"The Parliament of Dreams" discussion [spoilers]

[ruuger]

This is the discussion post for the episode 1X05, "The Parliament of Dreams". 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 "The Parliament of Dreams" at Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[kathrid.livejournal.com]

"Humans are presented as more diverse than the other races, but I think that is a sign of our youth"

That's sort of what I was trying to say; that I wouldn't think demonstrating our immaturity would be a positive. Maybe we're sought after as Shadow fighters cause we're too young and stupid to know we can't win?

I was thinking of it as being unusual in its development. Instead of fighting until all the cultures were destroyed or subsumed into a whole, we decided to accept differences between us. I think this would be seen by the Vorlons as 'forming order out of chaos' (which I think is a quote from some of the books), and thus as showing anti-Shadow potential.

Of course, we also have some quite pro-Shadow potential as the Lumati point out when they turn up. I've always thought we were important as allies because we could also become powerful enemies of the Vorlon cause.