best pair
POSTED BY: sanmi
UPDATED: Tuesday, May 4, 2004 05:43
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Originally posted by Gunhand:
I think one of the most interesting relationships on the show isn't a romantic one but the friendship that's building between Jayne and Book.
I absolutely agree, the odd couple friendship that those two have going on is great. If ever there is a lull in the ship, chances are you can find them together, chances are having a deep philosophical debate about whether or not Vera has a soul.
Hey, I've been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire... Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity.
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Originally posted by Meneluin:
Interesting that you mention Jayne and Kaylee... my friend swears that Jayne has a thing for her. ~~~~~~~~
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i believe they mentioned in the Serenity commentary, when Jayne is looking in on the injured Kaylee, that Jayne has a crush on Kaylee.
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Kukoo,
I'll have to go back and watch that commentary again.
There are a two hetrosexual relationships I don't really see happening. Simon/River (duh) and Mal/Kaylee (eww). Given that Book keeps to his vows and Wash/Zoe stay together:
Simon/Kaylee (this will take time, but would be so cute)
Inara/Mal (one of them needs to grow a pair on 'nads (ovaries count) and tell the other what's what)
that would leave:
Jayne/River (ta da!)
Some of y'all are sayin' "gross" or something like that, but face it, that is the option that would be left. For my part, I really don't see that as so bad, given that River is a tad less whimsical in the brain pan and Jayne is developing into an almost-human/guilt-having/semi-moral man. He seems to be capable of real concern (that is my take on why he was looking on when Kaylee was shot in "Serenity", and gearing up and coming with in "War Stories") which constitutes real growth for him.
I don't think that Joss is going to pull another Tara/Willow on us...wait, I wonder, what did Mal really mean when he said that Simon was his hero. 
Jon
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We need Simon to be a typical man for a while, for the comdedy gold and for the fact that everyone knows a guy like that, we can relate. We wish him well but we still like to chuckle when we see the big crash coming, even if he doesn't. In a weird way Simon is the George Costanza of Firefly...okay now I am babbling. Time to quit.
"Pain is scary..."
We all know a guy like simon?! Show me to him!
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"Here's to Jayne, the box dropping man-ape-gone-wrong-thing"
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Yeah a couple of my best friends are a lot like him, I mean these are relatively attractive guys, make fine money, nice cars, all the things that women look for in a guy but as soon as they approach one...
It ain't pretty. They don't just wind up with their foot in their mouth they wind up with both of them, the table leg and a barstool. They just lock up or say the exact wrong thing at the moment where if they'd just shut up they'd be golden.
Back in college, known some of these guys since then which is scary, I actually used to do prep work for them. You know, go and talk to the lady, talk my friends up, get the womenfolk interested...then they come over and something like,"Ever wonder why toilets in Australia spin backwards?" comes out of their mouth. Or even better,"You look a lot like my sister." Yeah, that's when I back carefully away from the car wreck I know is now in motion...
So yeah, Simonisms aren't as uncommon as people would like to think, at least with the crew I used to run with.
"Pain is scary..."
Oh now i understand! I just wanted to be introduced to a guy as hot as he is!
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"Here's to Jayne, the box dropping man-ape-gone-wrong-thing"
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Ok, I do lean toward the Jayne/Kaylee ship, simply because it's intriguing to me. I'd like to see Jayne acting like a big dumb dork adoring sweet lil Kaylee.
I also think it's actually the most likely to last. You gotta remember, Mr. J. Whedon does not have a particuarly good track record for putting together, and keeping together more obvious couples, which he totally does on purpose, and that's okay-ish. I think Mal & Inara would eventually get together, but I seriously doubt they would actually stay together -- same with Simon & Kaylee. Something dreadful would happen to tear them apart, while of course staying on the ship.
Given that,it's weird that I'm not that worried about Wash & Zoe. I think they'll stay together, although it's probably gonna be rough.
I do know several people on another board who think there's a vibe between Jayne & River, which I kinda get, in the brother-sister sense. I really very much don't want to see those two "together" together. I think it would freak me out too much.
Then again, maybe Whedon will make everyone happy and in love and stay together forever, just cause I think he won't.
Ouch. I think I hurt myself when I fell out of my chair laughing.......
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Jahzara:
You know, as I wrote that post, where I postulated that Simon would have to choose between Kaylee or a return to Core world high society, another thought occurred to me that I just felt was too long to include there.
Wouldn't it be funny if Kaylee dumped Simon, not the other way 'round?
