the real shame of the gathering be not in the bad acting and nor be it in the despicably shallow plot . the real shame be that it be far bad than the series it begin and even though it do have one main attraction represent takashima . i would love to see laurel takashima in a room with susan ivanova and even for just five minute . she have that sarcasm and that wit and that double edge personality that be at once volatile and lovable . sadly and though and the babylon 5 pilot movie have an incredibly dull story involve assassination . patricia tallman who never seriously return to the series until much later fortunately get much well with age a lyta alexander and who here be little more than a whiny and tiresome telepath . i shall leave you with one final thought why be it that delenn look like some sort of outer space frog man ( even though she be a woman ) . thank heaven for the way the minbari look later in the show .