Inara ponderings.
POSTED BY: dug
UPDATED: Sunday, January 18, 2004 00:05
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Originally posted by BoomerGoodheart:
Could it have been some kind of narcotic, so that she just didn't care about what the Reavers planned to do? Maybe something that she had an addiction to?
Could it have been the same type of drug that Simon used to simulate death in himself & River in Ariel? Something to make her appear dead so the Reavers would leave her alone?
BoomerGoodheart, that's out of character for Inara and I would never think she was taking narcotics; even if she was, that was not the time.
BrownCoat1, considering what reavers do to you after you're dead, feigning death is not a good idea.
It has to be a weapon. Since Joss says it's not for suicide, it must be a weapon against reavers. My favourite speculation is still the super-power drug.
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Has anyone considered that the mystery syringe might be a secret shared by all companions, not just Inara's?
Thinking about the super-drug just now also made me think about the 'spice' from Dune...just a random thought...
RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.
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Originally posted by Shiny:
Has anyone considered that the mystery syringe might be a secret shared by all companions, not just Inara's?
I assumed it is Companion standard-issue, although I have nothing to back up my thoughts. I think I'm going to watch Bushwacked again tonight and take a really good look at that box it's in.
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Originally posted by Shiny:
Has anyone considered that the mystery syringe might be a secret shared by all companions, not just Inara's?
I assumed it is Companion standard-issue, although I have nothing to back up my thoughts. I think I'm going to watch Bushwacked again tonight and take a really good look at that box it's in.
I forgot that Reavers didn't mind defiling the dead.
Could be a Companion standard issue thing. Still doesn't tell us what it might be though.
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
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I dunno ...
"Inara the Reaver Slayer" does sound Joss'esque.
OR meebe Inara WAS a Reaver at one point and for a short time - abducted as a child or pre-teen? The drug may keep her sane, unless she overdoses. THEN she becomes "Inara the Reaver Slayer".
Could explain quite a bit about her actions.
Just another, darker, path ... 
"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"
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If she's ill, then it's her medication. (I also wondered if the stop in Ariel was to be treated for her illness.) That seems the simplest explanation for most of the mysterious things about her, rather than constructing elaborate theories about a drug making her into some kind of super-being.
Cardie
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Don't forget everyone. Just because Inara may be dying does not measn she was going to die. Some kind of plot where she comes very close only to be saved at the last second could be just as effective.
I can picture the Captain holding her in his arms as her life life fades away. Then a moment where the stoic captain breaks down completly only to witness the miracle he's praying for.
Damn, I think I've been watching too much General Hospital.
H
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I can't quite see Inara looking at her life saving meds while beliving the Reavers were about to board Serenity.
Hee hee, and Joss is WELL known for his elaborate story arcs. AND his red herrings!
"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"
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yea that would be great to see! I definately would be scared! Ahh! Inara's got a needle!
mmmm i love mal!
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Hee hee, and Joss is WELL known for his elaborate story arcs. AND his red herrings!
My wife has this thing where if we watch a movie or tv show that just misses, she'll say, "That needed another rewrite."
She noted the other day she has never said that about Joss Whedon's work.
"Wash, where is my damn spaceship?"
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