Post by B5Erik on Jul 11, 2015 13:24:03 GMT
Neil Gaiman takes a turn writing an episode of Babylon 5, and it is an excellent one.
This is pretty much a standalone episode, with only a few nods to the current continuing storylines. The Brakiri buy part of Babylon 5 for a night to celebrate one of their greatest religious days - the Day of the Dead. In this case the dead actually return - and, no, not as zombies...
Londo is visited by his beloved Adira, Garibaldi is visited by the, "Ground Pounder," Dodger, Lennier is visited by none other than Mr. Morden (a huge suprise and a great source of disappointment for Lennier), and Captain Lochley is visited by an old friend who died tragically in her late teens or early twenties. It is actually Lochley's visit that is the most emotionally charged, even though her visitor is the only character we haven't met before (and despite the fact that Lochley is still the new member of the crew that we're still getting to know at this point).
Gaiman's script is excellent. He really took full advantage of his opportunity to write an episode of what is arguably the best Science Fiction TV show of all time. This episode is clever, witty, and poignant. Perhaps one of the finest touches to the script that he wrote is how G'Kar tried so hard to avoid the chaos of the Day of the Dead only to discover that he missed out on something truly moving and spiritual. G'Kar's regret over his decision not to take part in the Day of the Dead is genuine, and as wise as he had grown to be by this point that says a lot. He made a mistake, he knew it, and he admitted it.
This is definitely one of the better episodes of Season 5.
This is pretty much a standalone episode, with only a few nods to the current continuing storylines. The Brakiri buy part of Babylon 5 for a night to celebrate one of their greatest religious days - the Day of the Dead. In this case the dead actually return - and, no, not as zombies...
Londo is visited by his beloved Adira, Garibaldi is visited by the, "Ground Pounder," Dodger, Lennier is visited by none other than Mr. Morden (a huge suprise and a great source of disappointment for Lennier), and Captain Lochley is visited by an old friend who died tragically in her late teens or early twenties. It is actually Lochley's visit that is the most emotionally charged, even though her visitor is the only character we haven't met before (and despite the fact that Lochley is still the new member of the crew that we're still getting to know at this point).
Gaiman's script is excellent. He really took full advantage of his opportunity to write an episode of what is arguably the best Science Fiction TV show of all time. This episode is clever, witty, and poignant. Perhaps one of the finest touches to the script that he wrote is how G'Kar tried so hard to avoid the chaos of the Day of the Dead only to discover that he missed out on something truly moving and spiritual. G'Kar's regret over his decision not to take part in the Day of the Dead is genuine, and as wise as he had grown to be by this point that says a lot. He made a mistake, he knew it, and he admitted it.
This is definitely one of the better episodes of Season 5.