What did Book mean by .......

POSTED BY: Cain
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 06:47
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:10 AM

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Originally posted by Cain:
What Shepard Book was thinking while talking with Jayne really bugged me..

What exactly did he think (say in his mind) and what do you folks think it meant ??? Was he thinking about River ??

That line bothered me, too, until I read the shooting script for The Message, and after Book drives Womack off the ship, Jayne says: "Either you spent a lotta time fightin' bad cops... or bein' one." And Book answers, "Maybe both." But those lines never made it into the episode as it was filmed.

I don't think he's talking about River. I think she's seeing something in his past, something that drives who he is, or who he is trying to become.

Someone else here said it, River sees secrets. Some of the secrets are obvious (like Simon resenting having to be on Serenity and give up his career, or Kaylee glaring at River - maybe resenting her for keeping Simon from being with her?), but some are more mysterious, like Inara and Book.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:16 AM

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Originally posted by copilot:
Book wasn't always a Shepard. He may not even have been a real Shepard during the show or movie. At one time he was or is something like an Operative. I think at the very least he was once a high ranking Alliance Official. This is my opinion gleened from several episodes and bits of the movie. I can't say exactly what that exact sentence ment but to me it means he knows that at some point he may have to kill River. Or it could just be the inner man fighting to break free of his gental exterior. Perhaps a normal human rage constantly being forced down my mediation and bible passages.

Yeah, Jubal Early says "that's no shepherd." He would know, wouldn't he? He had all the info on the entire crew.

And we know that the Alliance took him right in, lickety split, and patched him up after saying they wouldn't.

And we know Book knows a lot about weapons, ships, and crime.

I think that what River saw in Book was intended to confuse us, and make us think maybe he was thinking that toward River, but in fact it's just a flashback to an event in his past (as someone else on this thread has said).

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:41 PM

My guess on Book's past is that he used to be an Alliance Operative. As we know, the Operative in "Serenity" blindly attempted to carry out his mission without question until he saw the recording the crew had obtained. Then he had a change of heart. Obviously it is all Operative's job to not question their assignments and simply carry them out. Perhaps Book used to be one of these blindly devoted robot-like Operatives until he too discovered the secrets he was supposed to keep. I don't think there is much question that Book is really a Shepherd so I think he found religion after leaving the Alliance as a way to cope with the guilt he felt.

With all that in mind, Book is referring to himself in his line in "Objects" where River reads his mind.

TYRANICLE

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 6:47 AM

i think this whole topic begs the question about what really is the deal with Book? coz he got that medical attention on the Alliance cruiser and the bounty hunter in Objects In Space (i can't remember his name, i've got a mental block) sadi he wasnt really a Shepherd.

So seriously, does anyone have any founded assumtions or evidence to show what the deal is with Book? There has to be someone out there who knows...

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