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

[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".

[JoeD80]

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

[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.

[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?

[Jan]

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

[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!

[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.

[Jan]

Looks like she is viewing the remaining items Chronologically so she will go from Objects at Rest to the remaining Movies (RoS, CtA, LotR, TLT) before getting to Sleeping in Light. The extra month+ between OaR and SiL should give her time to recuperate.

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

[alpha128]

Looks like she is viewing the remaining items Chronologically so she will go from Objects at Rest to the remaining Movies (RoS, CtA, LotR, TLT) before getting to Sleeping in Light. The extra month+ between OaR and SiL should give her time to recuperate.

That seems like a strange viewing order to me, especially since the Crusade series doesn't appear on it. A Call to Arms is basically an intro to Crusade. Although the Drakh plague story was never resolved due to Crusade's untimely cancellation, not watching the spin-off series makes ACtA one hell of a cliffhanger. I would think she would want to watch both or skip both.

As for the SiL end credits, you should tell her, in a non-spoiler fashion, that she needs to watch them and record her reaction.

[LateArrival]

At this writing, Medusa's Babylon 5: Season 5 YouTube playlist is up to S5E12 - "The Ragged Edge". I noticed her crying in this one, and she ended both this, and her previous video, by saying "I'm worried". I'm curious how she's going to react to the remaining episodes - hopefully she won't be an emotional wreck by the end of the series.

Over in PatreonVille, she just released S5E19, and was able to get through the very emotional scenes in The Fall of Centauri Prime (18) with minor precipitation - excellent performances by AK and PJ as always. Looks like she is viewing the remaining items Chronologically so she will go from Objects at Rest to the remaining Movies (RoS, CtA, LotR, TLT) before getting to Sleeping in Light. The extra month+ between OaR and SiL should give her time to recuperate.

She usually skips the credits, so not sure if she will view the various SiL-ending cast member images such as Marcus with the cryo-tube split screen.


Minor Edit: 05E20 appeared in PatreonVille on Feb 22nd.

[alpha128]

At this writing, Medusa's Babylon 5: Season 5 YouTube playlist is up to S5E12 - "The Ragged Edge". I noticed her crying in this one, and she ended both this, and her previous video, by saying "I'm worried". I'm curious how she's going to react to the remaining episodes - hopefully she won't be an emotional wreck by the end of the series.

[alpha128]

She is not wrong.
I am impressed with how fast she picks up on most of the plot lines and threads of the story right away. I did not do that. For half of them it took me the second viewing to notice the first hints for.

I'm interested in seeing the rest of her reactions to Season 5. So far she seems to be enjoying it as much as the first four seasons. Given her sometimes very emotional reactions, I'm really curious to see how see reacts to "Sleeping in Light"

[Satai with Punsch]

At this writing, she's posted through S5E6 "Strange Relations" on YouTube. Key quote: "Like to know that John was a little bit of a wildcard when he was younger kind of makes a bit of sense, because that man loves a nuclear bomb."

She is not wrong.
I am impressed with how fast she picks up on most of the plot lines and threads of the story right away. I did not do that. For half of them it took me the second viewing to notice the first hints for.

[alpha128]

On the Patreon side she just released S5E14 "Meditations on the Abyss", and mentioned how she has realized the series is drawing to a close. It's going to get worse for some characters before it gets better - Garibaldi recovers, G'Kar and Lyta go into sort-of exile, Lennier "on the run", while Londo is, uhm... WWE Pt2.

Guess there are always the remaining films and Crusade, but they will be going their separate ways in... ...seven episodes with Objects in Motion. Then she'll have to make it through "Objects at Rest", and hopefully she rests up before tackling "Sleeping in Light".

At this writing, she's posted through S5E6 "Strange Relations" on YouTube. Key quote: "Like to know that John was a little bit of a wildcard when he was younger kind of makes a bit of sense, because that man loves a nuclear bomb."

[LateArrival]

Medusa has started a Babylon 5: Season 5 playlist and is moving through the episodes at a rapid pace. She also doesn't need to intermittently superimpose an image over the playback any more.

At this writing she just watched S5E5 "Learning Curve", and saw the opening credits for the first time this season. I noticed that she was in tears after the credits. I'm not sure if that was because of Sinclair's appearance in them, or because of Ivanova's absence from them.

The fact that Susan is gone seems to have hit Medusa hard. It will be interesting to see her reaction to "Sleeping in Light".

On the Patreon side she just released S5E14 "Meditations on the Abyss", and mentioned how she has realized the series is drawing to a close. It's going to get worse for some characters before it gets better - Garibaldi recovers, G'Kar and Lyta go into sort-of exile, Lennier "on the run", while Londo is, uhm... WWE Pt2.

Guess there are always the remaining films and Crusade, but they will be going their separate ways in... ...seven episodes with Objects in Motion. Then she'll have to make it through "Objects at Rest", and hopefully she rests up before tackling "Sleeping in Light".