What’s your favourite Firefly character moment?
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I want to try.
Book: The scene with Inara in Serenity where he wonders if he's on the right ship.
Inara: the scene in Jaynestown where the client is telling her about Jayne being in town and she thinks he's talking about Mal.
Wash:T he scene in War stories when he says the Bastard ain't gonna get days.
Zoe: The scene where she chooses Wash without a blink or a second thought in WAr Stories.
Kaylee: The scene in Serenity when she is lying there and Mal comes in to talk to her. She's the one hurt and she's basically reassurring him.
Simon: His whole interaction with Jubal in OIS.
River: The scene in OIS where she is listening to the crew discuss whether she is too dangerous to keep. And the scene with Mal at the end when she asks permission to come aboard.
Jayne: the scene at the end of Jaynestown where he talks with Mal because he just doesn't understand the boy sacrificing himself.
Mal: The scene in OMR where he goes to his quarters and finds the naked Saffron. And tries really hard not to take advantage of her. Also the scene where he won't trade her for Vera because she's a real person and not a piece of property.
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Let's see...I'm not too good w/ remembering which episodes...
Mal: I think it was in WS when he's talking to Inara and Kaylee and River are running around b/c River stole her apple and Mal says "ah, the pidder padder of tiny feet in huge combat boots. SHUT UP!"
Book: I kinda thought the part where River was crossing out all the stuff in the Bible was funny. Book just gives her this "you can't DO that!" look.
Wash: Everything! Um, the dinosaurs cracked me up, but I think my favorite was when him and Mal are talking in WS blindfolded. the whole "there's obeying going on right under my nose." and Mal says she doesn't ALWAYS obey him. Sometimes she goes against what Mal says and Wash says "name one" and Mal says "she married YOU!" and Wash just kind of drops his jaw.
River: I like the whole thing with her pretending she is Serenity and hiding in Jubal's ship. That's great.
Jayne: Well, I liked Jaynetown but I also liked in WS (can you tell thats my favorite episode?) when Wash and Zoe are suiting up and Jayne is telling them it's suiside and Kaylee walks in and says "can they do that?" and Jayne just gives the funniest "No."
The thing in my sig is pretty funny too.
Zoe: Anytime she kicks butt b/c she's awesome. I like it when her and Wash are all faithful to each other.
Simon: I liked the flashback when Simon and River were little. That was cute.
Kaylee: When Kaylee was in the store, trying to find something to give to Simon. I thought that was sweet, but Simon didn't like it. That was sad.
Inara: I guess the thing (I think it was in OMR) with the poison and all.
"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?" -Wash
"I told him to sit down," -Simon
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I LOVE this thread!! Okay, here's my two cents:
Mal - I love the scene in Serenity where he is checking on Kaylee after her surgery. She tells him he is nice and he tells her he is a "mean old man." I like scene for a number of reasons. First, you can see what a soft spot Kaylee is for Mal. Secondly, I think it is telling that he calls himself "old." I think it shows that the war aged him until he feels much, much older than he really is. Of all the interactions, I think the Mal/Kaylee ones are my favorites.
Zoe - I loved it when they are talking about the Reavers and Jayne was getting all worked up and Zoe tells him to stop because "you'll scare the women" (Bushwacked?). Her delivery is perfect! Somehow, she is funnier the more serious her tone.
Book - In Serenity when he is standing in front of Jayne and preventing him from getting to Dobson. Jayne tells him to move and he responds "Not gonna happen." There is such steel in his voice! I actually practiced that line until I got some of his tone and now use it on the preschoolers I teach. And they say TV can't improve your life!
Wash - Love him, love him, love him. I like him in the scene in Serenity (can you tell I just watched Serenity again last night?) where Mal, Zoe, and Jayne are going to meet Badger and Wash is going on the ATV to get supplies. He speaks to her in Chinese and I don't even remember the translation but his whole face shows his love and concern for her. I also like the way she listens to him, reassures him, and then they both part ways to get their work done. It would have been great to see a "real" marriage protrayed on television-curse Fox and their "reality" TV!
