Firefly characters you DON'T like

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BYTEMITE

Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:08 PM

Hey all!

In my observation it seems to be Inara who gets the most hate, but then I thought I'd expand it to any character so people who don't like her don't feel picked on.

I was just curious about what characters you don't like and why.

THESOMNAMBULIST

Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:51 PM

I've never particularly liked River, though I have a feeling had things progressed I'd have found her interesting. But it was difficult to engage with her as a personality for the short duration of the show.

Thereafter I think Tracy always bugged me.

Inara though, I liked. Great counter point to Mal.

°...Well here I am.°

BYTEMITE

Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:07 PM

I guess I could see that. River's condition makes her difficult and volatile, and when she's not struggling emotionally, she has a morbid-streak, and she does kind of a bratty kid sister thing, and sometimes she has an intellectual arrogance.

I've always kinda thought that, for me, the sympathy for her condition outweighs whatever other negative personality attributes she has. But I do think I can see where you're coming from.

I like the main characters as they're depicted in the show, though I might not get along with some of them so well if they were real. Show-Inara I like, but I might have trouble dealing with the reality, I have a tom-boy knee-jerk reaction about glamour stuff, and while I have nothing against her profession I have a prude reaction to the other stuff and wouldn't want to be part of those discussions. I also think that real-Mal would be harder to take than show-Mal, because he can be harsh and critical and obstinate, and sometimes a bit bullying. Jayne I also wouldn't like to know real life. Zoe would be cool, but also kind of scary, and sometimes Kaylee gets angry about some really unimportant things.

In the show, there's the villains, though Saffron's a character you love to hate, and Jubal Early is evil, but interesting and unique. Tracy is somehow both sincere and treacherous, yeah, he's not very likeable even though his situation is sympathetic.

RIONAEIRE

Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:26 PM

My favorites are River (because she is touched, and she's a really cool person who is unique, talented, brave and loyal), Simon (because he takes care of River and I would love to get together with someone like him, kind, caring, devoted, sweet), Book (because he's a Christian who kicks ass!) and Mal (because he's cool and handsome and brave and someone I can admire). I like all the other crewmembers too.

I used to dislike Inara because of her mask, I never knew whether Inara really felt a certain way or whether she was faking it and I don't like people like that, I don't feel like I can trust them. But I've gotten used to her over the years and I think I'm almost to a place where I can trust her.

As for side charactors, I guess Tracy lacks luster. I couldn't picture Nandy as anything more than she was, I couldn't see her as a fancy guild companion, but that has nothing to do with whether I liked the charactor, she was okay, though I'm a bit worried that some of the people in her bordello weren't of age, and that concerns me. But that wasn't really part of the story so I guess its neither here nor there.

Of all the villains, who's your favorite? I'd have to say Niska and Saffron. They were entertaining.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

ECGORDON

Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:35 PM

Rance Burgess.

I also didn't like that Alliance soldier who foiled the Train Job and shot Jayne in the leg. Other than those two I can't think of anyone else I didn't like.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

MOOSE

Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:16 PM

Dobson.

Mainly because he shot Kaylee, but also because he was an idiot.

WISHIMAY

Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:24 PM

I don't have a problem with Rivers character, per se, but her being yet another "98 pound girl who kicks butt." I'm so tired of the size four stereotype (a la Buffy) ...What's wrong with girls having some actual muscles??? Let alone that they be TALL?

I realize men can be dreadfully insecure about such things, but when are they NOT insecure about pretty much everything??
(YES< IT"S CALLED "PROJECTING", TRY NOT TA FAINT ) And yeah, he wouldn't have been able to work in all those fancy dancing scenes and the fragility of the character, but ick. (On that note too, they don't do the "big muscley people can be fragile too", but that would require people to actually think outside the box)

Is it theoretically possible a tiny lil genius thing could be trained to kick ass so well, and in what- two or three years- suuuure. Do I buy it even for a second even after 10 years? NOT....AT.....ALL. Willing suspension of disbelief, Spock... Yanno, the thing that lets you rationalize a whole planet going missin' for ten years. Although, my whole town could go missin' and I doubt anyone would notice, including the people who live here

RIONAEIRE

Friday, February 1, 2013 12:43 AM

Excellent points Wish! I know a lot of people who have a hard time taking Firefly seriously for just that reason. They can't suspend their disbelief enough regarding that issue. See also the King Arthur movie with Keira Knightly.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

BYTEMITE

Friday, February 1, 2013 3:23 AM

Zoe actually is shown enjoying girly things, according to the comics she likes bubbly baths and manicures.

BYTEMITE

Friday, February 1, 2013 3:27 AM

Riona: I think people didn't realize that Celtic women actually DID fight, though there's disagreement over how much. But the Celtic society was fairly egalitarian for it's time.

Though that Arthur movie was pretty historically inaccurate in a lot of other ways.

I liked how Arwen was more active in the LotR movie. She doesn't really do much in the books, just kinda stands around and acts pretty, while Aragorn seems to turn down Eowyn because she's a fighter... Adds a little something more to that relationship I think, and removes some unfortunate implications.

Sorry, off-topic.

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