Babylon 5: Londo learns the truth about Adira Tyree's death
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- Опубликовано: 19 дек 2010
- Londo finds out the it was Mr. Morden who was behind the murder of Londo's love the Lady Adira Tyree. Londo and Adira are the most tragic couple on the Show. This vid was from the season 4 episode 6. The episode name was Into the fire
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the Director of Centauri Intelligence is one impeccable smooth dude. I wish we had seen more of him.
The Centari were modeled more like 15-17th century France, but the DCI's accent was decidedly Brit. I find that funny, for some reason.
I agree. But sometimes the best characters are those that come and go.
@@rcslyman8929 like how would a 24th century Frenchman sound like a Brit?
@@donaldpaluga Probably a question best left to Jean-Luc Picard.
@@donaldpaluga Picard!
"In my experience if you cannot say what you mean you can never mean what you say. The details are everything."
Very wise words to live by.
I’ve used these regularly since first seeing this episode, live.
It's become my answer as to why I prefer using very specific, long words in my blue-collar job as opposed to more plain language.
Too true, always be black and white..
@@RenTheConqueror Me too ;)
Too many people today abuse words to try to discredit their opponents. If you don't agree with me, you're a "bigot" or a "troll!" It's really made those words lose the precision of their original meaning.
This may be the final moment where it finally sinks into Londo just how horribly he messed up by working with Mr. Morden. He tried to match wits with the Devil and paid for it with the things he loved most.
Vir's advice long time ago, probably came to haunt Londo after Morden's demise, hence Vir's waving scene later... *lol*
@@guuguu74 Yes Vir caught onto the Morden much earlier .... Moden asking Vir what he wants ... "I'd like to live just long enough to see your head stuck on a pike as a warning to future generations that some favours come with too high a price ... I would wave up at your lifeless eyes and wave" ..... something like that (just going from memory)
@@davidking8585 the problem with the Devil is that he will play with you whether you like it or not.
Yes, Adera and Centauri Prime.
@@nccmax Often times. But.... there's something to be said for not helping dig your own grave. Just let them get it over with haha.
I gotta say Orano is a really great one shot character. Despite having about two and a half minutes of screen time, he had a memorable personality, an important role in the plot and comes across as a very effective and disciplined agent.
Characters like this were half the reason Babylon 5 was so awesome.
His costume/makeup is unique too. Look at the volume in his hair-piece.
Bluehawk2008 the hair is that way because back in the day, it meant status. The higher the status the bigger the hair. Then the Emperor started to wear his hair like the common folk (with most of the court following suit).
Josh M indeed. Even though he was on for two and a half minutes, with the music setting up what was to happen.
Josh M he'd give Thufir a run for his money, for sure.
Josh M for someone in durano's position, loyalty to the state is more important than loyalty to any one man. Especially with how often regimes change.
Londo verbally blames Mordin for playing him like a puppet. But he is most angry and unforgiving of HIMSELF. He finally realizes at this moment that Adira's death was due to his own choices. He feels as if he put the poison in her drink himself, because of his association with Morden and the Shadows. That's what I got from this scene. Outstanding work by Peter Jurasik. Incredible writing by JMS.
He would have been better off never getting the Eye back.
It was a fantastic piece of acting, and in the context of the show, a point of culmination of a long running plot arc that touched many other arcs. Fab show, sadly under appreciated.
It was to ensure Lando turned to him.
Mordon knew Lando needed a reason. So he gave him one.
This scene shows how Lando fell for it.
Yup. There's a scene in a later episode where Londo retrieves the House Molari locket he gave to her and he says, "*I* gave this her . . . told her to wear it proudly as a free woman. I might as well have signed her death warrant."
@@KneelB4Bacon i forgot about that: he was such a great character.
I've often said that the greatest story in B5 were the twin arcs of Londo and G'kar. Both are characters of Shakespearean level, and both were played by masters. This scene, and some of the Season 5 stuff with him accepting a Keeper and his ascension to the throne, are heartbreaking.
