Favourite bits that ARE NOT obvious!
POSTED BY: Littlemanlovesfire
UPDATED: Monday, October 4, 2004 23:19
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Here's three from The Train Job.
While the sheriff is interrogating Mal and Zoe, he lights a cigarette, walks over to a jail cell and gives it to a prisoner. It's a beautiful character moment and works to set up the sheriff letting them go at the end.
When Crow enters Serenity with the other goons, Inara and Kaylee are standing next to each other. Crow throws his knife into Mal's shoulder, and all hell breaks loose. Kaylee just stands there, stunned, with bullets flying everywhere. Inara grabs her and pulls her to cover. You get Kaylee's innocence and Inara's ability to think on her feet in one brief shot.
Before that, we'd already seen Inara's quick thinking when she slapped Mal to give her time to set up the cover story before he could blow it.
shambleau
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Originally posted by Mantichorus:
I like the bit in OiS when they find River with the gun, how River's first reaction is to call, "Kaylee." I think it shows the bond between them wonderfully, especially as just before (this will get vague, as an Aunt and Uncle are borrowing the DVDs...) Mal says, "River, sweetheart--"
Yeah, I didn't catch that til like the 3rd time I watched Objects in Space, and it's now one of my favourite bits. As is Kaylee talking about the 14-year-old genetic experiment that she got whupped for doin' god only knows what with (but that I heard on first view, I think).
In The Train Job, when Mal n Zoe are fixin to get interrogated, Mal pulls out the chair for Zoe.
I've mentioned this before, but in Heart of Gold, when they're in the cargo hold discussing whores, Jayne's got on one of his normal trashy t-shirts. When we see them next, planet-side, Jayne's got on a striped button-down type shirt. He dressed up for the whores! That's just so....oddly sweet.
I like that in The Message, Kaylee's wearing the same dress she had on in Out of Gas, when Mal walked in on her n Bester.
And I like that Simon's clothing style changes. Starting out, he's all pulled-togther-spotless-complete-with-vest-and-sometimes-jacket boy, but by Out of Gas, he's quite a bit more casual. I can't remember right now where the change actually become apparent -- might be War Stories, now that I think of it. Maybe I should watch it again, make sure.
Eomer: "Hi! Stop me if you've heard this one ...an elf, a dwarf, and a man walk into the Riddermark..."
I like little details like the clothing as well...my latest, I just watched Serenity for what must be the 30th time, and the Dortmunder has "Dortmunder" written vertically on one of the towers. You can see it in the shot from behind.
But my absolute favorite, and though I know it's been mentioned a whole bunch of times I think it still counts as subtle, is River saying "he looks better in red" after slashing his t-shirt that has the BLUE SUN LOGO on it. That's just brilliant.
Also, Jayne and Book get along well from the very beginning - when Book says grace (not out loud) in Serenity, Jayne is definitely the one taking it the most seriously.
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I think my favorite bit is in "Ariel", when Simon is tring to teach Jayne, Zoe, and Mal all the medical language. There's a part where Mal screws up and curses in chinese real fast and then says "...shiny." I love how its all run together. I laugh my butt off every time I hear it!
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'Bushwhacked'.
When The Alliance board Serenity, Wash sharply raises his hands and puts on a false smile in the background. He's the only one to do it.
It's a great moment because he looks really stupid. (In comparison to the rest of the group.) 
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Originally posted by CosmicFugitive:
'Bushwhacked'.
When The Alliance board Serenity, Wash sharply raises his hands and puts on a false smile in the background. He's the only one to do it.
It's a great moment because he looks really stupid. (In comparison to the rest of the group.)
Speaking of Wash and 'Bushwhacked'.... Ilove his exaspirated half smile/look of worry when Kaylee answers when Mal asks if she can disarm the booby trap device that the Reaves left. "...if I mess up, it's not like you'll be able to yell at me." Wash's response...Classic!
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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In the same episode, it's funny to see Simon cover his ears as 'The hero of Canton' is playing in the background.
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Originally posted by Lofwyrr:
I don't think Simon is so much cover his ears as holding his head together to forestall the explosion of his brain.
That's the way I took it, too, @first. But he is covering his ears so, maybe he's doing that to forestall . . . etc.
Keep the Shiny Side Up
Wutzon: Ekoostik Hookah, "Sweet Lucy", from "Ohio Grown"
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Originally posted by shambleau:
When Crow enters Serenity with the other goons, Inara and Kaylee are standing next to each other. Crow throws his knife into Mal's shoulder, and all hell breaks loose. Kaylee just stands there, stunned, with bullets flying everywhere. Inara grabs her and pulls her to cover. You get Kaylee's innocence and Inara's ability to think on her feet in one brief shot.
Ya, that's good work. Acting, of course, but it's in the shot so . . . Writer? or Director?
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Before that, we'd already seen Inara's quick thinking when she slapped Mal to give her time to set up the cover story before he could blow it.
I thought that was quite risky on Inara's part. A slap can tend to provoke an immediate response. Fortunately for our BDHs, Mal's did not violate the story that Inara had prepared.
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shambleau
Just outa curiosity, have you seen "Vintage Season"?
Keep the Shiny Side Up
Wutzon: Widespread Panic, "Rock", from "Light Fuse Get Away"
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Can't believe I didn't say this before but
WASH'S REACTION TO TISSUE PAPER IN THE NOSTRILS!
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In Bushwacked, Kaylee is in the engine room of another ship with Simon and finds a useful working part for Serenity. She gingerly holds it up to show to Simon and then puts it in a bag that he is holding. As soon as the full weight of the engine part is in bag, Simon drops it.
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Oh yeah. I loved that little bit. It reminds me of the scene in Shindig when they're all outside the dressmakers. Mal is complaining about how heavy the bag is that he is holding. After he makes the crack about Kaylee, Zoe effortlessly shoulders the bag, gives him a look, and walks off. That always gets me laughing.
I shaved off my beard for you, devil woman!
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