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I've often wondered about Klingon "counter culture". It seems highly unlikely that 100% of the population would be on board with the whole "HONOUR! DEATH! RARGH!" thing. I've done a small amount of Googling, but I've never been all that involved in Star Trek fandom (or, at all involved, really)...

I wouldn't go so far as to call Cartagia a "lift" of Caligula. I see obvious similarities, but there have been other such mad tyrant characters throughout human history. There's been lots of them in fiction, too. I don't think that necessarily makes any one such character "unoriginal". When I...

I LOVE Day of the Dead... for reasons I can't quite explain. There's just something sort of magical about this episode. On the subject of Rebo and Zooty, I'm with Lochley. Yea, I understand that their humor is supposed to be appreciated in context, but I'm guessing that even in context, I...

Aww, I'm kinda envious! I've been re-watching all by myself. I don't really have any nearby B5 fan friends, these days. I do have food, at least! :D

I think this is a fairly average episode. Byron actually doesn't annoy me that much in this one. He isn't overly arrogant and condescending in any of the conversations he has, except perhaps early on at customs where he asks Zach "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" and then goes...

Haha, I was kinda wondering about how they ended up in Down Below. But Lennier is still not the most worldly acolyte, perhaps. I could see it happening. As for Sheridan and Delenn, yea, you'd think they'd know better. But I could also see it happening. Maybe :p I'm assuming they have someone...

I could see that ... In was thinking of that conversation the two of them have in Shadow Dancing: Ivanova: "Well .. Who wants to live forever?" Marcus: "I do actually .. but what the hell" He SAYS that, but he's so burdened by guilt that he won't even participate in the Rebirth Ceremony to humor...

Yea, that's an excellent point. They had Marcus in their "inner circle". Ivanova had some issues with that at first, but she came around. There's no reason they couldn't have invented a position for Lyta. She certainly deserved to be on the payroll ... I was thinking that too, on this last...

I would also have loved to have seen this. Yes, I think that's exactly right. I should have added something like that when I was listing major themes. It is definitely there. This is true, but in her (and Sheridan, for that matter), I see it more as duty and her accepting possible death as a...

I almost want to go watch this episode again because it bothers me that I can't remember. As it is, I probably shouldn't be commenting too much on a thing I can't properly remember, but obviously I'm going to anyway :p You're right about the buried technology. I do remember the bit about making...

Absolutely. It seems to me that in this situation, no one on Earth is aware of their past, before the Great Burn. Whatever it was that that first generation was so very against, no one remembers it existed, so what exactly is their hatred focused on? Also it doesn't seem like 100% of the later...

Do you mean Ivanova's or Marcus'? I never really picked up on Ivanova having as much of a "death wish" as Marcus, or Sinclair. I'm also not sure that she lacks compassion. But, I could easily be missing something. It's been known to happen :p As for Marcus' sacrifice, I'd agree that it isn't...

Ah, the telepaths have started singing ..... I truly dislike that bit. But, I have to say, overall, I kinda like this episode. I actually like the telepath storyline at this point, even with Byron being all Byron-ish. I can't stand how he's so "I'm so very erudite", kind of talking down to...

That's an excellent analysis of the Ivanova character. I had never really thought of it, but now that you mention it, yes I can see a parallel with the Spock death scene. It is definitely true that after I watched this episode, the re-watching of any previous episodes with Ivanova and Marcus...

That's some excellent detail, thanks for posting that! Maybe this is old news to the regulars here, but it's certainly new to me!

Yes, you're quite right. There is indeed apparently a strong anti-technology and anti-alien sentiment involved in the "great burn", and a great many people apparently really wanted to live like that. It's also true that we simply don't know what is going on with the population of Earth who do...

Ehh, it's not a great episode, but it's OK ... It has some obvious problems, but it's entertaining enough. I'm a big fan of Puzzle's huge post on the first page of this thread :) That's a pretty detailed analysis of the legalities involved with the Ranger storyline here. I agree with the people...

Haha, I love that this episode has 9 pages of discussion, while some episodes have barely a half page in almost 10 years! I have to say I'm not a fan of A View From the Gallery. As I recall, I thought it was entertaining enough when I first saw it, but now .... It might be my least favorite...

I quite enjoy The Paragon of Animals, although there's a bit too much Byron for my liking, and even the title refers to the Byron story. It kind of makes it all about that, like how it's hard to think of Grey 17 is Missing as that episode with the Marcus/Neroon fight. You can count me among...

I like The Long Night of Londo Mollari. This episode does not move the story forward so much, but it does move the character of Londo Mollari forward, which is required for the story to move forward. I like the visuals in this, and the "dream logic" with Sheridan's outfits changing, and - as...