It's actually not Shakespearean...Londo is a Faustian character (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) spiced up with some Greek drama.
@@bobbwc7011 Excellent point!
@@bobbwc7011 Faustian would only cover the most basic aspect of his "deal with the devil" story arc, and not the finer detail beyond that which reveals him to have a much deeper character than the Faust story could adequately cover.
Despite his love of (initial) love of power, his love for his people and his desire for them to succeed and not be destroyed is extremely strong - to the point that he was willing to beg Vir to kill him in an instant once he realised that his continued life was bringing the Vorlons down on Centauri Prime.
The slow realisation that some things do indeed incur too high a cost is the nexus of Londo's evolution as a character and it is glorious.
@@mnomadvfx World salad. You neither know Faust, not do you know JMS' comments on this. He has clearly stated that Londo is a big Faustian character.
Peter Jurassik, one of the great under rated actors out there. And he doesn't get enough credit for this.
He's very good at smashing things so they break when he hits them rather when they hit the ground.
@@Mark73 Except when Buntz didn't want Sid to break anything
He does from Bab 5 fans.
His performance in B5 as well as the Chemistry with Andreas Katsulas, was pure gold, and will be hard to replicate in the reboot.
Also notice the change in camera work starting at about 2 minutes 45 seconds in. It changes from a standard camera lock down with pan and slow zoom to handheld steadycam, following Londo around the room as he destroys it in tighter and tighter spirals, mirroring Londo's own thoughts as they circle and accuse himself. Finally coming to rest on Londo looking into the eyes of a small picture of the one person he holds most responsible for all of this - Londo Mollari.
Genius.
-I was merely being specific. In my experience, if you cannot say what you mean, you never mean what you say.
I use that as one of my absolute favorite quotes!
What a badass line!!!
So bloody British.
Another great quote, that I prefer:
"Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet."
Sort of wish that the far leaning liberal’s bore that philosophy, as well!
Amazing scene. Made all the more amazing when you realize the actual trashing of the room (from "He played me.") was one take - no edits.
I was always so impressed with this scene that I asked Peter about this at a convention. He said it was a carefully choreographed scene with him and the cameraman. He said it was almost like a dance.
Also the camera work was fantastic how it follows Londo through it, great scene and acting
Kintigh55 well, not exactly like they were going to be able to re-set for another take
that cameraman must have felt like a toreo close to a bull
Ammm that was great Peter, but um... we forgot to turn on the camera. Could we do another take?
This was one of the great things about Babylon 5 in that events that took place a season or two prior still had relevance in later seasons.
Yes. Unlike Star Trek, where they discover Time Travel one week and forget all about it the next week. Or a new weapon which inexplicably no longer works next time round. Babylon 5 was a living universe.
@@StCreed Except for DS9, late seasons Enterprise and partially also Voyager.
Take the scene where Garibaldi is talking to Ivanova and Franklin. "President Clarke (who was Vice President at the time) left Earth Force One claiming to have the flu. 24 hours later, Earth Force One blows up. Pretty convenient flu don't you think?" Later on in the series, Sheridan is asked to help the doctor who looked after Vice President Clarke at the time and had evidence that the VP Clarke had faked the flu. That's the kind of storytelling that wants you to become invested in future series.
The entire 5 seasons were integral to each other. If you missed an episode or two you were basically clueless as to what was going on later. In star trek each episode was independent and had an ending...
Yes, but they structured most episodes in a way that still left you with a 40-minutes story with a beginning, middle and end. None of this perpetual "to be continued" serialized bullshit where characters are forced to be stupid or have a mental breakdown at inexplicable times or just act completely out of character because the season's plot requires them to.
I think B5 & DS9 were both great at this in their own unique ways: From the beginning they started to build a greater story, one seemingly stand-alone episode at a time, and then later in the series each episode adds to it, but without removing that compartmentalized storytelling that allows you to create amazing character interactions and character development.
This scene started with an early episode about Londo rescuing a slave he fell in love with.
