"The Long Dark" discussion
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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.
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.
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Date: 2009-07-21 11:20 am (UTC)I also kept flashing back to Grail. And forward to Knives.
Did G'Kar have a foretaste of what it would be like when he will be the one opportuning people in the Zocalo to 'Beware!' Nice juxtaposition.
Stephen seemed totally out of character. We've only had flashes of him yet; it's like they couldn't figure out what to do with him. The first time through, I kept expecting the thing to pop out of the girl, and reveal that it had been using her to get at Stephen. Another odd thing that stood out was his mooning over 'having a family'. That just seems odd to me; kids? Aside from his fondness for the little boy in Believers, had this ever come up before, and does it again?
And lastly, why isn't ISN all over this woman! She'd be the story of the century! And what the hell does she plan to do back on Earth? Get a job? Doing what? Did she leave money in a bank account and can live off 100 years worth of interest? Who's paying for her ticket? Why isn't the military de-briefing her? What happened to the Copernicus?
Okay, more questions than answers. Did not like.
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Date: 2009-07-21 11:27 am (UTC)In the original plans, wasn't Franklin supposed to have family back on Earth? Or am I thinking about Kyle?
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Date: 2009-07-21 11:45 am (UTC)I always had the impression he ended up married to his work. But at this point in the series, it seems like they have him looking for love all the time, and I can't tell whether they want him to be a 'love 'em and leave 'em' type, or a 'desperately seeking susan' type.
Okay. I admit I put that in on purpose :)
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Date: 2009-07-21 12:02 pm (UTC)I just have this vague idea of someone saying somewhere that according to the original S1 bible Franklin was supposed to be separated from his wife who'd stayed back home with the kids. I tried searching JMSnews.com, but no hits, so could be that I'm just imagining things or remembering some old fanfic :D
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Date: 2009-07-21 01:10 pm (UTC)Wish I'd found the bucks for those Asked and Answered volumes, though I don't think they're up to 'F' yet!
I wonder if they were to be separated or 'separated'. That would make a big difference.
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Date: 2009-07-21 03:41 pm (UTC)http://jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?id=1-652
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Date: 2009-07-21 09:15 pm (UTC)