Mal's most hardcore moment
POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 01:16
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I think Mal's most BA moment was the one at the end of Arial, where he knocks Jayne out rather violently, imprisons him in the airlock, gives him (and the Audience) the strong impression he's going to kill him, Makes it very clear who's boss on Serenity and how people are expected to behave, then lets him out and more or less tells him not to do it again, knowing full well that it ain't ever going to happen again.this scene establishes Jayne's respect/fear of Mal in all episodes that follow,including the BDM. I also thought he was pretty BAd Ass in the Sword fight scene in Shindig and the conversation that follows. He plays dirty, wins and has zero remorse. Then there's the scene at the end of Our Mrs Reynolds where he stomps into Saffrons home and hits her hard. I love it when Mal's dark bits escape...just as you get lulled into thinking he's not that bad and he's starting to relax, something pushes him into the dark zone, and we are reminded that he is someone never to be messed with...mind you, he didn't actually kill Jayne, Atherton, or Saffron...so what does that say about him? maybe a) jayne is too good a resource to waste while he can be controlled, b) Killing Atherton would bring him more unwanted attention c) he really likes Saffron on some levels, and probably enjoys the challenge of dealing with her...or maybe he sees that she's just like him.
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Kayna wrote:
That and the scene in The Train Job when, rather than wast time arguing and trying to convince him, Mal kicks Crow into the engine and turns to the next man.
those two scenes are the reason he decided to buy Firefly.
I second that..
Here's my favourite from the BDM.. Basically, when Mal is bluffing paralysis, and he whaps the Operative in the throat. The amount of pain that he inflicted to disable the Operative doesn't necessarily make him badass.. Or vice versa. ('Cause we know how Mal just keeps getting to his feet.) It's the fact that his 'belief' was stronger than that of The Operative's.
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In "Those Left Behind" there is a flashback battle scene (I never noticed it until recently) where Mal is the only Independent still standing and firing off shots; maybe not a BA moment, but definitely a defining one.
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That whole fight scene in the BDM is probably Mal's biggest Bad ass moment...it's brutal. best fight scene ever.
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Originally posted by OPPYH:
A bad-ass hardcore moment that shows how tough Mal can be.
Funny, the first scene that came to mind was in Train Job, when he tells the Sheriff, "I don't believe he does [have a choice]." Knowing what that means to him and his crew to cross someone like Niska, that takes a truly bad-ass, tough, unflinchable hombre to do the right thing in that circumstance. A lesser man would have easily rationalized keeping the loot and going through with the deal.
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I think the true badass Mal is in 'Out Of Gas', when he orders Wash on the bridge. His wife may be dying -which is just as hard for Mal as it is for Wash- but there are things that have to be done to give the others a chance to survive.
Signatures are for wusses
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Great choices. Everyone defines the toughness of Mal.
Long story short-We NEED to see more Mal moments, whether it's a movie or new series. Joss...Make it happen Please!
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For ME, it's when Mal shoots that surrendering Alliance guy on Haven- the whole crew, even Jayne, takes major pause on that one. Mal was NOT frakkin' around.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
For ME, it's when Mal shoots that surrendering Alliance guy on Haven- the whole crew, even Jayne, takes major pause on that one. Mal was NOT frakkin' around.
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Agreed. Also file under Mal's most pissed off moment!
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Surely his most hardcore moment is in Heart of Gold when he sleeps with Nandi?
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