Remember, when you get so angry that you want to throw or destroy your possessions, it's because at that point they mean nothing to you.
Been there, not fun.
This to me is one of the all-time best scenes in television history. Not just the acting, which is perfect, but the fact that this is literally the end-result of actions that took place whole seasons earlier. J. Michael Straczinski is truly the master of the long payoff, and this could never have happened in a different medium.
You sound smart.
Not to knock JMS, who did a fine job with B5, In a Different World with my Smartphone is doing the same thing. On the surface, it's a pretty standard isekai harem anime, but it actually has a much deeper story being set up than you'd think from watching S1.
Without giving any spoilers, I can tell you that as of S1, the main plot hasn't even really got going (there is a tiny glimpse, but unless you've read ahead in the LN, you almost certainly won't spot it as such), and the MC hasn't even met his main waifu yet. There are a lot of things that happen early on that will influence the story later. I hope it gets enough seasons to actually tell the story, because it is also an isekai harem anime, it's actually quite a decent bit of storytelling
In modern shows we see even inconsistency with within the same season of a series that is a continuation of a series that has existed for decades (STD/ST Picard).... this show was able to capture that time passes, but noone forgets. That actions have consequences.... we seem to have lost that in our modern shows.
@@han3wmanwukong125Ahem...Battlestar Galactica reboot.
@@dalethelander3781 Battlestar Galactica reboot is 20 years old. I wouldn't call it "modern".
Peter Jurasik did an excellent job at this scene. You can just FEEL the anguish Londo went through when he learned that it was Morden who murdered Adira and played him like a puppet on strings. One can just admire such great acting.
I still think the Earth phrase Londo was looking for was "played me like a violin". But "puppet on strings" works as well, perhaps even better.
It's part of a running gag throughout the series about the aliens getting Earth phrases wrong.
To realize this war and all this genocide is on your head is one thing-to find out you had been set up to it had to be even worse.
I thought it was "played me like a fiddle"
and the way it was shot enhanced that.. you have that steady single angle shots throughout the whole sequence.. right up to when Mollari acts out, where it immediately shifts to a handheld unsteady shot moving around as if the camera man was trying to avoid being hit. the resulting weird angles and wobbles make the emotions mollari expresses hit even harder.
The moment where Mr Morden's fate was sealed.
But in the end, Vir got his wish regarding Morden...
Yes, but to be fair Londo was always going to have to kill Reefa and Morden.
He just ended up killing Reefa for the wrong reason and getting played is like an 8th grade mistake for a noble Centauri.
And Centari Prime's as well.
This was such a powerful scene. Poor Londo he really did love Adira, unlike his other three wives who were all political marriages between the noble houses, and was heartbroken when Mordin had her murdered.
Oh, Londo :(
But
Morden's Death Warrant was signed at that moment
kenham1 And torture..
And head on a pike....
It was signed earlier than that. This however insured that his death would be a particularly painful one.
@@ZephyrTM101 His dest hwas foreshadowed when he tried to use Vir, it was only much later that we learned that Vir had incredible powers of precognition and they where hidden in plain sight.
@@Keemperor40K Come on, really? Of course Londo had Vir under observation. Even if it was to protect him just in case.
Though Morden was lucky. There was a time limit on how long Mollari could make him suffer
The real genius of this scene for me? Knowing that the room Londo just finished trashing is a meta representation of all the power and influence that he so desperately craved. And how it all came to mean nothing, with the revelation that the one great love of his life was murdered by one of the most manipulative bastards in the galaxy. Don't remake this series; it was done right the first time.
Well said, well said..
I would like an attempt on a sequel tough. Enough time has passed and it is the golden age for series.
@@intetx Yeah, just like Picard, Discovery ...
No thank you, please leave Babylon 5 alone!
@shurednichso If you read my post I wasn't talking about sequels, but responding to "Intet Mane"s statement: "It is the golden age for series."
