Rewatch: "And a Sky Full of Stars"

[ruuger]

And so we begin the rewatch, with a jump straight into the deep end of the mythology pool.

I think we can assume that everyone participating has already watched the whole show, so no need to worry about spoilers. Also, if you have any fanworks that you've created about this episode (or want to rec some), feel free to link to them.

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Bonus reading:

Analysis on Lurker's Guide
Discussion at B5_revisited

Comments

[vjs2259.livejournal.com]

Everybody lies. Everybody has something to hide.

[nenya_kanadka]

I'd forgotten how mysterious Delenn was at this stage!

[vjs2259.livejournal.com]

And already she is torn between two cultures. Her ambivalence and even distress at the idea of killing Sinclair, her doubts about the Grey Council, her (I think it's implied) inward comparison of Franklin's involvement in the war with her own culpability, all play to the inherent dichotomy that lies behind the show.

Also the contrast between Delenn's statements to Sinclair that she is his friend, that no one here will hurt him; to Sinclair's declaration that it was ages before he could look at a Minbari without wanting to choke the life out of them, and his recalled torture at her hands. Lots of good stuff there.

[nenya_kanadka]

All of this! I have so many feelings about Jeff and Delenn. Mostly I just want them to interact forever. But you can clearly see how both of them have such complicated feelings about the other side. I don't think Delenn is lying when she says she's his friend, and I do think he considers her one. At the same time, of course, it's just been shoved in his face that she's A Minbari, particularly one of the ones who fucked him up during the war. And how much of Delenn's worry for him is because he's her friend Jeff, and how much because of the Valen connection? Layers up on layers.