Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube
by Throaway1982 on Saturday February 14, 2026 @10:34AM
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I really enjoyed it until they shoehorned in an attractive human + wierd alien romance to compete with Odo & Kira (barf) on DS9
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Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube
by lolive on Saturday February 14, 2026 @10:39AM
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Didn't rewatch it for decades. But isn't this romance a very background narrative arc until the very latest season?
Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube
by Throaway1982 on Sunday February 15, 2026 @09:52AM
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It ruined it for me. I just can't care about two creatures who wouldn't care about each other in a biological sense irl kiss on tv.
Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube
by account42 on Monday February 16, 2026 @04:42AM
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The "making one of the unique alien main characters look more human to be a better sell as a love interest to the audience" part is unfortunately ever present though. Then again, they already went in that direction between the pilot and the first episode.
Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube
by Throaway1982 on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @02:22AM
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^^^
Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube
by wat10000 on Saturday February 14, 2026 @11:56AM
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Didn’t B5 do it first, by years? Kira/Odo didn’t become an item until B5 was off the air.
Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube
by Throaway1982 on Sunday February 15, 2026 @09:50AM
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my mistake. it still made me stop watching.