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alexcat ([personal profile] alexcat) wrote in [community profile] b5_revisited2021-11-01 05:20 pm

Rewatch for Season 5, Episode 4 - A View from the Gallery

Rewatch for Season 5, Episode 4 – A View from the Gallery

Links to the recaps:
Dreamwidth
Livejournal

And some analysis at The Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5

Londo and G’kar in the shelter:


This is one of my favorite episodes.

I love the look at the people we know from someone else’s POV. Londo and G’kar cracked me up and also were quite sad with the stories of their youth. Mack’s crush on Delenn was cute and his hero worship of Sheridan. Bo was so much more thoughtful in many ways than Mack, but I found myself hoping that things went well for them. They were sort of that OC character that you create who is more likable than the canon characters in fanfiction.

I also loved that the aliens wore helmets – that way, no one had to make up an alien face or spend money on makeup. We also have no idea who they were – that was of no importance either. The CGI wasn’t bad for a low budget show. I really have never understood the obsession with the CGI some viewers seem to have – the story was the thing, not the special effects.

I wasn’t crazy about Byron’s mind f*ckery but then I never like much that he does.

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1. Which bit was your favorite?
2. Did you enjoy getting this view of the crew?
3. JMS said the comments about Ivanova were more directed at the busy bodies who made so much of her departure. What did you think about that bit?
4. Did they have different colored uniforms because they were in different branches of EarthForce? What do you think?

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