Who is your favorite character?

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STIZO

Friday, January 16, 2004 5:10 PM

whoops, gorram thing posted twice...

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WASH:
"Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."
"I think we should call it...your grave!"
"Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"
"Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh...now die!"

ANKHAGOGO

Monday, January 19, 2004 3:26 AM

Boy, I bet I don't get to bed at a decent hour tonight...posting about this show is addictive. :)

I really can't decide who my favourite is. So I'll join in on the "what's cool about each person" thingie.

Inara -- You know, I didn't like her at all at first. I just thought, "Oh, typical hot chick -- dark hair, dark eyes, all mysterious and seductive...boring." But when she lost her composure after kissing Mal & passing out in "Our Mrs Reynolds", I started to like her. She's also very sweet to Kaylee, who obviously has never seen anyone more glamourous, and she's very protective of River, too. She's very sisterly to both of them, and I think all three of them need that.

Wash -- Men who make me laugh are excellent. Wash is kind of a dork (which is not a bad thing in my opinion),he's very good at what he does, and he doesn't seem to be at all bothered by the fact that his wife kicks ass on a regular basis and he just doesn't.

Zoe -- I like her, but I can't quite articulate why, other than whoo hoo! A girl who kicks ass! I really want to know the story of how she and Wash got together.

Jayne -- Who said it? His complete lack of mouth-to-brain filter is great,as is the fact that he's very basic in his thoughts. And what a merc --wondering if there's gold inside Tracey's body. I also like the fact that I don't quite trust him completely -- I almost do, but not quite.

Simon -- The obvious someone else has already said -- he gave up his whole life -including the rest of his family, not to mention money -- to save his sister, and now is doing everything he can to fix her. I swear, watching him climb on that pyre with her makes me weepy every time I see it. He's a little formal, but it's a nice contrast to everyone else, and he also is a slight dork. It's very cute to watch how Kaylee, the least intimidating person in the galaxy, can turn him into a blithering idiot.

Book -- Could we please have one more unanswered question about him? Oh, it's just making me crazy! I like the sometimes implication that Shepard's the only voice of reason on the ship, or as Ron Glass said, that he's the conscience. It's not that I think the rest of em would be out doing brutal things without him, it's just that I think he does sometimes center everyone.

River -- I think it's better that she's not quite right. If she were perfectly sane, and as off-the-charts intelligent as Simon said, she would be very scary. She's freaky anyway, and I always like that. I also find it interesting that even as damaged as she has been, River still trusts people other than her brother.

Kaylee -- Kaylee's adorable, let's face it. She's a sweet fairly naive little farm girl who isn't annoying in her perkiness, and that's a neat trick. Some of my favourite Kaylee scenes are in "Shindig" -- her big eyes at the chandelier, the very end where she's just sitting there, looking at her dress. And even after all the crap they've been through, she shows no signs of becoming cynical or jaded.

Mal-- He's a stand-up guy who definitely inspires loyalty, and sometimes he does the right thing even if it's gonna hurt. His crew takes him seriously, but not so seriously that they don't feel comfortable giving him massive amounts of crap when he needs it. The relationship between him and Zoe is interesting, in that you so rarely see a solid male/female-non-sexual-bond like that in a show. The dynamic between him and Kaylee is even more interesting to me, because if you notice,they're very huggy with one another, and Mal's not touchy-feely with anyone else. He goes out of his way sometimes to soften his attitude when he's talking to Kaylee. He's exactly the guy you want in charge, because you know he'll do his dead-level best to take care of you, even if he never let you really get to know him.
Mal would break my heart.

It's a little strange to me, because it's so rare that I pretty much like everyone in an ensemble cast, and often, the "main" character isn't nearly as interesting as everyone else. Doesn't seem to be the case here...

Ankhagogo

FIREFLYWILDCARD1

Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:15 PM

Favorites, favorites. They are all great however, I do have a few that I like above the rest. They appear in order (top to bottom) of most fav to fav.

Mal - he's honest, he's honorable, he's strong, he's got a great sense of humor (loved the prank he pulled on Simon in "Serenity"), he's deep, he's tortured, and he's loyal. He also never gives up. He might have lost his faith, but he never gave up on life and living his life to the fullest. He is also willing to sacrifice everything he has (except maybe his ship) for the people he cares about.

