U.K.'s answer to Katie watches "Babylon 5"

[LateArrival]

I HATE that!! Can't somebody please tell her that she'll destroy the emotional impact of the final three episodes by doing that???

Might have considered doing Just That along with sticking around to watch the credits for SiL, but seems she rarely reads her "comments" section. Probably on account of all the Accidental Spoilers that sometimes slip through. Possibly send something via Twitter or even Youtube? But since she said after WWE Pt2 that "this show exists to break her", maybe it's better to have a month+ between OaR and SiL - the emotional equivalent of leaving the training wheels on while pedaling slowly on grass.

[alpha128]

Might have considered doing Just That along with sticking around to watch the credits for SiL, but seems she rarely reads her "comments" section. Probably on account of all the Accidental Spoilers that sometimes slip through. Possibly send something via Twitter or even Youtube? But since she said after WWE Pt2 that "this show exists to break her", maybe it's better to have a month+ between OaR and SiL - the emotional equivalent of leaving the training wheels on while pedaling slowly on grass.

I agree with Jan that she's doing herself a disservice by not watching in original air date order. Especially since River of Souls, A Call to Arms, Legend of the Rangers, and The Lost Tales are all, IMO, lesser entries in the canon and not essential viewing. I watched them all, but the only one I own is The Lost Tales, because I had to buy it to see it.

Maybe watching a lot of content that is more or less standalone (especially if she's not planning on watching Crusade) will cause Sleeping in Light to land even harder when she gets to the conclusion of the arc.

So yes, please use your vaulted Patron status to warn Medusa she's about to make a terrible mistake!

[Jan]

Just found this on Twitter. Would somebody let us know when the public version of this one is available? Thanks.

[LateArrival]

Just found this on Twitter. Would somebody let us know when the public version of this one is available? Thanks.

I've heard it's a pretty good episode. Glad she must have changed her mind from the earlier schedule. Was going to skip viewing any other B5 videos till she got to SiL and watch her SiL reaction before the "later" movies. Still have a hard time grasping that SiL was written Long Before OiM and OaR, yet they flow together perfectly.

Looks like her most recent youtube posting is for S5E13. If she releases one every week or so, then guess that would mean maybe 8-10 weeks from now?

[alpha128]

Looks like her most recent youtube posting is for S5E13. If she releases one every week or so, then guess that would mean maybe 8-10 weeks from now?

Yes her Babylon 5: Season 5 Playlist goes up through S5E13 - The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father. It's been two weeks since her last B5 upload, so hopefully we'll get the next video soon.

[JoeD80]

Not sure when the public one goes up, but the patreon reaction for SiL was posted yesterday. many tears

[alpha128]

Not sure when the public one goes up, but the patreon reaction for SiL was posted yesterday. many tears

At this writing, her latest YouTube video is for S5E14 - Meditations on the Abyss, which was posted three days ago. With eight episodes to go, it looks like we'll have to wait a few more months for her reaction to "Sleeping in Light".

[alpha128]

Some big news. Medusa has deleted her separate playlists by season and for the movies, and has consolidated all her B5 videos into one massive playlist. I noted that this is the same URL that I posted above for Season 1.

So you will need to update your bookmarks accordingly.

At this writing, YouTube is current through S5E15 - Darkness Ascending.

[LateArrival]

The podcast series "A Dream Given Form: A Babylon-5 Podcast" recently interviewed Medusa Cascade.

21. Babylon 5 with Medusa Cascade 12 Apr 2023
https://pod.link/1611981020/episode/...047cd12fc987a6 (57 minutes)

"In this special episode, Baz Greenland and Luke Winch talk to Youtuber Medusa Cascade about her first time experience watching Babylon 5, reactions to her channel from fans and JMS, avoiding spoilers, and her appreciation for one Commander Jeffrey Sinclair."

[alpha128]

At this writing, Medusa posted on YouTube her reaction to S5E18 - "The Fall of Centauri Prime" one hour ago. She said at the conclusion of this video, "I really don't want to watch the end, because I don't want it to break me." I noted that a fair amount of her reaction to this episode was sitting in silence crying.

Thanks for the podcast link, I will listen to it after I've watched her reaction to SiL. I don't want the podcast to spoil her reaction for me.

[alpha128]

About an hour ago, Medusa's reaction to "Sleeping in Light" was posted to YouTube.

I've been wondering for months how much weeping there would be, and there was A LOT. Medusa noted in her introduction that she was watching "without tissues" and her long sleeves got quite a workout mopping up her many tears.

Due to the episode's emotional impact, Medusa recorded her post-episode commentary about an hour after watching it, so she could compose herself and "fix my face".

She did note that she will be watching "Crusade" at some point in the future.

[Satai with Punsch]

I have a hard time watching Sleeping in Light these days so we'll see when I feel up to watch Medusa do it. It will probably be even harder then.

[alpha128]

I have a hard time watching Sleeping in Light these days so we'll see when I feel up to watch Medusa do it. It will probably be even harder then.

There's only about ten minutes of episode footage in her reaction video. The remainder of the thirty-two minute video consists of her before and after episode commentary.

I discovered that the embedded video above doesn't work because "Playback on other websites has been disabled by the video owner." So here is a direct link to the video:

Babylon 5 | S5E22 - Sleeping in Light | Reaction

[Looney]

Yes there was A LOT more crying than I expected. Why couldn't she just cry on the inside like I do every time I watch it.........and every day?

[alpha128]

Yes there was A LOT more crying than I expected. Why couldn't she just cry on the inside like I do every time I watch it.........and every day?

Having watched all her prior B5 videos, I was well aware that she gets "incredibly emotionally attached to these characters, these people." So I was not surprised by the amount of weeping. When she said that going in without tissues was "probably the worst mistake I may ever make", I knew she was going to be put through the emotional wringer.