(But also, his actual experiences track with the folklore in a way that is once again plausibly deniable; it's reflective of the story, but it's not specific enough that it could only be the story. Again, very nicely done.)
Absolutely. Near-death experiences attract narratives. It's really well balanced.
I like it as a realistic take on how unevenly folklore is distributed within a society (not everyone will have heard all the cultural stories!)
Yes! Like the mention in the previous episode of the different Narn belief systems, which had not gotten very much air time since we mostly hear about the one that G'Kar follows. I am delighted any time sff remembers that planetary cultures should not be monolithic unless they have some Camazotz reason for it.
and also a character detail as well, since I expect that young Londo was a lot less interested in paying attention to that sort of thing than geekier young Vir would have been.
Yes! It is really is not that difficult to picture the young Londo as kind of a jock.
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Absolutely. Near-death experiences attract narratives. It's really well balanced.
I like it as a realistic take on how unevenly folklore is distributed within a society (not everyone will have heard all the cultural stories!)
Yes! Like the mention in the previous episode of the different Narn belief systems, which had not gotten very much air time since we mostly hear about the one that G'Kar follows. I am delighted any time sff remembers that planetary cultures should not be monolithic unless they have some Camazotz reason for it.
and also a character detail as well, since I expect that young Londo was a lot less interested in paying attention to that sort of thing than geekier young Vir would have been.
Yes! It is really is not that difficult to picture the young Londo as kind of a jock.