Babylon 5 - Episode 5

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And the scores are in: Babylon 5, Deep Space 9

Episode 5 - The Parliament of Dreams

Na'Toth, Catherine Sakai, and Lennier arrive for the first time this episode. We're introduced to Jeff and Catherine's on-again off-again romance - there's hope for the moment but will this work out any better than it has before? Indeed, at the end of the first season they're planning to get married.. and then abruptly that's the last we see of her, and while we see Sinclair again, it's much later, alone and under drastically different circumstances. The novel To Dream in the City of Sorrows tells a bit more of the story, but whether it counts as the end is open to considerable speculation. Given what's happened to practically every other romance in the story.. who knows….

Londo Mollari: Party Animal - and what a party. The Centauri do it up big and noisy. "He has become one with his inner self!" All those Centauri gods, including the one representing passion who reflect something about Centauri anatomy we won't be formally introduced to until later.

The Minbari Ceremony, reflective, calm, everything the Centauri one isn't… and knowing what we do about Sinclair downright amusing.

Tennyson - another common reference.

The first time we see G'Kar tortured - and here he refused to cry out despite great pain. Impossible not to think of years later when Cartagia wanted a scream… The timely arrival of Na'Toth, she of the quick wit.

Earth's Dominant Belief System. Yet more evidence of Sinclair's diplomatic instincts, and general intelligence. And the closest thing to the right answer there is.

Yawn... Drove Vicky out to Santa Clarita this morning for a church service that started at 10 which would have been fine if I hadn't been up until one or two am after a filksing...