The Gathering: First Impressions
Oct. 31st, 2006 03:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mllelaurel*sings* Too much exposition~
G'Kar and Delenn's makeup/prosthetics clearly underwent some fine-tuning, in the time between Pilot A ("The Gathering") and Pilot B ("Midnight on the Firing Line"). G'Kar's characterization also appears puzzlingly one-dimensional.
So far, "Midnight" strikes me as a far better pilot, in an ironic reversal from a similar situation in Firefly, where the intended pilot, "Serenity", was worlds better than its follow-up, "The Train Job."
Still, this is only an initial impression. We'll see.
ETA: I'm at the point where Sinclair recounts the Battle of the Line, and I have to say, I really hope Carolyn doesn't have anything to do with the assassination plot, because I like her. Actually, I like her much better than Catherine. There's a fire to her; an involvement. So here's hoping she's not evil. *g*
ETA 2: She's not evil. Yay! We're still not going to see her again. Less yay.
ETA 3: To sum it up, "The Gathering" is a bit unsubtle and rough around the ages, but it's certainly not bad. And when you know what the series became, with just a little polish... Well.
G'Kar and Delenn's makeup/prosthetics clearly underwent some fine-tuning, in the time between Pilot A ("The Gathering") and Pilot B ("Midnight on the Firing Line"). G'Kar's characterization also appears puzzlingly one-dimensional.
So far, "Midnight" strikes me as a far better pilot, in an ironic reversal from a similar situation in Firefly, where the intended pilot, "Serenity", was worlds better than its follow-up, "The Train Job."
Still, this is only an initial impression. We'll see.
ETA: I'm at the point where Sinclair recounts the Battle of the Line, and I have to say, I really hope Carolyn doesn't have anything to do with the assassination plot, because I like her. Actually, I like her much better than Catherine. There's a fire to her; an involvement. So here's hoping she's not evil. *g*
ETA 2: She's not evil. Yay! We're still not going to see her again. Less yay.
ETA 3: To sum it up, "The Gathering" is a bit unsubtle and rough around the ages, but it's certainly not bad. And when you know what the series became, with just a little polish... Well.
