Huh, and I just happened to wander over here with the sudden question, "Does anyone know what Joss intended to do with Book's background," and I saw that link above.

I thought Book's death in the movie was kind of "the hell?" too.

The Inara/Reaver story squicked me a hell of a lot more than the Book theory.

way more squicky as far as subject matter goes, and I still hate Tim for dropping that tidbit, but not whacked out and all character-assassinatey

or something.

The story-potential I see in the Inara/Reaver idea is dark and disturbing, but still good. The Book thing just leaves me cold and feeling more violated than the reaver thing, and from a story-telling standpoint, nyeh.

I don't think I'm saying it right.

I actually plotted out my own variation of the I/R plot that keeps me in a warm fuzzy angsty place, without the nasty violation. I'll dig out that plot bunny when I get a chance.

A prose development of that idea exists, too. [link]

(this is not so much a recommendation as me remembering I have it bookmarked and wondering if I'm ever going to get around to reading it.)

if anyone's interested, here's pretty much what started the ball rolling on my idea for Tim's fvcked up brainchild: [link]

Basically, I protected my innocent little self by speculating that the poison makes Inara poisonous to the touch, *anywhere*, so the second she gets grabbed: dead reaver, instantly. So the most she'd suffer would be scratches, bruises, radiation exposure (bad enough) and the horror of looking upon the reavers.

Article on the Case Film Society holding a 12 hour Firefly marathon to raise money for Equality Now and the Cleveland Domestic Violence Center. I think Tamara is quoted in it: [link]

I stand firmly by the "Operative as Book's proxy" theory, although of course only in general terms.

Agreed. When Mal tells Book that someday he'll have to tell him where he got all is knowledge about operatives and Book responds "No I don't", you could pretty much add "because I already did" to his response. The statements regarding belief tie Book and the Operative together.

I'm probably stating the obvious above, but I though it was cool that Joss didn't feel the need to explain absolutely everything.

I think Tamara is quoted in it:

It isn't me since I have seen the episodes and the movie countless times. :)

Well, yeah. Duh on me. I plead not guilty by reason of it being 5 something in the morning, when I read it.

Joss is in London at the moment, and apparently told somebody he is working on a Firefly related 'sequel' of some description.

Also, Serenity is 1.