Re: gaggin'

Losing Wash seemed pointless and cruel, but Wash seemed most expendable to
me. Losing Book, on the other hand, stung. Book was the strongest character
who had been given least to do. It was as if Joss didn't know anybody with
strong, active faith, and simply didn't know what else to do with him.
Instead of pushing himself, he sacrificed Book on the altar of expediency.
It was a frankly cowardly thing to do. Getting rid of Book is easy for Joss.
I would have preferred for him to continue to walk the path less traveled
where the Shepherd was concerned.

Johne Cook
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On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Karl <[email protected]> wrote:

> >>Two of your favorite characters... hmmm. This gets me thinking, if two
> characters *had* to die in the film, but I got to choose them, who
> would it be? I suppose it would probably be River, and... Inara?
>
> wow really?
>
> >>The former because she was such an enigma (and frequently
> insufferable), that I don't feel like she'd be missed.
>
> **yea, except that she served as a serious focal point for, you know,
> EVERYTHING.  And in Serenity, she was clearly the center of the movie.
>
> >>Inara's a
> tougher choice, not so much because I love her character, but because
> of her character's function (i.e., to provide a conscience and a
> sexual conflict for Mal).
>
> Well sure, but damn she's cute.  And whats wrong with having someone who
> can
> keep Mal in check?
>
> Book was in some ways one of the weakest characters and could be missed
> less
> than most others.  And his 'wisdom' is deliverable in flashback.  Wash was
> comedy relief more than anything and only his marriage to Zoe really made
> him
> essential.  Jane was the necessary evil among us, and Kaylee was the heart
> of
> the ship.  Those two would be hard to part with.
>
>
>
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