I believe that the more I watch Firefly, the more entertaining and more interesting they become. Even though each episode has the same “bad” problem and comes out with a “good” ending, I still come back to watch another.
Shindig (Episode 4) is probably my favorite episode out of all of the first four. Mal hurts Kaylee’s feelings about a dress that is fancy in her terms. He pretty much said that she wouldn’t need the dress. She’s a mechanic and she would look like a sheep standing on its two back legs.
Meanwhile, Mal finds out that Inara is going to a formal society dance with a young man who I forget his name. Mal also surprises Kaylee with the dress she wanted and took her to the dance to make it up to her but also do some business. It’s really funny because Kaylee realizes the girls at the party are stuck up, mean people when trying to have a conversation with them so she ends up hanging out with the guys at the party. They adored her when she was talking about ships and other mechanics.
So, at this party, I feel like part of the reason Mal went was because of Inara. He seems protective over his whole crew, but when it comes to Inara, he seems extremely protective over her. I can’t tell if he actually “likes” her or not but I think he does. I mean, he punched her date and got caught up in a duel just because the guy was acting like he owned Inara.
Oh, and River is weird. I’m just not sure about her anymore. One minute she’s ripping labels off of cans and the next she’s making fun of a guy named Badger. I don’t know what’s going on with her. Does anyone else have any ideas?
There have been a few scenes which have led me to believe that Mal and Inara have feelings for one another. I am not sure if it will ever fully come out because the show was never really finished, but so far I do think it was a goal of the writers. Also, I loved the part where River made fun of Badger, I am not sure why she does it, but I do think it happened for a reason, along with the ripping of the labels.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I thought so. Have you watched the last of the episodes? I haven't and I was wondering if anything else might have gone on with Inara and Mal.
ReplyDeleteAnd even though River was pretty much making fun of Badger, THAT scene was the most she has talked so far up to episode 4. It makes me wonder why she won't talk about what happened to her. It makes me happy to hear her talk but curious as to why she talked then. At least I know she's capable of talking now. :P