Babylon 5: Best Scenes for Londo Molari, Worst for Antono Refa & Mr Mordon

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  • @icepicjoey
    @icepicjoey 3 місяці тому +162

    I saw an interview with Bruce Boxleitner where he said that Peter Jurasik loved his character so much that he took the painting of Londo Molari when the show ended and had it hanging in his library in his home. 😂
    So many legends that cant be replaced.

    • @Amoth_oth_ras_shash
      @Amoth_oth_ras_shash 2 місяці тому +12

      when a character is well written , and deep enough for the perfect actor for it to love playing them
      thats when Iconic art is made , thats a badass detail

    • @fmlazar
      @fmlazar 2 місяці тому +15

      He was also known to drive home in character because his schedule was so tight and sometimes he'd complain about traffic in Londo's voice.

    • @alexthomson3001
      @alexthomson3001 2 місяці тому +17

      ​@@fmlazarthat'd be Amazing! Hearing cursing in that Mittle-Europearisch accent. "bah! The Free-way? Free way? If it was Free, surely I'd be Moving just now, but No! It is Not a free way... It is an obstructed way, a blocked way, an Occluded way. Humans and their ridiculous ideas..."

    • @kevq761
      @kevq761 2 місяці тому +1

      Very true

    • @johny5454
      @johny5454 Місяць тому +5

      I have an autographed and signed photograph by Peter of Ambassador London Molari 😊

  • @gilmadreth680
    @gilmadreth680 4 місяці тому +215

    "You're insane."
    "On any other day, Mr. Morden, you would be wrong. Today? Today is a _very_ different day."
    One of the best payoffs in an entire series full of spine tingling payoffs

    • @PhoenixNoKiseki
      @PhoenixNoKiseki 4 місяці тому +13

      It’s a multi-layered payoff that ends tragically. And he was warned too.

    • @OzPiggy87
      @OzPiggy87 3 місяці тому +12

      "What are you going to do, Molari? Blow up the island?"
      "Actually... [dramatically pulls out a detonator] now that you mention it..."
      Amazing scene, but I still love the little coda that Vir gets with Morden after this more.

    • @AkodoAkira1
      @AkodoAkira1 3 місяці тому +6

      "A little wave, just like this."

    • @F40PH-2CAT
      @F40PH-2CAT 3 місяці тому +3

      "He played me!"

    • @michaelwilkening8542
      @michaelwilkening8542 3 місяці тому +1

      As good as Deleans only one captain has survived battle with a Nimbarry fleet. he is behind me. you are in front of me. If you value your lives be somewhere else. Sorry for any spelling errors.

  • @ianmartinezcassmeyer
    @ianmartinezcassmeyer 3 роки тому +377

    "Only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts." Such a good line.

    • @davidking6750
      @davidking6750 7 місяців тому +7

      fairly good advice

    • @cptmaxson
      @cptmaxson 5 місяців тому +22

      My favorite is "stupidity and arrogance in one package how efficient of you."

    • @scotttild
      @scotttild 5 місяців тому +10

      One can never know when an inconvenient truth will fall between the cracks. He had so many priceless lines.

    • @loomingmadness3519
      @loomingmadness3519 4 місяці тому +8

      This show has a ridiculous number of great quotes.

    • @mastercontrol1613
      @mastercontrol1613 4 місяці тому +6

      "Your time has come and gone! It's our turn now. Soon you will wake to our teeth in your throats, sleep well embasador, sleep lightly." G'kar to Lando over the Ragesh 3 incident. Season 1.

  • @vilefly
    @vilefly 4 місяці тому +232

    Londo had an amazing character arc in this series. Starts out as a comical "fat Dracula", then steps up to villainous ambassador, then to a very dangerous mobster with a plan, then to a saddened emperor who would give anything to change the past.

    • @dreamingflurry2729
      @dreamingflurry2729 4 місяці тому +25

      "My shoes are too tight, but its OK, I have forgotten how to Dance" - Indeed, he once was a relatively carefree (but ambitious) ambassador, then his ambitions came partly true - at a hight cost - and now he's stuck (with a keeper watching his every move!) on the throne, but with little actual power...a really tragic figure!

    • @vilefly
      @vilefly 3 місяці тому +6

      @@dreamingflurry2729 "Nice shark. Pretty shark." --Londo Molari

    • @ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095
      @ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095 3 місяці тому +10

      @@dreamingflurry2729
      That episode was one of the best of the entire series. _"War Prayer."_
      _"My shoes are too tight. But it doesn't matter. For I have forgotten how to dance."_
      ...
      But why, ambassador?
      _"Because you are still children! And children should be allowed to dance!"_
      But the best line was when Vir disturbed him when he was with his dancer girlfriend, and as Vir's faced filled the scanner sceen:
      _"What do want, you Moon-faced Assassin of Joy?"_ 🤣
      {:o:O:}

    • @RuralTowner
      @RuralTowner 3 місяці тому +2

      Don't think I ever saw the label "fat Dracula" used for Londo. But now it's mentioned there are times when watching Londo talk that it ALMOST looked as if I could see his upper canines trying to show themselves.

