Pilot episode impact, first vs last.
POSTED BY: jewelstaitefan
UPDATED: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 10:31
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I saw it first, followed by the rest.
I'll go with the masses and say that the meaning to me is pretty clear from the lines and actions that come before. Mal definitely isn't being serious, plus Jayne's actions (and comments about Kaylee who Mal is protective of) lead you to know that he definitely wouldn't be in a genuine PR position.
At that point Mal doesn't know Simon and certainly doesn't trust him so he doesn't need to give him a straight and honest answer.
That's my take on it.
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Well, this whole issue raises a different interesting question:
If I remember the history right, "Serenity" was the LAST episode shown by FOX.
Do any of you think that having such a great story be the last thing shown, especially with its so-very-resonant Browncoat opening with the lines "too pretty to die" and "done the impossible", might have added high octane jet fuel to the already on-fire fans? Do you think the fans would have stayed as fired up if everything had aired in order and "Objects in Space" had been the last episode aired?
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Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
Watching the Pilot Serenity again the other day, again noticed a line which often bugged me.
At Dinner, Simon asks Mal what is Jayne's job aboard ship. Mal says Public Relations.
As a Pilot, this would be confusing to new viewers, mostly because the character of Jayne is not known, understood.
The way I took it was:
Jayne had just said something rude and tasteless about Kaylee, and then continued to be rude and tasteless after Mal confronted him about it. Being rude and tasteless is antithetical to public relations, thus Mal was being facetious in reference to Jaynes behavior.
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