The hardest Question you might have to ever answer

POSTED BY: CountessMilady
UPDATED: Saturday, January 7, 2006 16:34
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ROCKETJOCK

Thursday, January 5, 2006 4:32 AM

Jayne:
"Shepherd Book always said, if you can't do somethin' smart..."
(Takes swig from Blue Sun booze bottle)
"...Do somethin' right."
(Slides bottle to Simon--who accepts it!)

Just a wonderfuly subtle moment, on about a dozen levels...

"She's tore up plenty. But she'll fly true." -- Zoë Washburn

EVERYWORLDSPINNIN

Thursday, January 5, 2006 5:17 AM

OK, I'll give two. One from the show, and one from the BDM.

Firefly: I think the best scene has to be at the end of the pilot, when Book is talking with Inara. This works on so many levels. First of all, the fact that Book, a preacher, is essentially confessing his fears to a Companion really illustrates how turned around life is in the black. Secondly, Book's words reminded me so much of a scene from one of my favorite movies, The Last Temptation of Christ. When Book says, "I think I'm on the wrong ship.", and Inara replies, "Maybe. But maybe you are exactly where you should be." This is very reminiscent of the scene in Last Temptation where Jesus, speaking one of the first times in public, seems more frightened of saying the right thing, than the wrong one. The look on Book's face indicates he may not know which one is worse, being in the place he should be, or being somewhere he shouldn't.

Serenity: I think easily the best scene is the first time we get to see Serenity. Seriously, you can tell how much Joss loves this ship, this crew, and this story. The camera actually floats like like an artist's paint brush back and forth, from tip to tail and back. And that music, I love the music in that scene. I got a little choked up then, and still do now.

The problem with capitalism is that it best rewards the worst part of us: the ruthless, competitive, conniving, opportunistic, acquisitive drives, giving little reward and often much punishment–or at least much handicap–to honesty, compassion, fair play, many forms of hard work, love of justice, and a concern for those in need.
– Michael Parenti

NELSOR

Thursday, January 5, 2006 5:24 AM

My favorite line, or monologue, if you will. is the whole opening to serenity part one, when wash is playing with the toy dinosaurs on the console. That cracked me up. "Curse your sudden, but inevitable, betrayal!"

CHRISPV

Thursday, January 5, 2006 5:45 AM

I dearly love the bit in the BDM when Mal starts giving the orders to the crew to rig up Serenity for the big infiltration. It's a sign of the tactical smarts he picked up during the war, and like he told Inara, we're seeing something new. This isn't Mal the man trying to get by. This is Mal at war, and you know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that somebody is about to get seriously messed up.

Close second, (and this might just be indicative of my most recent episode viewings, as the 'verse is chock full of brilliance) is quite simply this:

"Looks like business isn't running so much as crawling away."

Oooh, boy. There is an all express ride on the pain train coming for you today, buddy.

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal, Fox!

TMURRIE

Thursday, January 5, 2006 5:56 AM

In "War Stories".

Wash: Bastards' not gonna get days.

It's just how he went from quivering to standing tall and piloting out of there because he knew he has gone through nothing like that Captian would be at that moment.

Along with that, when they get back to Serenity and Simon asks if Wash is alright and he just keeps walking by and says "I'm fine".

Watch how I soar indeed, Wash...indeed.

ELEKA

Thursday, January 5, 2006 6:00 AM

The funeral at the end of "The Message."
It was my least favorite episode, but something about that bit just got to me. Maybe it was the fact that I knew that was the last part of Firefly they filmed, but it gets to me everytime.

Also have a thing for cool lighting and in BDM when River goes all bat shit on everyone in the Maidenhead. The blue light effect used in the start of that scene, makes my little theatre tech heart skip a beat.

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Jayne! Try not to steal too much of their shit.

MISSMADRASSA

Thursday, January 5, 2006 6:19 AM

Not many people will agree with me but I really love the scenes in Firefly between Mal and Inara that aren't expositional (is that a word?). Scenes that just show how cool and snarky they can both be. They push each other and they love it..

In the teaser of "Heart of Gold" for instance when she grabs his gun and says (paraphrasing) that any low-born petty crook knows that the small firearms go to the far left of the place setting. How cool. He doesn't know whether to slap her or take her right there on the table. BWAH!

MISSMADRASSA

Thursday, January 5, 2006 6:19 AM

accidentally update post twice- oh well- I'll have to give you numder 2: In BDM, definitely
: "But you fog things up. You always have- you spin me about. I wish like hell you were elsewhere."

sigh

DERANGEDMILK

Thursday, January 5, 2006 6:33 AM

A lot of choices and a lot of fine picks so far. I love talkin' to you folks.

For me it is Mal's "Y'all gonna be here when I wake up?" line from Out of Gas. That whole episode makes me so happy and it is just a fantastic ending. Wonderful. If ever I'm feeling down, that episode always brings me up.
-e

"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."

CLAYBO

Thursday, January 5, 2006 10:54 PM

In Shindig where Mal stabs Atherton twice just because it was funny... lol.

Guy killed me, Mal. He killed me with a sword. How weird is that?

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