    • @zaxxon4
      @zaxxon4 2 місяці тому

      Lady Morella warned him of the path he was on. He was told "You must save the eye that does not see", then he says nothing when the sadistic Cartagia was torturing G'Kar and later took his eye. He was told “You must not kill the one who is already dead”, then he executes Mr Morden but saves Sheridan both of whom were believed to be dead after Z-Day. He was told “You must surrender yourself to your greatest fear, knowing that it will destroy you”, which is why he asks G'Kar to kill him. If he killed Cartagia after realizing he was insane he could have saved G'Kars eye. If he had taken Mr Morden off world rather than killing him, he might have avoided having the Shadow allies as his enemy after the war. There was only one prophesy he was able to understand before it was too late, so he may have even been the "I" that does not see.

  • @matthewteague623
    @matthewteague623 Рік тому +207

    Londo: _"and because, sooner or later, _*_you_*_ would do it to _*_me_*_ ..."_
    Refa: silent, but thinks "okay that's fair."

    • @scotttild
      @scotttild 5 місяців тому +8

      And my guess there was no poison just a ruse to make him think there was.

    • @ataho2000
      @ataho2000 4 місяці тому +3

      @@scotttild That's what Londo tells Vir a little bit later.

    • @FerretJohn
      @FerretJohn 3 місяці тому

      ​@scotttild why would you think that? What is it about Londo's character says he wouldn't?

    • @thomas.parnell7365
      @thomas.parnell7365 3 місяці тому +2

      @@scotttild imagine the amount of invasive procedures would do looking for a poison that's not their .

    • @charlesdoyle3630
      @charlesdoyle3630 Місяць тому +3

      ​@@scotttild Totally in his character to poison him. Also in his character to make him think he was poisoned

  • @Vulpine407
    @Vulpine407 6 місяців тому +197

    "Aaahhhh, missster Morrrden!"
    God, I loved Molari's voice. Peter Jurasik was brilliant in the role.
    Come to think of it, the entire cast for Babylon 5 was brilliant.

    • @leventetanka754
      @leventetanka754 5 місяців тому +12

      Loved the scene at 5:53 when G'Kar moves sideways when Londo "walks through" him. Those little details show the quality of the show.

    • @estott3647
      @estott3647 5 місяців тому +7

      They had a complicated relationship.

    • @leventetanka754
      @leventetanka754 5 місяців тому +6

      ​@@estott3647And the show was all the better for it.

    • @user-zb5hz4tk3q
      @user-zb5hz4tk3q 4 місяці тому +8

      I like when Vir waves at Mordan's head on a spike.

    • @amramjose
      @amramjose 4 місяці тому +6

      All were excellent. Some had brief appearances , like the person who did Zahtras...he was fabulous.

  • @TedStryker71
    @TedStryker71 4 місяці тому +74

    This man should have won an Oscar for his performance as Molari.

    • @joryadamson7854
      @joryadamson7854 2 місяці тому +3

      Being a tv series, it would be the Emmy

    • @pyrox7x
      @pyrox7x 24 дні тому

      Yes tho

    • @kyle6597
      @kyle6597 24 дні тому

      @@joryadamson7854 that too!

  • @LuciousDeMorte
    @LuciousDeMorte 3 місяці тому +21

    My shoes are too tight, and I have forgotten how to dance.

  • @Allan_aka_RocKITEman
    @Allan_aka_RocKITEman 6 місяців тому +76

    *_"Can you and your associates arrange that for me Mr. Morden?"_*
    *-- Vir Kotto*

    • @kevinknight9950
      @kevinknight9950 3 місяці тому +8

      Vir got his wish.

    • @srenkoch6127
      @srenkoch6127 3 місяці тому +6

      @@kevinknight9950
      Yes and the only one who got it without serious negative consequences.

    • @meleardil
      @meleardil 3 місяці тому +5

      @@srenkoch6127 Actually the ONLY ONE who got his wish in full. Everybody else failed.

    • @matthewteague623
      @matthewteague623 2 місяці тому +2

      @@meleardil Technically, Vir did not get his wish, in full. The full text:
      _"I'd like to live _*_just long enough_*_ to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next 10 generations that some favors come with too high a price. I want to look up into your lifeless eyes and wave like this [waves at Morden]. Can you and your associates arrange that for me Mr. Morden?"_
      Bolding is mine. If the Vorlons blew up Centauri Prime, *_then,_* Vir would have gotten his wish word-for-word, by living Just Long Enough.

  • @DavidJohnson-mo7fq
    @DavidJohnson-mo7fq 5 місяців тому +71

    Peter Jurasik was such an amazing choice for this role. I honestly can't see a reboot succeeding for lack of him and Katsulas.

    • @JohnnyWednesday
      @JohnnyWednesday 4 місяці тому +2

      I doubt even the casting director knew what harmony would be produced. Fantastic actors no doubt aided by a fully written arc - if only humanity could ensure such gold every time!

    • @geneh460
      @geneh460 Місяць тому

      It is straight up the biggest casting challenge of the reboot.

  • @NickJohnCoop
    @NickJohnCoop 4 місяці тому +27

    “And because I have poisoned your drink”
    The expression Refa gives just screams
    “You did what!?”.

  • @alexthomson3001
    @alexthomson3001 5 місяців тому +64

    Londo... The most twisted and deep "redemption arc" in modern serialised Sci Fi. Was he a monster? Yes. Did he regret it? Yes. Did he do things for morality as humans would understand them? No! Everything. Every single Thing, he did for the Centauri Republic.
    A greater "Emperor" they Never knew.

