What did you think of “Infection”? If you’ve seen this episode for the first time, or would like to talk about it without spoiling or being spoiled for the rest of the series, this is your space.
Episode 4: “Born to the Purple”
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Babylon 5‘s first proper love story revolves around the most unlikely subject, Londo Mollari, while security chief Garibaldi tracks down someone who’s making clandestine phone calls over the super-secure line. Will it lead to sabotage? Point to conspiracy? Or provide a weepy character moment?
Meanwhile, on 2014 Earth, Chip repeatedly gets himself into trouble for making unfavorable analogies to movies and television shows that Erika and Shannon like and Erika unforgivably steals Chip’s thing.
Earhart’s: “Born to the Purple” spoiler space
Please share your thoughts about “Born to the Purple” by Wednesday, June 25, and we may use them in the next podcast!
Zocalo: Spoiler-free discussion of “Born to the Purple”
Have you watched “Born to the Purple” yet? If you’re a first-timer or have some thoughts about the episode that won’t spoil future episodes, this is the thread for you.
“Soul Monkey: The Single”
Soul Monkey (A Babylon 5 Parody in the Style of JoCo)
God help you all, a few of you seemed to like it, so here’s “Soul Monkey” in all its glory as a digital single.
“Soul Monkey (A Babylon 5 Parody in the Style of JoCo)” is based on Jonathan Coulton‘s song “Code Monkey,” which was released under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC 3.0), with new lyrics and vocals by Chip Sudderth. You can buy Coulton’s music at his web store.
Episode 3: “Soul Hunter”
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Babylon 5 takes a dip into the metaphysical as a stealer/liberator/preserver/destroyer of souls causes havoc on the station, threatens an ambassador, reveals secrets and chants annoyingly. We’ll talk about regular physics as well as the meta kind, compare the new doctor to the old one (as Doctor Who podcasters tend to do anyway) and argue whether this story concept should have been explored in the first place no matter how well executed.
“Soul Monkey (A Babylon 5 Parody in the Style of JoCo)” is based on Jonathan Coulton‘s song “Code Monkey,” which was released under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC 3.0), with new lyrics and vocals (and we use the terms loosely) by Chip Sudderth. You can buy Coulton’s music at his web store.
Earhart’s: “Soul Hunter” spoiler space
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What did you think of “Soul Hunter” in the grand scheme of things? Do the early clues match up to the later revelations? If you leave your comment by Friday, we may respond to it when we record the podcast!
Zocalo: Spoiler-free discussion of “Soul Hunter”
Cee…toe…REE…cho…
Here’s your spoiler-free discussion space for “Soul Hunter.” Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law may be used as a discussion point when we record the podcast episode!
Episode 2: “Midnight on the Firing Line”
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Now we’re cookin’ with phased plasma! The first season of B5 opens with “Midnight on the Firing Line,” which moves like a Ferrari compared to “The Gathering.” (Totally a Volvo: dependable and robust, yet slightly lacking in the zero-to-60s.) What do we think of the new faces? Are Ivanova and Winters a step forward or backward? Meanwhile, in spoiler territory, someone puts on his grumpy face over his co-hosts’ assessment of Commander Sinclair.
Earhart’s: Spoiler space for “Midnight on the Firing Line”
What did you see in “Midnight” that resonated five years later at the close of the series? Here’s your space. The spoo is fresh. Spoilers are permitted.