More Babylon 5
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kayshaperoEpisode 11 - Survivors
Garibaldi dodges the rocks this episode. Big ones. And we learn more about his checkered background. The title of the episode fits Michael Garibaldi quite well neither hero nor antihero; he's human and getting by one day at a time, some days better than others.
The 3-D animated tabletop swordfight - the future of D&D, or something more like checkers? A nice touch in any case. (Even with the temptation to say “Let the Wookie win...” :->)
Londo's "we're both the odd man out" speech. True enough, and both will make grievous mistakes.. but Londo's will catch up to him in far more deadly fashion.
G'kar's currently cynical philosophy. Right now he's Garibaldi's enemy as much as anything; compare this with what will happen a couple of years later when it is his search for Garibaldi when nobody else seems to care that lands him in horrors. And after that as well.
Garibaldi knows his way around the station, as well he should and as helpful as this will be through the years. Sinclair can help, but ultimately it's going to be up to him.
Earth Force 1 - some traditions survive from the old US into whatever evolved Earth Force, and we have here the equivalent of Air Force One and nicely done it is too. We will see this ship again under tragic circumstances. Interesting variation of terminology; instead of a "jump gate" it's a "vortex generator".
And assuming I heard the comment correctly, we've heard "blip" used for a fugitive. The Psi Corps meaning will be along later...
How many times have we seen the alcoholic in a crisis nobly turning down a drink in front of him to face the problem sober? Not this time.
But if Garibaldi falls back into the bottle again he also climbs back out with a bit of help. And he DOES solve the problem. No, this isn't the last time for both; he's in this struggle for life and he won't always win. But he doesn't always lose either. Like the title; he's a survivor.
And so's Lianna who's also been battered by events over the years, but at least now makes peace with her old friend. Wearing her hair down in the last scene is a nice touch significant of this.
And Garibaldi's last statement to Lianna about President Santiago is ironic in the extreme "Make sure nothing happens to him. We need all the friends we can get." And of course something *does* happen to him, and Lianna presumably dies in the explosion of Earth Force 1.
My Fido feed was down for a week, and since I post these to the echo first, this went on hold as well. But it's back up, now, so enjoy!
Meanwhile, to add to the fun I'm in the process of replacing the ratty old household smoke alarms with the crumbly plastic with new ones, and trying to find out where in the *bleep* I'm supposed to dispose of the old ones. Civic hazardous waste roundups don't want radioactives; commercial hazardous waste disposals are geared to industrial sources, not small scale household. With all the construction going on in this town there's bound to be someplace to toss old alarms, but I've not found it yet. I have sent a message to the Dept of Sanitation, and we shall see what *they* advise.
Garibaldi dodges the rocks this episode. Big ones. And we learn more about his checkered background. The title of the episode fits Michael Garibaldi quite well neither hero nor antihero; he's human and getting by one day at a time, some days better than others.
The 3-D animated tabletop swordfight - the future of D&D, or something more like checkers? A nice touch in any case. (Even with the temptation to say “Let the Wookie win...” :->)
Londo's "we're both the odd man out" speech. True enough, and both will make grievous mistakes.. but Londo's will catch up to him in far more deadly fashion.
G'kar's currently cynical philosophy. Right now he's Garibaldi's enemy as much as anything; compare this with what will happen a couple of years later when it is his search for Garibaldi when nobody else seems to care that lands him in horrors. And after that as well.
Garibaldi knows his way around the station, as well he should and as helpful as this will be through the years. Sinclair can help, but ultimately it's going to be up to him.
Earth Force 1 - some traditions survive from the old US into whatever evolved Earth Force, and we have here the equivalent of Air Force One and nicely done it is too. We will see this ship again under tragic circumstances. Interesting variation of terminology; instead of a "jump gate" it's a "vortex generator".
And assuming I heard the comment correctly, we've heard "blip" used for a fugitive. The Psi Corps meaning will be along later...
How many times have we seen the alcoholic in a crisis nobly turning down a drink in front of him to face the problem sober? Not this time.
But if Garibaldi falls back into the bottle again he also climbs back out with a bit of help. And he DOES solve the problem. No, this isn't the last time for both; he's in this struggle for life and he won't always win. But he doesn't always lose either. Like the title; he's a survivor.
And so's Lianna who's also been battered by events over the years, but at least now makes peace with her old friend. Wearing her hair down in the last scene is a nice touch significant of this.
And Garibaldi's last statement to Lianna about President Santiago is ironic in the extreme "Make sure nothing happens to him. We need all the friends we can get." And of course something *does* happen to him, and Lianna presumably dies in the explosion of Earth Force 1.
My Fido feed was down for a week, and since I post these to the echo first, this went on hold as well. But it's back up, now, so enjoy!
Meanwhile, to add to the fun I'm in the process of replacing the ratty old household smoke alarms with the crumbly plastic with new ones, and trying to find out where in the *bleep* I'm supposed to dispose of the old ones. Civic hazardous waste roundups don't want radioactives; commercial hazardous waste disposals are geared to industrial sources, not small scale household. With all the construction going on in this town there's bound to be someplace to toss old alarms, but I've not found it yet. I have sent a message to the Dept of Sanitation, and we shall see what *they* advise.
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