if the show didnt get cancelled, who do you think wouldve been the first to die?

POSTED BY: standing8
UPDATED: Friday, July 9, 2004 05:10
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STANDING8

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 10:40 PM

i think book wouldve died first. he had the most mysterious past and i figure his past wouldve eventually caught up to him and he'd get killed or something. and it would happen right after he reveals who he truly is to the other crew members. but his death wouldnt have been in vain cause he would have died sacraficing himself for the crew cause hes the oldest and thats just the kind of person he is.

all this would have happened in the season finale for the third season. yeah, the third season would be my guess for a HUGE "shake up the show" event.

ahhhhh, what couldve been...

-Soul Rebel-

SOUTHERNMERC

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 10:49 PM

Yikes! Can't (or don't want to) imagine ANY of our BDH dying. However, I wouldn't put it past Joss to do such a thing. Book dying first tho? Hard to say WHO would go first.

Jayne: "You got yourself lookin' mighty hideous!"

KARENKAY99

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:10 PM

yeah, i could see it happening that way. but third season is wishful thinking. i bet someone was set to die first season. and i think book is a good guess.

"They say the snow on the roof is too heavy. They say the ceiling will cave in. His brains are in terrible danger."

EMBERS

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:27 PM

My money is on Inara dying...
first she and Mal will declare their undying love
and they will have the perfect night together
and then Joss will ruthlessly cut her down like a dog
it is his way....

ECGORDON

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 12:50 AM

I think it would have been either Wash or Zoe.

Mal is the center of the show, and the death of either of those two would have produced the most stress and tension for him.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

TERRIBLETINK

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 1:08 AM

I think Jayne would have been the first to go.

There are two things that could happen with his character - he was destined to either betray them or become good ol' reliable Jayne who has learned his lesson. That tension can only build so long. So my guess is that he would have gone first.

If he never betrayed them again, the character loses his edge that makes him intriguing. If he did betray them, Mal would have never let him live.

HKCAVALIER

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 1:12 AM

I think losing any of the cast would be like amputating a limb: it would cripple the show. Beyond that, no one on the crew would die, 'cause you'd just have to get a new regular to take their place and who could fill those shoes? Same for Simon, 'cause they'd just have to get a new medic. So Book, Inara, or River. I don't think it would be Inara 'cause she and Mal have too much going on between them for that. It'd be like killing off Rachel at the end of the third season of Friends (o' course, plenty of you might like the sound of that). I thought I heard Joss somewhere say he wasn't planning to kill anybody 'cause he had so many stories to tell about them. Was it in a commentary? I seem to remember him doing that shudder/giggle that he does. Did I dream it?

I like the idea of everyone surviving to at least the fifth season. Maybe some favorite guest stars could die. Some villain or other. But let's just leave Mal, Zoe, Wash, Jayne, Kaylee, Simon, Book, Inara & River be for now.

HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

CHRISTHECYNIC

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 1:26 AM

I have trouble seeing any of them die, not just because I don't want it to happen but also because I find it unlikely. Those who go into dangerous situations are highly skilled at dealing with them, and the doctor is one of the best.

STANDING8

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 1:54 AM

if the show went on, i think no one would have died until more than a few seasons into the series. since the show is so focused on the characters and character development. i would think joss would want more than a few seasons to accomplish that first. then do something like this to shake things up.

inara wouldnt go anywhere because of the sexual tension with the captain so she would stay(if they hadnt messed around by that point). ummm, river wouldnt go anywhere cause from the start she seemed to be the focal point of the series and pushed the main story of firefly along. and i think that would leave the doctor safe.

i dont know, i see book as the guy to go first.

and i changed my mind, maybe not until the fourth season until joss shocks us with something like this.(wow, imagine of we actually had 4 wonderful seasons of firefly. man, it hurts and depresses me just thinking of that)

-Soul Rebel-

JELLO

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 2:10 AM

Definitely Inara. It wouldn't be a Joss Whedon show without the death of a beloved character, i.e. Buffy, Angel, Joyce, Tara, Doyle, Darla, Cordelia, Fred, Wesley. Need I say more? That's what makes his shows so great. Some would be scared to even attempt something like that because of what the fan reaction might be, but not him. He seems to get off on pulling a 180 and go in a totally different direction than the fans thought the story might go. That's storytelling! Keeping your readers/viewers on the edge of their seats, craving more. Not a lot of people have that gift. Being a third generation writer, I guess somethings just rub off.

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