I love Ta'lon, he's my 2nd fave Narn after G'kar. He's played by Marshall Teague, who also played the character of Nelson Drake (who morphs into the Ikarran war machine) back in season 1. You'll see a bit more of him during B5 and also one episode of the spinoff, Crusade.
Same! For what is essentially a "bit" character, he REALLY makes a wonderful impression when he is on screen. Superbly acted. "I carry my sword in my hand. You carry yours in your heart, and your mind. The way I see it, that gives you a two-to-one advantage in arms. Be fair, Citizen G'Kar." - one of the best lines in the series!
N’Far is well-written because his arguments are all very convincing and true, but he is also a collaborator serving the needs of his enemy and will benefit personally from assuming G’Kar’s position if he leaves. You get the feeling both can be true. He may want to save lives and strike back later, all while amassing greater power as a representative of the protectorate government. They never spell it out for you, which is pretty much how real life works.
Ah! A Narn without a name ... now has a name: Ta'Lon. You see him as the only person walking around on the station with a sword. Played by Marshall Teague (who also played Nelson Drake and the killer monster in "Infection". But why the sword? I have heard him tell this at conventions, when they were filming "All Alone in the Night", he and Bruce agreed that it was fun to act together, and went to JMS to ask if he could find a small role. JMS agreed and asked if there was something special he wanted for the role. The sword you see on screen is actually Marshall Teague's own Katana. "I carry my sword in my hand. You carry yours in your heart and in your mind. As I see it that gives you a two-to-one advantage in arms. Be fair, Citizen G'Kar ... Stay!" That makes Ta'Lon my second favourite Narn. The actor playing Na'Far does a great job. Vir being sent away, what hapens to Londo now, and what will Vir do? Love your reactions, you have solid insights.
I love the way you really get this show. Great insights. I wonder if there's any chance you could interact with the crew on "Grey 17". You're not so far ahead of them in the series. Would you consider approaching them? You could still do your individual reactions, but if you paused for a few weeks, you could watch along with them. They could do with some more young blood I think.
Maybe the idea is that if you find a civilisation below the test level, you can then come in and exploit them and their resources? I like to think that the probe builders have long since died off, another one of the many dead worlds in the B5 universe, joining Ikarra VII on the hubris pile.
The general story with this one isn't one of my favorites for the season, but it still has some nice bits, like Ta'lon getting a name and more of a role
I really don't care much for the A-plot in the episode (which makes it two episodes in a row), but there is so much good character stuff around it, that I think just about makes it a good episode. The stuff with the Narns in particualr is fantastic because the 'collaborator' is really someone who is just in an impossible position and while you dislike them, it's easy to feel sympathy for them
Yea. N'Farr, as bad as he seems, if you think about it, is really just trying to keep the most Narns alive as he can. Knowing full well that his own people will consider him a collaberator and traitor. But accepting that condemnation as the necessary price to do what he can for his people. That strikes shades of more than one other character in this show.
It's hard to see Londo happy about executing Narns... I'm looking forward to the moment where Vir gets to slap him and tell him how disgusted he is at him, and when Londo is forced to face the the full totality of his crimes
I love Ta'lon, he's my 2nd fave Narn after G'kar. He's played by Marshall Teague, who also played the character of Nelson Drake (who morphs into the Ikarran war machine) back in season 1. You'll see a bit more of him during B5 and also one episode of the spinoff, Crusade.
Same! For what is essentially a "bit" character, he REALLY makes a wonderful impression when he is on screen. Superbly acted.
"I carry my sword in my hand. You carry yours in your heart, and your mind. The way I see it, that gives you a two-to-one advantage in arms. Be fair, Citizen G'Kar." - one of the best lines in the series!
N’Far is well-written because his arguments are all very convincing and true, but he is also a collaborator serving the needs of his enemy and will benefit personally from assuming G’Kar’s position if he leaves. You get the feeling both can be true. He may want to save lives and strike back later, all while amassing greater power as a representative of the protectorate government. They never spell it out for you, which is pretty much how real life works.
Ah! A Narn without a name ... now has a name: Ta'Lon. You see him as the only person walking around on the station with a sword. Played by Marshall Teague (who also played Nelson Drake and the killer monster in "Infection". But why the sword? I have heard him tell this at conventions, when they were filming "All Alone in the Night", he and Bruce agreed that it was fun to act together, and went to JMS to ask if he could find a small role. JMS agreed and asked if there was something special he wanted for the role. The sword you see on screen is actually Marshall Teague's own Katana.
"I carry my sword in my hand. You carry yours in your heart and in your mind. As I see it that gives you a two-to-one advantage in arms. Be fair, Citizen G'Kar ... Stay!"
That makes Ta'Lon my second favourite Narn.
The actor playing Na'Far does a great job.
Vir being sent away, what hapens to Londo now, and what will Vir do?
Love your reactions, you have solid insights.
They really tease you with Londo in this episode. His desire to protect Vir seems genuine and then he has such horrible plans for Narn.
Always look forward to your reaction videos. Glad you are enjoying the show, it is a great ride!!
I love the way you really get this show. Great insights.
I wonder if there's any chance you could interact with the crew on "Grey 17". You're not so far ahead of them in the series. Would you consider approaching them? You could still do your individual reactions, but if you paused for a few weeks, you could watch along with them. They could do with some more young blood I think.
Maybe the idea is that if you find a civilisation below the test level, you can then come in and exploit them and their resources?
I like to think that the probe builders have long since died off, another one of the many dead worlds in the B5 universe, joining Ikarra VII on the hubris pile.
RIP Maintbot 17
It died a hero, saving thousands of lives. There are worse ways to go.
Looking forward to the rest of season 3 as well... Fun stuff.
The general story with this one isn't one of my favorites for the season, but it still has some nice bits, like Ta'lon getting a name and more of a role
I really don't care much for the A-plot in the episode (which makes it two episodes in a row), but there is so much good character stuff around it, that I think just about makes it a good episode. The stuff with the Narns in particualr is fantastic because the 'collaborator' is really someone who is just in an impossible position and while you dislike them, it's easy to feel sympathy for them
Yea. N'Farr, as bad as he seems, if you think about it, is really just trying to keep the most Narns alive as he can. Knowing full well that his own people will consider him a collaberator and traitor. But accepting that condemnation as the necessary price to do what he can for his people. That strikes shades of more than one other character in this show.
Given the relative amounts of screen time, I'd say that the Gkar story was the "A plot" of this episode, rather than the probe.
It's hard to see Londo happy about executing Narns... I'm looking forward to the moment where Vir gets to slap him and tell him how disgusted he is at him, and when Londo is forced to face the the full totality of his crimes
Is he *really* happy about it, or is he playing to his audience? Either way his belittling of Na'Far is reprehensible behaviour.
Sending Vir to Minbari will have long-lasting effects. It's one of the good things that Londo does.
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I'm sure I read narn was palastine and centarie were israel