My Theory on Inara's Vial
POSTED BY: DanielFyre
UPDATED: Saturday, October 27, 2007 07:43
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Originally posted by ncbrowncoat:
It'S maybe the thing that was meant to kill Inara. My wild theory is that Inara, as a very successful Companion, unintentionally made a very powerful enemy.
Maybe it was another Companion who was jealous of Inara's success or her the fact that she was obviously going to be the next House Priestess, or it could have been one of her clients with a secret that she discovered.
Either one of them could have tried to kill Inara, but it was ultimately unsuccessful. The House Priestess persuaded Inara to leave for her own safety and to avoid scandal for the House. So she carries the vial as a reminder of how close she came to losing her life.
I like!
It also helps explain why she chose Serenity even after Mal had insulted her in the negotiations. There would then be some urgency which forced her to look beyond the insults.
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Originally posted by DallasFirefly:
Wasn't this question dealt with in the CE cast commentary? I'm pretty sure it was and it was revealed that the serum in the vial would make having sex with Inara deadly. It was not a suicide drug or a life extension drug.
As to why she would use the serum against the Reavers, as mentioned earlier in this thread it would've been to take as many with her as possible. I doubt that she would have had any illusions about being able to kill them all off.
Was this finally dealt with? Gorram, I better go listen to the commentary soon!
I think what trips most people up with the "STT" theory is that they assume it was intended for Reavers, which I don't think it was.
This is pure speculation here, but consider the following:
1) In the pilot, Whedon establishes the black vial and shows Inara "pondering" it.
2) In the pilot, Whedon establishes (through Mal) that Reavers WILL chase you if you run.
3) Throughout the series, it's established that Inara is a good pilot (not on par with Wash, but seemingly better than pretty much everyone else).
4) In Minear's discussion on the Reavers/Inara episode, he is very vague as to how Inara (and only Inara) gets taken by the Reavers.
I submit that has the episode been written, we might have seen Inara fly the shuttle away (likely without having first consulted with Mal), gambling that she could lead the Reavers on a merry chase, thus protecting the crew (who are forced to sit and watch her go, or else her sacrifice is in vain). Inara KNOWS that if the Reavers catch the entire crew, they'll all be raped and killed, so she takes the opportunity to do the noble thing and try to protect crew by sacrificing herself. The vial is her backup: if she gets taken, at least she'll take some of them down with her.
And thinking about the possibility of that plan, I think, may have been what was going through her head in the pilot.
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1) In the pilot, Whedon establishes the black vial and shows Inara "pondering" it
I might have missed that in the pilot, but when did it show the vial in the first episode. Unless you ment in the Bushwacked episode.(by the way I know I cant spell so if that's wrong well I think i got somewhat close)
Also I missed where it talked about Inara getting taken by the reavers, where was that in cause I missed that to, was it in the commentary?
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well apparently they can "convert" others so I doubt they'd die out completely...might thin the herd a bit over a generation or so
"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs
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I think the same MSG.
See no one thinks that the reavers leave anyone alive, but imo its because the ones that they convert, like in bushwacked, arent going to say "hey guys they left me alive and now I like to eat people and cut myself".
I belive the reavers convert people all the time this is why there are so many of them now. In Serenity it only says that 1/10th of a percent of the population-and I dont remember how many people were on Miranda, which to me doesnt seem to be that many. At least not enough for them to be as strong number wise as they are in Serenity.
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Can I make a quick suggestion? Listen to Firefly Talk!
We aired a panel with Morena where she dealt with this very topic, in episode #38 last year.
From the show notes - "a revelation from Morena about just what that syringe was for (don't tell Joss)"
MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."
http://www.fireflytalk.com - Big Damn Podcast
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Thanks!
"real men juggle geese"
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I believe the answer to your query is very clear. Inara, as we all know, is a prostitue. Prostitutes often get high before entertaining a client, this is a fact. Now, depending on Inara's plans she may have had a simple upper or downer; perhaps some good old fashoined crack rock or freebase. My guess is the heron, Inara doesn't strike me as a crack whore. Shooting smack, maybe, but not an all out crack whore. She could have some other meds, as many prostitutes often do. Definitely some valiums to come down from the high, maybe some anti psychotics. Probably some oxy's, too, freaking junky. Who knows for sure? Only Inara.
"Take my love, take my land,
Take my crack stem from my hand,
I don't care, I'm still free,
My fingers stink of feces
Take me out, buy some crack,
Tell your mom I'll be right back,
Burn the land boil the sea,
You can't take this high from me
There's no place I can be
since I started smoking trees
You can't take my crack from me"
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Proof:
Items commonly found in vials:
crack
heroin
perfume
crack
Crack is often distributed in vials, called crack vials
"Take my love, take my land,
Take my crack stem from my hand,
I don't care, I'm still free,
My fingers stink of feces
Take me out, buy some crack,
Tell your mom I'll be right back,
Burn the land boil the sea,
You can't take this high from me
There's no place I can be
since I started smoking trees
You can't take my crack from me"
all time classics from beneath the bridge:
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Originally posted by sirThomas:
I think the same MSG.
See no one thinks that the reavers leave anyone alive, but imo its because the ones that they convert, like in bushwacked, arent going to say "hey guys they left me alive and now I like to eat people and cut myself".
I belive the reavers convert people all the time this is why there are so many of them now. In Serenity it only says that 1/10th of a percent of the population-and I dont remember how many people were on Miranda, which to me doesnt seem to be that many. At least not enough for them to be as strong number wise as they are in Serenity.
Not if we assume that that is a characteristic of the more classical "bogeymen" Reavers. The Miranda breed had not been imagined 'til after the series was cancelled.
30 million people on Miranda. 30,000 reavers. More than enough to fill 50-100 ships (as specified in the script).
Say they average 30 per ship, we are looking at a fleet of around a thousand. (so only up to a tenth were destroyed in that air battle.)
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