I liked that scene with the long line of religious representatives, too. The show did a good job of representing aliens as disparate groups, with the Centauri politicking, the different Narn sects, the Minbari caste system, even the bizarre Drazi Green/Purple thing, which is... probably not much more ridiculous than the myriad reasons humans always manage to find to kill each other. (And pulling a sash out of a sack is probably just about as effective as the divine right of kings in selecting effective leaders!)

Londo had opportunities *not* to go where he went, but he chose to go there anyway. He seemed stunned by the magnitude of what happened when that first Narn outpost was destroyed, and there was a definite absence of glee in his reaction then. But, he chose to go right back there when next he had an opportunity, and all for his own political ambitions. I liked the way Vir pleaded with him not to do this, but Londo's reply that he had no choice was a lie. He wanted what he wanted, and that was the easiest way to get it. I love the way the series shows how personal ambitions, individual characters and choices, lead to huge outcomes. I like the contrast with G'Kar who forced his people on the station not to be violent because that petty choice could have a large effect, and how he chose to do what was not natural to him in order to work for the good of his people.