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Who Was Your Favorite Character That Died In The Verse?

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Sunday, September 17, 2017 9:46 PM

Other than Book or Wash.

Joss has been known to kill off characters on a whim. And The Verse is a bit of a harsh environment.

I'm thinking that for Firefly, perhaps Bendis from the Pilot Serenity, one version of it - or else Crow from The Train Job.
Crow wasn't highly likeable, but as a character he was impressive.
Bendis was a bit whiney, but Mal seemed to like him.
The buyer Bolles in War Stories seemed jovial and friendly, but just seemed to survive too briefly.
Nandy holds a special place as the fulfillment of the Capt Kirk legacy, for Mal and our show.


For Serenity, I think Mr. Universe or his Lovebot. The kid that Kaylee plays with on New Haven didn't have enough screen time.

A death of a different sort was Sheydra. She was deleted in the editing, but I liked her in the Deleted Scenes, and the script - perhaps largely because she was the friend of Inara that we didnt really see. IIRC the only one we see besides Nandy.


What are your favorites?

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018 1:34 AM

In terms of which deaths I was most invested in, I think I have to go with either Nandi or Tracey.

Nandi as a kind of foil to Mal, someone else who has a leadership position in their found family. Plus she finally pushes the Inara/Mal story forward.

I didn't really like Tracey. His death felt unnecessary, and The Message is perhaps my least favorite episode. And yet, I was sad to see him go. I liked getting to see how Mal and Zoe and Tracey all handled the war so differently.

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Friday, July 20, 2018 7:18 PM

While trying to look up Kim Myers as Sheydra, I noticed Glenn Howerton has gotten some work since dying in BDM. I must have seen him in some.

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Friday, July 20, 2018 7:26 PM

Oh man! I never realized the "Lilac Young Tough" was Glenn Howerton!

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Saturday, July 21, 2018 7:29 PM

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Originally posted by Mudd:
Oh man! I never realized the "Lilac Young Tough" was Glenn Howerton!

Sounds like somebody has an excuse to watch BDM again.

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Thursday, July 26, 2018 4:15 PM

I gotta go with Nandi.

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