What Question Would You Most Like To See Answerd In Serenity?
POSTED BY: DarkHood
UPDATED: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 20:58
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I want to know what the thing with Inara's little syringe is, mainly because I didn't even know I was supposed to be wondering about that till the DVD's. Plus, I figure with all the theories I've read on this board, one of y'all had to have gotten it right, and I want to know who.
But I'd be just about as happy with answers about Book, River, and so on. 
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I want to know whether or not the Blue Hands are human, and if so, are they connected in any way to the Reavers.
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Actually I have to admit that I'm loving the mystery of it all...
Blue Sun, blue hands, Book...
secret government conspiracies...
I would like Joss to keep on adding new mysteries and teasing us with new obscure hints even as he explains whatever he chooses to explain.
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My biggest question is just who is Book and why is he there?
In the pilot, he was wandering the docks looking at the ships, not the destinations - which Kaylee picked up on.
I think there is a reason for him being there beyond his being out of the world and wanting to walk it a while.
Is it possible he was looking for Mal? When Mal confronted Simon in the cargo bay accusing him of being a Fed, Book was right there "you've got the wrong man, captain." How did he know, unless he knew Lawrence was the fed?
A thought has been bouncing around my big, hollow skull that maybe Book is either spying on, or looking after Mal for some reason. I'd love to find out - even a hint!
"I'll be in my bunk"
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Shepherd Book!
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Originally posted by MrsSpooky:
Is it possible he was looking for Mal? When Mal confronted Simon in the cargo bay accusing him of being a Fed, Book was right there "you've got the wrong man, captain." How did he know, unless he knew Lawrence was the fed?
A thought has been bouncing around my big, hollow skull that maybe Book is either spying on, or looking after Mal for some reason. I'd love to find out - even a hint!
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What if Book isn't looking for Mal, but was following Simon, perhaps as a protector(guardian angel) or to keep him and River from falling back into Alliance hands.
Book has Alliance ties, as his ID allows him top of the line care with no questions asked. He is in good official standing, so he didn't leave on bad terms or illegally, but perhaps retired.
Let's imagine for a moment that Book at one time was Alliance military, perhaps R&D. Nice man, much younger. He is assigned to a project that is borderline illegal, but uses volunteers. As time goes on, "volunteers" are recruited and end up severely damaged, or dead, causing Book to have a crisis of conscience.
This crisis causes him to leave his position, quietly, calmly, so as not to send up red flags. He enters the seminary to try to make sense of things, and becomes a modified pacifist. At the same time he maintains underground connections to keep tabs on the project.
In the opening of Serenity, Book is not looking for a ship, but trying to see on which ship Simon is booking passage.
Just a theory I am toying with, and I will admit I haven't watched all the episodes yet (rationing them, like a fine, rare wine).
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Is it possible he was looking for Mal? When Mal confronted Simon in the cargo bay accusing him of being a Fed, Book was right there "you've got the wrong man, captain." How did he know, unless he knew Lawrence was the fed?
Here's my eerie-assed theory and I'm going to bend the facts to fit it.
Book was an Alliance officer, after the war he joined an Abbey to repent for his sins. He found a group of ex-Alliance that had started an underground movement to block Alliance efforts.
Book wasn't looking for Mal, River or Simon. He was following Dobson to see what he was after. After Dobson was shot and dumped, Book realized why Dobson was after River and decided he could help the underground movement the most if he stayed and kept River out of the Alliance hands. Blue Hands that is.
Maybe Dobson knew Book was spying on him, that's why he tried to knock his head off when he escaped.
Book's tearful admission to Inara shows that he had taken up a life of peace. Spying on Dobson wasn't supposed to include any violence, but in the end, it did. In his former life as an Alliance officer, he was in a position to protect people like Dobson. Maybe Dobson was in his command and that's why he said he had swore to protect him. Book realizes he can't escape his former life and accepts his fate, leading him to be able to shoot kneecaps without remourse.
I may be wrong about the Book/Dobson connection but I like the idea of Book being part of an underground movement.
"I ain't crazy and I've got papers to prove it"
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How many companions would it take to...er...ahhh...never mind. 
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