this very episode has a main plot that is directly stolen definitely inspired from Star Trek
And that's my main problem with the A plot here; it feels so generic sci-fi tv that it could have been in any series, and it may have even been a Star Trek spec script that PAD reworked to submit to B5 for all we know. If you're going to borrow Star Trek tropes, try to subvert them or something, please!
The casual racism shown towards Delenn from our Minbari guest character made me feel for her in a way Neroon's hostility did not, btw.
Because Neroon has a point. He's not ever shown to be casually racist; he just has an agenda that he believes is important to the Minbari (or the Warrior Caste, at least).
I agree like the Vir/Londo moment is very important, yes. You have to have that moment before Londo does the unspeakably wrong things; otherwise he's just a bad guy and that's BORING.
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Date: 2009-09-21 09:21 pm (UTC)directly stolendefinitely inspired from Star TrekAnd that's my main problem with the A plot here; it feels so generic sci-fi tv that it could have been in any series, and it may have even been a Star Trek spec script that PAD reworked to submit to B5 for all we know. If you're going to borrow Star Trek tropes, try to subvert them or something, please!
The casual racism shown towards Delenn from our Minbari guest character made me feel for her in a way Neroon's hostility did not, btw.
Because Neroon has a point. He's not ever shown to be casually racist; he just has an agenda that he believes is important to the Minbari (or the Warrior Caste, at least).
I agree like the Vir/Londo moment is very important, yes. You have to have that moment before Londo does the unspeakably wrong things; otherwise he's just a bad guy and that's BORING.