ATTN JMS: Frightening Speech in Summoning (spoilers for same)

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Subject: ATTN JMS: Frightening Speech in Summoning (spoilers for same)
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s  1: Nov 21, 1996: jhbrown at tarkin.ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
+  7: Nov 22, 1996: denebeim at deepthot.cary.nc.us (Jay Denebeim)
*  8: Nov 22, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com

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From: jhbrown at tarkin.ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
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I'm curious -- was it your intent that Sheridan's speech in the
Summoning be frightening to the audience?  I'm watching him talk, and
thinking:

- If Kosh is to be believed, Sheridan's supposed to fight legends...
Instead, he's turning himself into one, saying in effect "I'm the only
man to survive Z'Ha'Dum, so do what I say, for I am now legendary and
Know Best(TM)."  Exactly the sort of thing that's gotten Delenn in
trouble, and that the Vorlons have been doing to annoy him.

- He's talking about eliminating the threat not for now, not for a
thousand years, but forever.  The unspoken word that leaks through:
genocide.  Delenn has warned him about becoming the enemy -- and even
the Shadows haven't engaged in genocide ('though the Vorlons,
apparently AKA the Real Enemy, seem to be getting going on it pretty
good.)

So, am I the only person who found these hints alarming?  Were they
intended?

Thanks for a great show!
Jeremy





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From: denebeim at deepthot.cary.nc.us (Jay Denebeim)
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In article <trumbull-2111962232370001 at net176-97.student.yale.edu>,
Ben Trumbull <trumbull at cs.yale.edu> wrote:
>In article <572rsv$18j at marvin.deepthot.cary.nc.us>,
>denebeim at deepthot.cary.nc.us (Jay Denebeim) wrote:
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>> In article <572ktj$6sn at piglet.cc.utexas.edu>,
>> Debora Offer <daoffer at ccwf.cc.utexas.edu> wrote:
>> >In article <572gt8$ae6 at news.ccit.arizona.edu>,
>> >Doug Dawson <dddawson at lpl.arizona.edu> wrote:
>> >>Jeremy H. Brown (jhbrown at tarkin.ai.mit.edu) wrote:
>> >>: several lines of spoilerproofing.....
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>I'd like to take exception to that (re: Sheridan).  Just because he gave
>one impassioned speech about ending The War, you're off calling him
>fanatical and xenocidal.  We have no evidence to that effect and this is
>all vacuous speculation.  He made a nice speech.  period.

It was more than impassioned.  And as far as that goes, Delenn was
trying to do some genicide of her own.  These people are in danger of
becoming the enemy.

>jms mysteriously said for us to expect a sharp turn in events.  That
>doesn't jive with the linear progression of hostilities you're discussing.

Having your 'heros' turn into genocidal maniacs isn't a sharp turn?

Jay
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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com
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Yup, I'd say it's very likely that some people close to Sheridan are going
to be wondering about his attitude...and maybe even acting on it.



 jms






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