Catching up, and not much to add. The Trek comparisons don't bother me; probably because I first watched B5 ages after both were off the air. It's just not that obvious or bothersome to me.
The shop had some cool ship models, I totally would have bought the bear, and I want to see the Halloween party where everyone comes as 'an alien'.
The 'beauty in the dark' sequence I always thought was foreshadowing for the Lorien sequences on Z'ha'dum. Sheridan has to give up his idea of what's important (symbolized here by his rank) in order to receive a gift; of beauty, of life. It's the same scene, to me. Kosh is asking him 'who are you?' We go back and forth with all the characters discovering what is important; who they are, and what they want. The 'Minbari don't lie' storyline is part of this exploration.
It also echoes the singing of the pak'ma'ra, doesn't it? The idea that beauty comes from the dark, from the least of us, from places we never expect it to.
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Date: 2009-09-24 11:05 am (UTC)The shop had some cool ship models, I totally would have bought the bear, and I want to see the Halloween party where everyone comes as 'an alien'.
The 'beauty in the dark' sequence I always thought was foreshadowing for the Lorien sequences on Z'ha'dum. Sheridan has to give up his idea of what's important (symbolized here by his rank) in order to receive a gift; of beauty, of life. It's the same scene, to me. Kosh is asking him 'who are you?' We go back and forth with all the characters discovering what is important; who they are, and what they want. The 'Minbari don't lie' storyline is part of this exploration.
It also echoes the singing of the pak'ma'ra, doesn't it? The idea that beauty comes from the dark, from the least of us, from places we never expect it to.