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ria_oaksDude, ya'll, I ought to be shot. So, I'm lying in bed, and I end up thinking about the B5 ep that I watched today again (incidentally, I find it interesting that after watching new eps of two of my favourite current shows, I still end up thinking about B5 after - I've barely given a thought to either SPN or Lost since they ended. I quite enjoyed both eps, and I love both shows to varying extents, but damn B5 still owns my soul after all these years). ANYWAY. I was thinking thinky thoughts about Londo and Vir and their character arcs and angst and tragedy etc etc, when what pops into my mind? The urge to make a Londo doll. Shaddup, ya'll. XD I know, I still have to finish my Jack Sparrow and James Norrington dolls, but... gah, stop me! I started contemplating how I'd do his hair, lol. Then I started giggling uncontrollably. I still am, intermittently. What's gotten into me today? I think this is a side effect of having to act relatively normal at work all day (well, relatively...) - total batshit insanity when I get home. And uncontrollable giggling. So what do I do? I get up, come to my computer, doodle a really bad doll idea, then write this post. It was fun, anyway. :) I enjoyed the ridiculously large and bushy eyebrows.
Anyway, if your eyes are bleeding after that... here's a neatly inked version of the Harry/Draco pic I posted last night. I'm in the process of colouring it, too.
I... should go to bed now. o.o
But first, some more random thoughts re: 4.05. Cutting for spoilers so I can go in more detail.
So yeah, before the absurdity of a Londo doll popped into my head, I was actually thinking serious thoughts about the ep. :) One now-obvious connection popped into my head while thinking about it - earlier in the ep, G'Kar tells Londo that he can see into his heart and it's empty. Incidentally, I loved how Londo started off saying "I know..." then sequed that into "I know etc etc" about something else. Love the double-meaning there - there's quite a noticeable pause between "I know" and the rest of the sentence. Breaks my heart... anyway, I was thinking that I like how that connects to the later Londo-Vir scene where Londo says that Vir has a good heart, which is why he can still feel guilt and horror over what he's done, and that Londo envies him for that.
On that note, I was reading JMS's notes about the ep on Lurker's Guide (I've taken to reading each episode's entry after watching them), and I thought it was really interesting that originally Londo was going to be the one to kill Cartagia. It wasn't until he was writing the episode that he changed it to Vir. Interesting, because it really does work considerably better being Vir. Gives him more character development, and allows for that scene between them. It also allows him to draw parallels between both characters' arcs; how Vir is reacting to what he did versus how Londo would. Anyway, it definitely allows for more interesting character introspection and such than if it had been Londo; plus, it's more unexpected and works better dramatically/narratively.
Okay yeah, it's late and I'm tired and none of this is especially coherent or intelligent. Really, it just all boils down to me flailing my arms around going "omg this show is amazing". Because really, I don't think I've ever seen a character on TV as nuanced and fascinating as Londo Mollari... though Wesley came close. :)
Bed now, for real.
Anyway, if your eyes are bleeding after that... here's a neatly inked version of the Harry/Draco pic I posted last night. I'm in the process of colouring it, too.
I... should go to bed now. o.o
But first, some more random thoughts re: 4.05. Cutting for spoilers so I can go in more detail.
So yeah, before the absurdity of a Londo doll popped into my head, I was actually thinking serious thoughts about the ep. :) One now-obvious connection popped into my head while thinking about it - earlier in the ep, G'Kar tells Londo that he can see into his heart and it's empty. Incidentally, I loved how Londo started off saying "I know..." then sequed that into "I know etc etc" about something else. Love the double-meaning there - there's quite a noticeable pause between "I know" and the rest of the sentence. Breaks my heart... anyway, I was thinking that I like how that connects to the later Londo-Vir scene where Londo says that Vir has a good heart, which is why he can still feel guilt and horror over what he's done, and that Londo envies him for that.
On that note, I was reading JMS's notes about the ep on Lurker's Guide (I've taken to reading each episode's entry after watching them), and I thought it was really interesting that originally Londo was going to be the one to kill Cartagia. It wasn't until he was writing the episode that he changed it to Vir. Interesting, because it really does work considerably better being Vir. Gives him more character development, and allows for that scene between them. It also allows him to draw parallels between both characters' arcs; how Vir is reacting to what he did versus how Londo would. Anyway, it definitely allows for more interesting character introspection and such than if it had been Londo; plus, it's more unexpected and works better dramatically/narratively.
Okay yeah, it's late and I'm tired and none of this is especially coherent or intelligent. Really, it just all boils down to me flailing my arms around going "omg this show is amazing". Because really, I don't think I've ever seen a character on TV as nuanced and fascinating as Londo Mollari... though Wesley came close. :)
Bed now, for real.
