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Babylon 5 thoughts: As I've grown, I've come to appreciate the motivations of the Vorlons and Shadows. They're not incomprehensibly alien at all. There are real-life manipulative bullies who stoke conflicts in order to isolate people who might form alliances. It's an understandable human behavior. The Vorlons don't speak in mysterious riddles at all! They just suck at communicating effectively. Their whole sense of self-worth is staked on maintaining an angelic savior image in the eyes of others. Just like real-life narcissists. And the Shadows? When we finally see their secret lair, it looks like a business lounge in the basement of a Radisson. The guy they speak through sounds like a manosphere podcast influencer justifying his idols' atrocious behavior. The Shadows are a bunch of freakin' losers.