tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post7239341470658332225..comments2024-03-13T14:53:58.150-04:00Comments on MUSINGS OF A SCI-FI FANATIC: B5 S4 Ep1: The Hour Of The WolfSFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-76202865598021827212008-09-27T17:17:00.000-04:002008-09-27T17:17:00.000-04:00I meant Susan's shoes, not shows, shoes. I wouldn...I meant Susan's shoes, not shows, shoes. I wouldn't want to be in her shoes. I hate when I do that.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-71630025333790759212008-09-27T17:16:00.000-04:002008-09-27T17:16:00.000-04:00By the way, did I mention this is fun. ;) Becaus...By the way, did I mention this is fun. ;) Because it is.<BR/><BR/>I got to thinking about all of the strain and stress on her at the moment and you all make a great argument. She is under tremendous pressure with no one to turn to. No one can back her up. My life is a bit like that at the moment with work. I'll tell you, I wouldn't want to be in her shows. Good Lord!<BR/><BR/>Life is stressful at times.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-17225082458630366332008-09-27T12:36:00.000-04:002008-09-27T12:36:00.000-04:00Hey Havremunken. ;) It's hard work assembling thes...Hey Havremunken. ;) <BR/><BR/>It's hard work assembling these entries let me tell you. I'm catching a lot of heat. Spending too much time on the ol' blog. As I had mentioned some time ago way back in Season 2 [I think] in the comments I run staggered about 2-3 episodes. It kind of goes as follows: Viewing. Writing. Photo-taking. Editing Deleting Photos. Video Clipping. Assembling entry. Proofreading [I try not to give you guys garbage]. Ughh. So I'm working on editing Episode 2-4 for the next week or so. Not to mention I've been having a few technical problems with Blogger of late. That hasn't helped. So I have a few balls in the air to keep this thing going. I'm like a juggler. But giving you guys a quality entry versus my cursory attempts at such shows like Fringe is important given the love everyone here has for the show. Not to mention I too find this show far more hefty in scope and quality than just about anything else I've watched of late. It deserves attention.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I don't think I know too many mysteries yet. I agree with you on the Ep 2 part for impact.<BR/><BR/>Great point about poor Susechka [from M too]. : ) She really is quite hardened due to all of the losses. She is a tough cookie indeed. I'm still thinking about her age. I was definitely not keeping that in perspective when I watched it.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-69752240789808234472008-09-27T11:00:00.000-04:002008-09-27T11:00:00.000-04:00M, agreed again. She is basically alone;Her family...M, agreed again. She is basically alone;<BR/><BR/>Her family is gone. The stuff with her mother is of course very central to her character - not just that she is a latent telepath, hating the psi corps for what they did to her, but the whole deal about losing her mother at that tender age in the first place. She obviously had a hard time dealing with her father's death as we saw, plus our dear fanatic will get some more background on family matters during "In the Beginning".<BR/><BR/>In her professional life, her two closest friends and colleagues with any command experience are suddenly gone, in addition as M points out, Sinclair is on his Jesus-mission and Hauge is dead.<BR/><BR/>In her personal life, she basically has noone. Sure, Marcus is making a serious effort, but based on the above, it is possible to see why she keeps him at a distance.<BR/><BR/>So all is not well in Susanland at the start of season 4. Healing a broken heart is hard enough the first time. When it is broken over and over.. I'm hoping our ranger friend can help. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444376138297002474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-40272009570728067052008-09-27T08:15:00.000-04:002008-09-27T08:15:00.000-04:00Come to think of it, it's really a horrible situat...Come to think of it, it's really a horrible situation for Susan. It's not like she's supposed to command the station in a situation like when Sinclair left. There is the Shadow war, they have declared independence from their own government, and Clark is up against them. Not only Sheridan, but also Garibaldi is gone, Sinclair is gone, General Hague is dead. There is absolutely no-one from her own people to share the responsibility with, as far as I can see. Delenn is a outcast from her own people, Kosh is gone and Ulkesh - no-one knows what to make of him. <BR/><BR/>M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-63806666081932877512008-09-27T07:04:00.000-04:002008-09-27T07:04:00.000-04:00I see that you're further along with S4 than we mi...I see that you're further along with S4 than we might have expected.. ;) So I guess you know how many of the mysteries play out already.<BR/><BR/>That being said, in retrospect, I think that the drama of our favourite B5 chicks giving up on Sheridan would have had a greater impact if they had moved the revelation of him being "alive" to episode 2; That is just a personal opinion, of course.<BR/><BR/>Other than that, yeah, Ivanova is definately working on coming into her own; But the loss of Sheridan and Garibaldi in the first episode was naturally a hard one for her. The losses of her parents ++, plus that xenophobic ex of hers in season 1, have previously underlined that she has a hard time letting go when people die; She is a very strong person, but she relies heavily on her friendships with her colleagues - when people disappear from her life suddenly, she has to deal. And every time such a wound is created, it goes a little deeper. Poor Susechka. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444376138297002474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-75708768707970607412008-09-26T22:00:00.000-04:002008-09-26T22:00:00.000-04:00MI got ya on that point about the "sources". In f...M<BR/><BR/>I got ya on that point about the "sources". In fact, I actually meant to write something along those lines and somehow forgot to do so, but your input wasn't lost on me.<BR/>And great point about Ivanova. I really didn't cut her slack concerning her age. You're absolutely positively correct. She is quite young [and impressive] in comparison to the more seasoned Sheridan.<BR/><BR/>aris-tgd- high praise my friend. "best season of television" WOW. Well, I have no doubt it will be a quality affair. I watched Knight Rider the other night and well, I don'ty believe someone actually sat down to write characters.<BR/><BR/>Ly- interesting about Furst. I have to say, despite the fact he'd lost lots of weight, it wasn't something I needed to know an explanation for. I was perfectly fine with it. I sort of just chalked it up to a man who was looking to get a little healthier, but obviously he has his own personal reasons as well.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-58048929540697499942008-09-26T10:08:00.000-04:002008-09-26T10:08:00.000-04:00Stephen Furst (Vir) suffers from type II Diabetes ...Stephen Furst (Vir) suffers from type II Diabetes and lost 80lb between Season 3 and Season 4 of Babylon 5. The weight loss was never explained within the show, but it is pretty obvious.<BR/>That is why you find Vir "half the man he was". ;o)<BR/><BR/>greetings<BR/>LyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-15680092196239958362008-09-26T05:07:00.000-04:002008-09-26T05:07:00.000-04:00Welcome to, in my humble opinion, the best season ...Welcome to, in my humble opinion, the best season of television ever produced.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I haven't seen new BSG, which I hear is also kinda good. ;) But still!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-62333873644184688372008-09-26T03:45:00.000-04:002008-09-26T03:45:00.000-04:00[I]"On Babylon 5, Vir informs Ivanova he has recei...[I]"On Babylon 5, Vir informs Ivanova he has received information from sources close to Londo that Sheridan was seen diving into a great, dark chasm, two miles deep. That’s convenient, I’d love to know how they got that information from a planet crawling with space bugs." [/i]<BR/><BR/>Well, sources close to Londo, and a little bit later we find Morden on Centauri Prime, telling Londo that "my associates told me I'll be better soon."<BR/><BR/>I don't think Susan is destined to be the second-in-command, she's simply still too young at that point. According to timeline, she must be 30 in "the hour of the wolf" (Sheridan ought to be around 45).<BR/><BR/>M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com