I thought Simon was repressed but straight.
Maher, on the other hand is gay.
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Scrappy - Aug 27, 2005 7:45:35 pm PDT #4541 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
tommyrot - Aug 27, 2005 7:53:31 pm PDT #4542 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
For some reason this makes me think of a Kids in the Hall sketch. A woman is talking about a guy in her high school: "I thought he was gay, but it turned out he was a genius."
evil jimi - Aug 27, 2005 8:37:25 pm PDT #4543 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Going back to what Zenkitty said: having the episode end with that nice familial dinner scene just underscores the whole family thing.
especially when River nicks Jayne's food, I've always loved that little touch
re Simon: I don't think of him as a repressed homo; he's just a brainiac who's clueless about women b/c he spent so much of his time studying that he didn't get a chance to spend any time with girls.
Gris - Aug 27, 2005 8:54:37 pm PDT #4544 of 10001
Hey. New board.
re Simon: I don't think of him as a repressed homo; he's just a brainiac who's clueless about women b/c he spent so much of his time studying that he didn't get a chance to spend any time with girls.
I definitely think that's what both the writing and actor were trying to make clear. I'm perfectly willing to accept an argument that he gives off gay vibes, though, whether intentionally or not.
DCJensen - Aug 28, 2005 5:36:00 am PDT #4545 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
So you're saying Simon could be a Buffista?
§ ita § - Aug 28, 2005 6:41:04 am PDT #4546 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
you're saying Simon could be a Buffista?
Repressed and sending off confusing vibes?
sumi - Aug 28, 2005 6:48:22 am PDT #4547 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Well, who doesn't have a sibling that they've had to rescue from a secret government research facility and are therefore doomed to care for while on the run for the rest of their days?
§ ita § - Aug 28, 2005 6:58:48 am PDT #4548 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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DebetEsse - Aug 28, 2005 7:39:11 am PDT #4549 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Dammit, sumi. You've blown my cover. Now I'll never be able to come back here.
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Bye, everybody.
Maysa - Aug 28, 2005 8:12:05 am PDT #4550 of 10001
I also thought that Simon was simply repressed and also an upper-class guy in an entirely different social situation than what he was used to. He didn't always know what to say to Kaylee because he had probably never met anyone like her before. He always seemed most comfortable talking to Inara, because they came from similar worlds.