Babylon 5: Season 2

[squarepizza]

D-e-l-l-e-n

Watch the backgrounds in crowd scenes
there's always clues for what is to come
and check spelling in the credits

ignore the first anna sheridan
she will be replaced with a much more interesting actress

[Jan]

But let me tell you that I also enjoyed S1 and S2 more because I could see where the arc was planted from my knowledge of the latter part of the story.

That's a good point, though I hadn't considered it in relation to B5. On a few occasions I've read book series out of sequence and, if done well, that doesn't detract from the experience at all. In fact, there's kind of an 'ah-ha' feeling when you notice something and realize where it came from (or where it was going).

I think that, in part at least, that's one of the things that makes B5 as special as it is. Yes, after the umteenth time you watch it you recognize how much repetition there is sometimes but because of that repetition you don't need a 'Previously on Babylon 5' segment' very often.

Jan

[Capt.Montoya]

Thats maybe so, but you can't enjoy the series as a whole without watching season 1, or, watching season 1 as an opener.

Well.... when I first watched B5 I came in at the second half of S3, didn't even see WWoE...
And let me tell you I did thorougly and utterly enjoyed B5.


On the other hand... I know what you mean, when I did watch all B5 from the beginning on TNT I did enjoy it more.
But let me tell you that I also enjoyed S1 and S2 more because I could see where the arc was planted from my knowledge of the latter part of the story.

To me that's another great thing about B5, even if you didn't watch from the start you can get into it and enjoy the story.

But then, ManWithoutNoName has mooted the point.

[manwithnoname]

Finished with The Gathering movie/pilot episode. It was decent. Tomorrow Netflix delivers Babylon 5: Season 1, disc 1. Yay! In the recorded history of 'Yays,' it's a pretty big 'Yay.'

peace.

Sorry. Typo. Season 3.

[grumbler]

Thats maybe so, but you can't enjoy the series as a whole without watching season 1, or, watching season 1 as an opener.

People can, and do, all the time. We are seeing it happen in front of our very eyes!

[Ranger1]

Thats maybe so, but you can't enjoy the series as a whole without watching season 1, or, watching season 1 as an opener.

[grumbler]

Waitaminit....Season 1???

Jan

That's generally what I suggest to newbies. Season One has not aged well, and does not really give you the flavor of the show. Season Two actually serves as a better introduction.

[Stunning_in_Purple]

You watched season 2 before season 1? Blasphemy!

[Jan]

Waitaminit....Season 1???

Jan

[manwithnoname]

Finished with The Gathering movie/pilot episode. It was decent. Tomorrow Netflix delivers Babylon 5: Season 1, disc 1. Yay! In the recorded history of 'Yays,' it's a pretty big 'Yay.'

peace.

[vacantlook]

I can't seem to ever remember which of the boards I visit have spoiler code capability and which don't. If I ever can remember, I'd sure use it.

[Jan]

There's no button for it yet, but we can hide spoilers if we want to. Just type [ spoiler] to begin and [ /spoiler] at the end - without the spaces I added, of course. You probably also want to type 'Highlight to read:' just in case.

I've added the spoiler tag to Vacantlook's post so it's safe now.

Jan

[manwithnoname]

i haven't watched The Gathering, yet. it should be arriving from Netflix tomorrow <fingers crossed> with disc 1 of Season 3 <toes crossed>.

thank you for spacing out your post. i stopped reading it to not spoil myself.

[vacantlook]

Talia and Garibaldi's came to a dead stop because of the sleeper personality takeover, a brilliant development.

And here's what really would have happened if everything unfolded as originally planned for the hidden personality that was in Talia. Note: I'm assuming you've watched the pilot movie "The Gathering." Also note: there are no spoilers in the following for anything in seasons three, four, or five; so, you're safe from that.

Just in case you started with "Midnight on the Firing Line" and didn't watch the pilot, I'll put some space so you can avoid reading, if that's your choice.

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Ok, here's what the design was originally going to be regarding the hidden personality that was inside Talia. In the original plan, the hidden personality was going to be inside Lieutenant-Commander Laurel Takashima -- the character who in the pilot held the position that Ivanova has in the series. It was originally planned that Takashima would have that hidden "Control" personality in her, and that it would, through her be what enabled the Minbari assassin onto the station in "The Gathering," it would have been Takashima that shot Garibaldi in the back at the end of season one in "Chrysalis," and it would have all eventually come out sometime during season two. Takashima's character would have then been taken out not too unlike Talia's was, and a young, dour Russian named Ivanova, who we would have seen up to that point working in a position next under Takashima in the chain of command on the station assend to the position to replace her. But with the huge amount of time that occurred between production of "The Gathering" and the first episode of the series, the contracts with characters expired or were written to allow renegotiation or some such, which caused several characters, including Takashima, from being ported over to the series, as you probably noticed in watching. So, with Takashima no longer available due to lack of the actor, Ivanova's character was just bumped up from where she was going to originally appear and made into a personnel transfer to replace a reassigned Takashima, and the hidden personality plot was held in reserve as a possible means to take out any character associated with any other actors that they might lose throughout the course of the show. Talia happened to be the one to get it when Andrea Thompson wanted off the show.

Edited to add spoiler tags --Jan

[Jan]

Hope you don't have too long before you get the next disk, MWNN!

(Do you people know how much I want to tease about that John/Delenn kissing comment? Do you KNOW?!?!?)

Must...be...strong....

Jan