I'd forgotten that. I could only stand to watch the Byron stuff once.
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You mean the *less than two minutes* that people get so hung up on? That singing? I'll bet you can find a remot with a Fast Forward button on Ebay if you try.
Yes, the cult background is that JMS was part of a religious cult while he was in college. The part where they were singing and embracing Lyta was what he called 'love bombing'.
You mean the *less than two minutes* that people get so hung up on? That singing? I'll bet you can find a remot with a Fast Forward button on Ebay if you try.
I did mute it after the first time viewing., The first two minutes, the first time I watched it, was a lifetime in my head.
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And we will all come together in a better place...
...but let someone else clear up the mess.
I do the same with disco, if it ever comes up.
"A Race Through Dark Places"
A fairly interesting Psi Corps plot marked by the return of Walter Koenig's Bester, who's always a fun presence, even if it seems to me that his character was fooled a little too easily by the climactic ruse. The most important job it did was add new layers to Franklin and Winters, who are probably two of the less compelling characters thus far. The revelation that Franklin was the one running the underground railroad was clever, and it worked given what we know about his character. After all, he'd also set up a private free healthcare clinic Downbelow. He's committed to healing and protecting, in every sense of the words. Funny that I wrote him off as smug and arrogant early in season 1.
The episode also worked to further throw barrels of muck and grime over Psi Corps. They grow more sinister with every passing reference. I doubt we've heard the last of Bester, that's for sure.
That said, the Sheridan/Ivanova vs paying rent tale didn't work so well for me. It's like they were searching for a potential subplot and just drew one out of a hat, regardless of whether it fit tonally with the main story. This one did not.
Rating: ***
-Delenn turning heads...
-I'll assume that whatever Kosh is up to behind the scenes, it's something important. Feels like he hasn't been seen in ages.
A fairly interesting Psi Corps plot marked by the return of Walter Koenig's Bester, who's always a fun presence, even if it seems to me that his character was fooled a little too easily by the climactic ruse. The most important job it did was add new layers to Franklin and Winters, who are probably two of the less compelling characters thus far. The revelation that Franklin was the one running the underground railroad was clever, and it worked given what we know about his character. After all, he'd also set up a private free healthcare clinic Downbelow. He's committed to healing and protecting, in every sense of the words. Funny that I wrote him off as smug and arrogant early in season 1.
The episode also worked to further throw barrels of muck and grime over Psi Corps. They grow more sinister with every passing reference. I doubt we've heard the last of Bester, that's for sure.
That said, the Sheridan/Ivanova vs paying rent tale didn't work so well for me. It's like they were searching for a potential subplot and just drew one out of a hat, regardless of whether it fit tonally with the main story. This one did not.
Rating: ***
-Delenn turning heads...
-I'll assume that whatever Kosh is up to behind the scenes, it's something important. Feels like he hasn't been seen in ages.
The woman playing the Psi Cop during Bester's interrogation scene is played by Judy Levitt, Walter Koenig's wife.
Maybe there's some in this truck!
I mean, from the Topaz Labs people. It's two hundred bucks, but they have a generous demo I used to upscale exactly one episode of Stargate SG-1.
I mean, from the Topaz Labs people. It's two hundred bucks, but they have a generous demo I used to upscale exactly one episode of Stargate SG-1.
Video Enhance AI – Topaz Labs
It's $200 now but I got it on offer for $120 over Xmas. I can vouch for it but you really need a powerful NVIDIA GPU and they're not cheap.
"Soul Mates"
I enjoyed this one. A lot of the humour was based on gender stereotypes, but it worked because so much of it was genuinely funny. Londo's interactions with his wives were a delight to watch; as was his reasoning for keeping Timov: "With you, I always know where I stand." I hope we haven't seen the last of Timov, too - she was easily the most entertaining of the trio. And what a terrific explanation for saving Londo: letting him die would simply be too unsatisfying of a victory!
B-plot was a nice show for Garibaldi getting to lay the smackdown on a smarmy sleazebag. On that note, I'm guessing this story is the reason why this episode is meant to be viewed before "A Race Through Dark Places". That one explains Talia's shifting feelings towards Psi Corps.
(Not exactly a compelling review this week; I actually watched this episode almost a week ago but wanted to quickly jot down that I've seen it before I move onto the next.)
Rating: ****
- "Do you seriously expect me to become involved in your sexual Olympics?" (Olympics, eh? The games are still going strong and are in fact well known beyond Earth? Or the Centauri have their own equivalent that happens to go by the same name?)
- Hehe, "Stoner".
I enjoyed this one. A lot of the humour was based on gender stereotypes, but it worked because so much of it was genuinely funny. Londo's interactions with his wives were a delight to watch; as was his reasoning for keeping Timov: "With you, I always know where I stand." I hope we haven't seen the last of Timov, too - she was easily the most entertaining of the trio. And what a terrific explanation for saving Londo: letting him die would simply be too unsatisfying of a victory!
B-plot was a nice show for Garibaldi getting to lay the smackdown on a smarmy sleazebag. On that note, I'm guessing this story is the reason why this episode is meant to be viewed before "A Race Through Dark Places". That one explains Talia's shifting feelings towards Psi Corps.
(Not exactly a compelling review this week; I actually watched this episode almost a week ago but wanted to quickly jot down that I've seen it before I move onto the next.)
Rating: ****
- "Do you seriously expect me to become involved in your sexual Olympics?" (Olympics, eh? The games are still going strong and are in fact well known beyond Earth? Or the Centauri have their own equivalent that happens to go by the same name?)
- Hehe, "Stoner".
This is one of those "it's a TV show, don't overthink it" things. Really speaking; whenever we see two or more non-human individuals of the same species having a private conversation, just assume they're actually speaking their own language and it's all just being translated into English for our benefit, cultural references included.
One neat detail on the show is that there aren't any magical "universal translators" like in Star Trek. All of the Ambassadors had to actually learn English (the official human language of commerce.)
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