Babylon 5 Season 4
Nov. 26th, 2007 03:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jack* I had seen some of it before, but not really in order; as always, watching it coherently it is a lot better.
* I think I commented that the previous seasons almost seemed better when you know what happens, and hypothesised that tragedy works like that; knowing the slide into the abyss is progressing, you can marvel at how it happens, rather than endlessly hope it won't. But this season is climbing *out* of the mire, a successful payoff from the war -- and it seems that to me that thrill only worked once.
* Some aspects were of course good. Cartagia was impressive. G'Kar breaking his chains was over the top, but climactic. It's uplifting when the tide of the battle with earth turns in their favour. And tackling their tactful revolt is really difficult, it's good to see a difficult position well portrayed.
* And right at the end, you see Londo and G'Kar bickering with each other -- but having reached the point where they automatically sit down to drink together to do so.
* I think I commented that the previous seasons almost seemed better when you know what happens, and hypothesised that tragedy works like that; knowing the slide into the abyss is progressing, you can marvel at how it happens, rather than endlessly hope it won't. But this season is climbing *out* of the mire, a successful payoff from the war -- and it seems that to me that thrill only worked once.
* Some aspects were of course good. Cartagia was impressive. G'Kar breaking his chains was over the top, but climactic. It's uplifting when the tide of the battle with earth turns in their favour. And tackling their tactful revolt is really difficult, it's good to see a difficult position well portrayed.
* And right at the end, you see Londo and G'Kar bickering with each other -- but having reached the point where they automatically sit down to drink together to do so.
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Date: 2007-11-30 04:51 pm (UTC)Of course, also, showing psychological torture is exceptionally difficult, it was well done, but still fell short, and concentrating on it for an episode makes it harder and also more of a risk that it might not work out.
[1] The comparison with Frodo seems apter[2] every day
[2] Wow, that was in my dictionary. I wonder if I added it myself?