Unpopular Opinions
POSTED BY: Lexan
UPDATED: Monday, August 3, 2026 22:05
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Ok....I'm going to give my unpopular opinions and ignore the little hijack above me.
First off. I don't give a crap about Simon. To paraphrase River. He is such a boob. He may be intelligent but he's pretty foolish most of the time and I don't care for fools. He's only ever interesting to me in the pilot and the flash-backs in Safe.
Second, I don't know if this is unpopular or not but it doesn't seem very commonly held. I don't believe that Mal has any issues with companions or what they do. He doesn't care that Inara is basicaly a glorified whore. He's just whiney and upset because he can't admit tht he likes her and she's sleeping with a bunch of men and none of them are him. And attacking her job is the easiest way to upset her. Misery loves company.
And finally, the movie. Again, not really sure if this is an unpopular opinion or not but I really didn't want an explaination or origin for the Reavers. I liked not knowing the why and the what of them.
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Op: You're fighting a war you've already lost.
Mal: Yeah, well I'm known for that.
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Heh... I stated my opinion, which you obviously don't agree with, and you came at me with claws love.
You went off opinions on the show, and into opinions on women in general. I said I think Mal and Inara are pussyfooting around, and that I find it pathetic after doing it for only a few short years, and I don't do that anymore, and you responded to me saying that rather than anything about the show itself. You said that it was easier for a woman to not pussyfoot around because a woman, what, didn't have to have a whole lot going for her to catch someone's eye? And that men had to have everything going for them to catch anyone's eye, and that's why they're terrified? No. That's not about the show, that's about sexism, and it's about me, and it's likely to draw out the pretty little claws.
Don't call me love.
I'm done talking to you now.
TuJiaoZuo, don't worry about not having every resource and reference book of Firefly. I'm sure you'll be that obsessed in no time
The fact is, while Joss and Co. have a penchant for kind of springing surprises on the audience, a lot of what would have happened was just tentative anyway, and could ahve changed at any time. That's the whole tragedy.
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
A troll's hair is still pointy, even when it's wearing a hat.
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
You went off opinions on the show.....
Ahem...... I'd invite you to take a gander at your posts above the one where I allegedly went off course. I was merely commenting on your commentary about your real life experiences as you saw them in relation to the show.
Kettle just got called black?
"A government is a body of people, usually notably ungoverned." http://www.myspace.com/6ixstringjack
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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
There’s nothing more unattractive then a guy complaining because he can’t get women.
Heh.... just read that now. Don't worry about me Finn. I've never had many problems in that department, at least that aren't entirely self inflicted anyhow. I certainly wasn't alluding to being ugly myself. I know nobody on this board that's seen me would say I am ugly, and if they did it's entirely out of jealousy or spite and I fart in their general direction. If anything, I suffer from a narsiscistic complex, bordering on megalomaina. I was just pointing out that women have an easier time during the first introductions part, and most women would agree with me. I stand by everything that I said in that regard, and wouldn't even imagine taking any of it back. PR decided she wanted to read it wrong and turn it into me being a cheuvinistic asshole. Narcisistic, yes.... Chauvinistic, no.... I love women.
Hope when you wake up this morning PR, you read that again and know that it wasn't my intent to put you in such a rage against me.
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By Orpheus: I dunno, I think this fits quite nicely into the whole "Unpopular Opinions" theme. Even though....
You know what? No. I'm gonna sit this one out.
LOL.... Probably something I should have done too. I hear that's a lesson that I won't learn until I'm married though.
Think that will be construed as sexist or chavinistic?
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You sure have a knack for pissing people off and giving them no reason to stop being pissed off, Jack. If she weren't already done talking to you, I'm sure PR would still be voicing her displeasure with your attitude.
Anyway, moving to the actual subject, I'm kind of shocked at how many people seem to violently dislike Simon. He's always been one of my favorite characters. He's selfless and noble, and being so smart in some areas and so moronic in others makes him pretty amusing. I relate to him for that, too, because I've known so many stupid smart people. Med students who couldn't get their heads around why the economy was considered bad, lawyers who couldn't make casual conversation with a stranger to save their lives, professors who knew nothing outside their field of study, and who bored anyone they talked with to tears. It's common and it's funny. Also doesn't usually come paired with the will to sacrifice anything for anyone, which is what really makes me love Simon. There's great nuance to his character, and Sean Maher plays it out with astounding grace and amazing chemistry with most of the cast.
