Favorite non-verbal character moments

POSTED BY: shambleau
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SHAMBLEAU

Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:30 PM

One of the many glories of Firefly is that so much is said visually. Simon is urged to tell a funny story and there's a quick cut to River. Her eyes are shining. She's expectant. "It's going to be a great story! My brother is so shiny!" is all there in one brief reaction shot. I started thinking about the scenes which brought out something about the characters' inner cores without a word being said.

Man, there are so many! Zoe standing in the moonlight looking scary and cool as hell after cutting the throat of an Alliance scout. River gazing in delight at the stars.

Here's some more for each character. Jayne leering at Inara when the Councilor leaves and Inara rolling her eyes. Inara, with her head cocked and a "Well? I'm waiting!" expression on her face after she asks Mal what the last cargo they smuggled was. Mal's destroyed expression watching the Alliance ships land. The look on Wash's face as he rises unsteadily to his feet, right before he says "Bastard's not gonna GET days!" Simon watching River dance with a mixture of surprise, pride and love. Book performing last rites over the bodies of the bandits Mal killed while everybody else ignores them and dances, In OMR. Kaylee eating chocolates and looking at her frilly dress and don't forgeet the strawberry scene!

This is just scratching the surface, too! Any body else have any others?

shambleau

HANS

Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:40 PM

Someone pointed this out in another thread, so I can't take credit, but it's a great moment. In Out of Gas, when Mal is trying to get Wash up to the bridge, there's a moment where he gets angry and pushes him up against the wall of the sick bay. Jayne, the ultimate badass, takes a step backwards when he sees Mal's fury. That reaction is great, and really adds to the intensity of the scene.

Hans

SHINY

Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:51 PM

There's also the shot in Serenity of badass Jayne worriedly peering into the infirmary window as Simon operates on Kaylee...a nice moment that humanizes Jayne and shows how important Kaylee is to the ship and crew.

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

SOUPCATCHER

Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:14 PM

Just a few that popped into my head:

Saffron rolling her eyes right before she kicks Wash into unconsciousness in OMR.

Mal and Zoe's reaction in Ariel when Jayne blurts out his lines to the check-in nurse.

After Mal insults Kaylee in Shindig, Zoe's look and her taking the heavy (according to him) bag from Mal and effortlessly shouldering it and walking off.

Somebody referenced Wash's look in WS right before he gets all macho. I love the look on Zoe's face right after he says that line. I always interpreted it as a sense of loss (probably over-reading).

Jayne in his bunk in Message. Pulling off the blanket covering his guns, and going back to sleep.

The back and forth between Mal and Book in WS when Mal realizes they are headed for a net. He looks to Book for confirmation and Book nods. I thought that was a nice touch.

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BRITCHICK

Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:45 PM

Jaynestown... when Jayne is in the infirmary, taping a gun to his side.... Mal tells him he can't do that, and Jayne realises he has to pull off the tape. That little-boy look from Jayne is excellent!

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BLUESUNCORPORATEGOON

Thursday, February 26, 2004 11:24 PM

i gotta say that my favorite non verbal moment was...

When Jayne is on the table drugged up after his fall in Trash,and Simon explains to him why he can't move ('pine ok??)and why he will never hurt him and Jayne says "Anybody there?"
River leans her head into the room and Jayne's expression is Priceless..."Anybody else?"

BSCG

I'll be in my bunk.-Jayne

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Thursday, February 26, 2004 11:32 PM

River standing on the catwalk in OiS. Best shot in the series. Creepy as hell to look at and spake volumes about the character - the connection with the ship, the head tilted to one side as if listening when she heard everything wherever she was, the fact she was in the same reality as everyone, but seeing things from an outside angle.

"I threw up on your bed"

TMURRIE

Friday, February 27, 2004 12:02 AM

In Heat of Gold when Inara's friend gets killed. At first Mal and Inara look worried and sad at the body and at eachother, then she gives him this look of hatred, and he nods and runs off to go get the guy.(I can't remember the names)

And in out of gas when Jayne askes Inara for her companion stories. Then she says" Oh I have stories, funny and sexy" Then the look of Jayne is just so priceless...

THRAWN

Friday, February 27, 2004 12:12 AM

OMR, when Saffron says "do you want me to...wash your feet?" Mal has the funniest look ever.

Also when she first says she's his wife, his very stupid expression and the blink. Very nice.

FREMDFIRMA

Friday, February 27, 2004 1:01 AM

Two moments.

#1 - "That's why I never kiss em on the mouth" - DEAD silence and the *whole crew* slowly turning to Jayne with this repulsed, shocked look...

#2 - Jaynes suggestive-adoring leer as he strokes Vera after telling Mal her name...

-frem
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