Jayne and Kaylee
POSTED BY: mencc1701
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 08:39
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hopefully it'll all be explained in the movie! along with books's sercets and everythng else
Sam 
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I thought Joss said something in the commentary about Jayne being a little in love w/Kayley,
and altho the watching over her when she is injuried may not be much evidence, I actually took his nastiness at dinner (making fun of her crush on Simon in the crudest possible way) as a sign of jealousy.
Of course I also took Mal calling Inara a whore an indication of his jealousy and frustration, that he could never have a chance at establising any kind of a relationship with her....
So pretty much I thought Joss was going with the whole 'real men can't express themselves to women they care about'.... LOL
Personally I ship Jayne w/River...but I know THAT will never happen!
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okay, let me explain it to ya'll.
Jayne likes Kaylee like a little sister. He doesn't like Simon 'cause he's a fancy pants not because hee sees him as a threat.Jayne cares for the crew but doesn't know his own level of loyalty. He's good in a pinch but don't let him try and take over. Book is very important to him because he is a friend AND a holy man. No way ever would Jayne have an interest in River.
She understands, she doesn't comprehend
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Although Jayne might have warm feelings to Kaylee, I don't really see evidence that something romantic would elvolve from it. I agree more with the little sister view he'd have to her. I think it's also a way of Joss subtly showing that he does care about people. He may not show it, but he has a heart. He probably feels this way cause Kaylee isn't in a position to "compromise" Jayne in any real way (Mal and Zoe are higher up and he won't break the ruttin' chain of command in front of them), Wash is a weenie to him, it seems, Inara's way beyond his grasp, he may seem to think, and all the passengers are devious and heaps of trouble (in Jayne's PoV).
I think he seems Simon more has an outlet for his dislike of aristocrats and rich flauntees more so than a more animalistic "threat". And the further he can distance himself from Simon, the easier it is to claim the cash for the doctor and his sister -if- it comes down to them being found out. I think he may be more protective of Kaylee against the bad trouble the doctor (and what he represents - Alliance up-right higher-than-thou citizenship) and that he'll end up hurting Kaylee (more of a big brother complex than a romantic one, IMHO). From the flashbacks in Out of Gas, we can assume Jayne comes from an outer world or border world where the Alliance 'isn't there for anyone', or 'screwed up the planet and moved on', and thus he has a distaste for it - and Simon is his outlet, and he wants to protect Kaylee from that. Maybe it's a sentimental hindsight of Jayne that he could always have been more in life than a mercenary dog (I use the term in light of 'loyalty and ferocity'), but he can't change it, and may as well go on fighting the hard universe. Maybe he's just tryin to keep Kaylee alive from the dark creatures of space - people who'd pray on her innocence and naivite' - people like Jayne himself.
On a side note, I agree Jayne buddies up with Book cause he seems as a mystery. And what better place to keep an eye on a potential danger. Book knows more than he says. Jayne doen't like it. Better keep a subtle eye on him.
IKIYO.
DRE
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