Jayne's a bad guy??

POSTED BY: msg
UPDATED: Thursday, June 15, 2006 15:35
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MSG

Tuesday, June 13, 2006 3:54 PM

I would also like to point out that in The Message it's obvious that one of Jayne uses for the money he gets is to support his family ( mom and sister) so there may be an underlying pressure for him. I guess I just see Jayne as loveable and fun and that he occasionally has bad impulses but generally he's a decent guy:)

You're only young once, but you can be immature any time!

JUNIPER375

Tuesday, June 13, 2006 3:58 PM

Exactly, we all have faults. Goodness knows I have plenty...heehee.

SPACEANJL

Tuesday, June 13, 2006 4:00 PM

Off topic - I always thought Mattie was a brother, according to the shooting script?

SpaceAnJL

MORWEN112

Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:57 PM

Yeah, I think Mattie's a brother, SpaceAnJL.

I don't think that Jayne is "bad" in an evil way. It's not like he enjoys hurting people, not like Niska or Early do. Sure, he was threatening Laurence the Lawman in the first episode, but I think that was mostly for show. We know he isn't completely cold and conniving. He obviously cares about the welfare of his family (sending credits, keeping in contact with his mother) and he's obviously worried when Kaylee is hurt in Serenity and Book in Safe.

I think his major turning point was at the end of Ariel, when Mal puts him in the airlock and gives him a "talking to." You can see on his face that what Mal is saying about loyalty and sticking together is finally beginning to sink in. Later, he feels remorse for what he did (ie buying a crate of apples for the crew). And I think it completely threw him when Simon said that he wasn't going to hurt him in Trash.

So, sure, Jayne may not be exactly noble but I think he's still going through a change of heart. He's not "bad" per se...merely a little misguided. Besides, even when he's doing something less than honourable, he's still pretty darn funny.

Mine is an evil sugar high laugh! Bwahahahaha!

Morwen

JUUL

Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:32 PM

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Originally posted by SpaceAnJL:
Off topic - I always thought Mattie was a brother, according to the shooting script?

SpaceAnJL

Haven't read the shooting script. But you gotta wonder: Jayne has a girls name for a reason... maybe his sister has a boys name. Swapped at birth?

MSG

Thursday, June 15, 2006 3:35 PM

Now all I wonder is if Mattie has a nice woolen hat too...I really think Jayne is a decent guy who just has some bad impulses and the fact that he feels guilt and remorse shows he's pretty decent. Hmm maybe Jayne's mom meant to call him James but since she has such interesting spelling and all it just ended up Jayne:) Who knows

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