Yup, that pretty much sums it up. Ebert is trying to make sense out of it, and Roeper is taken in by the eye candy.

I still think JMS could have done a better job with the writing. If nothing else, he could come up with a much better outline for the major plot developments, and somebody else could fill them in. Say what you want negative about Babylon 5, but it never had cute kids, dorky aliens, or inconceivable galactic politics. Likewise, B5 never had scenes that seemed designed solely for video game adaptations (e.g., Padme trying to avoid the metal stamping machines).