best, to be honest. He is a good man who has, as G’kar says, said and did nothing to stop the evil around him. It reminded me of the quote often falsely attributed to Edmund Burke: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,” When he did finally act, he failed, and Vir had to complete his task – in the killing of mad Emperor Cartagia.
Then there is Lennier. He is leaving to start his Ranger training because he says he feels like he owes it to Marcus. Um, he’s running and hiding so he doesn’t have to see Delenn with Sheridan. Sheridan knows it, but Delenn will not really see it. I really hated that they did this to one of the most noble characters on the show (along with Vir). It seemed kind of out of character to me.
And there you have it.
Lennier and Vir at their weekly meeting:
Some questions:
1. Do you think G’kar was psychically connected to Londo still? Did he know what was happening in Londo’s mind during his crisis?
2. Was Lennier simply running away OR did he think he could win Delenn by becoming a warrior like Sheridan?
3. What did John in the White represent in Londo’s dream?
First the links to the recaps:
Dreamwidth
Livejournal
And more at The Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5
We have the B5 version of A Christmas Carol for Londo.
And Lennier runs away from home.
I thought this was a fine episode for Londo – he literally has so much on his heart that it tries to kill him. This is Londo at his best, to be honest. He is a good man who has, as G’kar says, said and did nothing to stop the evil around him. It reminded me of the quote often falsely attributed to Edmund Burke: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,” When he did finally act, he failed, and Vir had to complete his task – in the killing of mad Emperor Cartagia.
Then there is Lennier. He is leaving to start his Ranger training because he says he feels like he owes it to Marcus. Um, he’s running and hiding so he doesn’t have to see Delenn with Sheridan. Sheridan knows it, but Delenn will not really see it. I really hated that they did this to one of the most noble characters on the show (along with Vir). It seemed kind of out of character to me.
And there you have it.
Lennier and Vir at their weekly meeting:
Some questions:
1. Do you think G’kar was psychically connected to Londo still? Did he know what was happening in Londo’s mind during his crisis?
2. Was Lennier simply running away OR did he think he could win Delenn by becoming a warrior like Sheridan?
3. What did John in the White represent in Londo’s dream?