Theory on Inara's Needle Box Thingy

POSTED BY: geordiesteve2003
UPDATED: Thursday, February 26, 2004 18:48
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NOOCYTE

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:00 PM

It also occurs to me that the potion in question could be sufficiently deadly that any necrophagously feasting reaver would get a taste of her own medicine. It would be like Inara to get a bit of vengeance from beyond the grave!

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GEORDIESTEVE2003

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:35 PM

I actually think this is too easy, which is why I suggested an alternative to all of those we've had so far. Joss Whedon is known for his unpredictability, as often other writers have said they think a show is going left, and it goes right. Jane Espenson on the DVD said the same of Firefly, she thought she knew where it was going, but no doubt he had something else planned. Junkie, hmm, I dont think so, suicide kit, no, too easy, and if he was going somewhere with it, definately so. I'm gonna stick with my current hand at the moment on the Pill, not going for double jeopardy.

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Originally posted by Noocyte:
You know, I would in no way put it past Joss to be yanking our chains on this one. My belief is that it was a suicide shot, and that Joss was laying a bit of mischievous misdirection on us (and Nathan played along with his "She's a junkie" quip).

Some really intriguing theories put forth here, but I really just think whe was thinking of snuffing it rather than become Reaver sashimi.

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SHINY

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:39 PM

Maybe it's a type of advanced sexually-transmitted-disease-in-a-vial and the real reason Inara had to leave Sinhon was she became (was forced to become?) some kind of assassin...or perhaps she's supposed to infect as many people in 'elite' positions out among the border planets so they can be later blackmailed/controlled by the Guild/Alliance/Blue Sun/nameless conspirators witholding the antidote/treatment?

RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.

TMURRIE

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:52 PM

Well, I don't really have much of a theory myself. But she did look at it quite worried. As if she didn't want to lose it. It could have been something very very close to her that she didn't want the reavers to have, even if she died, she didn't want this in the wrong hands. Or I could be wrong. Before I heard the commentary, I had no idea what it was, but a suicide kit could be possible, it does make sense. We definatly don't have enough information. The show didn't go on long enough, and so we didn't really get to know Inara, or what kind the role of companion is in this new universe.

PALEHORSE

Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:20 AM

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Originally posted by Shiny:
Maybe it's a type of advanced sexually-transmitted-disease-in-a-vial and the real reason Inara had to leave Sinhon was she became (was forced to become?) some kind of assassin...or perhaps she's supposed to infect as many people in 'elite' positions out among the border planets so they can be later blackmailed/controlled by the Guild/Alliance/Blue Sun/nameless conspirators witholding the antidote/treatment?

RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.

Here's a thought.(read the whole thing)

Inara is ALREADY pregnant and the drug, in normal usage, holds the zygote in a non-developmental stasis. In a large dose the drug causes the termination of pregnancy. Her check-up COULD have been a pre-natal.

I'm coming at this from the perspective of a father who has experienced the greatest fear. My daughter's birth was an emergency c-section due to placental abruption. The way things were going I was sure that I would lose one of the two most important people in my life, wife or daughter. Both lived and are well, but that fear haunts me to this day.

If Joss is serious about the non-suicide statement then Inara's open fear and desperation could be for her unborn. Were she to survive and be brainwashed, becoming a reaver, her unborn child would then come to term and be born knowing nothing of kindness or humanity.

As to why Joss would write her as pregnant:
-It would mess with the relationship with Mal.
-She couldn't get pregnant.
-Inara's order of companions choose their clients from the cream of the crop. Inara was highly placed in her order. Who's child could she be carying?

There were prodigies and portents enough, One-Eye says. We must blame ourselves for misinterpreting them. One-Eye's handicap in no way impairs his marvelous hindsight.

GUNRUNNER

Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:42 AM

Maybe that needle wasn’t to put something in to Inara but take something out? Take out some blood for a DNA sample so that if her body is taken by the Reavers there is evidence that she is dead and her friends and family knows she is gone. Maybe the box is jettisoned in to space with some kind of homing beacon that the Guild knows to look for.

PALEHORSE

Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:49 PM

Defense of pregnancy idea:

Joss and iconography, they go hand in hand. The price of having been Catholic.

How cool would he think it to merge Mary Magdelene with Holy Mother Mary.

There were prodigies and portents enough, One-Eye says. We must blame ourselves for misinterpreting them. One-Eye's handicap in no way impairs his marvelous hindsight.

SAFFY

Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:21 PM

You know, this reminds me of an endless thread from the Titanic fan forums a few years ago: "Did Rose die or dream at the end?"

SUINEGAGPF

Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:36 PM

Here's my theory:

The vile contains some sort of Insta-Steroid to instantly bulk her up like Jayne. That way she could defend herself. The reason that she looked concerned about having to use it was that it may be difficult to reverse the effects thus making it harder to get clients if she looked like Jayne.

-Dave

IRISANNE

Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:12 AM

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Originally posted by suinegagpf:
Here's my theory:

The vile contains some sort of Insta-Steroid to instantly bulk her up like Jayne. That way she could defend herself. The reason that she looked concerned about having to use it was that it may be difficult to reverse the effects thus making it harder to get clients if she looked like Jayne.

-Dave

Hahahaha! I love this. It's like "Inara meets The Incredible Hulk."

I can just picture it!

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