Inara knows about Book the whole time

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SUCCATASH

Friday, June 6, 2003 10:53 PM

So Book's real name is Dick?

AKTRACY

Friday, June 6, 2003 11:08 PM

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Originally posted by Succatash:
So Book's real name is Dick?

Hee. I could so see Book being a Dick.

But seriously, Nuns take a new name when they join an order right? Do priests, or more importantly... Shephards?

I think the fact that they interupt the reading of the full name does bring a little more emphasis to that name. Richard Wil- wilcox? Williams? WilShephardbook?

velly velly intelesting.

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SUCCATASH

Saturday, June 7, 2003 2:05 AM

Yeah, his new name "Book" is certainly registered with the Alliance. They love him.

A new religious name makes sense.

Not to repeat myself, but Ron Glass could have himself a hell of a TV show or miniseries called "Book."

SUCCATASH

Saturday, June 7, 2003 2:43 AM

I realize how stupid that sounds compared to the main goal of Firefly coming back.

ARCHER

Saturday, June 7, 2003 6:04 AM

The spin-off will come after about four seasons of FF, Succatash.

Keep the faith.

There ain't nothin' I can't overcome or come to know. So lay your heavy load down on me, strip everything I have away. I am not your prisoner, I am not afraid.

DRAKON

Saturday, June 7, 2003 7:30 AM

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Originally posted by Talonpest:
CCT: Not to rain on your parade or anything, but Book was no sniper- he was higher up than that. He wasn't carrying out orders, he was giving them. His line in River's vision puts him in a position to judge people- snipers don't know their victims, they kill from a distance. A sniper victim would never have a chance to beg for mercy or to plead his case.

There is an assumption here that Book was repeating something he said to someone else. Not something that was said to him. After watching OIS several times to deterine exactly which it is, I still don't know. It could be either way.

If it was something said to him, that puts this is a new light, possibly the reason why he gave up on the Alliance. Of course, if it was something he said to another person, that could be a reason for joining the abbey as well.

TALONPEST

Saturday, June 7, 2003 9:42 AM

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Originally posted by Drakon:
There is an assumption here that Book was repeating something he said to someone else. Not something that was said to him. After watching OIS several times to deterine exactly which it is, I still don't know. It could be either way.

No assumption, really. In River's visions, Simon says "I would be there right now..." if it weren't for River, which he said earlier. Jayne said "I got stupid- the money was too good," which he said earlier. Then Book says his line, then Zoe and Wash get it on. Then Inara says "I'm a big girl, just tell me," and Mal says "None of it means a damn thing." I can't recall either of them saying those words exactly, but it was certainly in line with what they have been thinking.

So really there is no evidence to suggest that it was anything other than what he's said or thought before.

Thinking about it more, I'm not certain about Book being a general. He was deffinatley in some branch of the military, due to his weapons and combat training and his identity card that gets him a warm welcome on Alliance cruisers. But what branch of the military deals with people like Niska, carrion shops (in "Our Mrs. Reynolds" he described the nature of the net Saffron had pointed them into, which made Jayne say "One of these days you'll have to tell us how a preacher knows so much about crime.") and would have him pursuing someone who claim to be innocent? He was dealing with criminals.

I'm thinking military intelligence or military police, maybe even some kind of Alliance secret service. Another possibility, albeit an unlikely one, is that Book is somehow connected to the Blue Man Group, as I like to call them. He was conviently absent during the incident in "Ariel," and thus didn't have anything to say about it that might have shed more light on what he knows about them. I don't like that theory too much, because it would necessitate Book acting essntailly as a "guardian angel" for River, trying to protect her from his former people, and thus far he hasn't shown any special interest in her.

JIMMYJAMES

Saturday, June 7, 2003 7:25 PM

I agree with you Talonpest. I've been thinking that he was a General or something big like that for a while now. He could have had a number of jobs and positions. could have started off as a military police soldier. might have worked with the secret service too for a while. rose up through the ranks and eventualy became a military General or something like that. I have a feeling that he is "General Richard Wil--". that's the theory i'm going to stick with until otherwise shown that he isn't, but right now the evidence seems to point in that direction.

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CHRISTHECYNIC

Saturday, June 7, 2003 8:25 PM

The fact he chose the ship Serenity and knew enough to lead Simon to the information the ship had been named after the valley and battle, might say that he is trying to make amends for something he did at the battle of Serenity.

MANIACNUMBERONE

Sunday, June 8, 2003 8:40 AM

I don't recall any mention of what the name on Book's indent card was. Only that whatever it was was recognized by the system. It could have been his real name, or it could have been the name Book. I bet it was his real name. All we know is that he wants the crew to "call" him Book. Too bad no one on the crew was as interested in his real name as we are. We might have gotten some more info.

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