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Okay, I don't really, but you've made me very, very upset.
Ugh... I can't believe that you killed both Wash and Book... I just... I just hate you for that. I love those two characters, and while I love the other characters just as much (except for Inara - who I find boring, pretentious and irritating), I would have rather seen any of them die other than these two guys.
I actually think that killing off some characters would have been a good thing, because it highlights the seriousness of the situation they are in, but I really think that these two characters were the wrong choice.
Why? Because Book and Wash aren't super pretty. They're regular looking guys who aren't superpowerful asskickers but still managed to be extremely interesting characters. I can't help but notice that all of the pretty people are still left. I really feel kind of betrayed by Joss. I mean, he kills off the old guy and the nerdy married guy, and leaves all of the angsty young pretty people.
I can't help but be bitter. Zoe and Wash were my favorite relationship on the show, and one of the reasons that I loved them so much was not only were they married, but that they were also interesting. They showed that married people don't have to be boring, and can have real conflict and dramatic tension but then Joss undoes this by killing Wash off. The fact that the two unresolved romances are left intact (Kylee/Simon & Mal/Inara) sends the message that characters who are married are boring, and that all of the interesting stuff happens before people get married. But honestly, I could care less what happens to both of those couples. I wanted to see Wash/Zoe babies, dammit!
And Book brought a completely different flavor to the show than all of the young and pretty people, especially because he was older and had seen it all. Besides, I really wanted to know what he had done in his past. I felt like his character was completely wasted in this film.
So I guess to sum up... I feel like Joss sold out to the common denominator by killing two "expendable" characters: the old guy and the nerdy married guy.
Did I like the movie? Yes I did. I thought it was good. I especially like the idealistic, super freaky bad guy who I thought was the absolute highlight of the movie, and I really hope that we get to see him again. I really liked the idea that the Reavers were the creation of the government (although I figured that from the moment they appeared on the show). I love the relationship between Simon and River (partially because it's not a romantic one). There were a lot of awesome moments to this film, but I just don't know if I care enough anymore to watch a sequel. My enthusiasm for this series is seriously waning.
Ugh... I can't believe that you killed both Wash and Book... I just... I just hate you for that. I love those two characters, and while I love the other characters just as much (except for Inara - who I find boring, pretentious and irritating), I would have rather seen any of them die other than these two guys.
I actually think that killing off some characters would have been a good thing, because it highlights the seriousness of the situation they are in, but I really think that these two characters were the wrong choice.
Why? Because Book and Wash aren't super pretty. They're regular looking guys who aren't superpowerful asskickers but still managed to be extremely interesting characters. I can't help but notice that all of the pretty people are still left. I really feel kind of betrayed by Joss. I mean, he kills off the old guy and the nerdy married guy, and leaves all of the angsty young pretty people.
I can't help but be bitter. Zoe and Wash were my favorite relationship on the show, and one of the reasons that I loved them so much was not only were they married, but that they were also interesting. They showed that married people don't have to be boring, and can have real conflict and dramatic tension but then Joss undoes this by killing Wash off. The fact that the two unresolved romances are left intact (Kylee/Simon & Mal/Inara) sends the message that characters who are married are boring, and that all of the interesting stuff happens before people get married. But honestly, I could care less what happens to both of those couples. I wanted to see Wash/Zoe babies, dammit!
And Book brought a completely different flavor to the show than all of the young and pretty people, especially because he was older and had seen it all. Besides, I really wanted to know what he had done in his past. I felt like his character was completely wasted in this film.
So I guess to sum up... I feel like Joss sold out to the common denominator by killing two "expendable" characters: the old guy and the nerdy married guy.
Did I like the movie? Yes I did. I thought it was good. I especially like the idealistic, super freaky bad guy who I thought was the absolute highlight of the movie, and I really hope that we get to see him again. I really liked the idea that the Reavers were the creation of the government (although I figured that from the moment they appeared on the show). I love the relationship between Simon and River (partially because it's not a romantic one). There were a lot of awesome moments to this film, but I just don't know if I care enough anymore to watch a sequel. My enthusiasm for this series is seriously waning.
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I wasn't that disturbed by the Book killing, as I always kind of found his character a little dull and predictable. His speech to Mal pretty much confirmed what I thought his "mysterious past" was, so after that I was done with him.
If they had they killed Kaylee or Jayne? I would have rioted.