"The Fall of Centauri Prime" discussion

[ruuger]

This is the discussion post for the episode 5x18, "The Fall of Centauri Prime". Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware.

Summary:
Alliance ships bomb Centauri Prime, and Londo accepts a Drakh keeper and becomes the Emperor to protect his people.

Extra reading:
The article for "The Fall of Centauri Prime" at The Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[alexcat.livejournal.com]

This episode shows that Sheridan really isn't the hero of the piece and never has been. The hero of Babylon 5 is Londo. He is a very Shakespearean one too with his character flaws so obvious from the beginning. G'kar runs a close second but I think perhaps he is the conscience of the show.

We finally meet the Keeper too, such a nasty, ugly little thing! The Drakh are not much fun in the way of bad guys. I liked them better when they were those freaky out of phase things that we saw several seasons back. Their loyalty to the Shadows is rather amazing, especially since the Shadows finally went beyond the Rim with Lorien without a backward glance. Maybe it was Stockholm syndrome... they do call them master after all.