    • @starsiegeplayer
      @starsiegeplayer 3 місяці тому +11

      Dude literally asked his friend to kill him to make the Vorlons not destroy his planet.

    • @robertbusek30
      @robertbusek30 2 дні тому

      Even his deal with Morden was to restore the glory of his people, not for himself. In a backhanded way, it actually worked because the deal eventually led to Vir coming to the throne.

  • @calvingreene90
    @calvingreene90 4 місяці тому +25

    Londo Molari discovered too late that being a minor diplomat for a Fading Empire is better than being a power in an Evil Empire.

  • @mecurian485
    @mecurian485 3 місяці тому +14

    Londo as a character had the most astonishing range, from a oafish clown, a sympathetic ear to his friends, a calculating villain , and dark messiah, giving up his soul to save his people.

  • @thebluestig2654
    @thebluestig2654 Рік тому +164

    You forgot the best scene with Morden, when Mollari gives Vir a "gift" that Vir asked for a long time ago when Morden asked Vir what he wanted. Vir replied to Morden that he wanted to live just long enough to see Morden's head on a pike so he can wave to it as he passes by. Londo gave Vir that gift.

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  Рік тому +18

      had too, youtube kept blocking the video when it was a part of this one, however i did add some audio tracks to be able to add it here: ua-cam.com/video/N0431E_82KE/v-deo.html

    • @andrewphillips8341
      @andrewphillips8341 Рік тому +6

      Best foreshadowing EVER!!!!!

    • @quntokeifriedchicken
      @quntokeifriedchicken 10 місяців тому +5

      Oh I loved that scene.

    • @patricknakasone9376
      @patricknakasone9376 6 місяців тому +26

      Vir was the only one to get what he wanted and not end up regretting it.

    • @loka7783
      @loka7783 5 місяців тому +4

      @@patricknakasone9376 Yes and no, Vir did become Emperor after Londo with the same, restrictions shall we say?

  • @TeddGCM
    @TeddGCM 6 місяців тому +40

    I love the subtlety here. You see Morden grasp the ring around his neck after the island blew up. This was his late wife's ring whom his "associates" promised to bring back if he worked for them.

    • @michaelhill2844
      @michaelhill2844 3 місяці тому +4

      Never noticed that before. Well done.

    • @johny5454
      @johny5454 Місяць тому +4

      He wore a pendant from an ancient civilization (the rune inscription read Love Has no Borders) He gave the pendant to his wife as a wedding gift. Morons wife and daughter died when their transport ship exploded in hyperspace. He newer got over it. While given a choice to serve the Shadows they promised him that they would end his wife and daughters suffering while being trapped in the half blown up ship in hyperspace. Before that incident Moron served as a Earth force Black ops officer attached to IPX technology department.

  • @The_Frozen_1
    @The_Frozen_1 6 місяців тому +61

    I still think my favorite scene from Londo is in the pilot. He was talking about how the Centauri used to control the quadrant and now it is basically a tourist attraction... "See the great Centauri Empire! Open 9 to 5... Earth time." It really helps you understand why he does what he does.

  • @ChristophBurschka
    @ChristophBurschka Рік тому +92

    "leave his face and head intact; it will be needed later for identification" is such a chilling line

    • @gatedude07
      @gatedude07 4 місяці тому +11

      And the thing is, it wouldn't be needed. Centauri carry a variety of forms of identification, and that's before you get into DNA analysis.
      But you know what that instruction would do? It would keep him alive and conscious for longer during the beating. G'Kar wanted to make sure he suffered as much and as long as possible.

    • @stuartschiffman2581
      @stuartschiffman2581 3 місяці тому +1

      With that caress to his neck.

    • @kimnice
      @kimnice Місяць тому +1

      @@gatedude07
      My theory is that this instruction was given because of Centauri culture? Seeing a severed head of a person has bigger impact than hearing about DNA analysis..maybe this was needed to make sure that his house would be totally discredited?
      I mean we had Vir wishing to see Morden's head on pike and we know what happened later..

  • @peterschairer488
    @peterschairer488 4 місяці тому +31

    The way Londo finally dealt with Lord Rifa was Machiavellian in it's brilliance.
    My favorite Londo moment was how he dealt with Morden.

    • @thhseeking
      @thhseeking 3 місяці тому

      Yes, tells Vir to go look outside :P

  • @robertbusek30
    @robertbusek30 Рік тому +75

    8:30 - The juxtaposition of the gospel music and Refa’s death is peak television. The fact that Lennier and Delenn have no idea what to make of gospel music is an added bonus.

    • @lennierofthethirdfaneofchu7286
      @lennierofthethirdfaneofchu7286 6 місяців тому +5

      They don't know what to make of it, but the do eventually get into it.

    • @rh906
      @rh906 4 місяці тому +5

      Which is odd considering they are Religious Caste. I think it is more about the energy vs the very Vorlon influenced "orderly" way they do things.

    • @robertbusek30
      @robertbusek30 4 місяці тому +6

      @@rh906 That’s exactly how I conceive of it. The orderliness of their society would be more inclined to the structured approach of Gregorian chant than the energetic explosions of gospel.

  • @joes6527
    @joes6527 4 місяці тому +15

    "And because...sooner or later you would do it to me."
    Know your enemy.

