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from: John W. Kennedy
date: 2010-09-24 16:25:38
subject: Re: Sheridan`s Fall

On Sep 24, 3:45 pm, Joseph DeMartino  wrote:
> On Sep 24, 1:57 pm, Charlie E.  wrote:
>
>
>
> > I believe the line "Will you catch me if I fall" contains the
> > necessary hint... ;-)
>
> Except that it seems the Lorien either *didn't* catch him or did a
> very bad job of it.  Hence, "He was dying.  He was dead."  If Lorien
> just uses his magic First Ones (tm) powers to safely decelerate
> Sheridan and bring him in for a comfortable landing, there are no
> injuries, no death, and no need to breathe on any embers.  And no 20
> minute limit on the warranty.  The fact that there were all of these
> things suggests that is wasn't a matter of Lorien "simply" catching
> Sheridan.  Maybe the captain didn't go splat like a watermelon, but he
> must have made a very satisfying "thump" when he hit ground.
I have always rather assumed that the Sheridan-Lorien scenes on
Z'ha'dum were taking place in Sheridan's head as he fell.
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