Did anybody else laugh their ass off...
POSTED BY: Hops
UPDATED: Friday, January 20, 2006 14:07
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Yeah... that was one of the funniest ones for charcter development and insight. I find myself laughing every time we put in the DVD. And I agree that we dont have to feel guilty for laughing at torture. Joss humor all the way.... It was pretty impressive how Mal kept provoking Wash in order to keep him alive. To not fall down and give up, seeing as he's not a soldier. To me, that's one of the main differences between Mal and Zoe. I don't know that Zoe would be capable of something quite that clever.
Guess that is what makes Mal the good leader he is.... despite it all.
"Tis the season for the fireplace. Fa la la la la. La la. La la.
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I think this is one of the best and most revealing insights into Mal's character. To see just how much torture he can take is a sign of what he endured during the war. It's touching that he's more concerned for Wash than himself...but their banter is great! Best lines: "This whole Captain thing isn't Zoe's problem...it's the guy she never slept with thing." .."Screw you!" "Get in line!"..."And they say people don't look like their pets.."..."I'm angry and I'm armed."..."I was in a firefight...I was in a fire...okay I was fired...from a fry cook opportunity."....Just to name a few...(Also Jayne's "suicide" bit and Wash's "Leave no man behind"):)
"Should I start with the part where you're stranded in the desert or the part where you have no clothes?"...Inara
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Hehehee... totally agree.
And we can't forget: "That's just it! YOU she obeys. There's obeying happening right under my nose!"
"Therapy is expensive. Bubblewrap is cheap. The choice is yours."
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Yeah, I laughed.
But then Wash says "oh, no, run..." and
I wan't laughing anymore.
Gedeon
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Originally posted by shinyfly:
I think this is one of the best and most revealing insights into Mal's character. To see just how much torture he can take is a sign of what he endured during the war. It's touching that he's more concerned for Wash than himself...but their banter is great!
I think caring for others is precisely how Mal is able to survive himself. I think he was probably saying to himself "if I am to keep Wash alive, I must keep up this banter." By thinking of others, he is able to somewhat remove himself from the pain that he himself is enduring. Kind of like in Out of Gas where he stayed to try to fix the ship and gave the others a shot at life.
Wow, got a little deep there
Another great line from this episode is when the crew is getting ready to save Mal:
Zoe: "If it moves, shoot it."
Kaylee: "Unless it's the captain!"
Zoe: "Unless it's the captain."
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I love my Captain
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Originally posted by Hops:
when Mal and Wash were getting tortured? My wife think's I'm warped, but I found their banter about Zoe and her affection for the captain to be hiliarious. Perhaps all the more so that they continued it through the brutal torture. If I'm wrong in this let me know. I'll try to control myself in the future if this was wrong. -Hops
I don't know about any of this. I think the truth is stranger than fiction.
Mal is a guy who has obviously dealt with dire, stressful, life and death situations before. Remember in the pilot when he was trying to keep Bendis focussed while they were under attack? His way of dealing with Wash was similar. Keep him thinking about the things worth living for, to keep him from breaking. The exchange seemed funny because Niska is outside of their relationship and while we know Mal and Wash's relationship, it seemed absurd considering the circumstances.
He was worried about Wash because he's that kind of a leader, but more importantly, the poor guy would break a lot quicker than Mal.
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I agree, it was a brilliantly written scene. Very funny and very horrible at the same time. Well-motivated with Mal trying to keep Wash from breaking. And it worked. I think Wash's reactions are real--he's really reacting to what Mal is saying and it keeps him sane. Mal's focus on keeping Wash occupied is, at the same time, getting himself through the torture. Note, it didn't take Mal that much longer to die after Wash was rescued by Zoe.
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Originally posted by Knibblet:
Looking at Xander and knowing that Caleb has taken out his eye ... and laughing out loud when he tells a joke about '... being on the patch' doesn't make you a bad person. Only a Whedon fan.
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HAHAHA!!! I remember that!! I laughed too!! Then grimaced... and then a few episodes later he made a joke about the "its all fun and games till you lose an eye" joke. HAHA!
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Yeah I gotta confess that I laughed my ass off as well. During the torture scene and later when Mal goes sorry Zoe, your husband wants us to do it..... 
one of my favs next to the bar brawl, going to meet Precious etc etc So many good times.
mata, Ookami yori
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