Serenity on The Inside

POSTED BY: bikisdad
UPDATED: Thursday, June 30, 2005 23:38
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BIKISDAD

Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:35 PM

Just thought I'd start a thread for anyone who wants to discuss last night's episode of TI. It was written by Jane Espenson (she who wrote "Shindig") and had some of her trademark wordplay, plus she mentioned "Serenity" and had a character named Zoe.

Another great episode, I thought. Anyone care to add?

Apathy on the Rise. No One Cares.

CYBERSNARK

Thursday, June 30, 2005 2:04 PM

There was also that reference to cutting people open "to see what's inside." A double-pun on the Reavers and on the name of the show.

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BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:30 PM

Figures I would miss a great episode. Got stuck at friend's place helping them move and forgot about it being on.

Ugh! Now I have to try to find some way of catching it.

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STEVETHEPIRATE

Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:47 PM

One of Rebecca's lines sounded a bit like something Mal or Jayne would say - "I'm bigger than you, and I have a gun." Great episode.

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BIKISDAD

Thursday, June 30, 2005 4:11 PM

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Originally posted by STEVEthePIRATE:
One of Rebecca's lines sounded a bit like something Mal or Jayne would say - "I'm bigger than you, and I have a gun." Great episode.

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"MY APOCALYPTIC TENOR HAS NOT BEEN DISPELLED!" - T-Rex ( www.qwantz.com)

Good catch! I didn't even think of that - definitely a Jayne line.

There was also a LOTR ref (when she said, "He wants his precious.") from Katie near the very end. I guess that shouldn't be surprising since Jane always had Andrew saying stuff like that on Buffy.

Props to both the little girl actress who played the evil kid (I hope she was just acting) and the actress who played the murdered boy's mother (she also played the housekeeper in "Wonderfalls"). They both gave incredible guest performances.

This was more of an ensemble performance than prior eps - more Adam and Katie, which was good. And I think Katie chain-smoking was actually meant as a nod to her "Wonderfalls" character, Sharon.

I think Jane sort of referenced Adam's first movie, "My Bodyguard", too. When he was interrogating Bunch, the suspect said something about having been picked on in school and, looking at Danny, he realized he wouldn't understand that - I'd have to watch it again to get the exact wording. That's just a possibility.

I loved Rebecca's last line, "Maybe some people are just born bad.", while Paul is looking at the sonogram of his soon-to-be kid. Just lots of great stuff from everybody.

Danny: "Who woulda thought I'd get to play the good cop?"

Mel and Carter with the whole decaffeinated coffee debate.

This show is a keeper, as far as I'm concerned. I hope F*X feels the same way.

Apathy on the Rise. No One Cares.

BATMARLOWE

Thursday, June 30, 2005 4:31 PM

It's funny that Katie Finneran's character smokes because she mentioned in a Wonderfalls commentary that she doesn't smoke and had a hard time being convincing.

BIKISDAD

Thursday, June 30, 2005 5:05 PM

That's true. I guess Tim just likes having Katie's characters smoke. Actually, it fits. Her characters on both shows are kind of the nervous, jittery sort - caffeine and cigarettes all the way.

Apathy on the Rise. No One Cares.

ANQ

Thursday, June 30, 2005 5:13 PM

Also loved Danny's whole "cake for breakfast" bit at the beginning. It was very Jaynesque..."Pancakes are cake. Pancakes are for breakfast."

SICKDUDE

Thursday, June 30, 2005 5:26 PM

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Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
Figures I would miss a great episode. Got stuck at friend's place helping them move and forgot about it being on.

That's why it pays not to have friends....

"Don't say 'ka' until you've tried it." Daniel Jackson

JEREMY757

Thursday, June 30, 2005 7:54 PM

I have to say that I think the best and creepest line in the show was during the little girls confession "I didn't know it was forever!" She had no concept of reality.

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