"Chrysalis" discussion

[ruuger]

And so we have reached the end of season 1.

This is the discussion post for the episodes 1X22, "Chrysalis". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Summary:

Garibaldi discovers a conspiracy to assasinate the president. Meanwhile Londo gets help from his new allies.

Extra reading:

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

Comments

[likeadeuce.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad I rewatched season 1. I picked up on so many more things this time around. I've always been a Sinclair fan, but I've gotten to appreciate him even more; as much as I love Sheridan, I'm gonna miss Jeff, and particularly his relationship with Garibaldi. From now on, we're going to see a Garibaldi who is a lot less certain of himself and his place in the world, I think, and of course it's partly because of what happened to him in this episode, but also because of Sinclair not being around. It's fascinating to watch his future development, of course, but sad for someone who genuinely likes the character and the person.

Great episode for all of the aliens, too -- not only the ambassadors but Vir, Na'Toth, and Lennier all have memorable moments in this ep ("cats!") Londo and Morden's scenes are fantastic and chilling, of course, but I think I was most struck this time around by G'Kar, knowing how much change lies ahead of him.

Just a terrific episode, with so many hints of things to come.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Due to being in Paris right now, I can't rewatch Chrysalis for another week, but: yes, the impact on Garibaldi both of the shooting and of Sinclair`s departure is really noticable when one goes back to s1 with the later seasons in mind. (It struck me so much that I put some Garibaldi/Sinclair vibes into the multiverse story.:) Mind you, some of the things that happened to Garibaldi would have occured whether it was Sheridan or Sinclair in command of B5; but I think others wouldn't, such as the hitting the bottle again in s5, because I think he would have told Jeff about the Asimov...

[nolivingman.livejournal.com]

When I rewatched S1, I really felt sorry for Jeff; truly they are "using him".

Michael seemed to never be as good friends with Delenn after her transformation. In S1 they seemed close, and that seems to change once she leaves the Chrysalis for some reason.

[vjs2259.livejournal.com]

Perhaps Michael thought she was involved with getting Jeff reassigned, thereby leading to him losing his friend, and his reason for being on the station in the first place.

[nolivingman.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's a good theory.