Serenity

[bookish_dragon]

I finally saw the movie last week (I was late, but I was also late in seeing Firefly.) Darn that Whedon. Darn him to heck. He killed Wash. I may never forgive him for that. Wash was cool, and we need someone to keep Zoe from merging with Mal. (Not in the sexual sense. She could do with becoming more of her own person instead of still following Mal's orders. "What this marriage needs, is one less husband.Right now it's kind of crowded.")

Shepherd Book died as well. But his role was so small, it made you wonder why he was even in there. Like Inara. Were it not for the fact that you can't have Firefly without Inara, and the UST between her and Mal, the movie could have done without her. On the other hand, Mal would not have met the Operative.

Who was freaking scary. He works for a government who thinks that cutting into people's heads is conducive for a better and sinless world, and he doesn't care about that. He has faith. The kind of faith you can moor ships on. But he does get a change of heart when he sees how Reavers came about? Doesn't really compute for me.

So what's all this talk about River being an alien? Never saw any evidence of that.

For all he's trying to be tough and cynical, Mal is a soft touch.

Simon and Kaylee finally got together. Yay! They make a cute couple.

Still pissed at Whedon. *goes off to watch War Stories.*

Comments

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

I know. Poor Wash. I went round for days after seeing the film declaiming 'Joss Whedon is a MURDERER!'

Hang on, who thinks River is an alien? No way!

[elvenpiratelady.livejournal.com]

I second the 'River is a what now?' reaction.

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

btw; your icon? <3! I go everywhere and point out windows of cars going 'look at the strata!'

[elvenpiratelady.livejournal.com]

There is a highway that we use to get into the city, and it is essentially one exhibition of rocks from start to finish. Strata! Synforms! Antiforms! Asymmetric folds! Then, near the city, it turns into dark volcanic rocks which are also awesome. And now my family won't travel with me along that road, because I won't shut up about it. :D

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

Heheh. It's like my friend Sarah (we call her Grainsize, because her last name is Grain) always says; 'I can't look at pretty scenery anymore! All I can see is OUTCROPS!" I get on the train and shunt through pretty countrysides and sit and think 'ooh, I wonder if that's a fault scarp?' or 'look, subsidence!' or 'hmm, they're going to have a landslide soon, look at that slumping...'

[yattara.livejournal.com]

That's what I heard when I finally couldn't outrun the spoilers anymore. And no, I don't know where they came from.

Whedon so is. Poor Wash. Him and all his awesomeness gone, like that. *poof*

[elvenpiratelady.livejournal.com]

I was utterly miserable after seeing Wash die. Who will be the geek on Serenity now? I'm glad Simon and Kaylee got together, though, they're adorable.

Hmm. I understand what you mean about Zoe, but it might have been resolved if Firefly hadn't been canceled. *kicks Fox*

[yattara.livejournal.com]

I understand what you mean about Zoe, but it might have been resolved if Firefly hadn't been canceled.

Maybe, yes. I can understand why she sticks to Mal so much: they've been through the war together. Still, learning not to see him strictly as her commanding officer would be good for her.

It would have been shiny if the show had stayed on.

[book-eater.livejournal.com]

I too shed a tear when Wash bought it. Although as final words go, "I am a leaf in the wind, watch me soar" is pretty cool.

In one sense, it is perhaps good that the show is cancelled, now we won't have to put up with a replacement who will never live up to Wash's level.