Follow me for a sec. When we 'meet' Kayley in OoG, she's doing what? Taking advantage of poor Bester just so's she can get a better look at Serenity's engines from underneath, on her back. Now I'm not much of a judge of a man's sexual prowess, but Bester comes across as monkeysurferguy and the brief glimpse we get as Mal rounds the engine is that, as Ian Hunter (before Great White) put it, Kaylee "was givin' what she got". She also relates a story to River in (I believe) OiS about a freakishly well-endowed boy she ravaged back home, earning her daddy's wrath.
What if her and Simon do the deed, and then Kaylee just goes 'hmmph' and leaves him feeling all dirty and used? She might then think, "Y'know, I remember Jayne carrying off three HoG girls and taking out all his pay in trade. Now that I've 'seen' a doctor, I wonder what a 'hero' could get done for me?"
Based on what we've seen of Simon thus far, I'm led to believe that -- despite having finer facial features and being more well-mannered than Jayne -- he may be something of a novice (virgin?) at procreational gymnastics. That might not fly with Kaylee, who appears to like a rollicksome time in the hay.
Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Maybe Simon breaks up with her, but it's not impossible to think Kaylee might dump him first.
(Edit) Oops, almost forgot: Imagine the comedic opportunity as the entire crew grimace at the high-decibel moaning and groaning issuing from Jayne/Kaylee's crew quarters, during those first blushing weeks of their 'romance'. WASH: "A bucket of ice water as I understand it, Sir, is quite effective for separating the livestock."
Respectfully,
zoid
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(Of River) "Little Sis? I could see big things for her all along. Her and her brother both. I always knew they'd be worth something, y'know?"
- Jayne Cobb, Game Warden and co-proprietor, "Cretaceous Park", Hera; from A Child Shall Lead Them: A History of the Second War of Independence Wilkins, Richard
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that would leave:
Jayne/River (ta da!)
Some of y'all are sayin' "gross" or something like that, but face it, that is the option that would be left. For my part, I really don't see that as so bad, given that River is a tad less whimsical in the brain pan and Jayne is developing into an almost-human/guilt-having/semi-moral man. He seems to be capable of real concern (that is my take on why he was looking on when Kaylee was shot in "Serenity", and gearing up and coming with in "War Stories") which constitutes real growth for him.
I like the Jayne/River pairing and it wouldn't surprise me if they did end up together. River is less crazy than she was at first, I doubt she'll ever be the same as she was though. But if we're talking about age difference here, Jayne is hardly what you'd call mature. And having people cut your skull open and experiment on your brain tends to make you grow up rather fast I would think.
There's also the fact that Jayne is such an unmitigated ass to her that it would serve him right to start having feelings for her. As for reasons River would like him, he's big and strong and could protect her from the freaky blue hand guys. At least he'd try to anyway, and he'd never try to turn her and Simon in again. That's always a good thing.
Besides, who else is there? Mal is with Inara, Kaylee is with Simon, Zoe is with Wash, and Book is just Book. I can't see him with anyone, even if he's not really a shepherd. They're all on the ship and they never stay in one place for very long. Where are they going to find someone else?
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I like the Jayne/River pairing and it wouldn't surprise me if they did end up together.
I dunno. That whole getting slashed across the chest (requiring how many stitches?) and then backhanding the girl across the mess hall thing doesn't seem terribly romantic to me. But then again I'm an old-fashioned kind of guy. Whatever blows your skirt up, I suppose...
If I were Jayne, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't fall asleep with River in my bed, let alone trust her with my 'John Thomas'. I mean, yeah she was crazy and all, and she's getting better... But this is my 'best friend' we're talkin' about here.
Respectfully,
zoid
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I dunno. That whole getting slashed across the chest (requiring how many stitches?) and then backhanding the girl across the mess hall thing doesn't seem terribly romantic to me. But then again I'm an old-fashioned kind of guy. Whatever blows your skirt up, I suppose...
Hey, this is Jayne we're talking about here. He might consider that foreplay.
Seriously though, Mal calling Inara a whore on a regular basis isn't all that romantic either, but it looks like they'll eventually wind up with each other. And as River gets better and Jayne grows a conscience, what was done in the past can be forgiven. As far as whether or not Joss would put them together, well he had Buffy and Spike paired for a while. They had both tried to kill each other on numerous occasions in previous seasons.
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Hi, my name is Vena. I’m a closet Jayne and Kaylee shipper.
HI VENA
So now that all the Jayne/Kaylee fans have come out of the wood work, when are we going to get some more fanfic? I think I have read EVERYTHING on the net that there is even the smallest mention of those too and at this point I’m re-watching Serenity over and over just to see him sitting outside the med bay.
*and if you find any fanfics I may have missed please please pretty please send me a wave!!*
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