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Treat yourself---HBO's Carnivale or Deadwood. Nothing currently being produced even comes close to these two series. Rome would be another excellent choice.
If you want something totally different but still amazing - The Good Place. It's a comedy about the after life, sort of, so short episodes & short seasons (~13 episodes each season & only 4 seasons total).
The 100. I know this show gets a lot of hate. Some of it is deserved. Most of it is not. It is a really great show. 1st season is REALLY slow. It picks up around episode 4. But season 2 and up... chef's kiss.
I love how River has seemed so at peace or delightfully curious when it has come to animals, 'dead' bodies (The Message), and babies; when her empath abilities are feeling essentially blank consciousnesses.
It's perfect writing consistency for River to wonder who that baby is. The baby's mind is a clean slate experiencing the sensation of birth and exploration into a new world.
Great reaction. Jayne tends to be a polarizing figure among reactors but there's no doubt he has some of the best lines and reactions in the show. "they're whores" "I'm in!"
@@NiaMakiReacts Jayne is crude, crass, violent, and gives no thought to anyone outside of his family (both found and blood). He's open about how he's focused on making money to the point of exchanging banter with Mal about eventually betraying him when the pay's enough. On a surface level, and even digging a little deeper he's got few if any redeeming qualities. Then in 'The Message' we get a few glimpses behind the curtain. We find out that the reason he's so focused on making as much money as possible is because he sends damn near all of it home to his mother to keep up the family. His talk with Book about what being around death makes him want to do (as well as a couple scenes in 'Jaynestown') give a peek at how he's a lot more 'best behavior' around women. Even in this episode he doesn't just dance around between the working women, but stays with the one and is as much about her having fun as him. Then when it's getting time for the fighting he takes the time to make sure she understands what's coming, and gives her something important to do so she's not just sitting somewhere afraid. He tried so sell out Simon and River on Ariel because a perfect storm had formed: His anger at River's attack, general dislike of Simon, being on a core world to make it easier, and I think most importantly he did not yet see them as being a part of the ship's crew/family. He said it to Mal that it wasn't like he'd betrayed the Captain and he was genuinely surprised at Mal's reaction to that. Afterwards you can see him start to interact directly with River and no longer being actively hostile to Simon, and not just out of guilt. He doesn't talk about himself or his personality, and especially not about his mistakes. But he's not immune to the occasional bout of self-correction. He's an excellent character no matter how you look at him.
Just straight into the next episode? Understandable. I'm impressed by anyone who can wait more than the time for a bathroom break and a glass of water in between Firefly episodes.
This is such an underrated episode that has so much going on for it. It's a good old fashioned Western siege kind of story, but it has so much emotional weight behind it. It moves the Mal/Inara storyline along nicely, but then hits you hard with Inara's surprise decision to leave. It also really highlights one of the things I love most about Mal, despite being a typical action hero in many ways, he's also honourable and goes against the grain in other ways. For instance, he's not a Captain Kirk types who sleeps with a different woman in every episode, so it's nice to see him finally get lucky. It also has one of my favourite moments in the whole show, the "Wash, tell me I'm pretty," moment (Wash and Kaylee have such an underrated friendship). I can't believe you're up to the final episode, I can't wait to see what you think.
Funny little note. They fire small pellets out of a paint ball type launcher to get those shot sparks on the walls. In the scene where he’s running into the engine room, Wash (Alan Tudyk) actually gets shot in the butt.
I love how complicated, and layered the characters are in this show! Inara has a job that caters to "natural sex", but she wants "exclusive sex" with Mal. Everything in "Firefly" has been written so well that you got all sour towards Mal because he slept with Nandi, meanwhile, Inara has slept with HOW MANY PEOPLE in the course of this show? LOL!
Yep. And Mal had a relatively conservative religious upbringing - he may have lost his faith in God, but he surely hasn't shed morals and beliefs that came with it. While he likes Inara, he cannot seem to get past the fact that she has sex with her clients for money - being a Companion is so much more than that, yet Mal calls her a whore, to her face, repeatedly - he doesn't respect her "job", and her work makes her off limits for a real relationship in his mind. Plus, in Out Of Gas, Inara made it clear when she rented the shuttle that under no circumstances will she be servicing Mal or any of his crew - that's a hard line she herself established. No doubt there are probably Guild rules regarding personal relationships, and Inara may have other reasons to keep her interactions with Mal and his crew strictly professional. She likely didn't expect to fall in love with Mal, given that he called her a whore before she had even officially rented the shuttle... Meanwhile, to Inara, being a Companion is not just a job, it is a calling. She loves what she does, and she is very good at it. There's even a religious (Buddhist?) element to it - according to Nandi, if Inara had stayed at the Training House she likely would have become high priestess. And in War Stories (I think) we learned that she prays for Mal while he's away, though she doesn't tell him that. Mal won't allow himself to fall in love and have a real relationship with a woman who has sex with others for money, Inara won't allow herself to fall in love and have a real relationship with a man who would ask her to give up her calling - they are both so far up in denial that they've reached the headwaters...
