Strifeguard
Beyond the rim
Okay, so I've been working my way through my season 5 DVDs now that I'm out of college for the summer, and last night I watched "The Fall of Centauri Prime,".
Now, here's the thing, I'm curious (as someone who's never read the Centauri Triology) what's the deal with Centauri Prime?
Are we honestly supposed to believe that the fires and destruction caused during 1 night of bombardment are still not reconciled 12 years later? (as the scenes of fire and destruction on Centauri Prime in "War Without End" would seem to suggest)
Or did something else happen? I know that the Drakh were setting the Centauri up to be some kind of Nazi-esque empire (beaten, downtrodden, angry at the universe, wanting revenge, etc.) so are we supposed to assume that after a decade or so the Centauri once again declare war on the galaxy (or something very close) causing the destruction we see in "War Without End"? But even that leaves *many* questions unanswered.
For example, if there are fusion bombs all over Centauri Prime, then wouldn't Londo's actions in War Without End cause the Drakh to detonate them? (i.e. by letting Sheridan and Delenn go, isn't Londo most likely acting against the Drakh?) Wouldn't that spell certain doom for Centauri Prime anyway? Or are we supposed to assume that the events we see in War Without End take place *after* the fusion bombs have already been detonated (possibly causing the destruction we see) hence the Drakh hold on Centauri Prime never really extends to Vir. (After all, we see Vir take the Emperor's plate, but we don't see any Drakh nearby, and Vir never seems to recieve a keeper.)
Anyway, I was wondering what the answers to any of these questions were. At the very least, can someone confirm that we're not supposed to believe the Centauri literally take 12 years to put out a bunch of fires?
Now, here's the thing, I'm curious (as someone who's never read the Centauri Triology) what's the deal with Centauri Prime?
Are we honestly supposed to believe that the fires and destruction caused during 1 night of bombardment are still not reconciled 12 years later? (as the scenes of fire and destruction on Centauri Prime in "War Without End" would seem to suggest)
Or did something else happen? I know that the Drakh were setting the Centauri up to be some kind of Nazi-esque empire (beaten, downtrodden, angry at the universe, wanting revenge, etc.) so are we supposed to assume that after a decade or so the Centauri once again declare war on the galaxy (or something very close) causing the destruction we see in "War Without End"? But even that leaves *many* questions unanswered.
For example, if there are fusion bombs all over Centauri Prime, then wouldn't Londo's actions in War Without End cause the Drakh to detonate them? (i.e. by letting Sheridan and Delenn go, isn't Londo most likely acting against the Drakh?) Wouldn't that spell certain doom for Centauri Prime anyway? Or are we supposed to assume that the events we see in War Without End take place *after* the fusion bombs have already been detonated (possibly causing the destruction we see) hence the Drakh hold on Centauri Prime never really extends to Vir. (After all, we see Vir take the Emperor's plate, but we don't see any Drakh nearby, and Vir never seems to recieve a keeper.)
Anyway, I was wondering what the answers to any of these questions were. At the very least, can someone confirm that we're not supposed to believe the Centauri literally take 12 years to put out a bunch of fires?