  • @Melody_Raventress
    @Melody_Raventress 4 місяці тому +24

    I frickin loved Londo, such a dangerous person hiding beneath that air of jovial friendliness.

  • @nk_3332
    @nk_3332 Рік тому +348

    They're talking about remaking the show for 'modern audiences' like Rings of Power, Wheel of Time and Willow. This was perfect as is.

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  Рік тому +35

      AGREED

    • @robertbusek30
      @robertbusek30 Рік тому +29

      I dunno. A remastered version with updated CGI would be really cool.

    • @TheDunbartxeen
      @TheDunbartxeen Рік тому +34

      there is no remaking of that acting

    • @ScarlaPhi
      @ScarlaPhi Рік тому +49

      ​@@robertbusek30 only a remaster would be okay, but modern feminists would ruin the story arcs of Delen, Ivonova and Lyta and it would be tragic

    • @CyberBeep_kenshi
      @CyberBeep_kenshi Рік тому +7

      I hate remakes.....

  • @Bob-qk2zg
    @Bob-qk2zg 4 місяці тому +32

    This series was so well written. A true gem and underrated.

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  4 місяці тому +3

      100% AGREE!

    • @Volkbrecht
      @Volkbrecht 3 місяці тому +1

      What do you mean, "underrated"? The show was a hit, and has kept up it's good reputation over decades, to the point where they are now discussing to remake it, or at least reuse the IP.

    • @fabianmckenna8197
      @fabianmckenna8197 Місяць тому

      Loved Babylon 5 but hated the way they fast forwarded the ending into one episode..........

  • @OriginalMergatroid
    @OriginalMergatroid 3 роки тому +85

    One of my favorite scenes is when Refa gets what's coming to him. Molari is definitely my favorite character from this show.

  • @dirdib69
    @dirdib69 3 місяці тому +11

    I always thought it was telling that G'Kar did not participate in Refa's death. The lives of his people motivated him, but he knew that there was nothing to be gained in the act itself.

    • @robertbusek30
      @robertbusek30 2 дні тому

      G’Kar understands justice, but he lost his desire for vengeance along the way.

  • @claytonpascoe480
    @claytonpascoe480 Рік тому +22

    Mr Molari. Remind me to never cross your path.

  • @jaystrickland4151
    @jaystrickland4151 4 місяці тому +18

    On the off chance the G'kar doesn't believe me. You have to give it to Londo he covers all his bases.

  • @edbishard164
    @edbishard164 Рік тому +29

    Londo must have been a BLAST to Play, especially the Older Version

  • @justink1075
    @justink1075 6 місяців тому +20

    Londo is perhaps the greatest character in any sci fi show. ‘Quack’😂. Peter Jurasik is just awesome in his role.

    • @hubbsllc
      @hubbsllc 4 місяці тому +3

      "Cats." 😄

  • @Johannesfluke77
    @Johannesfluke77 4 місяці тому +9

    No hiding place...😂 the juxtaposition. One is serious and depressing and the other is happy and cheerful.

  • @ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095
    @ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095 3 місяці тому +30

    _"What do want, you Moon-faced Assassin of Joy?"_
    Best. Line. Ever. 🤣
    {:o:O:}

  • @gordonmills2748
    @gordonmills2748 3 місяці тому +9

    A few years back, I got to have a nice long conversation with Claudia Christian. I didn't want to "fanboy" out, so I didn't bring up B5. We talked about other things. When it did go there, we both agreed that the Londo/G'Kar arc was (her word) "Shakespearean." p.s. she was lovely to talk to.

  • @SteinerHaus
    @SteinerHaus 3 місяці тому +5

    I watched B5 whenever I could as I was on the road in a Big Truck. Londo was an incredibly complex character in the series. I wish it could go on forever.

  • @RonPoppe
    @RonPoppe 4 місяці тому +11

    elevator scene with g'kar was amazing as well

    • @nelsonchereta816
      @nelsonchereta816 2 місяці тому +1

      I also loved him answering Morden's question. Great foreshadowing and later on you realize it was like making a wish on a monkey's paw. Londo got everything he said he wanted, just not int he way he wanted it.

    • @ryansyler8847
      @ryansyler8847 Місяць тому

      The absolute pinnacle is Londo and G'Kar in G'Kar's quarters in "No Surrender, No Retreat" season 4. Londo goes to G'Kar to try to convince him to sign a statement of support for Sheridan's campaign against President Clark. Londo ends up confronting his sins while enduring G'Kar's scornful gaze. When Londo proposes they share a drink it mirrors the same moment in season 2 when G'Kar bought Londo a drink unaware that Londo had just engineered a war between their peoples. G'Kar's reaction and Londo's response are heartbreaking. The scene still moves me to tears even thirty years later.

  • @just8310
    @just8310 3 місяці тому +3

    To this day this scene when Lando says it's good for you to come to me from time to time and reefers face is priceless

  • @johnwishart30
    @johnwishart30 4 місяці тому +12

    If they updated the exterior space graphics this show could be released otherwise unchanged.

  • @JohnRoberts-wk6rf
    @JohnRoberts-wk6rf 4 місяці тому +8

    Took a while for this series to get going, but once it did, top notch.

