Yeah, you're both right that it would be far, far better to start earlier. It just seemed like most of the S2 cliffhanger business is resolved (as D-R-C points out elsewhere) and some new mini-plots are kicking into gear. The planet stuff is pretty stand-alone and it's really later S3 episodes that would be…

Also! I don't remember if this was after a hiatus in the original run, but
"Thanks for Sharing" would have actually made a great entry point for
new viewers. Obviously, there's a *lot* of backstory they wouldn't
know, but it's a decent intro to the characters (Aeryn is competent,
Jool is annyoing, D'Argo is your…

I didn't realize there would be 3 eps this week, so I haven't re-watched "Losing Time" yet, but the first 2 are pure awesomeness. "Thanks For Sharing" is pretty much a distillation of Farscape in 1 hour. It has serious moments without being completely grim and dour. It has funny moments that don't seem out of…

Negative Nancy alert! *

"The cheek!" Further proof that Anthony Simcoe is awesome.

Welcome to the reviews! Alasdair does a great job and we have some smrt people in the comments.

"Still tied"

Your comment about Stark makes me wonder: why did he see "so much death" when he looked in the Space Viewmaster? Maybe the way things turned out was the "real" timeline and the Moya crew had to go back to make it "right"?

Good call. I bet you're right that Evil Scientist #72 was being put to work by the Peacekeepers. Can we get Rowen to a guest spot about how the Peacekeepers are basically Cerberus from Mass Effect?

That "good things" exchange definitely seemed like Crichton watched a lot of Nic Cage movies before he left.

You're not alone about the Ivanova speech. It just sounds too written and, even on first viewing, was clearly the kind of speech only given by someone about to die.

The spinoff could star Andrea Thompson for maximum meta points!

Good call on the monologue. I never noticed the echoes of Sabastian's bit where he talks about "Not for money, not for glory, not for fame."

I definitely read the interrogator "breaking down" as an act. He's also preying on Sheridan's sympathies, implying that the interrogator will be punished for failure if Sheridan doesn't bend. It's like taking the bite of the sandwich…just give me a *little* bit and I'll stop them from hurting you and me and we can…

Look at the picture. It's Sheridan in Centauri makeup.

Why are you here?!?

In which case, 2 seasons would have started with Sheridan stuck with Wayne Alexander, which would have been sort of awesome.

Yeah, for long stretches, Babylon 5 is very much "of its time," but that episode, G'Kar's speech at the end of Season 3, the whole Narn/Centauri arc…those tapped into something universal.

Cool, you might have sold me. I played it in stupid easy mode twice through with different kinds of Shepards and really enjoyed the universe it built (the similarities to B5 didn't hurt at all). Might have to find the time to play the rest.

No, you're definitely on to something. Both express the important concept that there isn't just external cosmic evil, but also people in your home town who can do some pretty nasty things if given enough power.