Your reaction? [Serenity Spoiler]

POSTED BY: iheartwash
UPDATED: Thursday, December 22, 2005 12:55
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SHEPARDGHOST

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 6:42 AM

I was completly shocked it was like being hit from behind with a shovel or something. Im still broken up about it. Its just horrible. Who will care for the dinosaurs?!

GIANTEVILHEAD

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 7:05 AM

My reaction was: "Interesting, Wash seems to be dead, how unfortunate." I then did a mind meld, recharged my power node, and updated my logic chip.

"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam

RCAT

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 8:26 AM

My reaction was also of shock and total lack of comprehension. I have no idea how the rest of the theater reacted. I remember gasping and staring at that tree sized spike, and the thought "how can he live through that" actually flashed in my mind for a moment. I think I said something clever like "bu...wha?" and looked over at my friend who looked back, also in disbelief w/ an expression that seemed to say "did that just happen?".

"She understands, but she doesn't comprehend."

CBY

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 8:46 AM

I didn't know anything and it was quite unexpected. But after all I think it was the best possible character death 'cause we will remember it forever. The death of Book was a bad joke compared to this.

I still fail to see the point of it for the story though. Frankly I think Joss wrote himself into a corner there and just wanted to get rid of Wash.

ZOID

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:13 AM

chrisisall wrote:

Quote:
Zoid, Shith aside, didja cry?...

First off, to iheartwash, I was just being playful. Like I always tell my son, "Remember, it's only a movie. The actor's still alive and performing in Spamalot on Broadway."

Don't take that the wrong way. I've been head over heels in love with Firefly since the first episode aired on F*x, and I am very serious about my commitment to it. But, we've gotta be able to laugh at ourselves a little bit, or else we wind up being a bunch of fascists, instead of freedom-loving Independents. When you said, "Noooooo!", Annakin-On-Stilts was my first thought. (NB: Sorry if that spoils SW:RotS for anybody.)

chrisisall:
Naw, I didn't cry for Wash, 'cuz who had time to cry? The movie zipped straight past it. Hell, even Zoe never cried for Wash. If that had been my wife impaled in the pilot's seat, Malcolm would've had to shoot me to get me to leave her side. I guess my emotional reactions could best be summed up (in order) as: shock, disbelief, dismay, disheartenment. I'm still working on acceptance. I'll get back to you, if I ever attain it.

As I wrote in another thread, hereabouts, the only thing that would make up for Wash's death a little bit, would be if Zoe is pregnant with Wash's child in the sequel. We all know how desperately she wants "to meet that child", according to HoG. The lost opportunities for both Wash and Zoe are the only things that haunt me about Serenity.

Well, that and never getting to truly discover who Book really is [/Niska voice].

Truly,

zoid

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RACOONBOY

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:26 AM

I was shocked and upset, despite the fact I already had it spoiled for me.

and just because Book is dead, doesn't mean we can't find out his past, it's not like there was really much chance of Book flat out telling them anyway, so not much change there.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 3:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by zoid:
When you said, "Noooooo!", Annakin-On-Stilts was my first thought. (NB: Sorry if that spoils SW:RotS for anybody.)

RotS is pre-spoiled. Goof all you want, my friend.

FFFan, but not fanatic Chrisisall

QUEENOFTHENORTH

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 3:54 PM

I didn't cry or anything, but I think this was mostly because I knew all about it beforehand. It was entirely spoiled for me. I even knew how it was gonna happen. So I walked in the first time and just listened to everyone else's reactions, cuz I had made my peace with it already. There was shocked gasps and cries, and I actually heard one person say, "OMG, they did NOT just do that!" But I have to admit, at the end of the movie when I saw Wash's dinosaurs still on the dashboard (or whatever you wanna call it), I did tear up then. Bastards.

Anyway, in each of my next two viewings, people gasped in shock and cried out at that instant every single time. There was even people talking afterwards how they couldn't believe that "he was killed." I'm assuming Wash, cuz Book's death was classic movie death. It didn't really impact people.

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HIGHWIREDSITH

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:31 PM

Having not seen a single episode or even heard of Firefly before I saw Serenity, his death didn't bother me much. Sure he was a cool character, but (to quote the bad guy), he had a good death and a great death scene.

Have since watched every episode at least twice (some multiple times) and I know when I get the DVD today and watch his death again it will pain me to no end. Wash is (or was) a great character, one half of the comedy team (the other being, of course, Jayne) that makes this show so memorable and re-watchable. If this were Star Trek, there might be hope of seeing him again in the Nexus or something (blah!). Prequels maybe? Okay, bad word - prequel, I know (thanks George Lucas!), but I still like to have a little hope.

GEEJAKE

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 7:42 PM

I agree with BROWNCOATER Books Death is more devastating...He has a secret past (possibly alliance)Wash was a fine character but he was more comic relief then anything and all of the Characters are funny...Plus it seems Mal ,River or first mate Zoe can fly the ship...Or they could replace the pilot...
It was sad to see both of them go..

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