  • @OrbGoblin
    @OrbGoblin 4 місяці тому +7

    My fave character from the show, I think this is the character I find myself quoting in actual real life the most.

  • @EndUser-yu7gg
    @EndUser-yu7gg Рік тому +24

    Molari is a tragedy of a character but during the time he had boy did he really win some respect...

  • @exposingproxystalkingorgan4164
    @exposingproxystalkingorgan4164 Рік тому +18

    This powerful scene just makes me feel all tingly inside. 🤩

  • @mazack00
    @mazack00 4 місяці тому +6

    Londo's "yes~" is iconic

  • @hoffenwurdig1356
    @hoffenwurdig1356 4 місяці тому +13

    The portrayal of the Centauri, especially through characters like Londo Mollari, has strong parallels to certain aspects of French history. The attire of Centauri nobility and prominent Centauri individuals in the series bears great resemblance to that of French courtiers, hinting at a connection between the two in terms of inspiration.
    The analogy between the Centauri Republic and France can be seen through various lenses. One possible comparison could be drawn to the period shortly after the Emperor Napoleon I was defeated. This era in French history was marked by a sense of loss, decline, and a struggle to redefine France’s role on the world stage after the fall of Napoleon’s empire.
    After Napoleon’s defeat, France faced a period of political instability, economic challenges, and social upheaval. The country had to come to terms with its diminished status in Europe and navigate a changing geopolitical landscape. This sense of decline and the struggle to adapt to new realities could be reflected in the storyline of the Centauri Republic in Babylon 5.
    Then again, France experienced another tumultuous period during the 19th century that saw the rise and fall of empires, revolutions, and shifts in political ideologies. The Bourbon Restoration following the Napoleonic Wars attempted to revive the monarchy but faced challenges from both internal dissent and external pressures. The July Monarchy under Louis-Philippe also grappled with social unrest and demands for political reform, ultimately leading to its downfall in the revolutions of 1848.
    The parallels between the Centauri Republic in Babylon 5 and France during these historical periods can be seen in their struggles to maintain relevance and power in changing surroundings, their internal divisions and conflicts among nobility and commoners, as well as their attempts to assert authority amidst external threats and shifting alliances.

    • @agm5424
      @agm5424 3 місяці тому +1

      This comment should be pinned.

    • @rjbmarchiac8693
      @rjbmarchiac8693 3 місяці тому

      As a French, I saw also a lot of Italian influence in the portrayal of the Centauri, mostly in their manners and protocols.

    • @richardmckelvey8524
      @richardmckelvey8524 2 місяці тому +1

      I loved the show, week by week, step by step! As the saying goes, when one forgets history, the current political faction is due to be revisited by new saints and sinners that just rehash the problems of the past to make it their own!

  • @lanky-x782
    @lanky-x782 4 місяці тому +49

    After watching this video, There is ZERO chance of remaking B5 better than the original. No one can replace Jurasik, Katsulas and Stephen Furst. No one.

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  4 місяці тому +3

      100% AGREE

    • @fozzy1004
      @fozzy1004 3 місяці тому +3

      You cannot improve on perfection.

    • @JB-xg7io
      @JB-xg7io 3 місяці тому +1

      100% agree, I wouldn't watch a remake.

    • @thomas.parnell7365
      @thomas.parnell7365 3 місяці тому +1

      ​​@@JB-xg7ioI'd watch a version with all of the cgi cleaned up a omega class destroyer as it was meant to be seen by 2024 standards.do nothing else.

  • @LezArtist5iG
    @LezArtist5iG Місяць тому +4

    2:50 My favorite line of this clip. "Your loyalty to our people, should outweigh your ambition" it's a line that every US presidential candidate should respect. They all need to hear that. ✌️😸

  • @IvanBurkov
    @IvanBurkov Рік тому +14

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MIIIIIIIIIIIISTER MOOOOOORDEN

  • @rh906
    @rh906 4 місяці тому +5

    My child will be only watching pre 2000s shows. Babylon 5 is a top priority.

  • @TheFalconerNZ
    @TheFalconerNZ Рік тому +25

    These are the reasons you don't mess with Londo and why you don't wake the sleeping dragon. Londo started the show as as a self engaged fool caring only for himself but by the end he was a wise, dedicated, caring leader who was prepared to accept the greatest suffering to save his people, if only he had leaders like that to lead us.

    • @kallemattiwaris2422
      @kallemattiwaris2422 Рік тому +6

      He also repeatedly acted against his better judgement and was indirectly responsible of a horrific interstellar war of conquest. It ultimately cost him everything he loved and cherished. I read that he died by G'Kar's hand at the very moment when rebel army led by a certain Vir Cotto was storming the gates of the capital.

    • @mgh7634
      @mgh7634 Рік тому +13

      @@kallemattiwaris2422 Indeed he did. And that death by G'Kar's hands was a tragedy all its own. It was foretold he would die that way and so he did, but the context of how it happened was totally different. Rather than as an hateful enemy murdering him out of vengeance, G'Kar kills him as a friend, out of necessity, with pity in his heart that he would have to do this to save both of their peoples.

    • @georgestauber2636
      @georgestauber2636 7 місяців тому +4

      Londo changed so much in this series. He went from a drunken joke to one of the most powerful and most feared men in the whole galaxy.

