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Babylon 5 4x22-5x01
Onwards into season five! (I've also seen 5x02 but that one is getting its whole own entire post.)
This whole sequence of the show is just so teamy and, even though I adored all the heavy plotty stuff that made up seasons three and four, I am genuinely loving the slower, more team-focused vibe that gives them some breathing room and time to slow down. (Though I do really miss Ivanova.) I love having Garibaldi back with the team, and Londo being a part of things again, but with the benefit of everything that everyone has gone through to get them to this point. They're all closer to each other, and more focused and mature, and it's just such a lovely vibe.
4x22 The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
This was a fascinating episode as we get snapshots of the way history remembers the B5 crew 100, 500, 1000, and one million years in the future - I really can't get over how this show just does stuff like that. I especially loved the sequence with the future holograms of the crew being reprogrammed into propaganda tools of the state, and how Garibaldi - the last one the researcher got around to, the one he underestimated - completely screwed him over by taking the opportunity to get into the computer system and broadcast the whole, revealing conversation to everyone. Garibaldi, ILU, even when you're a hologram resurrected 500 years after your death. (Orion suggests that Garibaldi's file subsequently has a note suggesting that it's not a good idea to wake this one up.)
My other favorite in the flash-forward snapshots was the Rangers in the post-apocalyptic Earth future, quietly reintroducing technology to the world. "Next time, try to make the containers look old!"
But I also adored the "now" bits! Their shuttle with "Just Married" painted on the side! And the post-wedding party that Franklin and Garibaldi threw for Delenn and Sheridan - I was delighted to see Garibaldi's back on the station and things are okay.
The faces of two glitter-covered men who regret nothing.
I love these idiots so much.
5x01 No Compromises
Ahhhhhh this was fun, I know that season five wasn't as popular as earlier seasons but I'm liking it a lot so far, just because it's SO NICE having everyone getting along, and the more relaxed seasons 1-2 vibe (so far) is a breath of fresh air in contrast to the heavy events of the last couple of seasons. (Which I did love! But I'm loving the downtime too!) I'm fairly meh on the new B5 commander so far, but I'm liking Sheridan as President of the Alliance. (Also LOL at Garibaldi just having his little "omg" moment at having casual conversations with a guy he's having to call "Mr President.")
And there was one scene that just delighted me utterly when there's a command crew meeting to figure out how to deal with the assassins who are after Sheridan and it's everybodyyyyyy.
Sheridan is in danger and it's *everyone's* problem! AAAAHHHH my babies, they're all on the same side now FINALLY, and it's glorious.
This one's for Sheron. <3
I also love that even though Garibaldi clashes with Sheridan over how to deal with it, it's friendly clashing; they really are okay now.
My other favorite thing was the whole assassination attempt and Garibaldi's save at the end. He really is being an MVP this season and I love it. The sequence with the assassin attacking from *outside the station* was so good; you can't see it very well in the cap, but this was just the most dramatic scene, with Sheridan about to take his oath of office and the assassin'sX-wing Starfury looming up outside the starport windows.
I love that even after the hasty evacuation order, Delenn stays with Sheridan in a room that is about to be perforated with gunfire and exposed to space - and so does G'Kar.
And Garibaldi's dramatic 11th-hour save! I figured he was doing more or less what he did, but it was still such a great moment!
CanNOT get over that he just flung himself into a Starfury without a spacesuit and went out there; I didn't even realize that was possible (and as well as being dead if his ship gets perforated, I assume the suits also help cushion against g-forces and whatnot). I also love that his save involves the same grapple maneuver he used to save Sheridan in a Starfury two or three seasons ago. SO NICE.
(LOL at the actual truncated swearing-in ceremony after they realize that the entire audience has fled.
G'Kar: You want to be President?
Sheridan: Yes?
G'Kar: Put your hand on this book and say I Do.
Sheridan: I do?
G'Kar: Fine, done, let's eat.)
And then Garibaldi getting the new job as head of the Alliance intelligence service! I really think he'll be good at it, and it's clear that he'll enjoy having more autonomy than he had in the security job. I don't think I fully realized how sidelined he was in season four until he's not anymore. And he'll get to work closely with Sheridan and Delenn; it's just the best of all worlds.
