Babylon 5 episodes 1-3 reviewing again

The Mrs. and I are slowly watching the series from beginning to end. She's never seen them before, clearly, I saw them all back in the day. I've watched seasons 2-5 within the last year, but not season 1 and not all the movies.

Episode 1: Ragesh and Raiders

Me: wow, I forgot how dated the CGI was. Also, I forgot how much G'kar was one part villain and one part buffon at this point in the show.  Sinclair's a better character than I recalled. Londo is very much the flawed good guy.

Wife: That looks like an old video game. Found the characters weird, really didn't see the acting that bad. Not convinced, but being quite the sport.

Episode 2: Soul Hunting and new medical digs

Me: ok, written like a Shakespeare spin off. Good, but still rough.  I did like the Grey Council teasers.

Wife: noticing the forced costumes and CGI. She's liking Garibaldi and Sinclair.

Episode 3: Aides and Maids

Me:  Again, I forgot how sympathetic Londo was and how much of an antagonist G'Kar was too. I also appreciate how much JMS kept the feeling of being in space, in a major trade hub. Nice to see the main characters interacting with each other and friendships forming.

Wife:  we talked about the silliness of the "futuristic" civilian clothes (and yet how 80s/90s it all felt).  There was some confusion between Kosh and N'Grath (stupid character and stupid costume, glad they dumped him) as they both live in climate controlled zones.

I think she's enjoying it, but certainly not hooked. I did skip The Gathering (would have hated for that to be the first impression). I also lowered expectations as best I could (PC CGI effects, poor acting, mood inconsistencies etc. in season 1), so that helped too.

I'll post again once we've screened some more.