Vir Cotto:
I’d like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price. I would look up at your lifeless eyes and wave like this. [gives a mockingly cheerful finger waggle] Can you and your associates arrange this for me, Mr. Morden?”
I see your Vir and raise you a G’Kar – starting off as the ambassador for the lizard-like alien race (and thus sci-fi coded-evil), aggressive and warlike against the funny human-like aliens and looking for violence and conquest, and ending up as a spiritual leader, refusing power, refusing vengeance, and preaching that an eye for an eye makes everyone blind. His arc, especially combined with Londo’s, is one of the best bits of television ever, in my opinion.
G’Kar really was such an amazing character by the end of the show. He had grown soft and bloated as a diplomat, but the trauma he went through burned away all that to reveal such amazing strength of character that he became a beacon of hope to his entire race.
Good to see they have their priorities straight – enemies converging on their position, and they’re having a Babylon 5 watch party.
Of course, Jonah may have foreseen that this is their best move… or that A-sig and the Biomass will destroy each other, and they have nothing to worry about. General Pig may have been totally correct.
It’s good for strategy ideas. They probably watched Lord of the Rings first – their primary weapons are two dragons after all. Next up might be Deep Space Nine if they have time.
But are they going to have the B5 reboot in the Narboniverse? Of course it won’t launch until after Skin Horse ends, but hopefully the characters will get to enjoy it in fanfics yet to be written.
There’s no brig to put this guy in. He’s let loose by the teeth of his skin. But the nerds think they’re smarty, so they’re having a party, in the “Babylon 5” looney bin.
Agreed! Many, many fine points in that show! And for all that it feels slow to get started, re-watching it you realise how many of the key story elements were introduced right at the start. Major plot points that would be fully explored in season 2 or 3 were introduced in the third episode.
The CGI is extremely dated, but I loved that the starfurys seemed to operate on actual space physics, there are a wide variety of alien species that are incredibly varied and very few feel like re-skinned humans, and the story is just… four seasons of some of the best story telling you will ever find.
(Also, puns aside, a White Star requires a crew compliment of 50, whereas the Starfury requires only a single pilot, which is a far better thematic fit. Plus Nick is all human tech anyway – no alien stuff. Well, not yet anyway…)
Sweetheart has definitely leveled up. I never expected this much creativity from her. She really is a natural-born leader! And I love her expressions of annoyed impatience in the first two panels. She clearly has no time for this fool, and just needs somewhere to put him while she deals with more important things.
Nick really landed a Keeper there.
She has good taste Vir Cotto is awesome.
You mean Abrahamo Lincolni.
“Morden:
What do you want?
Vir Cotto:
I’d like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price. I would look up at your lifeless eyes and wave like this. [gives a mockingly cheerful finger waggle] Can you and your associates arrange this for me, Mr. Morden?”
Vir definitely got his wish.
And to think that Vir started out as comic relief. One of TV’s strongest examples of character development that I can think of.
I see your Vir and raise you a G’Kar – starting off as the ambassador for the lizard-like alien race (and thus sci-fi coded-evil), aggressive and warlike against the funny human-like aliens and looking for violence and conquest, and ending up as a spiritual leader, refusing power, refusing vengeance, and preaching that an eye for an eye makes everyone blind. His arc, especially combined with Londo’s, is one of the best bits of television ever, in my opinion.
G’Kar really was such an amazing character by the end of the show. He had grown soft and bloated as a diplomat, but the trauma he went through burned away all that to reveal such amazing strength of character that he became a beacon of hope to his entire race.
Did Vir ever get beyond “one”? (Centauri have six!)
Did Lennier ever manage to visit that temple on Earth dedicated to Shirley?
He got to “Emperor”, so I’m guessing he had access to the full range of higher numerical values.
Good to see they have their priorities straight – enemies converging on their position, and they’re having a Babylon 5 watch party.
Of course, Jonah may have foreseen that this is their best move… or that A-sig and the Biomass will destroy each other, and they have nothing to worry about. General Pig may have been totally correct.
Rewatching Babylon 5 is always the best move!
It’s good for strategy ideas. They probably watched Lord of the Rings first – their primary weapons are two dragons after all. Next up might be Deep Space Nine if they have time.
It’s a wonder Kay and Roger haven’t stuck their heads through the windows to watch with them.
See now, that’s reasonable. AND entertaining!
You mean uncruel and usual?
No, it’s still unusual.
*musical chimes in vaguely harmonic pattern* YES
“It is the hour of scampering.”
They’re having a Babylon 5 watch party and they didn’t invite me? I’m offended.
“Don’t you have anything in solitary confinement?”
“Yes, but we keep our toilet in there.”
Solitary is for minimum-security risks only. You’re too dangerous for that.
“…. and you DON’T want to know what the toilet did to deserve it.”
If you’re going to improvise a brig, it’s better if there’s a toilet inside.
Oh. Nice arrangement of significant others.
Until Alfa showed up, and Nera apparently had to move to give him the couch.
Echo, not Alfa, sorry.
I’m thinking A. A. will sneak in to see Valiant, get tossed in there, and both will be rescued from this fate-worse-than-death by Valiant.
There’s definitely worse fates. It could have been Galactica ’80.
But are they going to have the B5 reboot in the Narboniverse? Of course it won’t launch until after Skin Horse ends, but hopefully the characters will get to enjoy it in fanfics yet to be written.
There’s no brig to put this guy in. He’s let loose by the teeth of his skin. But the nerds think they’re smarty, so they’re having a party, in the “Babylon 5” looney bin.
“I’ll talk! I’ll talk!”
“Oh, shut up, have some popcorn, and enjoy the show.”
One would hope the popcorn is fresh, and they haven’t raided Moustachio’s old popcorn tins again.
EB gets the stuff from Moustachio’s collection. That’s his punishment.
The movie has begun. It is too late for the popcorn to vote! — Ambassador Kosh, probably.
B5? Count me in.
Mass drivers would be helpful too,
Now I almost wish I wasn’t too busy helping them upgrade the flying ship to join in.
Is now a bad time to say I never cared much for “Babylon 5?”
I wouldn’t know… I never watched it.
Babylon 5 was a bit slow getting started, and was uneven at times, but there was also much in the series that was very worthy.
Agreed! Many, many fine points in that show! And for all that it feels slow to get started, re-watching it you realise how many of the key story elements were introduced right at the start. Major plot points that would be fully explored in season 2 or 3 were introduced in the third episode.
The CGI is extremely dated, but I loved that the starfurys seemed to operate on actual space physics, there are a wide variety of alien species that are incredibly varied and very few feel like re-skinned humans, and the story is just… four seasons of some of the best story telling you will ever find.
I wonder if Nick identifies with the White Star, or perhaps some other ship.
Given how angry he is, wouldn’t he be a Starfury?
(Also, puns aside, a White Star requires a crew compliment of 50, whereas the Starfury requires only a single pilot, which is a far better thematic fit. Plus Nick is all human tech anyway – no alien stuff. Well, not yet anyway…)
Sweetheart has definitely leveled up. I never expected this much creativity from her. She really is a natural-born leader! And I love her expressions of annoyed impatience in the first two panels. She clearly has no time for this fool, and just needs somewhere to put him while she deals with more important things.