I missed B5 when it was on TV, all but this episode. I saw it on the first run: I was ten.
I remember thinking it was really cool, I especially liked the space ships. I missed the name though, and none of my friends knew what show it was, so I didn't find B5 again for another decade. Sad.
Anyway, rewatch notes: Man, Sheridan is a dick to Garibaldi in this episode. Garibaldi is clearly just trying to keep Sheridan up to date about what's going on regarding security, and Sheridan is basically "Why the hell are you waiting my time with this? This is your job: do it and don't bother me again". You're supposed to be a diplomat, ACT LIKE IT.
Man, the Cortez is huge. It's longer than B5! I wonder how many people are on that thing? B5 doesn't have that much more habitable space and it's got 250,000 people on it. (Plus I always imagined it as half-empty)
The bit where Captain Maynard is explaining about seeing a Shadow vessel is great. Even though we've seen a few, it really helps increase their mystery. Plus the visual trick right before the fadeout is great: Right as it starts to fade out, shadows move across the walls behind Sheridan.
The diet subplot is still lame. It's kinda pointless and it feels too much like Franklin decided to be a dick to everyone this week.
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I remember thinking it was really cool, I especially liked the space ships. I missed the name though, and none of my friends knew what show it was, so I didn't find B5 again for another decade. Sad.
Anyway, rewatch notes: Man, Sheridan is a dick to Garibaldi in this episode. Garibaldi is clearly just trying to keep Sheridan up to date about what's going on regarding security, and Sheridan is basically "Why the hell are you waiting my time with this? This is your job: do it and don't bother me again". You're supposed to be a diplomat, ACT LIKE IT.
Man, the Cortez is huge. It's longer than B5! I wonder how many people are on that thing? B5 doesn't have that much more habitable space and it's got 250,000 people on it. (Plus I always imagined it as half-empty)
The bit where Captain Maynard is explaining about seeing a Shadow vessel is great. Even though we've seen a few, it really helps increase their mystery. Plus the visual trick right before the fadeout is great: Right as it starts to fade out, shadows move across the walls behind Sheridan.
The diet subplot is still lame. It's kinda pointless and it feels too much like Franklin decided to be a dick to everyone this week.