Jayne - His scene from (can you guess?) Serenity where he is kneeling outside of the infirmary watching Kaylee's surgery. I actually didn't like his character until this scene, then I had to go back and rewatch the other shows and re-evaluate the character. That's impressive acting.
River - Where she tell's Simon that she didn't think he would come for her. Her vulernability is so overwhelming here, it makes me want to track down every Alliance officer and do the same experiments on them that they did to her.
Simon - Jaynestown (at last, another episode) where Jayne is saying he isn't very welcome on the planet and Simon replies "No, you???" in such a sarcastic way. I like that even though Jayne could plummel Simon quite easily, he still has the courage to insult him.
Kaylee - Two scenes, one from OOG and one from Serenity, where she is trying to explain the engines in Serenity to the men with her. In OOG, her remark of "I'm pointing right at it" when Bester and Mal don't see what she is trying to show them. Also in Serenity when she asks Jayne to help her get ready for full burn and he's searching all around the room until she finally tells him "Look, look, look where I'm pointing." She is definitly queen of her element, even if she is still a young kid.
Finally Inara - She's tough for me but I think I like her best in OMR when she is blocking Saffron from the shuttle and she asks "Who are you?" Then dodges Saffron's kick and heads to Mal. Her ability to play along, her honest appreciation for Saffron's talents, and her readiness to defend herself against attack makes her much more than just a "pretty face."
Again, I LOVE this thread. Hope more people post!
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference-Robert Frost
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Best lines about Serenity, Our Mrs. Reynolds: "You don't see the whole. The parts are crap. ... But you put it together you got a Firefly. Thing'll run forever if they got a mechanic that's even half awake. ... Some people ain't lookin' for flash."
Mal, Out of Gas: "Four people per shuttle. That's the arrangement. Evens the odds. I'm staying with Serenity." That scene shows the best leadership and decision making -- Captaining -- Mal ever had to do. Or "We can already see I haven't. Now get the hell off my ship." Or "You all gonna be here when I wake up?". Or "Try to see past what she is, and on to what she can be." Nope, can't choose, I have to pick the whole episode.
Zoe, War Stories: "I'm sorry. You were gonna ask me to choose, right? You wanna finish?" (I want to be Zoe when I grow up.)
Wash, Out of Gas: The look on his face when he says, "When your miracle gets here, you just pound this button once." It is so open.
Jayne, Ariel: "Make somethin' up. Don't tell 'em what I did." He grew a conscience right about then, I think.
Kaylee, Serenity: "That's my girl. My good girl." She loves Serenity as much as Mal, but with more understanding and less need.
Inara, Jaynestown: "I know this man. He just has this idiotic sense of nobility, you know? He can never just let things go. He thinks he's this hard-hearted criminal..." in that soft voice that suddenly turns sharp when she says "Jayne? Jayne Cobb? You're talking about Jayne Cobb?"
Book, War Stories: "This is precision work: sharpshooters. From the look of these wounds, I'd say a 54-R sniper rifle, laser sights," and tries to pass it off as hunting at the Abbey. Suddenly in his element, not worried he's on the wrong ship.
Simon, Safe: "Light it." He never doubts his priorities.
River, Objects in Space: "But there isn't time, Captain. I need you to trust me. ... Don't make faces." Completely in control.
Yes, I cheated because I have the transcripts and edit them to reflect what I think I heard.
"Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity?" Zoe, War Stories
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I registered just so I could come play in this thread. I wanted to share what I came up with but realized that no one else outside from other Firefly fans would care, so...I'm here.
Mal - Okay, I have two. The last "real time" scene from OOG, where he wakes up, groggy and confused. He asks Wash if Wash is all right and that just breaks my heart, there were a million other questions he could have asked straight off but, eek, he wants to make sure Wash is all right first. My love is further compounded when he asks, "Are you all going to be here when I wake up?" Breaks my heart into even tinier pieces. He loves his crew.
And my second favorite Mal is the end of Ariel, with Jayne. It just further cemented the whole "this is my crew, don't mess with them or you're messing with me" mentality.
