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Category Archives: Discussion Threads
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “And Now for a Word”
Here’s a poser for those of you who have never seen Babylon 5 before, and those of you who can put yourselves in that frame of mind: would you show “And Now for a Word” to someone who’d never seen B5 before? Could it stand on its own? Is it an effective introduction to the show?
And what else did you think of it? (No spoilers, thankyouverymuch.)
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “There All the Honor Lies”
The Minbari plot threads come back in a big way, Lennier is kung fu fighting, and what sort of monster would space a teddy bear? Let us know what you thought of Peter David’s second B5 episode. Spoilers go thataway.
Earhart’s: “There All the Honor Lies” Spoiler Space
Nerdy trivia note: “Death first!” was a battlecry cropping up in a lot of Peter David fiction around the time “There All the Honor Lies” aired.
Spoiler comments ahoy!
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “Hunter, Prey”
Here you may discuss everything about “Hunter, Prey” that does not spoil future episodes, including Dr. Everett Jacobs’s magnificent mustache.
Earhart’s: “Hunter, Prey” Spoiler Space
The Prime Time Entertainment Network reran “Hunter, Prey” approximately 597 times.
So you can probably discuss this episode and its future implications from memory.
Zocalo: Spoiler-free discussion of “Acts of Sacrifice”
If you have never seen Babylon 5 before, you may be wondering what the heck was up with the Ivanova Dance. Rest assured, people who haven’t seen “Acts of Sacrifice” in years may be wondering that as well. But, hey! How about that G’Kar guy, huh? No spoilers for future episodes, please.
Earhart’s: “Acts of Sacrifice” Spoiler Space
Your humble podcast hosts decided as they recorded the episode that this wasn’t so much a setup episode as a payoff episode, so not a lot of spoilery stuff this time around. Were we right? Talk about “Acts of Sacrifice” in the context of future episodes here!
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “All Alone in the Night”
Things have gone from bad to worse for Delenn, while a joyride to preserve his flight pay strands Sheridan in unknown space. What did you think of their misadventures, and about that revelation at the end when General Hague came to visit?
Earhart’s: “All Alone in the Night” Spoiler Space
Sheridan flies a plane. Sheridan meets a Narn. Delenn has a meeting. Sheridan has a meeting. Yup, just a run of the mill day on Babylon 5 with absolutely no implications for the rest of the series.
Right?