My unpopular opinion? Morena. Not Inara, but Morena. I think her chemistry with everyone is minimal to nonexistent, which massively detracts from her performance, especially as she's playing a woman who makes her living off having chemistry with people, fitting into their lives perfectly, knowing how to please, how to teach, guide, serve, or whatever a given situation might require. The only time I got even a hint of that was when she was talking to Simon about being lost in the woods. That was a gorgeous moment, and her eyes were luminous and sympathetic, and she seemed to genuinely care about him. Actually, the same energy comes up in Out of Gas with him. That's part of the reason I say Sean has chemistry with the entire cast, because I only buy her performance as a caring and sympathetic woman when she's interacting with him. Only because her acting is technically flawless did I think for a moment she was concerned about Mal, but it felt off to me, and I certainly never felt a spark between them. Nathan is an amazing actor, and I knew at once that Mal cared for Inara, but it honestly shocked me to find out she felt anything for him like that, because her eyes and her body language just never said it. Her break down in Heart of Gold was again technically well done, but I still didn't buy it as a true emotional moment, but rather a very good replica of one.
In short, it did not surprise me a bit to find out she was a last-minute cast who started filming the day after she met the rest of the crew. I really think that role could have been cast better, with someone who resonated more with Nathan in particular. Melinda Clarke might have been a good choice, actually, if she'd come along sooner. I never doubted the chemistry between Mal and Nandi.
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Missing my point entirely, but that's okay.
It's just easier for girls is all.
It's not easier for girls - guys can get money and status and often get more physically attractive as they get older, but if you're not in the 2% of girls who have the body and looks that we all have been conditioned to believe are attractive... By the time you can afford the cosmetic surgery to fix this, you are in way past your sell by date etc.
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Christ Almighty, I didn't realize how many browncoats were not only completely superficial, but slaves to media ideals. This is disappointing as hell.
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Back to the issue at hand (I love this thread - it's very liberating)...
I'm so glad to see that others are not nutty about Inara - I think Morena is not particularly well cast in the role and it's not that I don't believe the sulky defensive chemistry between her and Mal, (I do believe that a different actor could have done a better job at it) but their relationship clearly had no future -- which kinda makes it fun and is what gives it believability in many ways.
Inara and Simon seem possible once Inara and Mal have given in and gotten over their lust for one another.
I agree that Kaylee and Jayne would have made an awesome couple.
I find it really interesting that once I start thinking about my unpopular opinions I really don't like very many of the characters. (Mal and Zoe are really the only people who I am never seriously irritated by.) I think this is what makes the show so believable. As a group their interactions are fun, but in isolation each character has very unlikeable traits, weakness and flaws. Kinda like humans.
Mal has flaws too, but apparently I forgive them - does Zoe have flaws? I can't think of one. Both of them are so attractive I get all muzzy trying to think about this.
Crow
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Really the only opinion I have that might be unpopular is that Inara really pisses me off sometimes. She is just too pompous and obnoxious and totally doesn't belong on a ship like Serenity. Especially since she complains when they spend too much time on disreputable type planets and stuff.
I don't have a problem with Morena Baccarin though. She's a good actress and portrays the character well. Though really I can't exactly despise any of the Firefly characters too much.
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Quote:Well, I admit to being a novice in the martial art department, having studied formally only eight different styles of gung-fu and karate over a short span (Thirty years
Originally posted by TuJiaoZuo:
The River fighting sequence also bothered me for the same reasons every other martial arts person had, way over the top.
), so pardon me if I say that THIS martial artist had NO problem WHATSOEVER with the idea that a 98 lb girl with psychic ability to know the intent, if not the precise physical moves to be employed, of her attackers, combined with the ability to block out ALL distraction makes for a very believable martial scenario. She simply employed my lifelong martial code: don't get in the path of an oncoming strike, and never hit a man with a closed fist (especially if you can hit 'im with other stuff).Her Combat Tai-Chi was most impressive, from an entertainment POV.
Technically speaking Chrisisall
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