As for Picard or Discovery, I will have to disagree wholeheartedly. I think those series have little to do with Star Trek at all - at least the way I see it. And in my opinion both are written poorly and full of contradictions, plot holes and shitty characters.
But to each their own - if you like these shows, good for you. For me however Star Trek is dead.
@shurednichso Fact is that Alex Kurtzman cannot write anything coherent, he doesn't know anything about Star Trek. He himself admits he cannot keep continuity. For him it's just getting to the next pointless action sequence.
I am sorry, but pointless action is not what Star Trek should be. It's about humanity, a social utopia, about trying to be a better man.
Kurtzman doesn't know, or care about any of these things.
"That was great, Peter! Now can you do it again, and this time we'll roll the camera."
You can feel Londo's pain and rage..........Great acting!
God this broke my heart the first time i saw it and it still does....
Then it worked exactly as planned, really...
poor Londo ... you can see the gears meshing together in his mind when hearing this news .... he didn't even suspect this until then but the puzzle pieces all fell into place!
The Centauri Republic may be decadent but never underestimate its intelligence organisations.
+Krister Andersson They're almost as good as the Cardassian Obsidian Order.
SulliMike241 Yes, I have read somewhere that the Centauris are supposed to depict the late Bysantine empire.
+Krister Andersson JSM himself says they are to be reflective of the Napoleonic era. To me they seem more Russian or a combination of the two.
Strange. Always thought they were Italian - well, shouldn't we instead say Roman. Which brings us back to the Bysantine Empire a little bit.
SulliMike241 and the romulan tal shiar, and the federation's section 31.
This was mobile shaky cam done right, with a purpose. The last part was one take. Awesome.
I loved watching this show years ago. I thought it was more realistic than Star Trek with more realistic acting. This scene really shows the great acting.
Suzanna Kiraly Babylon 5 beats all things Star Trek any ol' day of every year!!! The very definition of a Sci-Fi TV Epic :)
Babylon 5 proved you can make an awesome TV show with real talent and a great story on a low budget. The Babylon 5 project was the last and final hope, it succeeded where others have failed with higher budgets. :P
WintersArcher all about tits and alien ass nowadays
I only found out about Jerry Doyle.
He was an excellent actor and member of the B5 team.
Let us remember and celebrate him, and all of his excellent friends and family.
People are needlessly competitive, didn't you learn anything from the shades about how that doesn't get you anywhere?
it's perfectly possible to love both franchises you know....
I was never really a great fan of the Londo character until this episode. He is in many way a classic tragic Shakespearean character, and in this case he reminded me of Othello.
Either that or Greek tragedy. One defining characteristic of the Greek tragic hero is that he bears the lion's share of the responsibility for his own suffering because of overconfidence in his own power (such as Agamemnon) or else because he quite simply doesn't know when to leave well enough alone (such as Oedipus). I would say that this is true of Londo as well. Londo has enemies, yes...but they don't do him nearly as much damage as he does to himself. I think Londo realizes to some extent that he's trapped by the decisions he's made in the name of ambition...but I don't think he realizes until much later just how much his own choices have cost him. He who would dance must pay the piper and all that..
There's a reason Earthforce ships bear Greek names...
"My shoes are too tight and I Have forgotten how to dance" Londo Mollari. That quote is perfect for his position
@Josh M The turning point for G'Kar was when Kosh "spoke" to him telepathically, after he assaulted Londo using that drug to induce telepathy. Unfortunately I don't remember when the turning point occurred for Londo; as it was subtle, spanning over many episodes.
Londo, G’Kar and Bester are the best characters. Bester has probably the best screen presence of all of the and despite not having a good deal of screen time, he got fleshed out quite a lot in the episodes he was in.
Peter Jurasik and Andreas Katsulas were the main reasons why Babylon 5 was such a great show.
That's were Londo realizes the price attached Mordons "favors".
"Your associate, Mr. Morden" and... Londo's down for the count. "Go, leave me... I said get out..." No amount of alcohol will fix that one, poor Londo...
Londo's heartbreak can be felt. This scene (and many others) show just how fantastic this show was.
