Did the 'Companion' thing ever bug you in Firefly?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, February 7, 2026 14:42
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Look, I feel that prostitution should be legal & regulated, but is the idea that it's a profession to be elevated to some "noble" & semi-spiritual service make any here cringe just a little bit?
Or is this the wrong crowd?
Anyway, I'll be in my bunk.
The laughing Chrisisall
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If I was single and RICH. I'll probably attempt to go through their entire catalog.
This will probably open an entire can of worms, but the current dating scene isn't much different, at least that's what I'm told by friends who are still in the game (funny how it's called that, but it's actually quite true).
I'm told that in certain circles, if the male buys dinner, do the whole wine and dine ting, it's expected that the female allow him to "close the deal," so to speak.
Okay, are we talking about this because it's Valentines Day? I wonder how many deals are being closed tonight...hmmm. 
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No, I thought it was an interesting idea that wasn't handled as well as it could have been (or had the opportunity to anyway). I would have loved it if we could have seen Inara and the Companions "in action", so to speak, in the Core.
The temple priestess idea is hardly a new one, and I got the impression that was largely the sort of role a Companion played. I wish we could have seen it more, but alas, Inara was out trying to bring culture and enlightenment to the border and outer planets, which in comparison to the Core must have been like female politicians trying to get shiat done in places like Yemen.
Or based on the comment above mine, in some places like here as well. :/
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Quote:At 16, I would have spent every dime on that venue, I conjure.
Originally posted by Haken:
If I was single and RICH. I'll probably attempt to go through their entire catalog.
Quote:I hated the *game* in my 20's, and I'd hate it more now.
This will probably open an entire can of worms, but the current dating scene isn't much different, at least that's what I'm told by friends who are still in the game (funny how it's called that, but it's actually quite true).
I'm lucky to have found a beautiful & sassy mate back when love was still the most important thing.
(70's carryover to the 80's)
Welcome to "Demolition Man" & "Cherry 2000" era dating these days.
Quote:That's a form of, well, I won't say it, but, where's the equality here?
I'm told that in certain circles, if the male buys dinner, do the whole wine and dine thing, it's expected that the female allow him to "close the deal," so to speak.
The demanding male Chrisisall
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Quote:*heh heh, you said "handled"*
Originally posted by fearthebunnyman:
No, I thought it was an interesting idea that wasn't handled as well as it could have been
The immature Chrisisall
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Oh you better believe it, baby
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:At 16, I would have spent every dime on that venue, I conjure.
Originally posted by Haken:
If I was single and RICH. I'll probably attempt to go through their entire catalog.Quote:I hated the *game* in my 20's, and I'd hate it more now.
This will probably open an entire can of worms, but the current dating scene isn't much different, at least that's what I'm told by friends who are still in the game (funny how it's called that, but it's actually quite true).
I'm lucky to have found a beautiful & sassy mate back when love was still the most important thing.
(70's carryover to the 80's)
Welcome to "Demolition Man" & "Cherry 2000" era dating these days.Quote:That's a form of, well, I won't say it, but, where's the equality here?
I'm told that in certain circles, if the male buys dinner, do the whole wine and dine thing, it's expected that the female allow him to "close the deal," so to speak.
The demanding male Chrisisall
Hey, if a woman wined and dined me, I'd let her close the deal!
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Quote:If you're a female Pach, I'll be in my bunk, otherwise *whatever.*
Originally posted by pachelbel:
Hey, if a woman wined and dined me, I'd let her close the deal!
The laughing Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:If you're a female Pach, I'll be in my bunk, otherwise *whatever.*
Originally posted by pachelbel:
Hey, if a woman wined and dined me, I'd let her close the deal!
The laughing Chrisisall
Ha! Chris, I'm male.
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Didn't bug me. In fact, it's one of the main things that made the show stand out for me.
Loved the idea, loved how Joss implemented it, hate how most people seem to see it as a terrible thing. I don't get why they do, no one has ever been able to give me a reason why that hasn't been patronizing to female sexuality, the male psyche or the concept of "hypocrisy". Or had an actual basis in canon and wasn't pure speculation.
There's different levels of esteem for pretty much any service. You can get a high quality restaurant, you can get a fast food joint. You can get a million different approaches to medicine (homeopathy, accupuncture, your more modern western medicine, your traditional wholistic therapeutic approaches, the four humors theories...), you can get a ton of different approaches to psychotherapy, some of which are accepted and recognized, some of which are derrided and scorned. Make prostitution legal and it follows that you'll have a spectrum of esteem for different levels of service.
People reveeeeere film actors, musicians, authors, royals, politicians, historical figures...
I think high-class prostitution with a spiritual, therapeutic bend and arm-candy service is no worse, possible much better than much of the things people consider to be of "elevated status".
I really like how the show had Inara stick by her profession, even though others on the show put it down, including some of the very limited sample group of clients we saw. I really wish we had gotten to see much more of the culture of Companions.
If anything, it offered an interesting alternative female lifestyle (albeit an exclusive one) to romantic love, without also losing sexuality, sensuality, confidence and influence. I actually think that this is one of the things that bothers many viewers the most: willingly foregoing romance as the default female life goal.
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