(Screencaps from cap-that as per usual.)
This whole sequence of the show is just so teamy and, even though I adored all the heavy plotty stuff that made up seasons three and four, I am genuinely loving the slower, more team-focused vibe that gives them some breathing room and time to slow down. (Though I do really miss Ivanova.) I love having Garibaldi back with the team, and Londo being a part of things again, but with the benefit of everything that everyone has gone through to get them to this point. They're all closer to each other, and more focused and mature, and it's just such a lovely vibe.
4x22 The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
This was a fascinating episode as we get snapshots of the way history remembers the B5 crew 100, 500, 1000, and one million years in the future - I really can't get over how this show just does stuff like that. I especially loved the sequence with the future holograms of the crew being reprogrammed into propaganda tools of the state, and how Garibaldi - the last one the researcher got around to, the one he underestimated - completely screwed him over by taking the opportunity to get into the computer system and broadcast the whole, revealing conversation to everyone. Garibaldi, ILU, even when you're a hologram resurrected 500 years after your death. (Orion suggests that Garibaldi's file subsequently has a note suggesting that it's not a good idea to wake this one up.)
My other favorite in the flash-forward snapshots was the Rangers in the post-apocalyptic Earth future, quietly reintroducing technology to the world. "Next time, try to make the containers look old!"
But I also adored the "now" bits! Their shuttle with "Just Married" painted on the side! And the post-wedding party that Franklin and Garibaldi threw for Delenn and Sheridan - I was delighted to see Garibaldi's back on the station and things are okay.
The faces of two glitter-covered men who regret nothing.
I love these idiots so much.
5x01 No Compromises
Ahhhhhh this was fun, I know that season five wasn't as popular as earlier seasons but I'm liking it a lot so far, just because it's SO NICE having everyone getting along, and the more relaxed seasons 1-2 vibe (so far) is a breath of fresh air in contrast to the heavy events of the last couple of seasons. (Which I did love! But I'm loving the downtime too!) I'm fairly meh on the new B5 commander so far, but I'm liking Sheridan as President of the Alliance. (Also LOL at Garibaldi just having his little "omg" moment at having casual conversations with a guy he's having to call "Mr President.")
And there was one scene that just delighted me utterly when there's a command crew meeting to figure out how to deal with the assassins who are after Sheridan and it's everybodyyyyyy.
Sheridan is in danger and it's *everyone's* problem! AAAAHHHH my babies, they're all on the same side now FINALLY, and it's glorious.
This one's for Sheron. <3
I also love that even though Garibaldi clashes with Sheridan over how to deal with it, it's friendly clashing; they really are okay now.
My other favorite thing was the whole assassination attempt and Garibaldi's save at the end. He really is being an MVP this season and I love it. The sequence with the assassin attacking from *outside the station* was so good; you can't see it very well in the cap, but this was just the most dramatic scene, with Sheridan about to take his oath of office and the assassin's
I love that even after the hasty evacuation order, Delenn stays with Sheridan in a room that is about to be perforated with gunfire and exposed to space - and so does G'Kar.
And Garibaldi's dramatic 11th-hour save! I figured he was doing more or less what he did, but it was still such a great moment!
CanNOT get over that he just flung himself into a Starfury without a spacesuit and went out there; I didn't even realize that was possible (and as well as being dead if his ship gets perforated, I assume the suits also help cushion against g-forces and whatnot). I also love that his save involves the same grapple maneuver he used to save Sheridan in a Starfury two or three seasons ago. SO NICE.
(LOL at the actual truncated swearing-in ceremony after they realize that the entire audience has fled.
G'Kar: You want to be President?
Sheridan: Yes?
G'Kar: Put your hand on this book and say I Do.
Sheridan: I do?
G'Kar: Fine, done, let's eat.)
And then Garibaldi getting the new job as head of the Alliance intelligence service! I really think he'll be good at it, and it's clear that he'll enjoy having more autonomy than he had in the security job. I don't think I fully realized how sidelined he was in season four until he's not anymore. And he'll get to work closely with Sheridan and Delenn; it's just the best of all worlds.
(Screencaps from cap-that as per usual.)