Peter Jurasik is such a good actor.
Mollari was a great character that went through many changes on the show. This is one of the best scenes. This was his "falling down" moment and after he worked to redeem himself. Not fully. I don't think he ever could....and he knew it.
This is such a powerful scene as the relationship between Londo and Adira was a rare thing in a society dominated by arranged marriages and marriages of convenience. They genuinely loved one another and Morden took it all away. Makes you realise just how evil Morden was as to him everyone was a pawn to be used by him and his 'associates' i.e the Shadows.
A better performance you're not going to see very often.
+IanPeon Indeed and the use of English by the minister of intelligence is quite Beautiful.
+IanPeon Indeed and the use of English by the minister of intelligence is quite Beautiful.
+Krister Andersson All the better to contrast his self-control with Londo's raw pain.
Josh Sweetvale Well he was not as emotionally involved as Londo because he really loved this woman.
What a revelation! .... you can just sense the gears in Londo's mind start turning upon this news and clicking into a new understanding of what happened which affected him so much! ... the change in his understanding of what happened was not a pleasant realisation! This kind of revelation of details was one of the reasons why this show was so great! As a drama it delivered so many powerful scenes!
Rage is powerful when powered by grief and shame
I like the secret service guy. I wish there was more of him the show.
Probably a theatre actor.
I remember watching this the first time and thinking "Oh crap, Londo is going to flip." Did not disappoint.
The melodic delivery of the lines is just superb.
The Minister of Intelligence kept his cool. Then we all know what happened to Mr. Morden.
The Minister of Intelligence is the reason Morden got rumbled. Had it not been for his thoroughness, Morden would have got away with it.
@@Relugus Morden:- "I would have got away with it if it wasn't for that Minister of Intelligence."
More mention should be made, I think, of the amazing music in this scene and so many others. The music adds such a perfect extra layer to everything, really driving home the emotion of each scene (in this case, fury and self loathing.)
Poor Londo. He was played so perfectly by Mr Mordon. He knew all the right buttons to push to make Londo dance to his tune.
Wow...now that is what I call acting!
Spectacular performance by Peter Jurasik.
That's what I loved about the show. You can relate to why they make their decisions, even when it may be "evil".
That room thrashing scene was up there with Citizen Kane and the Room.
Every time I watch this scene I just feel Lando's anquish and pain, and choke up a bit. Very powerful acting by Peter Jurassik.
Awesome display of acting! He was my favourite character in this series. I miss it a lot. We just don't see anything like it anymore.
The Expanse isn't a million miles off Babylon 5 in this regard.
The most underrated sci-fi series of all time.
A shiver down my spine when I watch this. Masterful performance by Peter Jurasik.
Good acting :) I always loved that quote "if you don't say what you mean, you can never mean what you say." Used it a few times in a conversation :D
I really enjoyed this scene when it showed how 👍 an actor P.J. was. He had a very wide and excellent range on acting even in character make-up hair and costume!!!!
dont reboot this.make it prettier,remake the cgi.dont touch anything else.so many brilliant scenes,worthy to be kept like they were made.after all these years,watching this again i can still feel the weight of the scene.tragic and beautiful,truly a work of art
It would a victim of wokeness and political correctness if re made or 're imagined'!
@@neil999ish my brother in christ, babylon 5 is already woke. You know JMS wanted Delenn to change gender originally, right?
Leave it to Londo to have a picture if himself in his office
Should have been a picture of Adira.
The 'War and Peace' of Sci-Fi...awesome story arc, excellent writing and realistic characterisation.
The moment Vir got his wish.
Flawless. One of the most compelling, spellbinding scenes I've ever seen in television.
To quote Kaz.... "They played us like a damn fiddle!" - Kazuhira Miller
When Morden issued Adira's death, he was already dead, but he didn't know it until shortly after the events in this video.
The real Morden died along with his wife and child; the Shadows took what was left and made it into a monster in Human skin, calling itself Morden.
