I'm watching the episodes airing on the Science channel, and Ariel is the new one this week, and it occurs to me... why the hell did Mal entrust the unconscious Simon and River to Jayne? He should have divided them up differently, and sent Jayne with Zoe, who would have ridden herd on Jayne and kept him in line as they cleaned out the infirmary, and Mal could have protected the Tams. It made no leadership sense at all to hand over two helpless people to a man who openly hated them.
Yeah, but you're an amateur fry cook and I come from a long line of fry cooks that don't live past 25.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Firefly 5: That's my girl... That's my good girl.
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe.
Morgana - Apr 24, 2011 8:26:48 pm PDT #4892 of 5292
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
WindSparrow - Apr 25, 2011 3:13:18 am PDT #4893 of 5292
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
why the hell did Mal entrust the unconscious Simon and River to Jayne?
Yeah, Morgana, that is one of those moments that require a fair bit of handwavium to get through, because the real answer to your question is, "Because otherwise the action would be over in 20 minutes, and the rest of the episode would consist of the crew spending their ill-gotten gains at some resort moon. And while everyone in bathing suits would be very scenic, probably would not result in the drama and character development of Mal deciding not to space Jayne because he showed a semblance of shame for his actions.
Alternatively, it could be presumed that Jayne's reading level would make him a poor choice for identifying the most profitable drugs in a timely fashion - Mal and Zoe were working fast there, while he would have still been trying to sound things out - making it necessary to take the chance on him because he couldn't get the other part of the job done, and there was no one else to fill the spot of watching out for the Tams.
libkitty - Apr 25, 2011 11:10:02 am PDT #4894 of 5292
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Right. Next Sunday it is.
I was all excited because, for good or ill, I'll be done packing by then and should actually be able to participate. Then, I realized that I packed the Firefly dvds. Sadness.
WindSparrow - Apr 25, 2011 7:17:35 pm PDT #4895 of 5292
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
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libkitty - Apr 27, 2011 8:21:08 pm PDT #4896 of 5292
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Aw, thanks. You don't know how much that means right now, Andi.
WindSparrow - May 01, 2011 6:10:25 am PDT #4897 of 5292
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
At this point, I am assuming we are on for the "Objects in Space" W&P, so I will post in Press. Of course, if there are hoards of us who can't make it today, say so, and we can reschedule.
beekaytee - May 01, 2011 2:18:19 pm PDT #4898 of 5292
Compassionately intolerant
I'm here.
quester - May 01, 2011 2:55:52 pm PDT #4899 of 5292
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Ready here!
WindSparrow - May 01, 2011 3:22:34 pm PDT #4900 of 5292
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Trying out the new blu-ray/dvd player...
dcp - May 01, 2011 3:25:26 pm PDT #4901 of 5292
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Cued up.