And that is really interesting about Franklin's arc being patterned off JMS's, I wouldn't have guessed!
Not the addiction part, I should clarify, but, the getting jumped and hurt and thinking he was going to die alone, and IIRC the "meeting yourself" experience while that happens. (JMS's memoir, Becoming Superman, talks about that incident in his life in some detail, and also was a really fascinating read in general, although really hard, because his childhood was a complete nightmare.)
the upbeat and positive (but also quite violent - Delenn's expression as she parses the lyrics is very "???") gospel song
Yes! It's very convenient to have an alien POV to highlight how the "plot" and the jaunty tune of the song are quite jarringly at odds. And I hadn't thought of the connection between all the people/aliens coming together in the church and Narn and Centauri working together for a common goal, but that's also really cool!
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Not the addiction part, I should clarify, but, the getting jumped and hurt and thinking he was going to die alone, and IIRC the "meeting yourself" experience while that happens. (JMS's memoir, Becoming Superman, talks about that incident in his life in some detail, and also was a really fascinating read in general, although really hard, because his childhood was a complete nightmare.)
the upbeat and positive (but also quite violent - Delenn's expression as she parses the lyrics is very "???") gospel song
Yes! It's very convenient to have an alien POV to highlight how the "plot" and the jaunty tune of the song are quite jarringly at odds. And I hadn't thought of the connection between all the people/aliens coming together in the church and Narn and Centauri working together for a common goal, but that's also really cool!