Delenn's passivity in In the Beginning remains inexplainable to me as well. I enjoy a lot of that film (notably the Aged Londo scenes, of course*g*), but the idea of her realizing at once she made a mistake and then making one attempt, and only one, to stop the war doesn't compute.
I think Delenn wants forgiveness as much as Londo does, but she's willing to accept things that would be a consequence of forgiveness in place of that forgiveness itself - so if Sheridan loves her, then it doesn't matter if she never quite got around to telling him what she'd done. It does seem that canon exonerates her for it, though, and that bothers me. We only ever really get this one episode where she talks about it, which doesn't seem right.
It's remarkable though that this episode which during the original broadcast was the first time the viewers learned of Delenn's guilt came rather late in the show, so it's not like JMS established it early on and then glossed it over. Still, I suppose Sheridan and Delenn are supposed to be the succesful, destiny-mastering couple as opposed to Londo and G'Kar as the tragic, doomed one, hence no more repercussions for Delenn post season 4.
Mind you, Londo has to have a heart attack before accepting the extent of his personal culpability - and he wants G'Kar's affection long before that (No Surrender, No Retreat), so they're not completely different.
I wonder if Delenn ever made the connection between the Vorlons destroying entire worlds because there's something bad and what the Minbari were doing? I'm convinced that was Vorlon-influenced behaviour
Probably. The Minbari were the race most openly influenced by the Vorlons, after all. As for whether Delenn made the connection - that's my personal explanation on why she showed up for the demise of Kosh II when there was absolutely no reason to. It's also interesting that when the Shadows talk to her later on, they do it in her own shape.
Re: (II)
I think Delenn wants forgiveness as much as Londo does, but she's willing to accept things that would be a consequence of forgiveness in place of that forgiveness itself - so if Sheridan loves her, then it doesn't matter if she never quite got around to telling him what she'd done. It does seem that canon exonerates her for it, though, and that bothers me. We only ever really get this one episode where she talks about it, which doesn't seem right.
It's remarkable though that this episode which during the original broadcast was the first time the viewers learned of Delenn's guilt came rather late in the show, so it's not like JMS established it early on and then glossed it over. Still, I suppose Sheridan and Delenn are supposed to be the succesful, destiny-mastering couple as opposed to Londo and G'Kar as the tragic, doomed one, hence no more repercussions for Delenn post season 4.
Mind you, Londo has to have a heart attack before accepting the extent of his personal culpability - and he wants G'Kar's affection long before that (No Surrender, No Retreat), so they're not completely different.
I wonder if Delenn ever made the connection between the Vorlons destroying entire worlds because there's something bad and what the Minbari were doing? I'm convinced that was Vorlon-influenced behaviour
Probably. The Minbari were the race most openly influenced by the Vorlons, after all. As for whether Delenn made the connection - that's my personal explanation on why she showed up for the demise of Kosh II when there was absolutely no reason to. It's also interesting that when the Shadows talk to her later on, they do it in her own shape.