Tell me -- what was the first time Londo met Morden? Morden comes aboard the station...eavesdrops to find out what Londo's up to? Pretends to -- organize a party? My season one memory is all a big blur of baldness, I swear. *g* But what happened there, again?
They met in Signs and Portents, season 1. Morden comes on the station and asks Delenn, G'Kar and Londo what they want. Delenn doesn't answer; G'Kar and Londo both do. (And it's important that they both reply - it could have gone either way, and I think G'Kar later knows that, which is one of the reasons why he does become Londo's friend in the end.) Morden chooses Londo. Their replies are worth quoting in full:
G'Kar and Morden: What do I want? The Centauri stripped my world. I want justice." "What do you want?" "To suck the marrow from their bones. To grind their skulls to powder!" "What do you want?" "To tear down their cities, blacken their sky, sow their ground with salt! To completely, utterly erase them!" "And then what?" "I don't know! As long as my homeworld's safety is guaranteed, I don't know that it matters."
Londo and Morden: "All right. Fine! You really want to know what I want? You really want to know the truth? I want my people to reclaim their rightful place in the galaxy! I want to see the Centauri stretch forth their hand again and command the stars! I want a rebirth of glory, a renaissance of power! I want to stop running through my life like a man late for an appointment, afraid to look back or to look forward! I want us to be what we used to be! I want - I want it all back the way that it was! Does that answer your question?"
During that episode, Morden is able to help Londo out in a difficult situation, and that is where their alliance starts.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Re: he played me like a fiddle!
Date: 2004-02-11 11:23 am (UTC)They met in Signs and Portents, season 1. Morden comes on the station and asks Delenn, G'Kar and Londo what they want. Delenn doesn't answer; G'Kar and Londo both do. (And it's important that they both reply - it could have gone either way, and I think G'Kar later knows that, which is one of the reasons why he does become Londo's friend in the end.) Morden chooses Londo. Their replies are worth quoting in full:
G'Kar and Morden:
What do I want? The Centauri stripped my world. I want justice."
"What do you want?"
"To suck the marrow from their bones. To grind their skulls to powder!"
"What do you want?"
"To tear down their cities, blacken their sky, sow their ground with salt! To completely, utterly erase them!"
"And then what?"
"I don't know! As long as my homeworld's safety is guaranteed, I don't know that it matters."
Londo and Morden:
"All right. Fine! You really want to know what I want? You really want to know the truth? I want my people to reclaim their rightful place in the galaxy! I want to see the Centauri stretch forth their hand again and command the stars! I want a rebirth of glory, a renaissance of power! I want to stop running through my life like a man late for an appointment, afraid to look back or to look forward! I want us to be what we used to be! I want - I want it all back the way that it was! Does that answer your question?"
During that episode, Morden is able to help Londo out in a difficult situation, and that is where their alliance starts.
Incidentally, here's a good website with essays and fanfic for Centauriphiles:
http://centauridelegation.homestead.com/