"The Long Dark" discussion

[ruuger]

This is the discussion post for the episodes 2X05, "The Long Dark". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Summary:
A ship with a cryogenically frozen crew, sent out to search for extraterrestrial life over a hundred years ago, arrives on B5.

Extra reading:

The article for "The Long Dark" at Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[alexcat.livejournal.com]

I like this episode a lot. I think it's one of the best so far, despite the awful Stephen romance of the week. I agree with others that here we see Garibaldi at his best. He takes the Lurker seriously enough to find out just exactly what his past was and to try to understand.

Sheridan is a surprise here. I didn't expect him to take the whole 'something out there' thing so seriously. Every time I watch the series, I get a whole new feeling about Sheridan. I am watching him grow this time, seeing what a good leader he really is and seeing what sort of amn he is becoming. And I like him.

Just hearing the words 'Z’ha’dum' makes me shiver to think of the future. And one of my favorite scenes in the entire series is when G'kar looks in his book and sees the drawing of the shadow. It's not a subtle foreshadowing by any means but it still kicks ass!