@@ernesthakey3396 I don't think she "loves" her job. In Shindig, we see while she appears to be in her element in high society, she doesn't actually care to live in luxury, she loves living free on Serenity, a ship of misfits. Like, Malcom who is too noble at heart to be a true outlaw, Inara is too roguish to be at home in high society. And in Trash, she expressed wanting to join in on the outlaw activities instead of the Companion stuff. What stops that from happening is Mal, he's always deathly afraid something will happen to her, but I think she'd love to be just a normal crew member.
I don't think it's that she wants exclusive sex with Mal, it's that she realizes how he is about it, and for him to cross that line with someone else feels like a betrayal to her. Basically she knows Mal's feelings about sex and when he does it with someone else, it's as if he is cheating on her.(that was probably redundant)
Your finally at my favorite episode. :) For so many reasons. The interaction between Mal and Inara, Zoe and Walsh, how someone can keep a whole town down because they want it that way. The episode is filled with examples of how it's a western and sci-fi to be the epitome of a Space Western :)
You asked who is the "Heart of Gold", it refers to Mandy (the Madam), she is what is coined the "whore with a heart of gold" which is a character stereotype in Western literature.
Actually, it refers to the whorehouse. Nandi out and out calls it "The Heart of Gold" in the episode and so does Burgess, so it's the name of the business. You are right ofc that the show writer named the episode and the establishment after the trope, but I think that in the context of Nia's question, the answer is the whorehouse is the Heart of Gold. No doubt Nandi named the business that after taking it over and making sure that the girls under her employment were (in her words) "kind-spirited."
"Any friend of Inara's is a strictly business-like relationship of mine" - Every time Mal attempts at initiating a relationship, Inara pushes him away. We can see how this hurts Mal, and Inara is especially skilled at reading this hurt. Even when Mal wants to be truthful, she interrupts him. So we are led to ask: why does Inara push Mal away when they clearly love each other? Also this episode brings a background question. What made Inara suddenly drop her promising career to become next Guild House Priestess and decide to go exploring the solar system? Inara has her reasons and I hope no one will give any spoilers or say when we find out.
Oh yeah. Here comes angry Nia! Funny reactions to the bits. Inara just hid her feeling too well, until it was too late. So sad. And very sad because there's only ONE MORE EPISODE LEFT! And it's a great one.
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Nia, I just love your reactions. I have to confess, every time I see Inara cry, I get these damn allergies and everything gets blurry for a moment. I so understand them and their relationship, and you figured it out perfectly. I understand you not wanting to leave your conclusion ... if I were you, I wouldn't have had any words either. Luv ya, mean it ♥🌹😍❣
An example of unrequited love. With the exception that it is between two individuals and their reasoning is the same. He doesn't want to give up the love of his ship and she's not ready to give up the love of what she does. The interesting part is they both care about others so much that they don't want to chance something for themselves. Great reaction / review on your part lady. As we say here in Texas; Y'all be safe.
Sorry but that wasn't it at all. Mal is actually completely clueless to her feelings and Inara has a certain reason that I can't say till objects in space as it's part of the story up to that point. But has nothing to do with her own independence
11:50 the moment Inara discovers she loves him. Inara's background has a lot to do with why she left, unfortunately, we never get to find that out unless you read the books or look at the show's wiki page.
poor Caylee! so many hints (and not only) to Simon - and nothing! Jane again "shined" in her typical style, and we saw the shortest acquaintance in history: - this is your father. BOOM!inara leaves??WHAT!?...
OK this is not a spoiler now. Plan was in season 2 we'd learn why Inara left the temple. She has some type of untreatable space cancer. Simon mitigates symptoms, but disease would progress. (He doesn't tell anyone because of Doctor / Patient privilege.) She left because she does not want to become a burden for people she cares for. Season 2 was going to have an episode where Reavers took over ship as crew escaped in one shuttle they'd watch in horror as Inara came back and docked. Then as they gathered forces to retake the ship they'd learn that needle in the first episode was not for suicide. If raped her, ah, um, vagina would secret a poison absorbed by skin of the, um, member inside her. They'd find a catatonic Inara and a pile of dead reavers in her shuttle. She'd stay and take no clients as se recovered mentally. That plan was discarded when they had to go 1 season and a movie.
