Big Damn Inara Theory
POSTED BY: raptored
UPDATED: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 23:35
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she is not a murderer, and joss would never do time travel. i like the idea that it is something that keeps her young (lots of good evidence there) but then why would she take it out during the near-miss reaver passing?
i like doncoat's idea
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What if it's a life-extending drug, and Inara is actually several centuries old?
don't know about "several-centuries" old but, life-extending drug would probably work. doncoat gave some good evidence for that as well:
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She looks at the injector when the Reavers threaten because she's contemplating the irony of it: she's gone to great lengths to preserve her life, only to lose it in such a dreadful way. She is, perhaps, regretting her choice at last.
verygood doncoat! you rock!
i will add to this in a bit.
keep flyin'
EngineAngel
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she is not a murderer,
Why not? I could see it. I wouldn't think she'd be a cold blooded muderer who kills for fun. But I can see her killing with the right motovation. I could even imagine that if she believed it was nessessary she could kill coldly and with percision. Maybe poision could be her weapon of choice. Maybe a client was threatening her or blackmailing her and she slipped something into his tea. Oh or maybe someone was trying to control her. In Shindig it's after Mal makes that speech about her she thinks following hte rules will buy her a nice life even if it makes her a slave that she leaves. Except Inara dosen't really follow the rules does she? Is apparent that a Companion on a ship like Serenity is very unusual. She apparently didn't do what was expected of her and become House Priestess. She dosne't shun Nandi like the Guild instructs.
Ok I'm off and running on a rabbit trail so I'll stop.
I can also see her being able to hide it (a murder) up to a point. Maybe she left because it was about to come out.
Maybe the vial is an STD to infect the Reavers. Don't know.
Really old Inara might work, but the looking at the vial and considering the irony thing just dosen't play for me, especially in light of the actresses cmments about it being something really awful. But then again maybe she's getting ready to destory it so the Reavers can't get a hold of it because extended life reavers would be pretty horrific.
Some really thought provoking comments here. Ya'll really got me to considering.
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i think one of the biggest things ive noticed about the show is the fact that its not hugely way out scifi, lasers are used sparingly, theres no faster then light travel. For a sci fi show, its actually pretty low tech. I dont think that if its creators turned away from lasers, theyd really go with time reversal. Thats pretty far out, especially when everything seems to indicate that Joss Whedon was going for a much more realistic, low techish scifi show.
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Originally posted by slayerchick:
Having just watched Firefly on DVD completely through, i noticed a few things which has lead me to agree with the "Inara having a terminal illness idea".
i reluctantly and with much sadness in my heart agree with this theory as it fits my view of joss whedon's firefly and his writing/producing - integrity is the closest thing i can come up with, he won't play false by introducing time-travel or, i believe, no life-extension/immortality without more set-up in the 13 episodes of Firefly. sadness becoz
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after book's and wash's death in the BDM
i dont wanna see inara or any BDH's death in the next incarnation, movie/tv series/miniseries/straight to DVD. s'like after buffy's mom died the last thing i was expecting was so many second-tieer characters dying in seaon 6 and 7. still hard for me to watch those episodes on DVD, especially season 7 finale. that's very saddening to watch for me.
Hin
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Originally posted by DonCoat:
I'm not buying time travel, either. How can a drug affect time? A magic hourglass, sure...
However, I think you may be on to something, but have just overcomplicated it. What if it's a life-extending drug, and Inara is actually several centuries old?
Now all your explanations make sense. She can't bear to make close emotional connections because she knows she'll have to watch her loved ones grow old, deteriorate, and die (see Heinlein's Time Enough for Love). She looks younger than Nandi because she hasn't aged since her days at the Academy.
Further, it could explain why she left the Academy. She can't remain anywhere for too long, nor can she accept any prominent public position, because eventually her lack of aging will be noticed. Who knows how many careers she's led, how many lives she's lived? Mal and the others would seem like infants to her.
She looks at the injector when the Reavers threaten because she's contemplating the irony of it: she's gone to great lengths to preserve her life, only to lose it in such a dreadful way. She is, perhaps, regretting her choice at last.
The "Immortal Inara" concept may not be the right answer, but I could buy it.
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The life extending drug thing could also explain why she decided to leave "Serenity" at the end of the series. However, I also buy the terminal illness theory. I guess I'll never know now!
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Inara may have left the Companion Guild because some dark secret of the guild drove her away. Prostitutes have been used as spies for as long as espionage has existed. Perhaps the guild train companions to “acquire” secrets from their clients. Maybe that’s how the guild retains their power, maybe that’s how they gained that power in the first place. Perhaps the guild became so socially and politically powerful through extortion, using secrets acquired from clients belonging to the higher echelons of various governments.
"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam
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Hey Raptored,
I like the way you think, but as you can see, theories are falling one by one.
Steroids is still there though. Whatever her past holds, I see Inara as chosing the right weapon for the right conflict. Using sarcasm against guns don't work, guns against tanks don't work...
Poison or STD to fight Reavers? I don't see it. That's inefficient.
My opinion on it is that she is ready for battle. But she's precious, a beautiful body, and battle usually leaves scars. She doesn't want to fight, but she's certainly ready for it.
Then again, Joss Whedon is stranger than both fiction and reality, so I expect pretty much anything.
Gedeon
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Is there any real evidence that Inara is terminally ill/dying? Cuz I just don't see it. Any terminal illness I've heard of has some symptoms that show themselves. A terminally ill/dying person doesn't usually look perfectly healthy and robust, nor are they usually strong enough to fight against an Operative (even if she did get her butt kicked). Not to mention I don't see the Guild allowing her to continue as a Companion if she is terminally ill/dying. I'm not saying it's impossible, just that I don't see it.
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The Companion Guild is based on the Geisha. Geisha houses bought girls and trained them from a young age. Perhaps the Companion Guild does the same thing, although the guild might have a habit of acquiring girls through less than legal means. Maybe that's why Inara left. Maybe one of the responsibilities of the High Priestess is to choose which girls are worthy of the Guild and buy them or perhaps acquire them through other means.
"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam
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Maybe one of the responsibilities of the High Priestess is to choose which girls are worthy of the Guild and buy them or perhaps acquire them through other means.
I like this explaination of her leaving the Guild more than her having a terminal illness. If she left due to illness, why would they let her come back.
As for the syringe, I honestly have no clue.
The anti-aging idea is interesting. However, I really can't sink my teeth into it. Sure, Nandi says Inara hasn't changed and Nandi does look older, but Inara/Morena strikes me as being one of those "ageless beauties" who look roughly mid 20s to mid 30s for most of their lives. Also, Nandi was living under much harsher conditions, which would age her more than Inara in her gentler environment.
I like the deep coma idea, trick the reavers into thinking she's dead already. No fun. Hmmm. However, when the drug wears off, where would Serenity be? Wouldn't it be a reaver ship? So, she'd still be alive and still in reaver hands.
I also like the pshcyo killer bitch drug idea. Turn off the pain receptors, increase the adrenaline, become a berserkr, go down fighting.
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