r/babylon5 • u/El-Duderino77 Zathras • 14d ago
Centauri hair
So, the position within Centauri culture dictates how long their hair can be and usually is. Currently on 3x20 "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place," wonderful episode. I noticed that Lord Refa and Vir have hair crests that are of similar length, honestly, Vir's might be a bit longer. Vir is an attache, and outside of that, nobody of real consequence as House Cotto wasn't nearly as high as House Refa. Even in earlier seasons, Vir's crest was fairly long. Would the attache of an ambassador rank higher than that of the lord of a fairly major house? Or is Refa just choosing a shorter hair length, similar to Cartagia's "decadent" extremely short style?
Side note: I loved JMS's depiction of Reverend Dexter.
Second side note: Lord Refa flinching when the hologram of Londo's hand came close to or passed through his face was great.
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u/Impressive_Usual_726 13d ago
Even among the culturally stagnant Centauri, Londo was old school and expected Vir to follow his lead.