Zoe - she's loyal, she's not afraid to argue with those she respects, she's strong, she's honorable, she's resilient, and she's a warrior woman. She knows how to take care of herself and is capable of doing so. She is able to love after what she's experienced. She can kick some serious pi gu (ass).

River - have to love how she moves throughout every episode. Summer Glau has integrated the perfect amount of her dancer's grace into everything River does (just look at the scene in OIS where she picks up the twig (gun)). I love her disjointed speach.

Kaylee - I love how she's so sunny most of the time. I also love how she just randomly gives Mal kisses on the cheek.

KINGOFKOINS

Friday, January 30, 2004 6:41 AM

Mal, without a doubt.

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TMURRIE

Friday, February 6, 2004 5:41 AM

Jayne. He is completely different from me and I don't want to watch people who are like me, if I wanted to do that, I would look in a mirror!

RHOETUS

Wednesday, April 7, 2004 5:55 PM

Jayne, no wait, Mal....no wait, Jayne....
well, my favorite scenes usually include the two of them.
Jayne is so.... ... Jayne... big, dumb, treacherous, but kinda cares about them all too.... and Mal? Well its like SEGURANT posted.... thats why I like him.

-"I call it Vera."

IAMJACKSUSERNAME

Wednesday, April 7, 2004 8:50 PM

Wash, and not just because everyone knows he's the funny one. He's not as pure as Simon which makes him more interesting for me, and I think of him as the conscience of the group, definitely not Book.

"Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail."

"stealing from the rich, selling to the poor".

"Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"

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EMBERS

Wednesday, April 7, 2004 10:18 PM

Mal: he is cynical and unhappy but completely devoted to his crew

Zoe: she is so strong and beautiful

Jayne: he is worthless except for that heart that peeks through and surprises me

River: who is so compelling in her innocence and her perception and her insanity

Kaylee: who is so sweet and loving and pure of heart...

Book: who has all kinds of hidden dark secrets I want to learn

Simon: who hasn't even begun to learn to be the man he will become

Wash: who is such a goof until the chips are down

and that is not in any particular order because I adore them all!
(not out of my mind about Inara...altho she was a lot of fun in Trash, so maybe I'll warm up to her someday...).

MISSOURIFIREFLY

Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:26 AM

Kaylee is definitely my favorite. I love how she always tries to be positive and gets along with everyone. I think she brings out the best in those around her...except maybe Simon, but that says more about him than her.

DARKARCHON

Friday, April 9, 2004 12:54 AM

A favorite character....Hmmmm. That is tough because they all have great aspects.
Mal is the quintesential leader, always putting others before himself and that code of honor of his scores major cool points.
Zoe is the 'warrior woman' which is cool in and of itself IMO, but she is also feminine which is not so easy to pull off.
Jayne....hehe...well, what can I say that hasn't been said already? Not as smart as he thinks he is and not as dumb as others take him for, this character had LOTS of room for development and you know it would be funny in the finding out.
Kaylee, sweet Kaylee...I forget who said it but it's true, she IS the heart of the ship/crew. Everyone laughs and cries with her and has also been pointed out...she is very cute.
Sheppard Book's character poses some very interesting questions that could have spawned a few intriguing episodes for sure...was he good, bad, or a neutral element just trying to make his way in the 'verse?
Simon is even a better example of selflessness than the cap'n and has some rather good one liners if I do say so myself.
River...wow...talk about potential for character development and extremely well done by Summer Glau. Shew always added a bit of random spice to the show( as well as the crew's lives).
Wash, the ever comical and sometimes serious pilot extrordinaire. He rarely fails to bring a smile in anticipation of antics and quips.
Inara, the picture of culture and grace but with a secret. I think she is easily the most underated character because her role seems so obvious, i.e. to provide romantic tension with Mal, but IMO has some potential to be the focus of more than one or two episodes.

Truly, the best thing is no single character but the interaction between them that causes the 'magic' of the Firefly experience and losing any of them would have hurt the show.

Two by two, hands of blue

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