    • @lennierofthethirdfaneofchu7286
      @lennierofthethirdfaneofchu7286 6 місяців тому

      @@kallemattiwaris2422 Note that he _asked_ G'Kar to kill him so his Keeper wouldn't awake and force Londo to rescind his orders freeing Sheridan and D'Lenn. And the Keeper awoke while G'Kar was strangling Londo, and forced Londo to defend himself and strangle G'Kar.

    • @psychotrixAVMC
      @psychotrixAVMC 5 місяців тому +2

      @@mgh7634 SPOILER ALERT: I do not recall so well as this was over 20 years ago, but he was "killing Londo" because of the parasite that was inside Londo? So effectively he was killing the "Shadow influenced Londo" - to which the "drunken-parasite free Londo" accepted as a necessity ?

  • @fmlazar
    @fmlazar 4 місяці тому +8

    Mollari would later find out that Refa was innocent of the crime that struck at him most.

    • @bruhnvh
      @bruhnvh 3 місяці тому +2

      If memory serves, he found out Refa was innocent, and that it was actually the Shadows/Morden that did it to manipulate him, earlier in the episode of the final scene in this video. It was why, "Today is a different day".

    • @geoffwilliams4478
      @geoffwilliams4478 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@bruhnvhStill, Refa got what he deserved.

    • @nelsonchereta816
      @nelsonchereta816 2 місяці тому +2

      True, but Refa had committed so many other crimes his punishment was still more than deserved.

  • @dakkenblah1450
    @dakkenblah1450 3 місяці тому +3

    Peter Jurasik was so damn good in this show.

  • @duskyrc1373
    @duskyrc1373 Рік тому +30

    How little Mr Morden reacted when the Shadows accompanying him were killed compared with how he strongly he reacted to the ships being blown up makes me think the ship they put him in to alter his mind was there on that island.

    • @ronkolek613
      @ronkolek613 Рік тому +6

      IIRC he made a Faustian bargain with the Shadows.

    • @StarwasterPrime
      @StarwasterPrime 10 місяців тому +2

      Could be, but I always thought it was because the ships were more generally a link to the rest of the Shadows... But yeah, it could be you're right and he had a more specific direct link to one of them. Very interesting to be sure...

    • @ronaldritchie1301
      @ronaldritchie1301 8 місяців тому +2

      If I remember right, the crew of the Icarus were given a choice. Join the Shadows or become the living link in one of their ships. Morden and those like him chose to join the Shadows and Anna Sheridan chose otherwise.

    • @duskyrc1373
      @duskyrc1373 8 місяців тому +2

      @@ronaldritchie1301 So we are told, but that might not be reliable information. IIRC it is Delen who tells Sheridan that (though I may be misremembering). But how would she have known? Only from the Vorlons telling her. And given how manipulative the Vorlons turn out to be, I wouldn't trust information from them much more than from the Shadows. Not to mention how would they even know? If I'm misremembering and it was someone associated with the Shadows who provided that information, then that's no more reliable because the source isn't trustworthy.

    • @dgracey01
      @dgracey01 6 місяців тому +5

      I always believed Morden and the others Sheridan met at the Shadows city were willing participants. I understood Ana Sheridan refused to cooperate and they stuck her in a ship.

  • @quitequiet5281
    @quitequiet5281 3 місяці тому +2

    “I would have preferred a different way. I hoped you would be reasonable...”

    • @nelsonchereta816
      @nelsonchereta816 2 місяці тому

      Realistically Londo couldn't have expected it to play out any other way. Morden was only a servant. He did as he was told, he didn't give orders to the Shadows. Even if Morden had agreed it's not as if he could have done anything. Londo had to know from the start he would have to use the nukes. I think he was playing this scene out to torture Morden a bit but mostly to show the guards and other witnesses he'd tried and really had no choice but to use nuclear weapons on his own home soil.

  • @j.a.velarde5901
    @j.a.velarde5901 2 місяці тому +2

    "Because your loyalty to your people should be greater than your ambition" - Londo .... Such incredible wisdom for us in our current political situation in the United States.

  • @SteinerHaus
    @SteinerHaus 3 місяці тому +2

    So many faces in "No Hiding Place" that makes the end of Refa So, So Good. Years have passed since I watched the series, but some episodes just STAND OUT. This is one.

  • @sistakia33
    @sistakia33 19 годин тому +2

    I cannot pass these shorts without watching them despite owning the entire series

  • @mrz80
    @mrz80 3 місяці тому +6

    So what're you gonna do? Blow up the island?
    Actually... now that you mention it...
    :D

  • @F40PH-2CAT
    @F40PH-2CAT Рік тому +24

    Ironically Refa was framed for killing Londo's lover....but everything else.....deserved.

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  Рік тому +6

      He was one of those characters that people love to hate

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  Рік тому +9

      You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger, and you dont mess around with Londo Mollari

    • @robertbusek30
      @robertbusek30 Рік тому +11

      I like to think that Londo’s setting up of Refa became legendary in Centauri politics and that similar plots were colloquially referred to as “pulling a Londo.”

    • @jamessnedeker4799
      @jamessnedeker4799 3 місяці тому +1

      @@aaronanglea Unless you're a technomage. Then its Fireflies Incorporated all day long.

  • @stevo2992
    @stevo2992 Рік тому +12

    I love this show and watch it every few years, but I wish I could've been at the props department when they were handing out the paper leaflets at the gospel singing scene and made sure they had something written on them instead of the blank sheets they're waving around. (still love the show!!)

