Delenn actually shares a lot of Arwen characteristics too, except she is infinitely better (sort of like Eowyn at times, even).
Oh yes. But while Minbari are definitely elvish it felt like a cop-out to just make Delenn the female elf. There is the whole relationship with Sheridan, and she she has some of Eowyn's kick-ass-ness and even a touch of her destruction, maybe. But "Traditional bastion against the dark, slowly abandoned by true immortals, and being superseded by johnny-come-lately guung-ho humans, trying to keep the breaks on the end of the world from a safe place while everyone else is running around", one of the Big Elves makes senses to me :)
Or maybe Galadriel. In fact, can you really distinguish between Elrond and Galadriel in terms of Mythos? They serve very similar roles.
And Londo has his Frodo aspects too. ;-)
Oh yes, certainly. I see I stopped before saying that, but all three hobbits have a lot in common, I should have done.
He's lovely. The first time watching B5 it's painful, but it's nice to see a villain you really like, who's truly redeemed. To see the understandable slide, rather than simply a random bad guy with a few words of backstory thrown in to justify it.
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Date: 2007-10-02 11:19 am (UTC)Oh yes. But while Minbari are definitely elvish it felt like a cop-out to just make Delenn the female elf. There is the whole relationship with Sheridan, and she she has some of Eowyn's kick-ass-ness and even a touch of her destruction, maybe. But "Traditional bastion against the dark, slowly abandoned by true immortals, and being superseded by johnny-come-lately guung-ho humans, trying to keep the breaks on the end of the world from a safe place while everyone else is running around", one of the Big Elves makes senses to me :)
Or maybe Galadriel. In fact, can you really distinguish between Elrond and Galadriel in terms of Mythos? They serve very similar roles.
And Londo has his Frodo aspects too. ;-)
Oh yes, certainly. I see I stopped before saying that, but all three hobbits have a lot in common, I should have done.
He's lovely. The first time watching B5 it's painful, but it's nice to see a villain you really like, who's truly redeemed. To see the understandable slide, rather than simply a random bad guy with a few words of backstory thrown in to justify it.