Poll: When Crow goes through Serenity's engine...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
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CHRISISALL

Monday, March 2, 2009 4:32 PM

Do you cheer & hoot, or do your eyes widen in squirming awe?

Personally, violence generally gets a somewhat negative reaction from me, the exception being grand fights in Kung- Fu movies.

IMO, Violence is there to jar one, not to make one "feel better."

So I guess what I'm really asking here is: How many closet psychopaths do we have on this boat?

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

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PHOENIXROSE

Monday, March 2, 2009 4:42 PM

If I remember right, the first time I saw it my reaction was one of horrified amusement. It, like, shocked a laugh out of me. It's still able to do that, even though I'm expecting it now, it's just such a... sudden move. I tend to expect conflict on TV to be more drawn out. It's kind of the same way when Zoë says "Him." before Niska even finishes asking her to choose.

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NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, March 2, 2009 4:46 PM

I ALWAYS chuckle. Sorry, if he was gonna make with the cutting and promised to be the one to do it I would be force to make the same gesture.

Although I might not have kicked him into the engine.

Can't risk damaging the ship that is my home.

Watched Quarantine this weekend. In the same spirit I'd have been a hammer swindin' MoFo if it means survival for me and others around me.

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LEEDAVIDT

Monday, March 2, 2009 5:00 PM

i was in shock but rofl when the second dude said what he said !!!

Mal: Now this is all the money Niska gave us in advance. You give it back to him, tell him the job didn't work out. We're not thieves -- well, we are thieves, but the point is we're not taking what's his. We'll stay out of his way as best we can from here on in. You'll explain that's best for everyone, okay?
Crow: [stands up] Keep the money. Use it to buy a funeral. It doesn't matter where you go, or how far you fly -- I will hunt you down, and the last thing you see will be my blade.
Mal: Darn. [kicks Crow into Serenity's engine intake]
[Cut to another henchman being placed before Mal]

Mal: Now this is all the money Niska gave us in advance--
Henchman: Oh, I get it! I'm good. Best thing for everybody. [desperate grin] I'm right there with you.

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CHRISISALL

Monday, March 2, 2009 5:01 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
It, like, shocked a laugh out of me.

That's a good reaction.

When Mal said "Darn", I saw something final comin' on my first viewing, but yeah, not something so immediate.

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The laughing Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Monday, March 2, 2009 5:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by leedavidt:

Henchman: Oh, I get it! I'm good. Best thing for everybody. [desperate grin] I'm right there with you.

Twice as funny since Mal didn't mean to be suggesting he'd do the same to him! LOL.

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The laughing Chrisisall

BYTEMITE

Monday, March 2, 2009 5:16 PM

Hell, even MAL winces after he does that.

But it is funny, in that it's so anti-climatic after Crow promises to hunt them all down. Even the "Darn" is understated, and it's delivered in a pretty comical way.

PIZMOBEACH

Monday, March 2, 2009 5:27 PM

What I loved about it was the setup. Joss completely fooled me. Crow says his bit about "I'll dog you and I'll be everywhere and when you least expect it..." and I rolled my eyes because I thought it was such a cliche, "I thought this Whedon guy was suppose to be different? He's just setting this guy up for guest stardom nirvana, we'll be seeing his mug for the next..." And then whooom!

ASARIAN

Monday, March 2, 2009 5:59 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by pizmobeach:
What I loved about it was the setup. Joss completely fooled me. Crow says his bit about "I'll dog you and I'll be everywhere and when you least expect it..." and I rolled my eyes because I thought it was such a cliche, "I thought this Whedon guy was suppose to be different? He's just setting this guy up for guest stardom nirvana, we'll be seeing his mug for the next..." And then whooom!

When I showed Firefly to an outspoken pacifist lady friend of mine, she went like: "Oh, you can't do that, it's murder!" And she thought it was out of character for Mal. I was mildly annoyed, like everyone's making a fuss while this is just an hilarious moment. Truth be told, though, she's probably right. Crow's 'Last thing you'll see is my blade' speech is so incredibly cliche, that killing him is made to feel comical. But this is not exactly the "If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed." Mal, is it?

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BYTEMITE

Monday, March 2, 2009 6:14 PM

The thing about Mal is... He does have a sense of honor, but time and again we see him forced to twist it or even have to ignore it. It's not out of character: for Mal, it's just a fact of life. Sometimes he may be proud of giving some sumbitch whatfor, but do you really think he's proud of being a thief in general? My impression is he's not.

He says that to Simon, I think, because by that time he's sized up the kind of person Simon is, and feels he can make that promise. It doesn't suggest Mal would extend the same courtesy to someone else; it depends on the circumstance, and whether or not the person is a threat to his crew. He'd like to be able to face every one of his enemies with honor, but it often just doesn't work out that way.

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