calliopes_pen | Review Of Serenity

I think that bad guy was odd, but interesting. Even more ruthless and scary than Jayne. Did they ever call him anything? I know he said he had no name or designation, I just thought they might call him something.

I thought of something else, too. When it was mentioned that everyone who had ever hidden them was killed so they would have nowhere else to go, does that include the prostitutes they helped with Inara? (When one gave birth, and shot the father of the baby.)

Question: Was Mr. Universe ever in an episode of the series? I don't think I recognized the name at all.

I half-expected Book's death. It was still sad. I also half-expected Book to betray them all somehow, and I'm glad Joss didn't do that. Maybe they'll tell a little of Book's past someday, but I doubt it.

Wash being killed is something only Joss would do. Right when you think they're safe, the person is killed. (And

seandc and I both thought it had parallels to Tara's death. Mostly there for the shock value.) Zoe was devastated--but her method of grieving was what I expected. Kill them all, and then cry when the job's done.

The only good thing from Wash's death? I got a title for the essay from his last words. "Two Leaves Dancing In The Wind." Since Wash was the pilot, I naturally assumed he wouldn't be killed off. After all, how would they fly the ship? They're always on the run and can't really trust Outsiders.

The origin of The Reavers? One word: Wow. All those bodies, and that woman's last message? That was incredible. It also makes sense for The Alliance to have done that, since they seem bent on controlling the feelings and actions of the people in their space.

After the point where The Reavers were attacking, I assumed they were all going to be dead. It would be something that Joss would do, just to mess with people. Especially since it looked like they were all half-dead anyway. Zoe shot in the back, Kaylee with a dart in the neck, Mal busy being beaten up elsewhere, Simon getting shot in the stomach when he went for his medical bag... (Also thought it was cute that Simon confessed his feelings for Kaylee. Suddenly, Kaylee can fight and use a gun. :lol: )

River is the new pilot? If she has an episode and goes crazy, the whole crew will know. They'll start flying in circles. And Mal at the side just in case was cute. He wasn't needed at all. I also noticed the little dinosaurs that nobody wanted to move. The dinosaurs were left there in memory of him, I assume.

The grave scene was very sad. Especially with the holographic images of how they were in life. (For some odd reason I nearly cried at Wash's death, and at the funeral. Not Book's, though.)

Does anyone have a link to a site with images from the movie? I need to find a scene of Zoe at Wash's grave in the end. And does anyone know of any Post-Serenity fanfic with Zoe's feelings about what happened to Wash?

The very end was great, with a piece falling off. :D

Mal: What was that?

And now, I will be reading the reviews of everyone else on my Friends List.

(If most don't mind, could you please link to them in the comments? Better than digging through literally hundreds of posts total, trying to find them.)

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Well, the website calls him The Operative.

And nope, they'd never even mentioned Mr. Universe.

Here's my take on "Serenity":

http://www.livejournal.com/users/ocvictor/317641.html?nc=9

It's entirely unclear who all died in the massacre (besides Book, of course.)

He said he had no name, only "The Operative", and my theory is that Book USED to be an Operative and gave it up -- hence, the reason he knew all of the same things on the show.

Mr. Universe was added for teh movie for the whole "Can't stop the signal" thing.

I think Wash's death wasn't just there for shock -- if no one died, like you said, the stakes at the last "shoot-out" wouldn't be high. You'd expect them all to win and to live. Me? After Wash died, that was it. I figured everyone was going to die and so I was crying and tense the entire time, not knowing how it would end. Everything was tossed into the air.

The dinosaurs made me cry.

I'd go into more, but... I'm stil sorta numb from it all. Just...wow, like you said.

According to the novelization of the movie (which is actually GOOD and a must-read), Mr Universe went to flight school with Wash. Wash came in second in his class because Mr Universe was such a supreme hacker that he was able to fiddle with the grades, the ships, and the simulators so that HE was first in the class, even though he couldn't fly a lick. He's also an ordained Shepherd, a planet diver (whatever that is), and a licensed prospector...and he can't do any of those things either. Did you notice he had a Jewish wedding?

Wash's death served the purpose (for me) of telling me that all bets were off. Seriously, I thought everyone was going to die in that climactic scene, and I was worried for all of them. It really ramped up the tension for me; I'm not sure I remembered to breathe. Even with repeated viewings, that whole sequence is still shocking and scary and edge-of-the-seat awesome.

My babbling is here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/agilebrit/189423.html#cutid1), although I babble more about the experience itself than the actual movie. Dude, I laughed, I cried, I gasped. I'm going to see it at least twice more.

Did you notice he had a Jewish wedding?

Yes, and for a brief moment I thought I had misheard. And then, I remembered the Buffybot--so it's something Joss would do.

When it's out on DVD, I'll be watching over and over again, too.

It really ramped up the tension for me; I'm not sure I remembered to breathe.

Same here. That whole Reaver scene was intense and scary. I was thinking that if Joss killed them all, he couldn't make the sequel like he wanted. (I've heard he wants it called Serenity 2: Ricardo Montalban's Still Pissed. I never can tell if he's joking or not.)

My thoughts:
Initial Impressions (http://www.livejournal.com/users/dangermousie/183077.html)

Thoughts (http://www.livejournal.com/users/dangermousie/183335.html)

Mal-centric (http://www.livejournal.com/users/dangermousie/188183.html)

Simon (http://www.livejournal.com/users/dangermousie/184249.html)

I figured that River is being set up to be the new pilot. I'm not sure how I feel about that, but . . . .

Anyway, my many thoughts (so far) can be found here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/sharelle/151905.html). (I've been devouring every review on LJ that I can find too!)

I also wrote a Zoë-centric fic, if you're interested. It's here. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/sharelle/152563.html) (There are a few up at FF.Net by now too, though some are better than others.)

I want to see this REALLY REALLY badly, but at the same time, I'm frightened as hell of anything remotely scary...just how bad *is* the Reaver scene?

It's seriously intense. Just don't look at their faces, and you should be fine. (Covered in blood, and a furious snarl--I shouldn't have looked. Screams all the time. I'm thankful that I didn't have nightmares.)

The part with all the Reavers ships--and Serenity trying to get through--is spectacular. Both them going into the area and out of the area with them. That's all I can say without ruining that part for you.

Thanks. So stop looking as soon as the Reavers board (or however they come in contact with them)? Will do.

Were there any other disturbing parts? *paranoid!*

Well, yes. Involving the planet Miranda. It involves the origin of The Reavers, and those who did the opposite of them. (If you see it, you'll understand.) Disturbing, but not as bad as the Reavers themselves.

My take on serenity, mostly disjointed squeeing, is here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/lizamanynames/57025.html#cutid1).

I've got a post-serenity fic on the back-burner right now, though I think it'll come off as rather cliche'd.

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