His ship was hit by Reavers.
POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 18:48
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Well, it was. But now the question remains........How did Mal ( and Zoe ) know of Reavers? Jayne knew OF them, of course, but not to the extent that Capt did. So, did he learn of Reavers in the 6 odd yrs since the war? Or did he know of them prior ? And what about River ? She seems to know what's up. Oh yeah, Zoe seems to have been clued in as well. Not so much her husband - Wssh, but still......she knew. Even Book had his 'druthers as to what Reavers were/ are. Seems that if Book were a super secret undercover dude......he'd know a small bit 'o Reavers. Or not. He's crafty that way.
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Well that Alliance Captain guy didn't seem to know anything about them, other than the legends.
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
How did Mal ( and Zoe ) know of Reavers?
I just assumed that Mal & Zoe had been out on the rim for six years (since the war) and they've seen the damage, and heard the stories...
with enough evidence so that they were certain the stories were not myths.
Book & the green Alliance Captain thought the stories were myths...
But Jayne knew they weren't (of course maybe his family lives out on the rim, where people know the truth of Reavers).
and of course Simon was raised all protected and had never heard of them...
while River could read the fear in the minds of the others, or maybe even read the chaos and insanity on the Reaver ship....
Just me guessing of course.
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
How did Mal ( and Zoe ) know of Reavers?
Bar stories. Sitten around, havin a drink with your fellow soilders, or buddies or whatever and somebody gets to talkin, then someone else adds their 2 cents. Lot of its probably folk lore, but enough of it has gotta be true to get Zoe so freaked out about it.
I don't think there was a Reavers 101 night class at the local community collage if thats what you mean.
Just basic word of mouth is all were talkin about here.
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You have to think that the Reavers would have a colony, or village or something dirt-side. They would need someplace to base out of I guess, perhaps they have plundered and pillaged some of those out of the way colonies.
I couldn't find 'Reavers' on www.snopes.com. The most they could come up with was roofers and Joan Rivers.
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Originally posted by ebonezer:
I don't think there was a Reavers 101 night class at the local community collage if thats what you mean.
I'm already taking two classes, but I guess I can squeeze this course in as well. Hope the homework doesn't kill me......harhar
Mal-licious
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Ebo 'n 'lishus:
Y'know that community "collage" idea has some merit. Can I add my picture to it?
Re-'media'-ly,
zoid
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sgtgump wrote:
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...I couldn't find 'Reavers' on www.snopes.com. The most they could come up with was roofers and Joan Rivers...
Seen Joan lately? I think that was the reference you were looking for...
Self-Mutilatingly,
zoid
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Zoe and Mal are characters that have obviously seen it all. They've seen the arse end of the universe after the war finished and as stated in the pilot - they go wherever the job takes them... That being some of the border planets where the reavers dwell.
Jayne, although he may have come across them before, strikes me as the sort of character who would take Mal's word anyway and the rumours alone of what they do is enough for him to believe. Like he says he aint going anywhere near reavers and maybe he hasn't but he doesn't need to. He believes in the strength of the fables and stories surrounding them.
As for the others well Simon mentions that he's heard campfire stories, nothing concrete, but enough to make you aware. That so, then it stands to reason River would have been exposed to some of these tales aswell.
Book on the other hand is a character who's past is shrouded in mystery, and clearly for a shepherd, we are led to believe from others' reactions, that he is vastly more knowledgeable about the verse than regular shepherds are; so in his history he may well have crossed paths with reavers .
As for the rest well the fear in Zoe and Mal's face is enough for them to see just how severe they are and therefore believe.
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