  • @tomabbott5259
    @tomabbott5259 Рік тому +14

    Aah Mr Morden...

  • @russell5078084
    @russell5078084 4 місяці тому +10

    Never remake this show. You can not improve on it. Just update the CGI. The acting was perfect. So leave it alone.

  • @daverage4729
    @daverage4729 3 місяці тому +1

    5.41...Love how Refa flinches from Londo's holographic finger jabbing at him.

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  3 місяці тому

      I never noticed that as being odd until you pointed it out :-D

  • @TheMajorActual
    @TheMajorActual 2 роки тому +8

    8:23 -- That juxtaposition is brilliant...Disturbing AF, but brilliant.

  • @ThePathStrider
    @ThePathStrider 3 місяці тому +3

    Second half of the poison for Lord Reefa?
    Nah! The bastard doesn't get off that easily!

    • @SogoTX
      @SogoTX 3 місяці тому +1

      Damn straight.. Lando let the NARNS take care of him, so they could get a little bit of JUSTICE from it... ;)

  • @scottjacobson3016
    @scottjacobson3016 4 місяці тому +4

    P.J brought londo to life , my fav character.
    Another fav is when londo gives vir a present (morden )

  • @AeonSaint
    @AeonSaint Місяць тому +1

    So many of them gone, but we will see them all again, when we follow beyond the rim.
    "A toast, to distant friends, in memory still bright!"

  • @kevq761
    @kevq761 2 місяці тому +1

    No one should have ever underestimate Londo Mollari . Loved him and how Peter played him

  • @dalemcilwain
    @dalemcilwain 2 роки тому +11

    Great storyline! The gospel song has that message and a nice finishing touch.

    • @geoffwilliams4478
      @geoffwilliams4478 3 місяці тому

      No matter how many times I see and hear that scene, I get such excitement that I can't contain it.

    • @robertbusek30
      @robertbusek30 2 дні тому

      The best part of that scene is Delenn and Lennier not knowing what to make of gospel music.

  • @spudhead169
    @spudhead169 2 місяці тому +2

    Mr Morden was more complex than he appeared, not just a simple villain. He was convinced his actions were part of a greater good, his arrogance and immorality were means to achieve the ends he truly believed in. When Londo blew up the island, you see the fear, pain and grief in his reactions. Many of the Shadows on the island were his friends, his family. Fortunately he was spared from further anguish by becoming that touching and thoughtful gift for Vir.

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  2 місяці тому +1

      GREAT OBSERVATION. i hadnt considered that

    • @johny5454
      @johny5454 Місяць тому +1

      He was given a choice by the Shadows. In Book #7 He was a Earth force special Black OPS that specialized in ancient linguistics attached to IPX Technology department. His wife and daughter died in transport ship in Hyperspace when it exploded in a terrorist attack.

  • @la_scrittice_vita
    @la_scrittice_vita Місяць тому +1

    It's Londo's video but I will never tire of G'kar's exit at the end of The Rock Cried Out, like Henry Fonda strolling out of the courthouse at the end of 12 Angry Men.

  • @vitorsousa8172
    @vitorsousa8172 10 днів тому +1

    More than 20y later I still remember the story of the flower. 🌷

  • @JohnnyWednesday
    @JohnnyWednesday 4 місяці тому +2

    "And then I simply WALKED into Mordor!"

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  4 місяці тому +2

      HA! I LOVE IT!

    • @JohnnyWednesday
      @JohnnyWednesday 4 місяці тому +1

      @@aaronanglea - not my meme, it's perfect though :)

  • @israfilduran5063
    @israfilduran5063 Рік тому +9

    Mollari is a great character to watch.

    • @johngardner4096
      @johngardner4096 Рік тому +3

      You are so right. I loved his evolution from being an insignificant time-server from a has-been interstellar state to re-living his past glories as a combat pilot ("Who says the old days are gone, eh, ambassador?") to becoming a mover and shaker in his own government to becoming the absolute ruler of an endangered star nation.

  • @augusthawks6576
    @augusthawks6576 2 місяці тому +1

    Londo is one of the greatest characters in science fiction. His voice, his mannerisms, they are classic and one of a kind.

  • @deskpot1
    @deskpot1 4 місяці тому +3

    I always felt sorry for Londo, he was a tragic patriot. He was willing to suffer to be the great evil if it benefited his people's prosperity.

  • @maddan9086
    @maddan9086 3 роки тому +11

    Whoa~! One of the best parts of my childhood. Love it! Might sub to HBO Max JUST for this show. Thanks for the memories! 😁👍

  • @Archie2c
    @Archie2c 6 місяців тому +2

    Damn i miss acting like this powerful and well delivered

  • @jerelull9629
    @jerelull9629 25 днів тому

    I'm in such awe of the artistry and subtlety of this show and hooping the rebooted B5 will be at least this re-watchable; my wife and I watched this series together 4 times.

