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Skriven 2006-08-09 13:35:00 av Robert E Starr JR (6375.babylon5)
Ärende: Re: Falling Toward Apothe
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Amy Guskin wrote:
>>>On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:19:21 -0400, Jan wrote
> 
> (in article <ebcncp01mhc@drn.newsguy.com>):
> 
> 
>>In article <0001HW.C0FF57540116206DF0407530@news.verizon.net>, Amy Guskin
>>says...
>>
>>>>>On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 08:30:52 -0400, Jan wrote
>>>
>>>(in article <ebckhs01ea3@drn.newsguy.com>):
>>>
>>>
>>>>In article <Xns981A4FAF57632methuselahaltgeekorg@216.196.97.131>, 
>>>>Methuselah
>>>>Jones says...
>>>>
>>>>>Carved in mystic runes upon the very living rock, the last words of 
>>>>>jphalt@aol.com of rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated make plain:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Finally, the episode's ending scene must be noted. The final scene of
>>>>>>the episode sees Londo miss another chance at redemption as he fails to
>>>>>>save G'Kar's eye.
>>>>>
>>>>>I've never been convinced that that is what Lady Morella was referring 
>>>>>to. 
>>>>>How is it a chance at redemption? Resisting Cartagia at this point, on 
>>>>>this 
>>>>>issue, would not have accomplished anything.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Of course it wouldn't.  But the point in the prophecy wasn't accomplishing
>>>>Cartagia's overthrow, the point was Londo's personal redemption and as 
>>>>G'Kar
>>>>pointed out later, Londo should have said *something*. Yeah, it probably
>>>>would've gotten Londo killed.  And likely even G'Kar, too.  But maybe that
>>>>action would have caused another to take Londo's place.  And another.  And
>>>>another.  Because, as much as Londo wanted to save his world, Lond also 
>>>
>>>wanted
>>>
>>>>to ensure that he was the savior. <<
>>>
>>>But how does the prophecy refer to G'Kar's eye, anyway?  The "eye that 
>>>cannot 
>>>see"...well, G'Kar's eye saw just fine until Cartagia plucked it out.  Is 
>>>there any definitive statement from JMS regarding just what eye is referred 
>>>to in the prophecy?  I know it can't be the Centauri Eye, because Londo 
>>>_does_ manage to save that, courtesy of Morden's associates.
>>>
>>>Amy
>>>
>>
>>Well, there's this:
>>
>><< From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
>> Subject: 404: Falling
>>      To: CIS  
>>    Date: 11/29/1996 9:36:00 AM      
>>
>>{original post unavailable}
>>
>>Yeah...would've been nice if Londo had at least tried to do
>>something about the eye that did not see Cartagia's splendor.... <<
> 
> 
> Oh, yeah.  Thanks.  Now that I see that, I'm sure I've read it before.  Okay,

> my bad.

Ah, they eye DOES see then!

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