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The other unique thing about B5 is the richness of character arcs. The central plot moves everything forward, but each character has their own multi-season arc
by ethbr0 4y ago
The other unique thing about B5 is the richness of character arcs. The central plot moves everything forward, but each character has their own multi-season arc inside it.
I mean, Garibaldi? G'Kar? Londo?
These are not "Oh, that's cute, the character changed" few episode arcs. They're the sum of innumerable small events in most episodes, that result in complete (and believable!) overhauls of the characters.
- sillywalk 4y ago(I'm a fan of both DS9 & B5) You could also look at the arc of say Nog, or Jake Cisko, or Vir.
- remarkEon 4y agoOr Elim Garak, one of the most interesting anti-heroes in all of the Trek universe. (Is he really an anti-hero? Well as Garak would probably say, "I'm not so sure, but there's hope for him yet.")
- ethbr0 4y agoI loved Garak, I just wish DS9 had devoted more time to him! Or Bashir! It's been a minute since I've done a watch-through of DS9, but from memory they have great episodes, but also get lost in the background for large chunks of seasons.
- remarkEon 4y agoGarak got a lot of love by the end, especially in the last 2 seasons. Earlier on in the show you can tell he may have been meant for comic relief, but by the end he was a critical part of the plot and resolving certain plot lines wouldn't have happened without him. There's also In The Pale Moonlight, which is one of the best episodes of Trek and TV science fiction in general.
- sillywalk 4y agoOdo: You'd shoot a man in the back? Garak: Well, it's the safest way isn't it.
- remarkEon 4y agoDo you know what the sad part is, Odo? I'm actually a very good tailor.
- ethbr0 4y agoThat's still my favorite line from the entire series. :)
- mixmastamyk 4y agore: In the Pale Moonlight (above) "and all it cost was the self-respect of one Starfleet officer."
- tomca32 4y agoLondo’s arc is just amazing. It made him one of my favorite characters in all fiction
- schiffern 4y agoIn case you haven't seen it, Peter Jurasik did a long-form interview just a couple months ago. Incredibly kind and a great sense of humor! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIneqJIbsMs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIneqJIbsMs
- tomca32 4y agoOh nice I’ll check that out, thanks
- bigger_inside 4y agoB5's characters felt real to me when nothing else on TV really did. This is why.