I do hope the next one (if there is one) is sort of light on the River ish. I'm pretty done with River, to tell the truth.
I'd be happy to have another movie deal with other crew members' backstories, to be sure. But I really love River, far more than I thought I would when I first encountered her. I'm not the hugest fan of Joss's crazy waifish girls (Drusilla, Fred, etc.), but River is by far the most compelling to me, thanks in large part to Summer Glau's grace and incandescence, and probably River's relationship with Simon too.
I think the two lines that turned me into a permanent River fan were from the series --
"I tore these out of your symbol, and they turned into paper."
then later...
"Just keep walking, preacherman."
In watching Bushwhacked after seeing the movie, I got to thinking about how all the food was in place and all the consoles were on and the like. It made me wonder if the reavers didn't maybe pump some Pax-air into the other ship as a method of breeding, except only one guy out of the whole ship didn't lay down to die and then here come the heroes to bollox up that plan.
Though that theory makes me wonder what the half-life of airborne Pax is.
Oh I loved series River, because she was mysterious and hints of her past were integrated into the other storylines. She's done, now. It's time to learn about Inara's syringe, and her past, and why she was running away from Sighnon, and I'm still curious about Book. I like the idea someone posited that he was the commanding Alliance general at the battle of Serenity Valley. I want to know. I'd like to see backstory on all the crew characters. I'm just not curious about River's, anymore.
The HenryBlakeing of Wash made a lot of sense to me -- one of the basic tragedies of war is that beloved people die senselessly. If it were all nobility and bravery and self-sacrificing war would be as glamorous as most movies pretend it is.
I like the idea someone posited that he was the commanding Alliance general at the battle of Serenity Valley.
I think it was Connie. But I don't see that as all. Book would've known that was a betrayal to keep that hidden from Mal and their relationship wasn't like that.
I like the idea someone posited that he was the commanding Alliance general at the battle of Serenity Valley.
Also, wouldn't everyone on both sides know who the commanding generals on both sides were? I see something much more secretive.
I also don't think that explains how he knows so much about criminality.
I prefer the solution that explains everything in one fell swoop.
Well, if all life on earth were dead, and we were investigating its past. Although there's no character arc there. I mean, no life, then Life! At least mine has a little depth.