Tommy Wiseau, eat your heart out. THIS is how you trash a room.
Powerful scene. Very painful scene to watch, especially when you remember the series.
Not everything ever goes the way he wants but it makes the follow up to this, later more satisfying and rewarding when Morden makes the mistake imagining Londo is at his full mercy and wouldn't dare pull a counter move. One press of a button later, Morden learns how quickly even the most calculated plan can unravel in but a blink of an eye.
I do like the development of the caracters in this show
The use, especially the start of the music is impeccable. Sets the mood for what will happen to Mr Mordred. Spelling? His head might have ended up on a spike but it probably took a while to get there.
It cost Mr. Morden dearly to play Londo Mollari.
Londo made a deal with the devil and he got burned for it. After this, he learned how dangerous a simple question can be.
“What do you want?”
This! This is the ONLY time a shakey cam is acceptable. Peter Jurasik was the most amazing actor who tragically didn't get enough recognition. Maintaining that accent while acting with such emotion, amazing.
"As I said, the details are everything."
Morden played Londo like a fool. And now Londo's regretting it.
You have to admit that the camera work was fantastic. Spinning around Londo and keeping him in frame with a giant camera the entire time is not exactly easy.
This scene really hits hard. Londo was cursed from the moment he was born. And in this moment all of it just came crashing down on him. It took all of that for him to become the man he should have been. The loss of his friend, the loss of his beloved, the corruption of his people, his is a tragedy on its own and yet, even after all that, he still turned out a good man.
Londo is just the most tragic figure in SciFi ever!, specially with the knowledge of having red the "Legions of Fire" book trilogy about the time when hes is "emperor"!
I feel your pain Londo, believe me I do.
Londo: I loved you. I hated you. I felt sorry for you.
The phrase Londo was actually looking for in his grieving was "He played me like a violin". (A running gag throughout the series involved alien characters getting Earth terms mixed up - but this was the first time it was used for ANYTHING but laughs.)
"...It was like being nibbled to death by-- what are those Earth creatures? Webbed feet, long bill. Goes 'quack'?"
"Cats."
_"Cats!_ Like being nibbled to death by cats!"
The usual phrasing is "fiddle," actually. idioms.thefreedictionary.com/play+me+like+a+fiddle
I think him saying "He played me like a puppet" makes a lot of sense. No, it really does.
Technically here, he's speaking Centuari. Whenever the aliens are speaking to none humans, its assumed they are speaking their native languages or Interlac (the universal communuication language).
Its just translated into English for the auidience.
So I imagine he's just using whatever the Centauri saying is for this.
This was basically the tipping point for Londo. He still seemed to be trying to makes things amicable and being his normal goofy self. But now he was driven by sheer hatred towards Morden. Threw caution to the wind and showed how truly terrifying and effective he can be towards his enemies
You fucked that room up, Charlie.
This scene moves me the brink of tears when I watch it.
That scene is just like most of the rest of the show, well written And Peter played the part so well , as always.
"I was merely being specific. In my experience if you can never say what you mean you can never mean what you say. Details are everything."
Brilliant performance. Peter is a treasure. His scenes with Andreas are some of the sharpest after in all of science fiction.
The actors who played Londo and G'Kar are/were brilliant and gave incredible performances
Babylon 5 really was more (and still very much is ), realistic than Star Trek.
The most worrying thing is, that Babylon 5 might only hint at what is now happening right now in the real world.
No, it's not more realistic. It just serves a different function. Star Trek was always intended by Roddenberry to be an optimistic vision of a future where people are _better._ Not perfect. Not Utopian. Humans were still fallible in Star Trek, but Roddenberry wanted to show people a culture where people looked for a brighter and more hopeful future instead of dwelling on the greed and jealousy and ignorance and hate of which humans are capable.
B5 is about showing people as they are now. A brutally honest examination of what is good and what is bad in us, and how the balance tips easily between the two, even in each individual.
