Inara's secret.

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MALSNARA

Monday, May 4, 2009 6:33 PM

Well if we aren't going to get more on Inara's secret at least we'll find out some more about Book's. Do you know when they're going to be coming out by any chance?
I think you're right, it probably was the fact that he was annoyed that she was leaving that stopped him from digging further because he doesn't usually stop if he wants to know something.

BLUESUNCOMPANYMAN

Monday, May 4, 2009 6:36 PM

I'd have to dig around the old threads, my old login was thiefjehat then.

The one thing that had struck me was when I realized that the crew members were looking to River in Objects in Space and not relating their thoughts of the moment, but rather secrets they had. Think Jayne: "I got stupid the money was too good" = shame for trying to sell out River/Simon. So I then thought about what Inara said: "I'm a big girl, just tell me" and that's when I realized she was relating to River a time on Sihnon when she was learning something very very bad. After that I started finding all the fragments, the vial in the pilot, the statement to Simon in Out of Gas, the artistic "Look Away" Joss shoots when Inara tells the Client how wonderful Sihnon is and he says "I can't imagine ever leaving": We "hear" the clients words but "see" Inara look downwards in sadness.

The elements fell into place and I brought it up here only to be rebuked by folks that no longer come around.

PLATONIST

Monday, May 4, 2009 6:36 PM

Well, always look on the bright side, B. Joss wouldn't have to kill her like he does everyone else, cause she's already..

ZEEK

Monday, May 4, 2009 6:37 PM

Is there a new commentary for Out of Gas on the blu-ray edition or something? I don't remember anything about Simon and Inara knowing each other before meeting on Serenity.

I'm also not entirely sure I believe that Simon was treating Inara in Better Days. I could easily see Simon being someone who was used to hiring companions. He could have hired Inara as a way to escape his new life and feel like his old self if only for a while.

BYTEMITE

Monday, May 4, 2009 6:39 PM

@ Malsnara on next comic books: Let's see. Delay on account of Dollhouse... Dollhouse unfortunately at this point is probably going to be canceled, so we have to factor in an obligatory three to six month writer's break period while Joss recovers from the loss...

I'd say maybe six to nine months after Fox makes the announcement.

PLATONIST

Monday, May 4, 2009 6:48 PM

Inara doesn't service crew, she's too professional to dishonor that, and Simon has his sleeves rolled up like he's been working when Mal sees him.

Inara uses "friend" and "doctor" to describe their relationship and not "client", so no I don't see him seeking companionship from Inara, he has River and cute little Kaylee for that:)

BYTEMITE

Monday, May 4, 2009 6:48 PM

Zeek: It's in the old one. It's just like a sentence or so during the scene Inara has with Simon, where Simon talks about how unfair it is to die on his birthday. Might even be just speculation, like Alan's comments about how he thinks Wash flew two missions in the war before being shot down and spending time in a POW camp doing shadow puppet performances. But it's there.

Hmm. Simon hiring Inara? She doesn't service crew. And that's not "well, I'll break that rule if someone ever gets enough money to pay for my services," that's ever. She wants to keep her business and private life separate, and imagine the friction that her servicing Simon could cause between herself and Mal, and between Simon and Kaylee! It'd be a very cruel, unthinking thing for her to do.

EDIT: Platonist got there first. And, apparently, is PURE EVIL. These are tears.

Joss better not do it...

PLATONIST

Monday, May 4, 2009 7:11 PM

Rest assured B, Joss won't kill her in the sequel, there are too many other evil things he can do to her in order to cause Mal pain and grief;)

BLUESUNCOMPANYMAN

Monday, May 4, 2009 7:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
Is there a new commentary for Out of Gas on the blu-ray edition or something? I don't remember anything about Simon and Inara knowing each other before meeting on Serenity.

I'm with Zeek on this one. I've watched Firefly hundreds of times at this point and have sat through all the commentaries. The OOG commentary simply states in that scene that "This is a scene when we will learn a little something about Inara" that's all. And that "Little Something" stems from her comment "I don't want to die at all"

The proposal that Simon knows about Inara goes beyond the commentary. I shall however, watch it again tonight to be 100% certain.

ZEEK

Monday, May 4, 2009 7:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Bytemite:
Hmm. Simon hiring Inara? She doesn't service crew. And that's not "well, I'll break that rule if someone ever gets enough money to pay for my services," that's ever. She wants to keep her business and private life separate, and imagine the friction that her servicing Simon could cause between herself and Mal, and between Simon and Kaylee! It'd be a very cruel, unthinking thing for her to do.

Simon, Book and River seem like pretty big exceptions to the "crew" list to me. Actually I found that scene in Out Of Gas to be showing us how far she's come from the woman who first rented the shuttle. Most of her rules have been broken already. Why not the rest?

I really doubt Simon or Inara would go around telling everyone he was a client if he did take up her services. I just think it would be a very Joss style twist. It makes perfect sense for Inara and Simon. It just isn't the idle romanticized situation we'd all like to see.

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