Babylon 5 season 5 poll

[altariel]

I've been hugely enjoying my rewatch of Babylon 5, and I've just started on season 4. Watching the first episode, 'The Hour of the Wolf', and remembering that all Cartagia-Centauri Prime doesn't particularly press my buttons, I'm starting to think that I've now seen all my favourite bits of the show, i.e. the build-up to the Shadow War. I'll keep on watching till the end of this season, because I also remember enjoying the resolution of the Earth plotline. My intention hadn't been to get season 5 at all - but is it worth it?

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Comments

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

It's season five. Lochley was in it, remember?

[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

You're right, it's episode 5x8. I forgot about Lochley.

I just looked up all the episodes here:
http://www2.warnerbros.com/babylon5/chronicles.html

I wasn't thrilled with any of them except "The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father. I liked "Day of the Dead" but I definitely think Gaiman has done better work. "A View from Gallery" is cute. The one about Londo's Heart attack I WANTED to like, but I ended up hating it. (Except for Vir's speech at the end about how the soul has to be angelic and the body has to be completely evil, and then he suddenly realizes he's talking about Londo and tries to backtrack. Hee! I replayed that scene a lot.)

So like I said, there were some really good moments in season 5, and I recommend watching it, but going to the expense of buying it? No. If I were to buy any seasons, they'd be 3 and 4. I love the Centauri story arc with Caligula Cartagia, and the episodes "Falling Toward Apotheosis" and "The Long Night" are some of my favorite TV moments EVER. But then, I'm fixated on the Centauri. I suppose that's not everyone's thing.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I had completely blanked on Lochley. Blimey, completely.

[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

Wish *I* could blank on Lochley. That should have been Ivanova there, dangit!

I dont' know if I'd recommend buying season 5. The episodes already mentioned are about the only good things I recall.... Well, except for the obvious: you might want to own "Sleeping in Light."

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I think I still have 'Sleeping in Light' on tape somewhere around the house... I'm going to try to look for bargains on the DVDs, I think.

[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

Strangely forgettable, isn't she?