Why do we women love Mal?
POSTED BY: ncbrowncoat
UPDATED: Monday, May 14, 2007 16:07
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Why do we women love Mal?
That's an easy question to ask and complex one to answer.
Of course there are the obvious ones. He's one fine looking man. Tall, just the right amount of muscles for his frame and do I need to mention the tight pants. And the naked scene in Trash.
Beautiful hair, incredible blue eyes.
Then there's Mal's personality and there's lots of contradictions here. He's so devoted to his "family" and his personal code of honor, and despite his occupation he is a good man. He also seems to show that he would give as much as he got if you could get him into bed. What woman wouldn't like that?
He is also complicated, frustrating, troubled and more than a bit lost. It seems to bring out the side of us that want to try to help him with his demons and make him whole again.
I could go on and on about each of these characteristics but I'll let you do that.
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I love Mal's character....
(But not in a "I want to do him!" kind of way. More a "What a beautiful piece of humanity" kind of way.)
... because he is a adult man. He's not a "youth" on a journey, he's not an unentangled, boy-ish creature like, say, John Crichton. He's not discovering a new world and defending his ideals.
He's not about adventure - although he enjoys it occasionally - but rather about responsibility.
It's so rare and so so so so so so so so sexy.
It seems like every male tv hero has to be Peter Pan. Mal is not. Mal is a father, if anything.
He makes tough choices and owns them and will be the "bad guy" for it. He is tied to his own self-imposed duties and he likes it that way. He's almost a committment-phile. His relationships on the show are all centered around the theme of family, not sex or power or Being Chosen.
But yes. It's the sense of responsibility and his giant paternal streak. That's what I LOVE about him.
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I can't help myself. He's just so pretty.
And, and, and... he's not afraid to cross-dress! He tried his best to help Yo-Saf-Bridge even after she knocked him out and almost helped kill his crew. He's mean, he knows it, and he's not afraid of it. But, he's also sweet, and... I think, when he carries out River in the movie... that's why I love him most. He may be lost, but he still does the right thing.
He's got character, he's got flaws, and he does the hard stuff.
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He's also a GOOD Bad boy. And you girls love your bad boys.
I mean, get a load of the code of honor on that one?
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Speaking as a man, I like Mal because he is loyal to a fault, kind to the people he respects, and he takes care of the people he is responsible for.
And he is a good lookin' man!
And for Followmal, Tinadoll, Debb, and the rest of the ladies over at the "Appreciating Nathan" thread... 
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Because he wears women’s clothing. I like a man who's secure with his masculinity.
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Originally posted by Penguin:
Speaking as a man, I like Mal because he is loyal to a fault, kind to the people he respects, and he takes care of the people he is responsible for.
And he is a good lookin' man!
And for Followmal, Tinadoll, Debb, and the rest of the ladies over at the "Appreciating Nathan" thread...
Everything that everyone has said here, especially Penguin's sweet ANer smilie and because Mal is a Big Damn Hero and we are always drawn to heroes.
Oh, and he's one fine lookin' man.
For more info about Nathan's new show, check out www.drivefans.com
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Quote:
Originally posted by FollowMal:Quote:
Originally posted by Penguin:
Speaking as a man, I like Mal because he is loyal to a fault, kind to the people he respects, and he takes care of the people he is responsible for.
And he is a good lookin' man!
And for Followmal, Tinadoll, Debb, and the rest of the ladies over at the "Appreciating Nathan" thread...
Everything that everyone has said here, especially Penguin's sweet ANer smilie and because Mal is a Big Damn Hero and we are always drawn to heroes.
Oh, and he's one fine lookin' man.
For more info about Nathan's new show, check out www.drivefans.com
Would have to agree with everyone here and Penguins is so darn cute.
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nobody's mentioned his cute ass yet..... 
"A ship like this, be with you until the day you die"
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I think he's the most ambiguous character on the show, and it's a real question whether he's a good person who sometimes does bad things or really is a bad perso.
I really, really don't mind looking at him while he makes moral choices, either.
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