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Season 1 episode "Grail." What's with the fake Kosh?


What's with the fake Kosh being used by that criminal dude to kill people?

Did anyone find this out?

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What's with the fake Kosh being used by that criminal dude to kill people? - MuggySphere


As explained in the episode, the criminals were taking advantage of the mystery surrounding Ambassador Kosh.

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Yeah silly me I got that as I kept watching.

Wow so in this universe you can buy fake Vorlon encounter suits. That bit surprised me.

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Wow so in this universe you can buy fake Vorlon encounter suits. That bit surprised me. - MuggySphere


Of course! Vorlon cosplay is huge in the 23rd century! It's all the rage at Comic-Con! 

Seriously, it's doubtful they bought the suit; they probably fabricated it themselves.

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That wouldn't surprise me.

Another thing is Sinclair and all scifi captains of big ships and stations.
Like most scifi captains keeps mentioning the 20th Century in this show.

Do all scifi captains have a hard on for the 20th Century?

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Do all scifi captains have a hard on for the 20th Century? - MuggySphere


It's a time honored aspect of story telling. Captains of the future talk about the 20th Century to give the audience a contemporary frame of reference. In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum (1995), Captain John Sheridan talks about WWII. Captain James T. Kirk likens the titular The Doomsday Machine (1967) to "the old H-Bomb".

If they were talking about the diminons used during the Denobulan War of 2187, you'd be scratching your head and saying, "Huh?"

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Hmmmmm ah, ok point taken.

Just that every show I have ever watched people seem to have this huge hang up about the 20th Century as if it was the greatest time in history.

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Just that every show I have ever watched people seem to have this huge hang up about the 20th Century as if it was the greatest time in history. - MuggySphere


It was the greatest time in history. It was the time when the people making the show were born.

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LOL I know.....

And I realize you can't draw parallels from anywhere else. But it just annoys me a tiny bit.

Hey I wonder how many people do Vorlon cosplay in 2258

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It's not a mystery. The episode is very clear about this. I suggest watching it.

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