Oooh, looking forward to that recap. I haven't read Firefly recaps, but Jacob's recaps of the Apprentice, especially the late season episodes and especially the last five minutes of the last episode, were masterpieces.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
bon bon - Feb 22, 2006 10:46:20 am PST #7979 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Mr. Broom - Feb 22, 2006 1:32:08 pm PST #7980 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
There's another crash and shake, and Simon looks nervous. "Fear is nothing to be ashamed of, Doctor." Simon explains that it is not fear, but anger that he is feeling. Mal says it's hard to tell, and Simon gives him a snippy over-explanation in reply: "Well, I imagine if it were fear, my eyes would be wider." Mal says he'll look out for that next time, knowing full well that Simon's wrong: it's fear.
This feels very incorrect to me. He seemed neither nervous nor afraid to me for the majority of the film, this scene in particular.
KernelM - Feb 22, 2006 1:42:57 pm PST #7981 of 10001
Ankh-Morpork Watchman, Dreamer, Scooby, Minister of Grace, Still Flyin' in a Zoo2 World
I don't think Simon is afraid for himself, but he is afraid of what might happen to River. The only real disagreement I have with this beautiful recap is that I feel we do see multiple aspects to Jayne. Namely, when he agrees with Mal (quoting Book) after Mal's St. Crispin, and more subtly during the EMP when he makes sure to strap down everybody else before securing himself.
There were also a couple of minor errors, such as the two guys monitoring River and Simon's escape in the beginning are not blue hands. They might be meant to evoke them though as a sort of injoke for fans of the show. There's also a few misquotes probably because of the subtitles.
But overall, a great recap.
Polter-Cow - Feb 22, 2006 1:54:18 pm PST #7982 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Jacob finds the deeper meaning in EVERYTHING. It's amazing.
KernelM - Feb 22, 2006 2:00:00 pm PST #7983 of 10001
Ankh-Morpork Watchman, Dreamer, Scooby, Minister of Grace, Still Flyin' in a Zoo2 World
Oh, random: every time now that I see a Universal movie, when the Universal logo sequence appears, I keep expecting to start zooming in and hear "Earth-That-Was could no longer sustain..." Anybody else?
Mr. Broom - Feb 22, 2006 2:07:06 pm PST #7984 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Used to be, I'd expect the continents to start submerging, as that was the best part of "Waterworld," in that it was a cool effect and that it was the only thing that didn't more or less immediately disappoint.
Una - Feb 22, 2006 3:13:21 pm PST #7985 of 10001
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
every time now that I see a Universal movie, when the Universal logo sequence appears, I keep expecting to start zooming in and hear "Earth-That-Was could no longer sustain..."
This is me, every. single. time. It makes me wish my seaQuest and Earth2 DVDs had stuck with the ten-year-old logo.
DCJensen - Feb 22, 2006 6:30:28 pm PST #7986 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
I just noticed the page title:
Television Without Pity » Firefly » Recaps & Extras » Season 2 Episode 1
Polter-Cow - Feb 23, 2006 3:36:11 am PST #7987 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I listened to the Serenity commentary last night. I get the impression Joss thinks Jack Green, the lighting guy, is slightly competent.
Volans - Feb 23, 2006 6:36:36 am PST #7988 of 10001
move out and draw fire
every time now that I see a Universal movie, when the Universal logo sequence appears, I keep expecting to start zooming in and hear "Earth-That-Was could no longer sustain..."
Yep, much the way every time I see the Paramount logo it's supposed to turn into an Andean peak with Indiana Jones somewhere on it.
Great recap so far, although I'm only a few screens in.