~A whole episode about death. I'm intrigued.~
Babylon 5 s1e2 Soul Hunter
Aw, they made a shout-out to Asimov. I doubt his work will withstand the test of time. It's already fading.
Helllloooo doctor. You are yummy. (Oh, he was a soap actor. That explains everything.)
An unknown ship. The plot thickens.
Uh oh. Kamikaze or shipwreck?
Earth vs Minbari. Got it. 10 years ago, so not very long.
2258 seems sufficiently in the future that no one will be laughing at how overly optimistic the technology is. Probably end up being the other way, where they think it's funny people still use toilet paper or something.
In the 90s, it was like, why would Russia still be an uneasy ally in 250 years? They would totally be on our team by then. And now in the 2020s it's more like, is it possible for Russia to ever be an ally to anyone?
Nice bit of space dancing. I love when they get the physics right. They have the ship responding to the thruster burns. It's fucking glorious.
That grapple is a bit pathetic. Like a toy grabber at the fair.
Oh, lady with the crown skull is Minbari. Good to know.
Shak Tot. Soul Eater. Sounds delightful. Don't invite them over for dinner.
He's an ugly fucker, isn't he? Weird vagina forehead.
Delenn is distraught. She saw the boogeyman for real.
Are people really still falling for the three cup shuffle? Did they lose all the tropes between now and the future?
He's ugly *and* creepy.
Bizarre to believe that some people have a richer inner life than others.
Wow, they really wanted the Minbari leader's soul, didn't they? And the Minbari really didn't want to let them have it.
I like the Earther funeral rite. Not as good as Shienar's, but it's difficult to embrace the mother when you're floating in space. Although, you don't waste nutrients on a space station by jettisoning bodies out into space.
Your collection of souls are not your children that is so fucking creepy.
The complete difference in belief about what should happen with souls, whether death is permanent, how people should be honored in their death..... Obviously supposed to be an analogy for religions, but ostensibly in the b5 universe, there is an actual answer to who is correct? Like, dude has weird floaty crystal balls filled with other people's memories, so something real is happening. Does seem a bit selfish to keep all of those memories for yourself, though. It's like librarians gone mad scientist with a heavy dose of god-complex.
Uh oh. He's a rogue agent.
Satai. That's got to be important or Chekhov's going to be pissed.
The souls are angry with him? Fascinating.
Ooh, Delenn has Secrets.
"There's always time." Except that the inevitable heat death of the universe would disagree with you, but it's cool. You want to feel indestructible. I get it.
She's so happy to let the souls free.
I'm so happy to be alive.















