What's with Jubal Early?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Sunday, September 11, 2005 14:32
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IMEARLY

Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:18 PM

I'll be first in line.

After all ImEarly

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THIEFJEHAT

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:46 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by dietcoke:
Let's not forget the whole existential slant of the show that Joss talks about in the commentary. Both Jubal and River are existentialists and they look at the world differently.

Joss's exact words in the commentary regarding the relationship twixt Early and River is "River is psychic and Early is so intuitive as to be psychic". Early's not psychic himself, he is just naturally connected to the 'verse in a deeper fashion than normal folk. You wouldn't want to play poker with Early.

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DIETCOKE

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by thiefjehat:
Quote:
Originally posted by dietcoke:
Let's not forget the whole existential slant of the show that Joss talks about in the commentary. Both Jubal and River are existentialists and they look at the world differently.

Joss's exact words in the commentary regarding the relationship twixt Early and River is "River is psychic and Early is so intuitive as to be psychic". Early's not psychic himself, he is just naturally connected to the 'verse in a deeper fashion than normal folk. You wouldn't want to play poker with Early.

Do not fear me. Ours is a peaceful race, and we must live in harmony.

And certainly would want to play poker with River for a number of reasons!

MALICIOUS

Tuesday, April 26, 2005 1:28 AM

Whenever I catch him on Law and Order (that's the right show, right? I don't watch it), I always look at him suspiciously, just waiting for him to stop being all normal and law abiding and do or say something psycho.

Mal-licious

I think I will add cursing and the hurling about of things to my repertoire.

SERGEANTX

Tuesday, April 26, 2005 4:43 AM

I almost wonder if Early, whether he actually is or not, is supposed to represent what River could become, the inner demon she's fighting off.

The way they both move through the episode, almost like they're on opposite ends of an axis, like reflections of each other. Yet how much more opposite could they be? An innocent young girl and a hardened, dark bounty-hunter. The image that always sticks with me is that scene when they're both listening, surreptitiously, to the crew discussing the situation - her from deep within the heart of Serenity, and him from outside in the cold emptiness of space. I just love it.

SergeantX

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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, April 26, 2005 2:26 PM

Yes! That's it,I think. Well put, that's the direction I was thinkin', but you nailed it in words.

Illiterate and watnot Chrisisall

KRYSTLE

Friday, May 27, 2005 9:31 PM

I don't think that he was psychic. you have to remember that he had been tailing them for a long timegetting to know them and what not! i think that is all it is.

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CHANNAIN

Friday, May 27, 2005 9:38 PM

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Originally posted by Krystle:
I don't think that he was psychic. you have to remember that he had been tailing them for a long timegetting to know them and what not! i think that is all it is.

I would have to concur. One would think that a psychic wouldn't have fallen for the "my sister's a ship" bit, even a little bit. And he would have had constant awareness of that precious ship of his.

It bears a resemblance to Slave I? Huh! So now I get to go back and watch it again and see. Bummer!

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CHRISISALL

Friday, May 27, 2005 10:23 PM

Well, I guess I meant somewhat psychic, sort of a baby version of what was able to be done with River...

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0REAVER0

Monday, June 6, 2005 5:36 AM

Jubal isnt psychic he just has alot of background info on his targets he makes it his job to know and he is awesome at his job . but i have a theory that jubal and book know each other from there days as alliance covert commandos in the war . If you study your background info youll recall that these commandos were comprised mainly of mercs and i belive Book yes shepherd book was a merc and after his war days the shell shocked downtrodden man decided to go into hiding now you can imagine for a high finaced killer it woul dbe had to just disapper from his clientell so he went into hiding as a shepherd(sorta like how obi wan a hermit and yoda a muppet on dagobath) and jubals worked in many missions with are beloved shepherd SO WHat have we learned?
Book and Early were mercs for Alliance in the war.

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