NEW Serenity Comic!!!

POSTED BY: PhyreLight
UPDATED: Friday, August 22, 2008 02:46
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PLATONIST

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:12 PM

Hi Space,

I'm thinking pre BDM, as far as River at the Training House, when this comic book takes place. Inara may have been able to hide her right under their noses. Before Miranda, River doesn't look to be anywhere near coherent enough to make these types of choices and Mal shouldn’t be doing it for her. That's why the ending as her as pilot makes more sense, she is more in control and able to navigate. We agree on that point.

Post BDM, Inara herself, knows the Training House not to be safe. A young Companion in training gets gang raped in the 190 page script for heaven's sake. There is no one there to defend them until Serenity comes. Maybe River could help her sisters out now from abusive men that use them as whores, instead of helping Mal rob banks for money that he doesn't want for retirement.

SPACEANJL

Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:48 AM

I never came across that script, thankfully. A bit 'Unforgiven', that touch. I got the impression from the way Inara spoke to Atherton that pissing off the Guild might be a very bad thing to do. Social blacklisting might just be the start.

Of course, the Guild might overlook such peccadillos, in return for...considerations. (Blackmail is such an ugly word.) We've already got the idea in the 'verse that the needs of the very few outweigh the needs of the many. I don't know if Inara is naive, or if certain political realities are what she was running away from. But that little blck box was creepy on many levels. If they have that sort of thing, what else do they have? Not including the lipgloss from hell.

But Mal making decisions for folks - that is what he does. As Captain, as sergeant, as the hero. That's not always a good thing, but it's the personal reflex. Wash makes jokes, Jayne hits things, Mal takes charge.

And maybe River likes robbing banks. In Simon's mind, she's still the sweet little fourteen year old who went off to school. In fact, she's actually sixteen/seventeen, and used to associating socially with older people. She never fitted in back in the Core, except as a freak. But on the Rim, people her age are doing all sorts of jobs (Kaylee must have been about that age when she first took ship) Given approximate ages, Mal and Zoe can't have been much older when they were in the War.

PLATONIST

Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:52 PM

Not sure if I'm agreeing with River not fitting in back in the core, gifted and talented people can thrive anywhere; they are not culturally limited and have the same survival instinct as anyone else. Remember, Companions start training at twelve.

And, the Training House is not in the core and in the 190 page script Sheydra reminds Inara that the reaches of the Guild are limited and that is why they are at the mercy of Alliance soldiers (the locals), almost like there are their guests on that moon. Inara argues the point, playing the power of the Guild card, and Sheydra says she is mistaken. They're not going to help them against the Alliance...see the Operative’s entrance.

Anyway, Phyrelight, posted the longer script on her FFF log last week, check it out. It has some interesting insights into how Joss viewed the Guild's and Alliance's relationship.

NBZ

Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:14 PM

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IMO, that was uncharacteristically disloyal (taking away everyone's fair share of the bounty) and naive (did he really believe he could tip off some crooks and there wasn't a good chance someone on the crew might be injured or killed?). Despite what Inara says, it wasn't sweet at all... ]

Call me delusional, but I still don't believe that is what happened.

(Inara/Simon I am looking at you! or maybe book... he is always the quiet one.)

As for Platonist Vs SpaceAnJL (FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT :P), I will say it is somewhere in the middle.

The Guild is not all frail, nor is it all powerful.

There probably would be consequences for what happened in the BDM, but let's not forget that The Guild NEEDS the Alliance. It cannot cut it's ties. It may throw a huff, some complaints, lessen cooperation etc etc, but in the end the relationship would go on.

The problem with hiding with plain site, it is a numbers game and eventually, the number is up. You get caught.

PLATONIST

Friday, August 22, 2008 12:36 AM

Inara/Simon or Book... LOL! We can always count on you to take an unexplored path, nbz.

Is Inara even allowed on the Bridge? I doubt she knows Mal's hiding places or anything about the money. She was busy working when they were swapping fantasies. And, she tells Mal at the end that she didn't tell Sanda anything. Her movement on the ship always seemed restricted, but seriously, the only motive I could see her doing that for would be to get Mal away from Sanda, ya know the guy beating the ship out of him. Book would help, true, but Simon wanted the money to stay clean and safe with River, so no... That doesn't make sense.

Interesting, thoughts though, explain why you’re thinking this.

And, yeah, the sappy ending with Inara and Mal is very saccharin sweet, it's ironical... maybe the authors wanted to reveal another layer of their relationship.

By the way, Space and I were discussing, not arguing.

NBZ

Friday, August 22, 2008 2:46 AM

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We can always count on you to take an unexplored path, nbz.

:D Thx!

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I doubt she knows Mal's hiding places or anything about the money.

She knew it was his favouritest spot in the whole wide world.

She was also "working" with Simon, on what, we know not. We know nothing about their connection and history except that it is unlikely to be sexual.

It could be Mal (but I would think not for the reasons Inara mentioned) or Zoe too - to let Mal/Zoe walk away. Unlikely to be Jayne, Kaylee, Wash or River.

Why is Book a possibility? no idea. It's just that "A Books Tale" is upon us soon and maybe there will be a tie in. Other than that, nothing, but we know next to nothing about him. What ever that comic reveals, it would be way less wrong than Companion Book.

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