tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post1394241288308269237..comments2024-03-15T02:42:58.854-04:00Comments on The Hat Rack: FireflyNathaniel Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-1295770473836069362011-07-09T22:30:17.926-04:002011-07-09T22:30:17.926-04:00Jayne's also the Air Force major in Independen...Jayne's also the Air Force major in Independence Day. <br /><br />The movie, Serenity does a really good job of wrapping up the loose threads of the season, if you haven't seen it yet, definitely check it out. There's a little bit of a retcon with River's escape, but its well worth it, in that in introduces a character as terrifying as Early, who also helps shed light on Book's past. <br /><br />I also think you are selling the Companion's a little short. Inara makes it clear that what she <strong>seeks</strong> to provide is a spiritual experience, though not all her clients are looking for that, so it's not just high class ladies looking to be pampered. Saffron was Companion trained as well, just took her skills in a different direction, as was the madam in Heart of Gold. She made the choice to give up the protection and prestige being a Companion gave her to make her own choices. I also approved in Shindig, how it's shown that the people who do the work, not the clients and not some third party, who have the power.Aerylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442074043571201717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-80818870548173626412011-07-04T05:51:34.944-04:002011-07-04T05:51:34.944-04:00I only know Adam Baldwin from the Whedonverse (his...I only know Adam Baldwin from the Whedonverse (his part in Angel was pretty small) and Chuck - where he played a very similar character to Jayne and where most of the humour came from his snarky, menacing responses to other characters. <br /><br />I guess if you look the way he does it's going to be hard to avoid getting stereotyped.Panicswitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074225770192887676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-21929021761780021882011-07-02T00:17:53.296-04:002011-07-02T00:17:53.296-04:00Hmm. Much as it is no doubt bad form to spam one&#...Hmm. Much as it is no doubt bad form to spam one's own blog with comments, I thought of this while posting my first comment: Jayne's great moments, at least for me, all come with other characters. The one I mentioned, his terror at River's "I can kill you with my mind" line, and so on. All great stuff. But Jayne himself seems rather one note to me, so the interesting part is more how other characters react to that note than how he himself acts/thinks.<br /><br />Of course, that may or may not hold up at all for me when I next rewatch an episode, so we'll see...Nathaniel Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-67643975276716420252011-07-02T00:14:36.944-04:002011-07-02T00:14:36.944-04:00Your point about a Geisha is a very good one. We d...Your point about a Geisha is a very good one. We don't see her doing anything more than straight up sex/romance - well besides tea, that is - but you're still probably closer than I was, there.<br /><br />And I don't want to give the impression that I disliked Jayne, as he had a great many fantastic lines. I think the first moment I laughed out loud in the show might have been the exchange in the pilot that ends with Mal saying Jayne's there for "public relations."Nathaniel Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-51294456967744387012011-06-29T08:29:38.804-04:002011-06-29T08:29:38.804-04:00Given the show's obsession with Asian influenc...Given the show's obsession with Asian influences, it's probably fair to say that Inara is more like a Geisha than a common whore.<br /><br />Man, I loved Jayne and that episode in particular. His constant sparking off just about everybody and the way River freaked him out made him my favourite character.<br /><br />If you stick with the Buffyverse you'll see a lot of the Firefly cast end up with at least cameos or even pivotal parts in Angel, kind of as token after Fox cancelled them. Gina Torres in particular, who was also in the wonderfully barmy Cleopatra 2525.Panicswitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074225770192887676noreply@blogger.com