Zoe - At Niska's in WS, pointing to Wash: "Him." Wow. What a woman.
Wash - I love Wash. Any scene with Wash is my favorite Wash scene.
Inara - When she teaches Mal how to sword fight in Shinding, especially how she just gracefully catches the sword he tosses to her. It made me sit up and really start thinking about her, realizing that she probably could kick some ass if need be.
Jayne - His parley with Dobson from Serenity. He's so smart and witty!
Dobson: "Well, I can see you're not an idiot."
Jayne: "Wish I could say the same, Laurence, but, this is disappointing as hell."
Kaylee - Her interrogation scene from Bushwhacked. I was so proud of the geek girl!
Simon - Hate to admit it, but I was never too big of a Simon fan until OiS. When he was all calm and snarky dealing with Jubal, I just realized that, wow, yep, that's perfect for Simon. He was just so in control, so scheming. But yet no match for the skills and mind of his little sis.
River - Once again, OiS, in the opening sequence. It gave me sympathy for her, especially with the leaves-branch-gun scene, and it let us into her poor, confused mind for a little bit.
Book - In WS, where he willingly and even happily arms and fights. It was the first time I thought about him actually as a part of the crew.
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Just a Mal moment: At the end of "Serenity", when Simon says "How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep?" Mal's response says a lot about his character: "If I decide to kill you, you will be awake, and facing me, and armed." He won't promise that he'd never attempt to kill Simon, just that he'd do so honorably.
Radegund
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not so much favorite moments as favorite quotes.
River: I didn't think you'd come for me.
Simon: Well you're a dummy.
classic brother/sister interaction--always get the last word if you can.
Jayne: Ten percent of nothin' is...well, lemme do the math here...nothin...nothin...carry the nothin.
i love Jayne. what is it about the uncouth that's so dang endearing?
Book: If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.
unfortunately one of those people talking in the theater would be my sister. note that's theater, not theatre. wish y'all could have seen her face.
the scene in Serenity where Book is kneeling before Inara who reaches out a hand to touch his head in comfort.
last but not not least, a few difinitive moments.
Mal: Sure, it's humiliating. Having to lie there while the better man refuses to spill your blood. Mercy is the mark of a great man. (pokes Atherton in the belly with the sword) Guess I'm just a good man. (pokes him again for good measure) Well, I'm all right.
KAYLEE: Figures. First time on a Core and what do I get to do? Look through trash. Couldn't he send me shopping at the Triplex, or--Oooh! Synchronizers!
MAL: Get in there. Give your brother a thrashing for messing up your plan.
RIVER: He takes so much looking after.
ZOE Don't see that it's any of your business, is all. We're very private people.
WASH Have you seen what she wears? Forget about it. Have you ever been with a warrior woman?
there's lots and lots and lots more...but this thread is getting long enough as it is.
"I'm still flyin'...that's enough." ~ Mal
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River laughing at the stars. That's the moment I fell in love with the show.
Jayne's reaction to the mudder's having rioted for him, especially the tearing up. He did that when the religious leader gave him the rainstick, too. Drunk both times, but it shows more than a maudlin streak, I think. It gives a clue to why he's more loyal to Mal and the crew than he realizes.
Zoe's noncommital reaction to Wash's "We don't kill people, yeah?" in Serenity. They were debating Mal's threat to toss Simon into space if Kaylee died. I don't think they aired Zoe's "Then I'd kill you" response to Simon's question from the original version of Serenity, but you see her loyalty anyway right there. And it's a little disturbing.
Kaylee's comment that Mal would do it for any of them as she gets a gun in WS. So matter of fact, so loyal and still with a touch of innocence about it.
The look that we see and Inara's customer doesn't when he asks about why she left her world. Inara's secret sadness, which we haven't seen explored any where else in the series.
Simon's contempt for the Chinese plate and for the life he's living in Safe. It isn't just shyness that keeps him and Kaylee apart, but class issues and the committment it would imply about staying on the ship if he and Kaylee got together. He's not ready to give up the life he used to lead.
shambleau
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When Simon was all nake... and...what?... Whoops! Wrong thread! 
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