River as a weapon SPOILERS

POSTED BY: Chindi
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CHINDI

Monday, October 31, 2005 1:24 AM

Now I am pretty sure as smart as you all are, this has already been discussed; but I didn't find it (odd system for old threads) and it was a new concept to me.. so.. here goes....

**Movie spoilers below***

I was talking to a friend of mine (my thrid convert I am pleased to say!) and she announced to me matter of factly that there was no reason for the Alliance to make River a weapon...now that the whole damned universe has been peacified and unified under the damned alliance... except...

the alliance knows they made the reavers.. was River being created to be a wapon against the Reavers??

Why else would the alliance need a weapon??

It NEVER occurred to me.. but she felt it was obvious from watching the movie...

so... gents- ladies- your thoughts?

Chindi

NIKI

Monday, October 31, 2005 1:47 AM

Maybe they were making her as a weapon to get rid of the Reavers. Or it could have been other things. From the movie and the tv show, it seems that the Alliance has a lot more hidden from the public. I always thought River had lots of secrets hidden away in her mind, and it wasn't just the secrets of the Reavers. So, maybe she was being made into someone that would keep the secrets; by getting rid of lose ends and the like.

At the end of the day, I think River was being made into a weapon. Her purpose may have been just to kill the Reavers or it may have been as a killing machine for the Alliance. Either way, she seems to have surpasted(sp?) the Alliance's hopes.

Bad Guy: And I think maybe you gonna give me a little one-on-one time with the missus.
Jayne: Oh, I think you might want to reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature.
Mal: How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people?
Jayne: If I could make you prettier, I would.
Mal: You are not the man I met a year ago.

CHINDI

Monday, October 31, 2005 1:54 AM

Hey Niki

MORE SPOILERS BE HERE BELOW****

And another thing... knowing what a SUCCESS River was with the Reavers.. the Alliance will certainly want her back and will NOT stop hunting her, no matter what the operative might have inferred at the send of Serenity..

so.. not too good for out fellow travellers, cus the Alliance KNOWS River is with Mal...

Chindi

Jayne: She is starting to damage my calm...

NIKI

Monday, October 31, 2005 2:43 AM

Oh yes, no matter what anyone says, I'm sure River will be wanted by the Alliance for the rest of her days.
Spoilers below:

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I gathered that she has a lot of sercets in her head. Also, she defeated a whole mess load of Reavers and walked away with just a few cuts, if that. If she wanted, I'm sure River could defeat a whole army.

Oh, something else that I think is very interesting. (slight spoilers follow) The doctor tells Simon that River is the best student. So, are there others like River? And if so, are they more luicd or more insane?

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Bad Guy: And I think maybe you gonna give me a little one-on-one time with the missus.
Jayne: Oh, I think you might want to reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature.
Mal: How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people?
Jayne: If I could make you prettier, I would.
Mal: You are not the man I met a year ago.

GIANTEVILHEAD

Monday, October 31, 2005 7:18 AM

A psychic assassin can be very useful to any government. She could have been used to root out dissent within the government. They could use her to eliminate the underground and various criminal elements that get in the way of the Alliance. They could also use her to prevent another Unification war. Plus we don't know a lot about the connection between the Blue Sun and the government. Maybe the Blue Sun only has partial control of the government and they're planning some sort of coup and that they wanted to use River and the other Academy students to eliminate members of the government not loyal to Blue Sun.

"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam

CHINDI

Monday, October 31, 2005 5:53 PM

True... many questions.. not enough answers..

need more show...

Chindi

YORG

Sunday, November 13, 2005 6:30 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Giantevilhead:
A psychic assassin can be very useful to any government. She could have been used to root out dissent within the government. They could use her to eliminate the underground and various criminal elements that get in the way of the Alliance. They could also use her to prevent another Unification war. Plus we don't know a lot about the connection between the Blue Sun and the government. Maybe the Blue Sun only has partial control of the government and they're planning some sort of coup and that they wanted to use River and the other Academy students to eliminate members of the government not loyal to Blue Sun.

"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam

Exactly. I agree.

There would be no better assassin or operative than one who could read minds. It's the ultimate political weapon. You tell your psychic assassin to "find anyone who doesn't like what we're doing and eliminate them." Cakewalk. Your assassin can kill swarms of people with melee weapons and is a dead aim shot without even looking.

The grandest form of censorship.

GIANTEVILHEAD

Sunday, November 13, 2005 9:07 AM

Actually, I can think up of better ways of controlling people *insert maniacal laugh*.

"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam

COZEN

Sunday, November 13, 2005 9:22 AM

Yawn! Another Buffy.

Still, the movie rocks!

Gimme more River. At least she has an intriguing personality.

Gimme more Serenity.

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"You think somebody wouldn't go see somebody if they didn't want entertainment?"

GIANTEVILHEAD

Sunday, November 13, 2005 9:46 AM

There are about as many similarities between River and Buffy as Buffy and Batgirl.

"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam

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