Since I am spectacularly incapable at thinking without a cue, here are some reactions to previous posts:
Re alexcat:
[Lennier] acts like a lovesick puppy with all his melodrama.
I think that's essentially what he is. He has relied on others probably all his life: I seem to remember that it is implied somewhere that he came into Delenn's service from a sheltered life in temple. Then for all his previous stable existence in the series, he has been dependent on Delenn, both physically as her employee and emotionally. Now he is expected to stand on his own two legs for the first time. I think it is interesting to see what he does, and fails to do, with his new independence.
So Lyse doesn't want an alcoholic to drinnk then orders wine at dinner?
I think she does it deliberately... But then, I dislike her so much, I *would* think that...
and with reference to selenak's mail:
As I recall on the audio commentary JMS says that Delenn = Jesuit
Also interesting of course, since she was originally going to be set up with Sinclair, who went to Jesuit school...
Londo
...and yes, I also love the scenes with Londo, especially Delenn's hug - and the fact that Londo has no idea why. Actually, in a way it seems to be less that of Judas kiss than the opposite. When Judas betrays Jesus, they both know what he is doing, but the others either do not, or (in that case of the soldiers) are informed by the kiss. In this case, Londo is pretty much the only one who does not know.
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Re alexcat:
[Lennier] acts like a lovesick puppy with all his melodrama.
I think that's essentially what he is. He has relied on others probably all his life: I seem to remember that it is implied somewhere that he came into Delenn's service from a sheltered life in temple. Then for all his previous stable existence in the series, he has been dependent on Delenn, both physically as her employee and emotionally. Now he is expected to stand on his own two legs for the first time. I think it is interesting to see what he does, and fails to do, with his new independence.
So Lyse doesn't want an alcoholic to drinnk then orders wine at dinner?
I think she does it deliberately...
But then, I dislike her so much, I *would* think that...
and with reference to selenak's mail:
As I recall on the audio commentary JMS says that Delenn = Jesuit
Also interesting of course, since she was originally going to be set up with Sinclair, who went to Jesuit school...
Londo
...and yes, I also love the scenes with Londo, especially Delenn's hug - and the fact that Londo has no idea why.
Actually, in a way it seems to be less that of Judas kiss than the opposite. When Judas betrays Jesus, they both know what he is doing, but the others either do not, or (in that case of the soldiers) are informed by the kiss. In this case, Londo is pretty much the only one who does not know.