Last Mal/Inara quote (Serenity)

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BYTEMITE

Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Platonist:
As far as Mal only accepting Inara as a teacher, again, I see things more or less as Inara finding that more complicated than he does as SHE is the one who tells Kaylee, Companions usually don't date, which I've never understood, like why the hell not?, if we are being open about sexuality and enlightened about our thinking.

Bit of trouble here, I'm not quite following. What does she find more complicated?

As I recall, Kaylee asked about the rules of dating and she replied "It's complicated," playing into the whole "she hates complications" line in Heart of Gold. So other companions probably do date. Inara just hasn't found anything worth dealing with those complications.

I don't know about anyone else, but I love watching them fight, they're hilarious. :)

PLATONIST

Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:36 PM

I'll clarify, Inara finds dating while working as a Companion complicated. She says so to Kaylee. That much we know.

Viewers ASSUME that Mal would find it complicated based purely on his upbringing and his disregard for her work in general terms, of course up until HoG, where Mal takes his ease with a whore. But, he never really asks her to stop working or leave the Guild at any time throughout the series or movie. And we have no real evidence that he would expect her to stop her work if they started a relationship. I just don't see where he sees this as an obstacle as much as she may. It’s all in her head as she says on the vid, "I can't do my work here, I don't think the Captain approves".

Does that help? I love the banter, too! Why would that change if they got together?

BYTEMITE

Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:09 PM

Ah. Yes. :)

I'd hope it doesn't. They're two strong-willed stubborn people with very different world views. If they stop fighting it could only be because one of 'ems dead.

Actually, whoever survived would probably still dream about the spats, so maybe not even then.

Hopefully it wouldn't be enough to drive Inara away. I don't think it would, because they weren't fighting when she left the first time around.

KHAMBILO

Sunday, February 15, 2009 12:48 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Bytemite:
As I recall, Kaylee asked about the rules of dating and she replied "It's complicated," playing into the whole "she hates complications" line in Heart of Gold. So other companions probably do date. Inara just hasn't found anything worth dealing with those complications.

I've always interpreted the "It's complicated" line as 'It's not allowed.' I think the reason why Inara phrases it this way is beacuse she's talking to Kaylee and she doesn't want to ...how do I saw this...crush Kaylee's dreams. Kaylee as well as most people in the 'verse regard companions as having these lavish, glamourous lifestyles. I think Kaylee inadvertently brought up a sensitive suject with Inara here, which is why she words it the way she does. Also, if 'It's not allowed', it also explains Inara's feelings a bit towards Mal. It's clear that she cares for him but if romantic relationships aren't allowed in the Guild, then she would have to make a choice between Mal and her career which would explain a lot of her mixed feelings towards Mal.

BYTEMITE

Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:06 AM

Hmm. No shipboard romances versus no guild romances, eh?

VERONIC

Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:55 AM

Am I the only here who wanted Mal/Inara kiss?

SCHISM

Sunday, February 15, 2009 3:12 AM

I prefer prolonging the tension.

Didn't anyone watch The Avengers?
;p

VERONIC

Sunday, February 15, 2009 3:22 AM

The best sexual tension is Mulder and Scully.

TWO

Sunday, February 15, 2009 1:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by veronic:
Quote:
Originally posted by Katesfriend:
There was an edited out scene before Miranda (I think it's in the preliminary script) where Inara asked Mal what he was going to do about River. Mal replies "I don't know." Inara then says "I don't know isn't an answer!" Hence the play on words as the last scene. It's been a few years since I read the script, but the wordplay between them always stuck with me as a beautiful piece of continuity, even if it didn't make it into the final product.

I don´t know why Whedon deleted so much important Mal/Inara scenes (and Script)

I know why!
Joss Whedon said that Universal wanted a movie not longer than two hours. That was not enough time when there is 190 pages of script. Some scenes must die so that the others may live. Joss gave Universal one hour, 59 minutes by killing scenes with Mal/Inara, Mal/Reavers in hand-to-hand combat, and Serenity/gunships. It's Serenity steel versus Alliance titanium hulls. Steel wins!

Could be that 'Katesfriend' is thinking of the deleted Mal/Inara scene on page 137 from the early draft of the script at
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/8/13/2048723/Serenity-190pages.pdf
Inara quietly answers Mal (after he's left the room) with “I know”.

That scene of longing between Mal and Inara eventually morphed into a simple “I don't know” on page 124 of the shooting script at
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/8/13/2048723/Serenity-126pages.pdf

VERONIC

Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:49 PM

OHHH
Thanks for this scripts.

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