Kaylee broke my heart

POSTED BY: mink
UPDATED: Sunday, October 1, 2006 07:05
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MINK

Thursday, September 28, 2006 8:00 PM

It's been a strange week. I first watched the Serenity movie about a week ago. I felt like a kid again. Got the Serenity episode from iTunes & watched that, but in the meantime I have to step back for a while.

I'm new here, but this seems like the one place where people will appreciate where I'm coming from. I've always been prone to passing obsessions with fictional females and/or actresses (to say nothing of real ones, but that's another topic altogether), but at the moment I am dealing with the death of a family member, an aunt who cared for me a great deal when I was very young. That, in turn, has somehow fueled my current Firefly craze. Clearly, Kaylee, besides being just freakin' hot (as are the others, mind you), is the very essence of a caring nurturer, so something in my psyche has latched on and has been difficult to overcome.

More generally, the whole Firefly phenomenon is oddly parallel to my current experience. One of the overarching themes of Firefly fandom is a certain grief that the show was taken away prematurely and will probably never come back. Letting go is always a great challenge. It's just funny that the one thing that I latched onto to distract myself from pain brought me right back to where I was trying to get away from. Probably not a bad thing, I guess.

Kaylee broke my heart by not being real. Jewel Staite is real, but she is not Kaylee. I shouldn't really blame the girl, but I keep recalling the words of the Captain. To paraphrase slightly: "My heart don't break. If my heart breaks, you broke it."

Anyway, here's to the great hope, that someday the crew will ride again. Nice to meet y'all.

SHROUDED

Thursday, September 28, 2006 8:10 PM

Welcome to the 'Verse. Just to tell ya, they're not really "Serenity" episodes, but Firefly episodes - but that's okay.

I'm really sorry to hear about your aunt. I know what it feels like to lose someone close to you, and I sincerely hope everything turns out to the best it can be after such a tragedy.

Once again, welcome to the 'Verse, and fly on, fellow Browncoat!

(P.S., I know how you feel about Kaylee, too - only for me it's Simon.... or Wash... or Mal... or Jayne... probably not Book...)

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The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am. - Steve Irwin, our Honorary BDH

MINK

Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:07 PM

I meant the Firefly episode entitled "Serenity".

SHROUDED

Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:09 PM

Ohh... haha, I knew that.

I musta seen an s at the end of episode.

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The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am. - Steve Irwin, our Honorary BDH

ADAMWANKENOBI

Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:13 PM

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Clearly, Kaylee, besides being just freakin' hot

Now THAT is is an understatement.

PKJEDI

Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:21 PM

First off, sorry to hear about your aunt.

I get what you're saying about Kaylee though, I was first getting into Firefly after a nasty break up and gravitated to Inara and River mostly, but Kaylee as well.

plus the theme kinda hit be a'right too, but it's a great community to find one's self a part of.

I can kill you with my brain...

Shiny, Let's be bad guys

Time for some thrilling heroics

SUNNYJ

Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:34 PM

Hiya Mink, its real shiny to have you on board. Sorry for your loss.
Second that understatement! I was lucky enough to meet Jewel at Serenity3 2 weeks ago (has it been that long already!) Even though she plays Kaylee she is just as lovely!
Once again, welcome. Glad you've found the show and all of us.

'Poor little thing. Never even saw the light of day, now its in showbusiness!'

MINK

Friday, September 29, 2006 2:52 AM

Don't get me wrong, River is crazy sexy. I want to have a sleepover with Ms. Glau. That said, I am a married man, so you may never quote me on this.

River and Kaylee are but two aspects of the many-faced godess that is the Firefly crew, female side. The other two...cut me some slack here, I can only process so much at once.

MINK

Friday, September 29, 2006 2:52 AM

Don't get me wrong, River is crazy sexy. I want to have a sleepover with Ms. Glau. That said, I am a married man, so you may never quote me on this.

River and Kaylee are but two aspects of the many-faced godess that is the Firefly crew, female side. The other two...cut me some slack here, I can only process so much at once.

YINYANG

Friday, September 29, 2006 3:01 AM

Welcome to the 'verse! Sorry about your aunt...

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