Shaal Mayan
Regular
I agree with the above comments about TKO it isn't a bad ep.Especially Garbaldi I think we see a more human person than we ever really see again .
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The First White Star
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**DONOTDELETE**
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I actually like TKO pretty much because of a sucker for alien fighting movies 
Also a few things are forshadowed in it including the line "Garibaldi watch your back"
capt
Also a few things are forshadowed in it including the line "Garibaldi watch your back"capt
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**DONOTDELETE**
Guest
It may sound like the default stance but personally I don't like TKO.
My main reason is that I find fight scenes rather boring unless something else is happening (look at Return of the Jedi or Empire Strikes Back, both have important plot development and stuff during the fights). In particular I really don't like 'Martial Arts' and the Mutai definetly has plenty of that.
At first when I watched episodes like Grail, TKO etc I thought they were just run-of-the-mill Sci-Fi episodes. Now I see the deeper characterisation, foreshadowing and stuff which makes B% great. However out of every episode in the first season (and I think in the entire series) the only one which makes me run through bits is TKO.
My main reason is that I find fight scenes rather boring unless something else is happening (look at Return of the Jedi or Empire Strikes Back, both have important plot development and stuff during the fights). In particular I really don't like 'Martial Arts' and the Mutai definetly has plenty of that.
At first when I watched episodes like Grail, TKO etc I thought they were just run-of-the-mill Sci-Fi episodes. Now I see the deeper characterisation, foreshadowing and stuff which makes B% great. However out of every episode in the first season (and I think in the entire series) the only one which makes me run through bits is TKO.
crazybillyo
Regular
I must be one of the few here who really despises TKO. The fighting storyline was dull enough, but then we had to deal with Ivanova. Show of hands - who really DIDN'T expect Ivanova to come running back to Koslov at the last minute and pouring her guts out over her dad? It's been done. It was boring. It might have been necessary, but it was boring.
Strifeguard
Beyond the rim
I liked a lot of the details put into TKO. Admittedly, the both the fight scene and the teary "Uncle-Yossel!" shout are stock, but neither seemed too inappropriate.
For example: Walker Smith's view of alien races as "Snake Heads", and his utter lack of respect for the Mutai both underline prevailent themes in the first season. ("The War Prayer" and, to a lesser degree "And the Sky Full of Stars")
Also, I think Commander Sheridan sitting Shiva with Ivanova was important because she refused to open up to any other station personnel before. We learn in "The War Prayer" that she litterally puts the job first, and after she turns down Talia's attempts at friendship, and Garibaldi's drink in "Born to the Purple" she seems more-or-less alone. When Ivanova refers to Sinclair as "my good friend" I can't help but smile.
For example: Walker Smith's view of alien races as "Snake Heads", and his utter lack of respect for the Mutai both underline prevailent themes in the first season. ("The War Prayer" and, to a lesser degree "And the Sky Full of Stars")
Also, I think Commander Sheridan sitting Shiva with Ivanova was important because she refused to open up to any other station personnel before. We learn in "The War Prayer" that she litterally puts the job first, and after she turns down Talia's attempts at friendship, and Garibaldi's drink in "Born to the Purple" she seems more-or-less alone. When Ivanova refers to Sinclair as "my good friend" I can't help but smile.
