"Midnight on the Firing Line" discussion [spoilers]

[ruuger]

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

[latte-vanilla.livejournal.com]

I got fixated on Kosh saying that the Narn and/or Centauri are a dying race. I tend to get fixated on everything Kosh says XD

Was there ever any 'additional info' about the Vorlons precognitive abilities? Or was it just that they knew the races and could predict future based on that? Could he foresee the Centauri 'siding' with the Shadows and being a Vorlon therefore see them doomed? The Narns having lost their telepaths and defenceless against the Shadows? Or so hell bent on destroying the Centauri that it would ruin them?

[drabbit.livejournal.com]

Bear in mind Kosh has factual knowledge of everything that will happen up until Sinclair leaves on Babylon 4. He knows there will be war between the Centauri and the Narn and the Narn will be crushed to a horrific extent, and he knows the Centauri will side with the Shadows. He may be making an assumption there that the Centauri will be destroyed because of it, based on his own ideology.

There's nothing to show long term that he's right, either. Their power may have waned, but in both cases under terrible pounding the race and cultures go on.

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

got fixated on Kosh saying that the Narn and/or Centauri are a dying race.

Oh, so did I. I spent many hours in trying to figure all that could be gleemed from all he said. I loved how one time the words could mean one thing and the same words used another time such different things.