Why can't we be more like Mal?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 17:24
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Quote:Damn.
Originally posted by SimonWho:
Why on earth would we want to be like Mal? The guy's a loser!
He has no sense of direction or focus ("the wind blows North, I go North")
He's too chicken to go after the girl he wants.
His income keeps dropping, despite being willing to do almost any job.
He gets over-sentimental about his passengers (keeping River and Simon on board) and over-harsh on those he doesn't know (throwing the guy to the Reavers)
He fought a war, lost and still hasn't gotten over it years later (say it with me: therapy)
He has one outfit and it's all patches and stitched up.
He also suffers from bed hair.
Looo-hooo-hooooooooo-ser!
All of the above sorta describes me.
Except I don't have passengers.
Bed hair Chrisisall
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Quote:Me an' Citizen got into a big duke-aroo over this point a while back, and again I must ask (whether they're on a moon in the future, or a desert in RL), what was Mal to do? Tie him up and leave him to die of de-hydration?
Originally posted by chronicthehedgehog:
He shot the surrendering pilot of the ship that killed Book, a step too far in the real world.
Couldn't take him along...no time to watch him, seein' as they needed to leave, PRONTO!
What- let Kaylee give him a two minute lecture on his poor choice of allegiance and hope he switches sides?
From a short list of bad choices, I still think he made the best one.
Am I missing an option?
Ready for the next firestorm Chrisisall
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
From a short list of bad choices, I still think he made the best one.
Am I missing an option?
How about tying him up, and leaving him for his Alliance cronies to find after he doesn't return to base. Then he can try to explain how he got shot down by a man of the cloth while he is sliding down the Operatives sword.
De-lurking to stir stuff up.
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Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
Why on earth would we want to be like Mal? The guy's a loser!
He has no sense of direction or focus ("the wind blows North, I go North")
He's too chicken to go after the girl he wants.
His income keeps dropping, despite being willing to do almost any job.
He gets over-sentimental about his passengers (keeping River and Simon on board) and over-harsh on those he doesn't know (throwing the guy to the Reavers)
He fought a war, lost and still hasn't gotten over it years later (say it with me: therapy)
He has one outfit and it's all patches and stitched up.
He also suffers from bed hair.
Looo-hooo-hooooooooo-ser!
Maybe my sarcasm meter is a might off, but wth?
He has no sense of direction or focus - Maybe. But out on the rim, that isn't always a necessity.
He's too chicken to go after the girl he wants. - Inara hasn't been very proactive in that area either.
His income keeps dropping, despite being willing to do almost any job. - The Alliance makes it harder to get decent, well-paying jobs, which means he has to make decisions that keep him from earning a steady income.
He gets over-sentimental about his passengers (keeping River and Simon on board) and over-harsh on those he doesn't know (throwing the guy to the Reavers) - Maybe he was too harsh on that man, but Mal's main priority is to look after his own first. And keeping River and Simon on board is a little thing called compassion. It's a sign you're still human.
He fought a war, lost and still hasn't gotten over it years later (say it with me: therapy) - I'll agree, he could use a few sessions with a shrink, but a war that spans the entire universe has a tendency to stay with a person.
He has one outfit and it's all patches and stitched up. - See comment about income.
He also suffers from bed hair. - Mal's bed hair is cute, thank you very much.
If Mal's a loser, then paste an "L" on my forehead, cause I'm one too.
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Quote:Nah, it was a hit and run, those that can't run are left behind, so again we have death by de-hydration.
Originally posted by BigDamnNobody:
How about tying him up, and leaving him for his Alliance cronies to find after he doesn't return to base. Then he can try to explain how he got shot down by a man of the cloth while he is sliding down the Operatives sword.
I'd rather be shot.
Not fluffy Chrisisall
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Seriously,
Seen a lot of people die, but never killed one (except possibly by medical misadventure, and that one time it wasn't me, it was the other dude - I just cleaned up). I have to say I took no pleasure or satisfaction in anyone's death.
But as to all the other stuff about Mal, its' TOO DAMN HARD to be so cussed independent you can't fit into the system anywhere!
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You sayin' Mal is independent to the point of self-destruction?
Hmmmm.
Chrisisall
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Yeah, sigh. 
You can't take on the 'verse by yourself.
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Mal + the Operative = Spider-man + the Punisher.
Let's get to work.
Chrisisall
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