#timov

Babylon 5 text posts part 11

I made a small Timov in black and blue

(I have not actually watched Babylon 5 yet, but I've been reading your liveblogs over on dreamwidth and suspect I'm about to fall in headfirst. *Shakes fist*)

First of all: EXCELLENT. *rubs hands together* (If you do try it, I think you'd like it; it seems like it might be your kind of thing. I'm glad you're enjoying the liveblogs!) For anyone else who's interested, you can find my B5 liveblogs here on Dreamwidth.

Second: That is A PAIRING, and I don't really know if I ship it; I never thought about it!

I ... think I could ship it, potentially, or at least read it; it has elements that would work in a triad. I actually think there's a good chance that Timov and G'Kar would get along well; they are fairly similar people in some ways (smart, sarcastic, take no bullshit), and they relate to Londo in a way that has similar overtones, where they won't let him get away with bullshit but Timov demonstrably cares about him enough to donate blood to save his life. I also think Timov would like Londo better later in the show; I think at the time she appears, she cares more than she is willing to let on but doesn't really like him, which arguably is also a phase G'Kar goes through.

I mean, I could absolutely see it as an epic clusterfuck, but it would be a highly entertaining one (and probably the talk of the Centauri court for years). I could also see it as a "V" with Londo being the join of the "V", and Timov and G'Kar merely as sarcastic besties doing a constant running commentary on Centauri court politics and Londo's prowess in bed.

So I'm going with "why not? would read!" at least.

Babylon 5 rewatch

Soul Mates:

There aren’t a lot of opportunities for this show to pass the Bedchel Test - your predominant recurring female characters are basically Ivanova, Delenn, Talia, and Lyta (and later Lochley). There are moments here and there, of course, but I really like this one. Besides, Ivanova has the Best Hair, so this scene just makes good sense.

Londo is particularly cruel here. He's got to be sure even at this point which of his wives he'll be divorcing, but he just twists the knife at every opportunity. He is so fucking awful.

I don’t think I ever noticed it before, but HOLY SHIT G'Kar tossed a grape or something at Mariel and she caught it and they totally had a Moment. 

I love Ivanova being right over Londo's shoulder in this scene. Her reaction to overhearing Lennier is Very Good.

My favorite thing about this episode is that there's a blooper reel from Londo's party where Sheridan calls in to Medlab as "Sinclair" and everyone loses it.

Londo doesn’t deserve you, Timov. Divorce him, marry meeeeeeeeee!

A Race Through Dark Places: As wrong as I may have been about Talia, I will never come around on Bester. Bester is fucking scum. That said, he is definitely the reason I started reading Alfred Bester the sci-fi novelist, and he was a solid fuckin writer. A number of his short stories are excellent, and he was the first winner of the Hugo award. The Demolished Man is absolutely worth reading.

That penny of Talia's should be an artifact by this 2259. We totally got rid of coins by 2100, right? You'd think coin collectors would lose their mind over a 150-year old penny. 

There's been a lot of focus on telepaths and the Psi Corps the last couple of episodes. We got a little early push regarding The Shadows in the first couple of episodes, but they’re on the back burner for a bit. I wonder what it would have done to the pacing of the season to vary the distribution of the telepath episodes with the coming of Shadows episodes.