Inara: We thought we lost you. Mal: Well, I've been right here.

'Out Of Gas'


Natter 34: Freak With No Name  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Trudy Booth - Mar 30, 2005 8:28:20 am PST #1546 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

t tacklehugs Megan


Tom Scola - Mar 30, 2005 8:36:55 am PST #1547 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

It's certainly possible that Weevil was fixing the game, but I tend to think that if he was, he would have had a better plan, like braeking Wallace's kneecaps right before the game.


Megan E. - Mar 30, 2005 8:38:40 am PST #1548 of 10001

Ooof! =) Nice to see you Trudes! I should be working but I don't wanna.


-t - Mar 30, 2005 8:38:56 am PST #1549 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The smart way for Weevil to set the odds is to go entirely by the money - as long as he has equal bets on both sides, he doesn't care who wins as long as no one welshes (or is that welches?). What's important isn't who has the better chance of winning, but how lopsided the bets are going (ie, what the betters' perception of the odds is). Good luck to him to get his money with the game not thrown, though.


§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 8:39:08 am PST #1550 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm not saying he was. Just that he wasn't as innocent as he was acting. I'm not sure he ever said he didn't know who was to blame, but the vibe I got off the story was more like he was just standing there, as opposed to majorly involved in a fix -- I mean, no point rigging the game if bets aren't being laid.


-t - Mar 30, 2005 8:43:49 am PST #1551 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I was pretty pleased that Weevil probably knew where to look for the parrot but didn't tell Veronica. Their relationship seems to be him doing her favors for reasons I'm not clear on - gratitude, I suppose. Why should he tell her all he knows, though, especially when it could seriously curtail his profits?


Trudy Booth - Mar 30, 2005 8:46:44 am PST #1552 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Work is boring and dumb, Megan.

We should go dancing instead.


§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 8:48:11 am PST #1553 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm very confused about his characterisation. I thought his behaviour last night was internally consistent, but didn't jibe with him as previously shown. Then again, Veronica was kind to Wallace, so obviously it was taking place in the Twilight Zone.


Kathy A - Mar 30, 2005 8:52:16 am PST #1554 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Take a look at Google's home page--it must be Van Gogh's birthday.


tommyrot - Mar 30, 2005 8:53:39 am PST #1555 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.

Take a look at Google's home page--it must be Van Gogh's birthday.

Either that, or it's Google's "Drop Acid at Work" day....