Firefly Character Deaths
POSTED BY: SergeantX
UPDATED: Sunday, September 28, 2003 22:12
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Dont want to see any of'em killed off!
Grown so fond of them all.
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Have to say, don't really wanna see any of em killed off either.
But if they do I say leave em dead. To many resurrections gets way too unbelievable. Yeah, I know it's sci-fi, but the characters are people not superhereos & I like em that way. Mal's heart quit beating, he was revived, not resurrected.
Mal: “See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown!”
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Originally posted by SergeantX:
How would you react if they killed off your favorite Firefly character?
Too early to tell this one, really. Everybody's too integral to the plot, or there are too many unknown variables. Also, those who have perished in Buffy haven't necessarily been part of the core cast. Angel is a different ballgame, of course. I'd go with a strong likelihood of getting dead:
Mal: None - he's the hub of the wheel
Wash & Zoe: None - they're the only spokes Mal has
Jayne: Possible - likely for no good reason
Kaylee: Possible, but not a wise choice
Inara: Possible, but not a wise choice
Book: STRONG - once we find out what he's about
Simon: None - because he's stuck with his sister
River: None - too much fun to write about
All opinions are mine own - Sarge you pick the bestest topics!
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Originally posted by SergeantX:
How would you react if they killed off your favorite Firefly character?
Too early to tell this one, really. Everybody's too integral to the plot, or there are too many unknown variables. Also, those who have perished in Buffy haven't necessarily been part of the core cast. Angel is a different ballgame, of course. I'd go with a strong likelihood of getting dead:
Mal: None - he's the hub of the wheel
Wash & Zoe: None - they're the only spokes Mal has
Jayne: Possible - likely for no good reason
Kaylee: Possible, but not a wise choice
Inara: Possible, but not a wise choice
Book: STRONG - once we find out what he's about
Simon: None - because he's stuck with his sister
River: None - too much fun to write about
All opinions are mine own - Sarge you pick the bestest topics!
Great topic!!!
I agree w/ Chainnain for the most part, but it goes a little more like this:
Mal: Can't kill him off. He is the pivotal character. Without Mal, there is no need to stay out in the black. It's his ship, and he and Serenity are only flying out there on the fringe of space because Mal wants to avoid the Alliance and deal with his demons.
Zoe: She is a possibility, but only because of the emotional upheaval it would cause to Mal & Wash. Zoe is Mal's right hand & the only one to have been through the thick of it w/ Mal & see the horrors he has. To lose that connection would be devastating for Mal. As for Wash, Zoe is his wife, and the love of his life. Without her, he would most likely leave Serenity.
Wash: Possible. The loss of Wash would be devastating to Zoe. Wash helps to keep Zoe grounded, and he is like her comedy relief. Without him, she might become mired in the horrors she has seen, as Mal seems to have from time to time.
Jayne: Possible (Gods I hope not!!!). Jayne is a mercenary, and we have seen that he will do nearly anything for money, up to and including selling out River. One of his schemes could come back to haunt him one day. His loss might not be felt that greatly by the crew, who seem to tolerate him for the most part, but it would hit fans hard.
Kaylee: Good possibility. Sure she is a great engineer, but another engineer could always be found. The budding romance w/ Simon could lead to good plotlines down the road, but her death could allow us to see much more. Mal, Simon and River would be the most affected. Mal seems to look on her somewhat as a kid sister. He took her from home, so he would have the whole burden of guilt thing. Simon would carry around unrequitted love. River would be affected as Kaylee is closest to her age and is somewhat of a friend. Lots of potential here for character dynamics to play out.
Inara: Another good possiblity. Sure there seems to be some chemistry between her and Mal (see how everyone is tied to Mal=pivotal character), but her death could give the writers more grief and brooding potential for Mal. They could have a lot of vengence material to work w/ if she were killed. Though a good character, and she adds class to the ship, she is not pivotal to the show.
Book: Strong possibility. You could write a whole season on delving into Book's past, finding out about his ties to the Alliance, what he did (can anyone say a flashback episode), why his simply showing his papers causes Alliance officers to rush to his aid & save his life. There could even be a tie in to the War and perhaps some action that Mal & Zoe saw.
Simon: Possible. He is the anchor in the tempest that is River's life. Without the anchor, what would River do? What would she become? What would she be driven to do? What about the budding romance w/ Kaylee? What would his loss do to her?
River: Possible, but not likely. River is like the sleeper plot. You have an idea of what is going on there, but we have solid idea of what was done to her or why. There could be lots of episodes tied up into digging i
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"Jayne: Possible - likely for no good reason"
Actually, I would rate Jayne as the most likely to get killed. He likes being thought the hero and good guy. So far, he and Mal know what a low down snake and fraud all his heroics have been to date. So I see him as needing to prove himself a real life bona fide hero on purpose.
And Jayne ain't the brightest bulb in the string. So I can see him trying to be a hero and getting killed in the process quite easily.
Note in War Stories, he was the one on point raiding Niska's space station. Even took a slug at one point.
"Wash, where is my damn spaceship?"
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Oddly, I think of all the "expendable" characters Jayne is the least likely to get killed off. The emotional payoff for the crew at this point in the story would be nil. Even if he died sacrificing himself for someone else, which is itself highly unlikely to happen anytime soon, it still wouldn't resonate the way the death of Wash or Kaylee would. Jayne simply isn't loved or respected enough to get a truly dramatic reaction (without seeming forced) out of anyone.
"I was gonna get me an ear, too." - Jayne
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Originally posted by Drakon:
Actually, I would rate Jayne as the most likely to get killed. He likes being thought the hero and good guy.
Yes, but this is JOSS WHEDON we're talking about. when I said he would kill off Jayne for no good reason, I was thinking that it would happen without him being able to prove he is in fact the hero and a good guy at heart. Joss already did that in season one of Angel when Doyle sacrified himself for demon-kind. Jayne would die - probably by being in the wrong place at the wrong time - and somehow Mal would end up feeling responsible for it. A job that not only doesn't go smooth, it gets pretty darn rocky.
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