The unknown Book
POSTED BY: slayerofabel
UPDATED: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 10:14
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Your post made me think. I, too, had assumed he had high clearance and got sick of it all and went to the monestary, but you're right, he wasn't of the Operator's or Early's quality of training.
I assume we'll never know, but that puts a different color on it for me at least. It's possible, having been with monks for so long, he'd "lost his touch", and it's difficult reconciling his treatment when injured with a lower rank, but there is a problem with thinking of him in terms of the Operative or Early.
I don't see how he could be an operative for other than the Alliance to watch over River; we're not shown that he knew Simon was already on Serenity when he joined...or even if he WAS.
Just gets more and more difficult to guess Joss' mind, doesn't it? Sneaky little bugger...
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I agree with meat that he maybe a retired something of the alliance then chose to become a Sheppard. But he still has special clearances in the Alliance, hence, his ID from that episode where he got shot.
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Book was on board first there is no way he is following the tams.
I like the talk he had with Simon in the beginning of war stories trying to understand why they did this to river. Gives him a reason to fight/protect river.
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Quote:I tend to agree.I find myself debunking my own theory.
Originally posted by meatpuppet42:
Book was on board first there is no way he is following the tams.
I like the talk he had with Simon in the beginning of war stories trying to understand why they did this to river. Gives him a reason to fight/protect river.
Peacekeeper---keeping order in every verse!!!
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Originally posted by meatpuppet42:
Book was on board first there is no way he is following the tams.
I realized that yesterday while taking a shower.
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The line " You wont There is nothing left to see" has nothing to do with the right of Seppuku. If he were to fall on his sword he would have as soon as he was free. Not patched serenity according to tradition he must now wonder as an outcast until he can die in battle and have a beautiful death with the honer he lost fighting for the true enemy. His obsession with eastern philosophy would lead him to know there would be no honer in that death he must first redeem him self. And for the love of god I hate you fan boys quoting the movie you saw the movie then downloaded the show. I hate you numb nut where were you when we were trying to petition fox to bring it back. fan boys fuck you. After a year of watching the show and movie over and over and over I'm talking about i ripped my box set and burned it to 3 dvds with no menus so it would just repeat after fully playing through and would just play the next episode I know im not the only one who hates that about the box set. I have come to a different theory. I think he may have been a Higher up im the military or part of parliament its self. The id is what has me not think he was an operative any more he would have no name nor a rank. But the way he was givin a five star patch up and the never searched the ship shows me his real name carrys a lot of respect. An operative would only be known to those before he takes your life
Keeper of the secret truths.
Never underestimate the power of really stupid people in large numbers.
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Originally posted by slayerofabel:
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And for the love of god I hate you fan boys quoting the movie you saw the movie then downloaded the show. I hate you numb nut where were you when we were trying to petition fox to bring it back. fan boys fuck you. After a year of watching the show and movie over and over and over
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I have come to a different theory. I think he may have been a Higher up im the military or part of parliament its self. The id is what has me not think he was an operative any more he would have no name nor a rank. But the way he was givin a five star patch up and the never searched the ship shows me his real name carrys a lot of respect. An operative would only be known to those before he takes your life
Keeper of the secret truths.
Never underestimate the power of really stupid people in large numbers.
There is a comic book out called "The Shepherd's Tale" that explains Book's backstory.
For someone who hates folks who are "late to the party",
you're a little late to this party yourself.
"The Shepherd's Tale has been out for a little bit, now.
Written by Joss and Zack Whedon, it's as canon as you can get...
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Originally posted by slayerofabel:
am i the only one that thinks book may have been an aliance opritave and asassin?
That's my suspicion too...that he was at least an Alliance agent of some sort. He knows too much about that world, about criminal enterprises, weapons, he has a high level ident card which affords him special treatment by the Alliance. Whenever there is violence afoot he behaves very un-preacherly...ie. he takes care of business.
I think Book was some sort of Alliance agent who one day saw or was forced to do something in the line of duty that shocked his conscience. He renounced that life and sought refuge and to change his life at the abbey, and thus became Shepperd Book.
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Originally posted by slayerofabel:
And for the love of god I hate you fan boys quoting the movie you saw the movie then downloaded the show. I hate you numb nut where were you when we were trying to petition fox to bring it back. fan boys fuck you.
I think you are being unfair here.
I just discovered Firefly and Serenity on Netflix, then bought both, which helps the cause a little. We stopped getting cable about the time the series came out and quite simply didn't know about it. If I had I would have joined the drive to see it continue. I would have worked to get the movie seen. But you can't help what you don't know about. It was FOX not us newbies that canceled the show. Thus your anger is misplaced. New people finding and appreciating the show is what will keep the 'Verse alive.
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