The remake of Battlestar Galactica, on the other hand, is the true anti-Star Trek. It goes completely in the other direction, grinding people's noses in everything which is dark, evil, repugnant, selfish, and hateful in humanity.
so true
I'm not usually that guy, but thumbs up if you knew back in "Interludes and Examinations" that Morden, not Refa, had Adira poisoned.
+Doctor van Nostrand We spotted Morden paying off the assassin after the job was done, an assassin who disembarked from the ship before Adira's body was carted out.
It's great because, if you do get that detail at that time, everything that happens with Refa is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, Refa was an out of control monster, and a butcher. On the other hand you know, it's a setup and Londo is on a doomed path.
Pretty sure the audience was suppose to know it was Morden, the episode didn't take any effort to hide the fact. This is just Londo finally learning what the audience has known for some time.
this show was rich with great storylines, awesome writers, decent graphics (for the time) and acting, sweet lord baby jesus the acting....
One of my favorite scenes. The sheer rage and grief portrayed here was so profound. He was a villain in this timeframe but who could not feel sorry for him and rage with him just a little?
I don't consider him a villain, more someone who made some terrible choices and subsequently found himself on a path where there were none open to him, except end it through his death.
I never really considered either Londo or G'Kar "villains" at any point throughout the series. Antagonistic towards one another and each others' races, yes, but not really villains. Each was motivated by different things - Londo by his desire for power, and G'Kar by his people. By the time this scene happened, I had considered Londo and G'Kar to be in the same boat because of everything that had happened with Cartagia. What I disagree with is people who say Londo was totally redeemed by the series' end. He is a tragic figure, without a doubt, and he did his best to make amends, but he also continued to make poor choices and bad decisions. In the end, he was almost redeemed - and one feels sorry for him because he almost made it. I'm sorry that was so long-winded.
Oh I agree with you both; ultimately the word "villain" has no meaning in that sense. After all we are all the product of our experiences and circumstances, no matter if you are a fictional character or the leader of a country that recently invaded it's neighbour.
On second thought, no. He WAS a villain. It's just that we saw why he made the choices that he did, and we saw him change and redeem himself. Just like can happen in.real life, he changed. But just ask G'Kar if he was a villain during the Narn occupation.
The plotting and conspiring in this show is just top notch.
Jurasik's body language from 0:25 to 0:35 makes the scene for me. He has his hands behind his back, giving an expression of superiority and strength and as soon as Adira's death is mentioned, his arms fall helplessly to his sides.
"You killed my girl, I kill your fleet."
What an amazing performance!
This show was way better than the battlestar galactica reboot and any other crap currently out right now. B5 managed better balance of message and entertainment better than a lot of other shows, for example wasn't permeated with overt sjw bullshit that a show like Dr Who sad to say is right now.
Nostalgia has its ups and downs, kind of like dipping your hand into the river Styx. Part of it will always be coated in darkness.
Londo's most emotional moment in all 5 seasons. Amazing.
Can we please notice that all of this is being done in one take? There are no cuts in Londo's breakdown. This isn't John Wick or Atomic Blonde where they trick you with clever CGI, there are *legitimately* no cuts in this.
The acting, the wrecking of the room, the camera work, all of this was done in one take.
Details like this are what made Babylon 5 so great. They put in *efford* in what they did, and especially so when it mattered.
Anyone who has ever felt that rage knows how scary it is. To be so close to losing yourself to the rage is frightening.
I shied away from Bab 5 at first thinking it was just another shoot 'em up. Later, a friend said otherwise and loaned me the complete dvd set, and... Wow. No. It was so much more. Thanks for the clip.
That's how it's done, Wisseau!
One of the many scenes that makes Babylon 5 stand out.
I know this goes without saying but,
This show was Decades ahead of its time
The cinematographer was brilliant
I think the quote “My shoes are too tight, and I've forgotten how to dance.” Comes to mind.
So much pain. If they do come across a B5 reimagining, they need to get someone who is as good of an actor as Peter Jurasik.
Lando and Gkar.... the two best actors of the series.