[Firefly] "Safe"

[hermionesviolin]

I'd forgotten how much "home" (and Serenity as such) is a theme in this episode for characters besides Simon+River.

And speaking of characters who think of Serenity as home... when the Alliance guys whisk Book away after seeing his ident card, Eric said something about was he not really a Shepherd and I said no he really was a Shepherd we just don't know what he was before he was a Shepherd. Eric said, 'So what was he, a king?' I was amused. (And he was frustrated that we never find out. Yeah, I am forever pointing out that Whedon intended there to be more than 14 episodes.)

I love the "big damn heroes" scene even more than I do the dance/gunfire scene, but that line always gives me an uncomfortableness after the movie.

Aww, Simon getting Kaylee's chair at the ending dinner scene. Not sure if I had ever noticed that before.

Simon is so sarcastic. I had forgotten about this -- especially since he's treated as though his refined background is his defining characteristic (along with his doctoring skillz and mad love for his sister). It's also a little weird because the sarcasm will burst out in anger and frustration at times when perhaps he should be more concerned with staying on the good side of the person(s) causing his distress.

Comments

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

I think Book was an Operative, like the one in the movie. And then he retired/quit/cracked, and decided to pursue a different path. But the Operative in the film was very much obsessed with purity, and creating a perfect world, so I think that it wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility for Book to have seen that side of things, and decided to go about fixing in the world in a more peaceful manner. It would also explain his kinship with Jayne, I think.

I love the Big Damn Heroes scene. :)

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I did tell him that in the movie we get information that a lot of people take as indicative of what Book did before becoming a Shepherd -- though of course I told him I wouldn't say more until he'd seen the movie.

And your ideas about Book being drawn to improving the world and also about his kinship with Jayne make a lot of sense.

[alixtii.livejournal.com]

And speaking of characters who think of Serenity as home... when the Alliance guys whisk Book away after seeing his ident card, Eric said something about was he not really a Shepherd and I said no he really was a Shepherd we just don't know what he was before he was a Shepherd. Eric said, 'So what was he, a king?' I was amused.

Hmm, sort of an anti-David....that's a really interesting thought.

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

You got that song stuck in my head :)

I heard there was a secret chord
that David played and it pleased the Lord
[...]
the baffled king composing Hallelujah