Inara's secret.
POSTED BY: peacekeeper
UPDATED: Saturday, June 6, 2009 20:50
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Platonist: Patient Confidentiality is true... Except this is Simon, who can't lie to save his life, who Kaylee has a crush on, etc. etc.
There's just an awful lot of ways for a secret to get out on a ship so small. Before, Inara was the only one who knew, then if Simon knows and shows up... well. I'm just saying, I don't think Simon knew when he first arrived. I think she confided in him later.
However, I do think they had something to bond over before he got on Serenity. Something that made Simon friendly enough to go to Inara's shuttle and ask to borrow some supplies for the infirmary, possibly have a discussion about something... And forgive Inara when and she aired out some of the dirty laundry between herself and the captain, with poor him stuck in the middle.
I'll come out and say what I think it is if anyone wants me to, but I was kind of hoping to use the idea. You know. <_<
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Malsnara: Simon and Inara having met or at least having been distant acquaintances before Simon got on Serenity is stated in the commentary of the episode Out of Gas.
Simon likely knows about Inara's secret in Better Days because he secretly visit's Inara's shuttle in a doctor's capacity... And Mal sees him. Mal pretends like he thinks Simon and Inara are together, but he actually asks Inara a few insightful questions at the end of the comic book that suggests he suspects what's really going on.
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Thanks so much, I'm actually re-reading Better Days right now but thanks for replying so quickly :)
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I actually was just about to PM you the link for Morena's Q+A session, but you found it first. No problem, and tell us about your interpretation of Better Days. :)
Platonist is the one who first pointed out to me that Mal might know too, and after I reread that conversation I had to agree. It adds a whole 'nother layer of tragedy to everything.
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Oh yeah I see it now, I don't think it ever really clicked for me before what that bit meant. But yeah I reckon Mal know's theres something up but I don't think he think's it's anything serious. If he did then there's no way he would have let up that easily, he would have pestered her or Simon until they gave in. Though I think that Simon takes his Hippocratic Oath very seriously and wouldn't tell people if Inara didn't want him to.
Sometimes you just really, really wanna hate Joss but he's just too gorram shiny for it to ever really stick. How can he do that?!
Is there going to be another set of comics? If there is then there may be something in those to suggest what happened after.
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*sigh*
Back in '04 I proposed all the facts of Inara's vial and what it meant to the fff.net board and was told I was foolish for making such a call. Now I'm proven true. Alas those folks probably don't even come here anymore for me to feel better about being right.
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Then well done on being right but how did you figure it out and what exactly did you say about the vial?
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Well, the next comic books are called "A Shepherd's Tale," so while they'll be interesting, I don't think they'll quite answer any of these questions.
As for Mal and why he didn't dig more? I think he had a bad feeling just what he'd find out. Or maybe he didn't know what to do with the information. Or both. Inara wasn't going to open up, and she was leaving anyway (and he was still mad about that). So he just dropped it, I guess.
It's a good point you make, though. I don't know if my above explanation is sufficient... I still just like the idea of him suspecting and worrying the whole time. :)
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I've gone back and read older threads, and I am amazed that a few fans fiqured this out, so kudos to you, bscm. Those clues never made a lick of sense to me, but now her character makes sense.
Morena said her secret was a biggy; horrible and bad, I think we've all been in a little denial;)
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Jeez, if she said THAT... Someone needs to put Joss on some antidepressants or something, seriously, it's getting ridiculous.
I know I was in denial. When I first heard the rumour I thought "That makes so much sense because this and this and this, but NO, HE CAN'T DO THAT!"
I've come around though. And actually, I kind of love the story potential for that plotline... So long as he doesn't ACTUALLY... grrr.
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