  • @rikcab
    @rikcab 3 місяці тому +2

    Great Show

  • @corinnebowyer6786
    @corinnebowyer6786 Рік тому +8

    molari had a point with the resources that centari had it was not efficient, practical, appropriate, or useful to be fighting wars on more then 1 front at a time let alone 2 or even 12 fronts. refa just didn't understand when it comes to expansion or conquest that its easier to increase territory when you focus on 1 target at a time & 1 war front at a time. not to mention that you have to pay attention to how much you can successfully control with your resources. same thing in a way happened with star wars. palpatine just kept getting greedier & continued grabbing more territory without making sure that it was something that he could successfully control long term with the way he ran things. not to mention that he was tring to make sure that nobody in the entire universe would be able to challenge him & his power which was basically pointless due to everyone in existance will always have someone stronger then them no matter who they are & where they are.

  • @ladwigs
    @ladwigs 3 місяці тому +2

    Babylon 5 still holds up, it had alot of heart
    I wonder if that 2 part poison exists in reality
    I've seen political comparability over the years

    • @SogoTX
      @SogoTX 3 місяці тому

      In the end, it didn't really matter... it was either TRUE or a master bluff by Mollari... but he got his revenge through G'Kar and the Narns anyway... ;)

  • @MrTiliceahorea
    @MrTiliceahorea 17 днів тому +1

    No such video should end without the scene of Vir waving at Mr. Morden's head on a pike!

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  17 днів тому

      Link to that video is in the description

  • @blindguygamer
    @blindguygamer 4 місяці тому +2

    I miss this showvshow much. Time to binge it I guess

  • @stuartschiffman2581
    @stuartschiffman2581 3 місяці тому +1

    Never try to outmaneuver Londo.

  • @scottbraun2457
    @scottbraun2457 Рік тому +2

    Twisted pleasure I always found in watching those villans, meeting their justified endings.

  • @Khono
    @Khono 5 місяців тому +3

    Peter Jurasik was emperor of this show.

  • @shauny2285
    @shauny2285 2 місяці тому +1

    Our modern politicians should heed Londo's advice of not fighting a multi-front war.

  • @jakobbraun5180
    @jakobbraun5180 Рік тому +9

    very good video - but i miss the last part, where Vir gets his wish to wave good bye to mr. Morden 😅😄

    • @planetdisco4821
      @planetdisco4821 Рік тому +2

      My favourite moment in the entire series….

    • @philiprice7875
      @philiprice7875 6 місяців тому +1

      with that look away then back with a smirk

  • @FerrisSOCAL
    @FerrisSOCAL 2 місяці тому +1

    "Did you really put poison in his drink?
    Oh, no. There wasn't time, but he will spend weeks pumping his stomach, undergoing excruciating and humilitating tests trying to find something that isn't there.
    You are evil."
    or something like that.

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  2 місяці тому +1

      I see what you did there! 🙂

    • @FerrisSOCAL
      @FerrisSOCAL 2 місяці тому +1

      @@aaronanglea ImaNerd, and Londo has some of the best lines in the show. JCS lets his characters speak with some epic monologs.

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  2 місяці тому +1

      @@FerrisSOCAL totally agree

    • @charlesdoyle3630
      @charlesdoyle3630 Місяць тому

      It is in his character to both poison him and make him think he did

  • @chitterlingsrtasty
    @chitterlingsrtasty 2 роки тому +10

    Whoa didn’t include the scene when Londo realized Morden betrayed him?

  • @neilholmes8200
    @neilholmes8200 Місяць тому

    Sometimes I think Londo didn't actually poison Refa's drink, he just told him he did to get him to co-operate

  • @ThomasWLalor
    @ThomasWLalor 9 днів тому +1

    DVD Collected Set. Watched it through multiple times. Yes, I know what's going to happen but I have always loved this show.

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  9 днів тому

      watching this show NEVER gets old

    • @sistakia33
      @sistakia33 19 годин тому

      ​@@aaronangleaI watch this show every few months but during COVID it scared me to realize we were living this reality! JMS was way beyond his time! 💯

  • @thebrewingsailor9172
    @thebrewingsailor9172 7 місяців тому +6

    Mollari and G'Kar. Still a better love story than Twilight.

    • @robertbusek30
      @robertbusek30 2 дні тому

      “So, how long do you think they’ve been married?”

  • @bshepard8591
    @bshepard8591 3 місяці тому +2

    You cut out the best part, when Vir waves

  • @Kingpin1880
    @Kingpin1880 18 днів тому

    "What are you going to do? Blow up the island?"
    "Actually..."

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  18 днів тому +1

      NEVER underestimate Londo's dedication to the Centari people.

  • @gearradio4133
    @gearradio4133 17 днів тому

    love this show

  • @DTSephiroth
    @DTSephiroth Місяць тому

    My favorite Londo line;
    "Ah, arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you."

  • @danielthorp8717
    @danielthorp8717 Рік тому +6

    Molari would be a good Ally.

  • @IceGavel
    @IceGavel Місяць тому +1

    You forgot the absolute worst scene for Morden: When Londo gave Vir what he always wanted. XD

    • @aaronanglea
      @aaronanglea  Місяць тому

      Link for that scene is in the description

  • @neilholmes8200
    @neilholmes8200 Місяць тому

    I love moments in the hologram scene like at 5:40 where Refa reacts to Londo pointing at him or where 5:50 where G'Kar reacts to London walking through him

  • @tanksoldier
    @tanksoldier Місяць тому

    Knowing what the future holds for him and the Centari people makes the Mr. Morden incident a hollow victory indeed.