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Originally posted by Seeker
bando did you know what would happen? i think so.
bando did you know what would happen? i think so.
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What a f*#$ing great show.
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#178
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Today's Episode: Passing Through Gethsemane
Lyta Alexander returns to the station at Kosh's behest. One of Theo's brothers discovers that he may have a hidden past.
Edward's execution was not only a sort of crucifixion (notice how he's suspended from the metal frame) but also resembles Sheridan's suspension from what looks like the same kind of frame in "Comes the Inquisitor."
Why didn't Franklin notice Lyta's gills? Perhaps he did and didn't feel they were worth mentioning (gill implants aren't completely alien concepts; G'Kar has them, as noted by the assassin in "The Gathering.") It's also possible she didn't get them until her errand in the middle of the episode. Franklin did note that she had elevated oxygen levels in her bloodstream, though, which would tend to indicate both that she had the gills before he examined her and that he didn't notice them. Given the powers of illusion Vorlons have demonstrated, covering up gills would probably have been a small matter with Kosh's help.
Psi Corps may have strict rules against unauthorized scans, but Sheridan and Garibaldi don't hold those rules in particularly high esteem. Now that they have a non-Corps telepath at their disposal, someone whose loyalty is presumably above reproach thanks to her association with Kosh, will they begin calling her in on a regular basis?
Why didn't Franklin notice Lyta's gills? Perhaps he did and didn't feel they were worth mentioning (gill implants aren't completely alien concepts; G'Kar has them, as noted by the assassin in "The Gathering.") It's also possible she didn't get them until her errand in the middle of the episode. Franklin did note that she had elevated oxygen levels in her bloodstream, though, which would tend to indicate both that she had the gills before he examined her and that he didn't notice them. Given the powers of illusion Vorlons have demonstrated, covering up gills would probably have been a small matter with Kosh's help.
Psi Corps may have strict rules against unauthorized scans, but Sheridan and Garibaldi don't hold those rules in particularly high esteem. Now that they have a non-Corps telepath at their disposal, someone whose loyalty is presumably above reproach thanks to her association with Kosh, will they begin calling her in on a regular basis?
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"Passing Through Gethsemene" is, to date, my favorite non-wham episode. Brad Dourif is superb, and as I mentioned waaaaaaay back on the third page of this thread, that "throwaway" line from Lennier to Brother Edward floored me
Well written and well acted.
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Well written and well acted.
#183
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I too like this episode and saw a small analogy in the ep as well. Spoiler for future episodes so beware
Just pondering. Feel free to tell me I'm full of crap - I'm starting myf irst teaching gig next week, I have to get used to it
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Just pondering. Feel free to tell me I'm full of crap - I'm starting myf irst teaching gig next week, I have to get used to it
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#186
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Calen is
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Originally posted by Bandoman
Okay, "Grey 17 Is Missing" was pretty bad, although the Delenn storyline kept it from being completely useless.
Okay, "Grey 17 Is Missing" was pretty bad, although the Delenn storyline kept it from being completely useless.
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re: "Z'Ha'Dum"
The answer to your question is: yes.
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.
Just to torment a bit more, here is the Season Four opening narration. Instead of a single narrator, each line is spoken by a unique character.
The answer to your question is: yes.
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.
Just to torment a bit more, here is the Season Four opening narration. Instead of a single narrator, each line is spoken by a unique character.
Spoiler:
#196
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Today's Episode: Voices of Authority
Draal helps the crew attempt to contact more of the First Ones. Sheridan works to hide his conspiracy from the Nightwatch.
Delenn's denial of knowledge about the Rangers was an out-and-out lie, not a deception or a mistruth or a careful omission. Whose honor was she protecting, or does that rule no longer apply to her? ("There All the Honor Lies") Perhaps, since her transformation, she no longer feels quite so bound by Minbari tradition; on the other hand, she still seems to cite it regularly.
The First Ones at Sigma 957 were annoyed at the mention of the Vorlons, suggesting that the two races had a disagreement at some point in the past. Perhaps the Vorlons prevented, intentionally or otherwise, the final defeat of the Shadows in the previous war. It could also have something to do with the Vorlons' manipulation of younger races ("The Fall of Night.") Perhaps the Vorlons didn't depart with the other First Ones because they weren't allowed to do so.
The First Ones at Sigma 957 were first seen in the first-season episode "Mind War." Although the existence of the First Ones hadn't been revealed at that point, G'Kar's description of this race coincided almost exactly with Delenn's description of the First Ones, an early piece of foreshadowing.
The First Ones at Sigma 957 were annoyed at the mention of the Vorlons, suggesting that the two races had a disagreement at some point in the past. Perhaps the Vorlons prevented, intentionally or otherwise, the final defeat of the Shadows in the previous war. It could also have something to do with the Vorlons' manipulation of younger races ("The Fall of Night.") Perhaps the Vorlons didn't depart with the other First Ones because they weren't allowed to do so.
The First Ones at Sigma 957 were first seen in the first-season episode "Mind War." Although the existence of the First Ones hadn't been revealed at that point, G'Kar's description of this race coincided almost exactly with Delenn's description of the First Ones, an early piece of foreshadowing.
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Originally posted by Bandoman
Okay, "Grey 17 Is Missing" was pretty bad, although the Delenn storyline kept it from being completely useless.
Okay, "Grey 17 Is Missing" was pretty bad, although the Delenn storyline kept it from being completely useless.
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Originally posted by Bandoman
AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
SEEKER!! I NEED THAT TAPE OF SEASON 4 EP 1 NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!
AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
SEEKER!! I NEED THAT TAPE OF SEASON 4 EP 1 NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!
it's ready to go - but i'm not... i'm out of town... you'll have to wait about a week...
heh heh heh
actually, i know the agony - luckily, when they were doing the original filming - we DID only have to wait a week - they didn't make us wait a season... (or was that season 4...?)