"Midnight on the Firing Line" discussion [spoilers]

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This is the discussion post for the episode 1X01 "Midnight on the Firing Line". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Extra reading:

The article for "Midnight on the Firing Line" at Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[lazulidragon.livejournal.com]

I'ts always startling to me to see just how...scruffy...the Centauri hairpieces were in S1, and how different some of the costumes look. Especially in the case of poor Vir, looking confused and half-terrified here.

Oh, and Garibaldi sharing his second favorite thing in the universe with Delenn always kills me. I wonder how he talked her into it?

[madrona.livejournal.com]

Well, in the commentary on The Gathering, JMS mentions that they were never supposed to be such big hairpieces, it's just that Peter Jurasik was playing a joke on JMS and came in before they got his trimmed down, saying, "I like it just like this!" JMS went with it.

However, the Centauri in question are sort of their planet's rejects, so a little bit of inattentiveness re: personal grooming is in keeping with that, I think. It's when Londo gets sleek that he becomes so scary.

[lazulidragon.livejournal.com]

Truly? That's awesome!

That's true, too.

[widsidh.livejournal.com]

I heard Peter Jurasik tell that story at a con, too

If both parties agree, it is probably true :-)

[4thofeleven.livejournal.com]

I've always felt - intentional or not - Londo's hair says a bit about him. He's got bigger hair than any other Centauri - even the Emperor! (Turhan, that is - obviously he's got bigger hair than Cartagia!) It makes him come across as rather desperately trying to look far more important than he really is.