how long has Mal owned Serenity?

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KAIO

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:59 AM

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Originally posted by ncbrowncoat:
The only problem is the screen in the BDM that the Operative looks at lists Mal's rank as Captain in the 57 Overlanders.

Being a former Sergeant I'd much rather be a Sergeant than a Captain.

I'm going to agree with ncbrowncoat here, seeing as how Mal is very sentimental towards the war, he would have seen himself still as a Sergeant, since his Captain promotion was just a technicality.

DECAF

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 1:22 AM

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Being a former Sergeant I'd much rather be a Sergeant than a Captain.

Being a current Sergeant I have to agree. Mal shows all the signs of an NCO (i.e. he knows what the hell he's doing). I don't think I can accept the field promotion theory until I see Mal get everyone lost while using a map.

Where is the POW reference from? The deleted pilot scenes suggest that the two sides had already come to terms by the time they were evacuated from Serenity Valley. There would be no need for prisoners if the war was over unless you're looking for political vindication, which is the last thing the Alliance needed. They needed the Independents to finally accept Alliance control or the war would start all over again.

My personal theory is that he took whatever 30 pieces of silver he was given not to cause anymore trouble and spent the next year making it into enough to buy his freedom (a.k.a. Serenity).

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NCBROWNCOAT

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:19 AM

The POW reference is from the Visual Companion. Joss wrote an article to explain things and he said that the survivors from Serenity Valley were held as POWs for a while. Some wanted to prosecute them for war crimes but they were eventually released.

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER

Monday, March 5, 2007 11:51 PM

I think it's been about 5 years by the time of the pilot episode being set. Gives time for the crew to slowly build to the size it was at the start of the series, and allows for Niska-indicated "reputation" to have been built.

Now...on the matter of how Mal afforded her...I have this wacky idea that Mal's mysterious background (cuz I know there's more than just a family cattle ranch, damn it!) includes having a wealthy relative who made sure Mal got paid off to not come along one day and cause trouble. Not a whole lot...but enough to get Serenity, entice Wash initially (cuz he hadn't met Zoe yet) and hire Bester, and get his ship fixed enough to move. Cuz I can't imagine the Alliance giving Mal compensation for having his home blown to shit during an orbital bombardment...less it was a vengeance measure by some rogue ship commander. And getting back pay for his role as a rebel army NCO? More plausible, but I can't imagine it being a whole lot, even if he got a last-minute battlefield commission.

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