So, has anyone ever made an archaeological discovery in the B5 verse that was actually positive?
The problem with trying to do a Lovecraft homage in B5 is that, between the Vorlons and the Shadows and the Sigma 957 aliens and every other first one, the great old ones rather struggle to be noticed. Lovecraftian horror, at its best, is about complacent humans realizing they’re not at the top of the cosmic pecking order after all – B5 hasn’t ever really assumed that, so the effect of revealing another powerful, ancient alien race doesn’t have much effect.
(And, visually, the Thirdspacers are a real step down from the Vorlons or the Shadows – even Minbari ships have more of an alien feel to me.)
After doing it twice in a row, it really should have become a running gag that Sheridan nukes something in every movie.
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Date: 2011-05-12 10:33 am (UTC)The problem with trying to do a Lovecraft homage in B5 is that, between the Vorlons and the Shadows and the Sigma 957 aliens and every other first one, the great old ones rather struggle to be noticed. Lovecraftian horror, at its best, is about complacent humans realizing they’re not at the top of the cosmic pecking order after all – B5 hasn’t ever really assumed that, so the effect of revealing another powerful, ancient alien race doesn’t have much effect.
(And, visually, the Thirdspacers are a real step down from the Vorlons or the Shadows – even Minbari ships have more of an alien feel to me.)
After doing it twice in a row, it really should have become a running gag that Sheridan nukes something in every movie.