Serenity repair work post BDM

POSTED BY: Charlotte
UPDATED: Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:18
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NBZ

Monday, September 3, 2007 12:08 AM

/lalala I am not listening.

yeah, I do have that same issue, which I choose to ignore because I have no real answer.

GLENNWEST98

Sunday, October 7, 2007 9:17 AM

I think after watching the scene again, that the repair work was done right where they crashed, there would be several alliance ships grounded for repair after the battle. alliance would just bring in material and repair crews to patch up as best they could, both medical and mechanical. it would be easier than trying to move ships to another yard, and the operative could have just had Serenity's needed parts and repairs hidden in the mess of recovery. as for the storm, either it moved/cleared a bit or it was missed by the writers!

WYTCHCROFT

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 11:38 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nbz:
/lalala I am not listening.

yeah, I do have that same issue, which I choose to ignore because I have no real answer.

you know - i miss nbz!

i've been going over this again - i still opt for the different locations and over time theory - but... one issue here - Mal unleashed REAVERS, reavers! it does pain the brain-pan working out why common alliance units on the frontline (and thereafter) would help mal... i guess the power of the wave made converts? or - when the battle was over - the wave sent - much confusion, no/one sure of their sides anymore - wounded people just helped each other... till Alliance control was restored. oooh but it don't feel right.
hmmm...

back to the blackboard for this one...

SUPERUNKNOWN

Saturday, October 20, 2007 12:13 AM

I seriously doubt the Alliance would aid the crew. I imagine that in the aftermath of the events on Miranda, they'd want to kill River even more than before, just in case there was something else she knew. With his faith in his purpose broken, I also think it's unlikely the Operative would follow Mal. He knew how Mal felt about him and probably half-expected Mal to kill him. He may have run into Serenity while leaving Mr. Universe's world, but he wouldn't follow it too far.

While they may not have flown through the ion cloud at the end of the film, we don't know much about the actual cloud. It could be that it was slightly dispersed by the storm or something.

DEEPLYKIDDING

Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:30 AM

Just a thought about the ion cloud (not sure since I'm too lazy right now to watch the DVD for clues/evidence), but is it possible that Mr. Universe had control over the ion cloud? And therefore the repairs could have been done on his planet, and the reason we don't see the cloud during Serenity's take-off is because the cloud has been "shut off" or "deactivated" or something?

I'm totally guessing here. Sometimes in sci fi it seems as if things are taken for granted and not explained to the reader/viewer, so couldn't it be possible, even if not scientifically sound?

I'm really enjoying everyone else's views & theories on the sitch.

I'd rather be a smartass than a dumbass...

FLETCH2

Saturday, October 20, 2007 7:08 AM

My understanding is the Mr Universe was a ace hacker and that he persuaded the automatic terraforming systems that were converting that planet that the terraforming was failing, everyone left and he moved in, as far as anyone else knew it was a black rock.

So he had a whole planets worth of stuff including a shipyard that would allow the Serenity rebuild. The fact that there was no ion cloud is a visual device, Serenity rises into the sunlight like the pheonix from her own ashes, it had to LOOK visually uplifting, ominious clouds would have ruined it so they left the ion storm out.

Vast numbers of things dont actually make sense in the 'verse and that's because Joss the place changes to suit the needs of the story rather than slavishly maintaining continuity.

MRBEN

Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:26 AM

OK, this seems obvious to me, but it never seems to be mentioned.

They're living in the 26th century - I don't see any reason why they couldn't just get on the cortex and contact their breakdown company....

mrben

"Carpe Aptenodytes"
http://www.jedimoose.org

SUPERUNKNOWN

Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:18 AM

I just watched it again, though with Joss's commentary running. It occured to me that even though Serenity's engine was torn off, there's nothing to say that it couldn't be rebuilt. With all the wreckage from Alliance and Reaver ships lying around and Kaylee's ability to make engine parts do anything, I'm pretty sure they could have rebuilt the ship simply by improvising from the more soild pieces of debris.

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