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jphalt{at}aol.com schrieb:

> The story strand on Mars, with Stephen and Marcus, takes center stage
> in this episode, of course, and it's also extremely well-executed.
> Who wouldn't get a laugh out of their cover, as a pair of newlyweds
> on honeymoon? The thing is, it's not such a reach. The interaction
> between them, as Marcus drives Stephen up the wall with inane games of
> "I Spy," or laughing about their cover on the train, or even the way
> they seem perfectly in sync noting Captain Jack's odd behavior at the
> same instant... They do seem like a married couple in many ways.

I agree. I love it how that little detail says so much about the
B5-universe without distracting from the story itself. Just like my
favorite quote from that episode: "He's not the pope. He doesn't look
anything like her."

> A final end-note for the scene in the elevator between Sheridan and
> Lennier, following the Minbari "exploration of pleasure centers"
> ritual. Lennier's discomfort and vague disgust, followed by his
> quizzical, "Woo-hoo?" to Sheridan was priceless. Sheridan's reaction
> - momentary discomfort, then a slight private smile - was even better.
> I do enjoy the series' brief moments of comedy, particularly when
> they come in the middle of a mostly serious episode, and this was a
> good one.

A great one, played perfectly by both parties.

Sadly enough, all three of these little gems are completely ruined by
the dubbing in German. It's really hard to make people who don't
know English understand why you love a show so much when stuff
like that keeps happening.

Angelika
                                                                        
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