Anybody know if Serenity went to Boros?

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, December 27, 2007 5:59 AM

After the Pilot, anyhow?

When on Persephone, the destination was Boros.
OPnce aboard, Mal said a detour to Whitefall would delay their arrival on Boros about a day or 2.
Book didn't care the destination, the how or way was more interesting, so he doens't need to get to Boros.
Simon was taking River-in-the-Box to Boros, but found a home on Serenity. Plus, the feds were on his tail, likely knew they were headed for Boros, and likely would prefer to avoid Boros.
Dobson is no longer aboard, but he wasn't really going to Boros anyhow.
The cargo is gone on Whitefall, so no obvious cargo to take to Boros.

The Train Job has Simon introducing River to Mal, and Book seems very new to Serenity. Seems only a few days after the Pilot, if that.

So, did they ever bother going to Boros? I've seen no mention they actually did.

STOWEAWAY

Friday, December 28, 2007 6:08 AM

Don't know, myself.
But thought I'd bump this up so somebody more knowledgeable could answer.

Anybody?

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STRANGEBIRD

Friday, December 28, 2007 6:23 AM

First off I want to note that like STOWEAWAY I have absolutely no clue. That said I would say likely not. As you observed from what we can tell they had no reason to continue on to Boros and The Train Job likely takes place a day or two after Serenity. I also doubt anyone knows for certain if there's canonical proof. Only way I'd say we'll know for certain is if Joss himself comes on here and says "Yes they needed to pick up banoonoos in Boros for a delivery.."(I suck at Joss impersonations) ANYWHO... yeah if anyone is a true-blue canon expert come on here and show us the light.

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FREELANCERTEX

Friday, December 28, 2007 8:54 PM

I thought their point in setting Boros as a destination was to carry passengers who needed to GET to Boros, so they'd get some extra coin, kind of doubling up on the Whitefall job and getting paid twice. That said, once River was discovered and Mal invited the Tams to stay, they no longer had much of a reason to go to Boros, did they? I don't think they ever ended up setting down on the planet. Just my logic though.

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NBZ

Friday, December 28, 2007 9:57 PM

I think they did go to Boros.

Mal decided to get passengers to cover some of the costs of the journey, not the other way around.

The plan was to deliver the goods to Persephone, go to Boros. If possible, get passengers to cover the costs of the journey.

It kind of fell apart at the first point, but I do think that once everything got done, they did go to Boros.

FREELANCERTEX

Friday, December 28, 2007 10:21 PM

How? the only passengers they had were Simon and River, Book, and Dobson. Dobson died, Book, Simon, and River all stayed on board, And they didnt take on any passengers after that. He never said anything about taking on passengers on Boros.

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NBZ

Friday, December 28, 2007 11:03 PM

They were going to Boros for some unspecified reason.

Taking passengers was a side task. "We're going there, so may as well get some paying passengers heading the same direction."

The events that took place in the episode would not change anything, as their primary reason to go to Boros was NOT to take passengers there. Nor was any business dealing hinted at, but it is possible they could get work from Boros.

CHRISTHECYNIC

Friday, December 28, 2007 11:09 PM

I had the impression that they were going to Boros, and the passengers were just to help with costs. If that impression is accurate then they had a reason, unrelated to passengers, to go to Boros.

I see no reason to believe that that reason, whatever it was and assuming it exists, would have changed. Since the Alliance did not know they were going to Boros they had no reason to turn around.

So I'd say that they probably did go there.

ASARIAN

Saturday, December 29, 2007 12:04 AM

Clearly they were initially headed for Boros:

KAYLEE: "This is Serenity, and she's the smoothest ride from here to Boros for anyone who can pay."
WASH: "Look, we drop the goods on Persephone, fly away rich and prosperous, then when we get to Boros..."

Then, later, Mal explains their trip to Boros is delayed somewhat:

MAL: "We should have you on Boros no more than a day off schedule. Is that gonna be all right for everyone?"

Naturally, in the Train Job we learn nobody had actually disembarked on Boros, but especially from Kaylee's and Wash's earlier comments, it's my estimation that they were planning to go to Boros regardless of any passengers. In the cockpit scene, with Mal and Simon, at the end of the pilot, their boat is obviously headed somewhere; so I see no reason why that couldn't still be Boros.

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ECGORDON

Saturday, December 29, 2007 12:58 AM

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Originally posted by freelancertex:
Dobson died...

Hmmm...nope. Apparently you haven't read the graphic novel "Those Left Behind."

As for Boros, I'm not sure. Another thing I am not sure about is which planet "The Train Job" took place on, and was it the same planet Niska's skyplex was orbiting in "War Stories." Perhaps it is Boros, but it was never named on screen in either episode.

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