Timeline for Did Sheridan really destroy the EAS Roanoke?
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| Jun 28, 2017 at 2:15 | comment | added | gowenfawr | @AceCruzat That's also touched on by quotes in the Lurker's Guide link - Q: "What about the disappearing destroyer?" A: "That would've been killed off-camera. We tried to fit in every ship getting nailed, but finally realized it would've required another half an act." | |
| Jun 28, 2017 at 2:07 | comment | added | Ace Cruzat | It's also interesting that no one talks about the two Hyperion-class heavy cruisers that accompanied the Agrippa and the Roanoke. You assume they were destroyed offscreen because by the time Clark's reinforcements arrived, there were no capital ships left. You could argue that they jumped out and retreated, but something tells me that isn't likely. | |
| Jun 21, 2017 at 11:09 | vote | accept | Ian Thompson | ||
| Jun 21, 2017 at 11:09 | comment | added | Ian Thompson | @gowenfawr --- The quote from JMS did seem ambiguous; first talking about effects and then saying that Sheridan made a mistake. The edit clears everything up. | |
| Jun 21, 2017 at 10:35 | comment | added | Radhil | @HarryJohnston - that's more a matter of tacking on charges they know they can prove, and giving the whole confession lie a touch of rock-hard truth to make it more plausible. Somewhere (whether from spies, camera blackboxes, or after-battle reports) they have a record of B5 focus firing on the Roanoke, or of Sheridan giving that order. It's possible he knew someone, but given how they operate, that would've been known and another interrogator would be brought in. They're professionals. | |
| Jun 21, 2017 at 1:30 | comment | added | Harry Johnston | @Ian, I would assume the interrogator considered Sheridan responsible for the loss of both ships, but had some other reason to be more concerned about the Roanoake. Perhaps he had a relative or friend on board? | |
| Jun 21, 2017 at 0:17 | history | edited | gowenfawr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 20, 2017 at 22:58 | history | edited | gowenfawr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 20, 2017 at 22:41 | comment | added | Radhil | @IanThompson - I think it's better to assume the error is in the VFX, which would let the dialogues and separate episode scripts be consistent on their own. | |
| Jun 20, 2017 at 22:10 | comment | added | Ian Thompson | So Sheridan meant to order the Agrippa to surrender. If we assume that he intended to fire on the Roanoake, but that this was unexpectedly destroyed by the Churchill, then everything would make sense (more or less), except the interrogator in S4E18. Why would he blame Sheridan for the destruction of Roanoake, but not mention any other ships? | |
| Jun 20, 2017 at 21:52 | history | answered | gowenfawr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |