(no subject)
Apr. 3rd, 2005 08:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
froodleStill watching Firefly.
You know, I was all set to hate River. I mean, first of all she's played by Summer Glau, and while I have nothing against her generally, she was in that really stupid episode of Angel with the ballet and the lovetriangle of Extreme Dullness, and is thus tainted by association. Secondly, as I believe I've already mentioned, we already Did the whole crazy-but-super-smart-girl thing with Fred, and I'm not even going to start about how much I hate Fred because I'll be here all night.
So, guess who cried like a bitch during "Safe" and "Ariel"?
Yeah, that would be me.
I was welling up during the scene in Safe where she comes across the villagers dancing and joins in. She's twirling and smiling and she looks so graceful and happy, and Simon's watching her, and it's really the first time you get a glimpse of what she must have been like before the Academy, and what Simon must see every time he looks at her. And then later on at the settlement, during the conversation where she tells Simon "You gave up everything you had to find me, and you found me broken. You think I don't understand, but I do," and insists that she'll get better, my heart was breaking for both of them. And finally, the scene where the hillfolk are going to burn her at the stake, and Simon climbs up onto the pyre, puts his arms around her and says "Light it", I actually started to cry.
Watching Simon inject her at the start of Ariel was fairly heart-rending, but worse was the scene inside the imaging suite, where Simon finally discovers what was done to her in the Academy, and his voice sounds like it's about to crack as he describes it to Jayne. Also that last scene where he asks her if she knows what the injection is for, and she says it's time to go to sleep, and he says "No, Mei-Mei. It's time to wake up" and she gives him this wan smile, and I burst into tears.
I'm such a damn wuss.
Comedic moments included Mal's defeat of the utterly detestable Averton Wing ("Mercy is the mark of a great man. *stab* I guess I'm just a good man. *stab* Well, I'm alright."); Jayne mock-reading Simon's diary ("Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy. *turns page* Today we were kidnapped by hillfolk, never to be seen again. It was the best day ever!") and Badger's impromptu tea party ("The secret is wood alcohol."). Also, was I the only one suprised that Jayne would know a word like "pretentious"? I'm just sayin'.
Also, Mal totally didn't know that Jayne tipped off the Feds on Ariel. He was just mad because Simon was making puppy-dog eyes at someone who wasn't him. Because seriously, Simon was about three seconds away from jumping Jayne right there in the cargo bay. "He was amazing, I can't even begin to tell you..." Bless. I really wanted him to give Simon a tattoo. Or at least draw a moustache on him or something.
Jaynestown is the absolute highlight of the series. The Ballad of Jayne, Simon's drunken ramblings ("To Jayne, the box-dropping man-ape-gone-wrong thing!") and... okay actually, just any scene involving Simon or Jayne. They're adorable all the way through that episode. "I mighta made me a few enemies..."/"You? No! How can that be?!" Heh.
Am begining to think that Mutant Enemy has some kind of deal going on where they collect the villians that Keifer has already defeated on 24. So far, I've spotted one creepy blue-gloved bloke, one Mudder who gets shot in the chest and one corpse-hunting leather coat-wearing guy who gets his jollies by setting people on fire. Not that I'm judging because hey, who doesn't?
And finally, can we have a big "No Need!" for the thingie that makes peoples brains explode through their eyes and nostrils? Because seriously, Ew. That was actually more frightening than the Reavers, and they unnerved me to the point where I had to have the hall light on for a couple of nights. *shivers*
You know, I was all set to hate River. I mean, first of all she's played by Summer Glau, and while I have nothing against her generally, she was in that really stupid episode of Angel with the ballet and the lovetriangle of Extreme Dullness, and is thus tainted by association. Secondly, as I believe I've already mentioned, we already Did the whole crazy-but-super-smart-girl thing with Fred, and I'm not even going to start about how much I hate Fred because I'll be here all night.
So, guess who cried like a bitch during "Safe" and "Ariel"?
Yeah, that would be me.
I was welling up during the scene in Safe where she comes across the villagers dancing and joins in. She's twirling and smiling and she looks so graceful and happy, and Simon's watching her, and it's really the first time you get a glimpse of what she must have been like before the Academy, and what Simon must see every time he looks at her. And then later on at the settlement, during the conversation where she tells Simon "You gave up everything you had to find me, and you found me broken. You think I don't understand, but I do," and insists that she'll get better, my heart was breaking for both of them. And finally, the scene where the hillfolk are going to burn her at the stake, and Simon climbs up onto the pyre, puts his arms around her and says "Light it", I actually started to cry.
Watching Simon inject her at the start of Ariel was fairly heart-rending, but worse was the scene inside the imaging suite, where Simon finally discovers what was done to her in the Academy, and his voice sounds like it's about to crack as he describes it to Jayne. Also that last scene where he asks her if she knows what the injection is for, and she says it's time to go to sleep, and he says "No, Mei-Mei. It's time to wake up" and she gives him this wan smile, and I burst into tears.
I'm such a damn wuss.
Comedic moments included Mal's defeat of the utterly detestable Averton Wing ("Mercy is the mark of a great man. *stab* I guess I'm just a good man. *stab* Well, I'm alright."); Jayne mock-reading Simon's diary ("Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy. *turns page* Today we were kidnapped by hillfolk, never to be seen again. It was the best day ever!") and Badger's impromptu tea party ("The secret is wood alcohol."). Also, was I the only one suprised that Jayne would know a word like "pretentious"? I'm just sayin'.
Also, Mal totally didn't know that Jayne tipped off the Feds on Ariel. He was just mad because Simon was making puppy-dog eyes at someone who wasn't him. Because seriously, Simon was about three seconds away from jumping Jayne right there in the cargo bay. "He was amazing, I can't even begin to tell you..." Bless. I really wanted him to give Simon a tattoo. Or at least draw a moustache on him or something.
Jaynestown is the absolute highlight of the series. The Ballad of Jayne, Simon's drunken ramblings ("To Jayne, the box-dropping man-ape-gone-wrong thing!") and... okay actually, just any scene involving Simon or Jayne. They're adorable all the way through that episode. "I mighta made me a few enemies..."/"You? No! How can that be?!" Heh.
Am begining to think that Mutant Enemy has some kind of deal going on where they collect the villians that Keifer has already defeated on 24. So far, I've spotted one creepy blue-gloved bloke, one Mudder who gets shot in the chest and one corpse-hunting leather coat-wearing guy who gets his jollies by setting people on fire. Not that I'm judging because hey, who doesn't?
And finally, can we have a big "No Need!" for the thingie that makes peoples brains explode through their eyes and nostrils? Because seriously, Ew. That was actually more frightening than the Reavers, and they unnerved me to the point where I had to have the hall light on for a couple of nights. *shivers*
