Firefly Episode 1
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redfiona99Since I am now in a position to watch my shiny, shiny Firefly DVDs, I shall do so.
And, unfortunately for you, I shall post my thoughts.
1 - Finally got to see all of the first episode. I had previously missed the very beginning so I finally got to see the battle of Serenity Valley. Okay, I officially want to hug Mal now.
It didn't look like I imagined it would. Has anyone else seen 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'? I always imagined it more like the battle scenes in that.
Mal actually used to smile. Like big, happy smile of 'we done good'. I don't know if Joss Whedon intended it but you do get a sense that Mal believed in their cause in a totally different way to the way that Zoe did. Not more or better but kind of deeper, like the belief was the only thing getting him through, which is why I think the surrender got him worse.
2 - I was struck by how unlikeable Mal comes across. Because in pretty much every scene up to about half way through and the prank he played on the Doctor. he seems so overbearing, irritable and plain old unpleasent. For good reasons, but still a pain in the ass.
And then he suddenly, but organically, becomes less so. That's one of the things I like about the series, the characters are smart, stupid, brilliant, dumb, annoying, amusing, cruel and kind, often all at the same time, and that's what makes them interesting.
3 - Okay, I'm sorry, given my occasionally rants about Hardy incest fics, but I'm all about the Crazy Space incest.
4 - Also, I love the theme tune. The theme tune was my original hook into the programme.
5 -
Oh yeah, he totally was the Operative before the Operative was. I mean it makes some kind of sense, if he some how realised or was made to realise that what he was doing was wrong, and then went into the abbey and the Shepards have only just declared him safe (re-habilitated?) to go back out into the wider world.
And that scene with him and Inara at the end. That always gets me. Okay so it's a bit heavy with the religous symbolism but that's a bit different for a Western. Which Firefly totally is.
6 - Leading on from that. I love the shades of grey, to quote my Grandmother, "He's not exactly Robin Hood". They are not bad people doing bad things, they're not good people doing bad things, they're people doing things that they have to. I also like how the Alliance isn't made up of obviously evil people.
7 -
The scene where they're waiting for the Rievers to pass, the way that everyone is scared out of their minds. That's good old fashioned show not tell. I love the crew's various responses.
8 - I now recall why I spent a lot of time yelling at the TV to tell Mal and Inara to kiss already.
9 - I am, of course, in love with Zoe and Wash, and Kaylee, and Jayne. Feel the love. It's also nice to have a happily married couple about.
And, unfortunately for you, I shall post my thoughts.
1 - Finally got to see all of the first episode. I had previously missed the very beginning so I finally got to see the battle of Serenity Valley. Okay, I officially want to hug Mal now.
It didn't look like I imagined it would. Has anyone else seen 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'? I always imagined it more like the battle scenes in that.
Mal actually used to smile. Like big, happy smile of 'we done good'. I don't know if Joss Whedon intended it but you do get a sense that Mal believed in their cause in a totally different way to the way that Zoe did. Not more or better but kind of deeper, like the belief was the only thing getting him through, which is why I think the surrender got him worse.
2 - I was struck by how unlikeable Mal comes across. Because in pretty much every scene up to about half way through and the prank he played on the Doctor. he seems so overbearing, irritable and plain old unpleasent. For good reasons, but still a pain in the ass.
And then he suddenly, but organically, becomes less so. That's one of the things I like about the series, the characters are smart, stupid, brilliant, dumb, annoying, amusing, cruel and kind, often all at the same time, and that's what makes them interesting.
3 - Okay, I'm sorry, given my occasionally rants about Hardy incest fics, but I'm all about the Crazy Space incest.
4 - Also, I love the theme tune. The theme tune was my original hook into the programme.
5 -
Oh yeah, he totally was the Operative before the Operative was. I mean it makes some kind of sense, if he some how realised or was made to realise that what he was doing was wrong, and then went into the abbey and the Shepards have only just declared him safe (re-habilitated?) to go back out into the wider world.
And that scene with him and Inara at the end. That always gets me. Okay so it's a bit heavy with the religous symbolism but that's a bit different for a Western. Which Firefly totally is.
6 - Leading on from that. I love the shades of grey, to quote my Grandmother, "He's not exactly Robin Hood". They are not bad people doing bad things, they're not good people doing bad things, they're people doing things that they have to. I also like how the Alliance isn't made up of obviously evil people.
7 -
The scene where they're waiting for the Rievers to pass, the way that everyone is scared out of their minds. That's good old fashioned show not tell. I love the crew's various responses.
8 - I now recall why I spent a lot of time yelling at the TV to tell Mal and Inara to kiss already.
9 - I am, of course, in love with Zoe and Wash, and Kaylee, and Jayne. Feel the love. It's also nice to have a happily married couple about.
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