Heart of Gold=Great...

POSTED BY: TheCrazyIvan
UPDATED: Friday, March 19, 2004 02:46
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THECRAZYIVAN

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:02 AM

I'm sitting here, watching this episode...and my god are there some great things in here. One of my favorite things is the way he made a referance to Saffron when he kissed that woman:
"Just waitin to see of i pass out...long story."
Haha! And another personal favorite:
Mal to Inara:
"This distress wouldnt happen to be in his pants would it?"

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Take me out to the black.....

KINGOFKOINS

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:08 AM

Yea, but the episodes directly before and after it are better.

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ZENOPHITE

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:19 AM

i think the best is when we see Inara's indifferent reaction as mal steps out of the room after sleeping with inara's friend, and then see her crying like a schoolgirl because in actual fact she hated the idea. i think it is really the most telling scene in the episodes regarding their relationship.

THECRAZYIVAN

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:25 AM

I agree with you KING...i think The Message is definently a favorite...and i do think that Inara explained it all with that one scene.

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Take me out to the black.....

ATHERTONWING

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:07 AM

oh i love that scene with inara breaking down it was so unexpected, which made it all the more powerful. one of my favourite firefly scenes.

KALIMEERI

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 12:20 PM

When my girls and I watched this episode for the first time, and Mal and Inara came face to face in the hallway outside Nandi's room, I said "Uh-oh".
My daughter's reaction was, "No, she's fine with it", and I told her "I don't think so."

Then the scene when Inara hid in her room and broke down hit us all, and nobody said a word.

Each of the episodes has its share of special nuances or moments of technical brilliance, and it's nearly impossible to pick just one as "the favorite". They're all different; you can't pull one out of the pack and just watch it, because it builds on the one before... and so on. Just damn fine storytelling. For the same reason, I can't pick just one actor or character that I like the best. And that's unusual for a cast this size. (you know the feeling, when you fast-forward past Frodo and Sam because all they're doing is walking and talking and walking and talking and you like them but you realllllly want to get back to Aragorn and Legolas and Gimli).

Jen dao mei.

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 1:42 PM

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Originally posted by TheCrazyIvan:
I agree with you KING...i think The Message is definently a favorite...and i do think that Inara explained it all with that one scene.

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Take me out to the black.....

I agree that the scene of Inara breaking down and crying on the floor spoke volumes about her true feelings for Mal.

A little odd if you think about it. She cries because he sleeps w/ Nandi, but her profession has her sleeping w/ all sorts of men. I wonder how that effects her, and Mal.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

TOTALLYFRYED

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 1:53 PM

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Originally posted by zenophite:
i think the best is when we see Inara's indifferent reaction as mal steps out of the room after sleeping with inara's friend, and then see her crying like a schoolgirl because in actual fact she hated the idea. i think it is really the most telling scene in the episodes regarding their relationship.

I hate to say this, but for the longest time that scene was my least favorite part of that episode, as was the similar scene on Buffy when Willow cried in the bathroom after finding out that Xander had slept with Faith. In both cases these characters rejected the guys they were crying over to be with other people (Willow to be with Oz after she and Xander were caught kissing and Xander lost Cordy, Inara to 'conduct her affairs' with her clients). I had always felt that we were being steered in the direction of feeling sorry for these two charcters, and I felt no sympathy for either one of them.

However, eventually I came to the realization that, in Inara's case, it was more a culmination of the impossibility of her situation - her feelings for Mal set against the rules of her profession and whatever her big, dark secret turned out to be - that, when she saw that Mal needed (and got) something she couldn't/wouldn't give him, led her to that intense despair. At that point it became my absolute favorite moment in the episode.

Don't get me wrong, though; Willow's still not off the hook.

"C'mon, Kaylee. We all know I'm the funny one."

KNIBBLET

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 3:53 PM

The scene with Nandi and Mal, as they drink their teensy drinks and talk and flirt and move towards intimacy is beautifully written, acted and filmed.

It is one of the hottest scenes I have ever seen. The seduce one another and damn if Cap'n Tight Pants didn't seduce me right along with Nandi. *thunk*

As soon as they cut to the faking of the coitus, they lose me. But the parts leading up to that ... give me a fan honey, 'cause I think I'm coming down with the vapors.

I enjoyed that episode. I especially enjoyed the Prairie Shrew's husband getting his just desserts. creepy ass bastards.

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

QINGAI

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:58 PM

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Originally posted by TotallyFryed:
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Originally posted by zenophite:
i think the best is when we see Inara's indifferent reaction as mal steps out of the room after sleeping with inara's friend, and then see her crying like a schoolgirl because in actual fact she hated the idea. i think it is really the most telling scene in the episodes regarding their relationship.

I hate to say this, but for the longest time that scene was my least favorite part of that episode, as was the similar scene on Buffy when Willow cried in the bathroom after finding out that Xander had slept with Faith. In both cases these characters rejected the guys they were crying over to be with other people (Willow to be with Oz after she and Xander were caught kissing and Xander lost Cordy, Inara to 'conduct her affairs' with her clients). I had always felt that we were being steered in the direction of feeling sorry for these two charcters, and I felt no sympathy for either one of them.

However, eventually I came to the realization that, in Inara's case, it was more a culmination of the impossibility of her situation - her feelings for Mal set against the rules of her profession and whatever her big, dark secret turned out to be - that, when she saw that Mal needed (and got) something she couldn't/wouldn't give him, led her to that intense despair. At that point it became my absolute favorite moment in the episode.

Don't get me wrong, though; Willow's still not off the hook.

I agree with you that they're two different situations, but I think you and I might be the only people who didn't feel sorry for Willow. Pretty much every other time Willow cries, it breaks my heart--but not this time. I did feel somewhat sympathetic: Xander was such a big part of her life, of her growing up, her first love, her best friend. Sometimes you cry for something lost, even though it was your decision/action that brought about the loss. But she was in love with Oz. For her to react so strongly to Xander/Faith just seemed out of place.

I haven't seen Heart of Gold yet, but the script was amazing. Your analysis of Inara's feelings of hopelessness/futility are spot on... and it's so sad to think about.

But, I'm hoping for some yummy Mal/Inara shippiness in Serenity.

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