Was River really ' cured' after finding out the truth of Miranda ?

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AURAPTOR

Sunday, January 4, 2009 5:47 AM

Watching SERENITY again, when the crew was on Miranda, and found out the secret, River said she was " ok " now.

Anyone know to what extent she was 'ok' ?

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COLE23

Sunday, January 4, 2009 6:03 AM

They didn't go into that enough in the movie.But,I think she was a good deal better.That secret seemed to be the thing that most ate away at her.In the novelization it says:

Now,though,she was back.Her wet eyes were clear for the first time since he liberated her eight months ago.
"I'm all right," she said again.
And Simon believed it.

I think she was on the road to healing rather than on the road to ruin.Also I believe she was able to "turn on" her abilities rather than have them triggered.That one may be a tough call though,because it was life or death.

CHARLIEBZ

Sunday, January 4, 2009 6:38 AM

I always thought she was better because once triggered in the bar she was wackier than usual and knowing the secret helped with that. But no, I don't think she was cured. her brain was cut into! her amyg-whatever was stripped. How can knowing the secret fix physical problems?

FINN MAC CUMHAL

Sunday, January 4, 2009 7:04 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Watching SERENITY again, when the crew was on Miranda, and found out the secret, River said she was " ok " now.

Anyone know to what extent she was 'ok' ?

Well, at least some of her not being okay was a product of brain surgery to remove a part of her brain, which I’m assuming can’t grow back, then certainly, she can’t be all okay. The reason why she acts so impulsive and out of control is because most of her Amygdala was romoved. The Amygdala is located in the center of the brain, so just getting to it to remove it, would result in a fair amount of trauma to the brain.

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COLE23

Sunday, January 4, 2009 7:32 AM

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Originally posted by CharlieBZ:
I always thought she was better because once triggered in the bar she was wackier than usual and knowing the secret helped with that. But no, I don't think she was cured. her brain was cut into! her amyg-whatever was stripped. How can knowing the secret fix physical problems?

That is a good point...

AGENTROUKA

Sunday, January 4, 2009 9:53 AM

I agree with those who point out the physical trauma to River's brain. She will never be 100% okay and will likely always be dependent on medication in some way.

The best I see is that the Miranda secret was responsible solely for the crazy we see after she is triggered in the bar, none of what came before in the move or series. The secret got knocked loose and made River extremely anxious and out of control, which got "better" once they learned what it was.

I'm no fan of easy fixes.

Not to mention, the novelisation is so awful, I pretend it doesn't exist. It's.. ugh!

GWEK

Sunday, January 4, 2009 4:02 PM

I think that just how much River is cured depends on the future adventures of our crew. If the movie is the end (and hopefully it's not), then, yes, the "cure" at the end of the BDM will stand as a suitable conclusion to her story arc.

On the other hand, if we see the continuing (canon) adventures of the crew, River will likely be nowhere neaer close to "okay." In fact, I tend to think that Mal is an idiot to put his ship in the hands of a crazy girl (again, works in the shorthand of the movie, but not so much in the "reality" of a continued series, or other tales).

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ZEEK

Sunday, January 4, 2009 4:52 PM

Well she's obviously not totally perfect. When the reavers are surrounding them she loses it for a while. So, at the very least she's not in total control of her psychicness.

CHARLIEBZ

Monday, January 5, 2009 1:31 AM

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Originally posted by GWEK:
In fact, I tend to think that Mal is an idiot to put his ship in the hands of a crazy girl (again, works in the shorthand of the movie, but not so much in the "reality" of a continued series, or other tales).

I completely agree. A pilot given to psychotic episodes or who could be triggered by who knows what is not smart.

Off the subject, but when do ya'll over there at still-flyin' anticipate posting your post bdm installments? I'm really looking forward to reading your take on what happens next.

GWEK

Monday, January 5, 2009 3:11 AM

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Originally posted by CharlieBZ:
Off the subject, but when do ya'll over there at still-flyin' anticipate posting your post bdm installments? I'm really looking forward to reading your take on what happens next.

Don't want to thread-jack, so I'll be brief: The short answer is "I don't know."

We need to reassemble the staff (a few of the writers left after Season Two), and I also need to figure out where and when I'll have time with a bay on the way. We WILL give you something sometime, though... But I want to make sure we have a few episodes we can push out in relatively quick succession (rather than 6 months between episodes!), so when we start work on the first few episodes, I'll get the word out.

If it's any consolation, I can tell you this: we already have a rough episode-by-episode outline for the season, so we KNOW what stories we want to tell; it's just a matter of finding the resources to tell 'em!

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