Inara lies about her attitude. She has to. It's about the Code of the Guild she has to live by. That's why she is going to leave- she can go, forget him, or see if she can choose betwern the status and wealth of her life, or choose him
While it is not stated anywhere AFAIK, I would assume that Inara as a companion is forbidden by the rules of the Companion's Guild to be in a relationship, so as long as she is a companion she cannot be with Mal and that is why she have hid her feelings from Mal and why her solution is also to leave.
There was a reason Inara chose to leave, but it wasn't that. The reason has been made known by Joss Whedon and Morena Baccarin at convention panels. There was a plan for her character that was scrapped when the series was cancelled, so it's not part of the movie. I can post it with spoiler warnings if you're interested, or you can just do a search about Inara's fate and I'm sure you'll find it quickly.
@@michaelkemmet834 that one I know about but AFAIK that was not set in stone but a idea that Joss threw around when he was recruiting writers to the show to demonstrate to which lengths he thought the show could go.
@@Henrik_Holst I think there was too much groundwork laid over just 14 episodes for it to be an idea that was just tossed around. In Ariel, the reason they came back to an inner planet was because Inara had to have her big annual 2-day medical exam. In The Train Job(a month or two before Ariel) they make a point of Inara saying she's been on the ship eight months(so she joined the crew about a month or two after her last exam). In this episode, they have Nandi tell Mal that Inara was on her way to becoming a house priestess in a few years time, but she just suddenly gave it all up(it's implied that house priestess is a top guild leadership position). And then there was the syringe in Serenity(the episode). I think it's pretty clear it was more than just a passing writing room idea. And Inara rejecting the feelings she was developing for Mal and running away fits right in with everything else. She could even tell herself that she was being noble because she was sparing Mal from what was coming. I don't know where they would've gone from here if the series hadn't been cancelled(and I doubt they knew exactly either), but it likely would have been a multi-year arc before it got to whatever conclusion.
@@michaelkemmet834 oh you are thinking about that one, sorry my bad I though you where talking about that other fate for Inara that people tend to claim would happen in a future season.
@@michaelkemmet834 since I'm now aboard with what you meant (sorry for misreading this) I don't really see that as a real reason to not commit to a relationship. I mean there are many people in the actual world today that lives under the exact same problems and you know what they say, better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all.
Lol. Yeah, there's almost nothing noble about Jayne. Only thing I can think of is how he sends money back to his family. Otherwise... nope. I still love the giant mess of a man, though! Can't seem to help it.
@@Keeshya6 One thing about Jayne in this Episode: Sure, he's a bit to eager about getting sexed, but he is genuinely sweet to the woman he's with, and she seems to really like him. During the meeting the night before the attack, it looks like he's doing her hair.
I see your Jayne hate. No spoilers now, rewatch last episode with the letter and hat from his mother. She thanked him for the money to pay for his sister's doctors. He is Simon-like.
Oh course, Mal did nothing wrong with Nandi; he and Inara aren't in a romantical relationship. And Inara wasn't crying because he slept with someone, but slept with one of her best friends. Its a whole different thing when someone gets it on with a random person versus someone you're (also) close too.
Something people ignore, mal doesnt like inara's profession but gets with mandy. Inara's job was upperclass influenced by alliance elites and rules. Mandy's is independent, free, basically shes mal just in the sex trade instead of typical crime. Mal had more of a problem with the rules and highclass then the sex part of inara's job, or at least thats my interpetation.
Pretty sure Pedaleen... no idea about the correct spelling, will be taking over as the Madam of Heart of Gold. Also Burgess' probably inherited all his holdings and I doubt she'd come after them or the baby.
Yeah, this episode, while great like all the others hits the feels. And for what it's worth... Mal being "truthsome" probably wouldn't have helped... everyone, even the two of them, knew the truth.
No need to apologize for getting a little bloodthirsty about a show. I think that was kind of the point of that character was to be horrible enough that the whole audience is on board with him getting what's coming to him. That whole "a woman's place" moment is the perfect poke to those of us that get really riled up about that sort of thing. The first time I saw this episode I was literally grinding my teeth from that moment until Petaline (not sure of the spelling) shot him in the face.
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People feel so sorry for Inara when she finds out Mal had sex one time with one person. Meanwhile, Mal has spent the past year transporting Inara around the galaxy as she has sex with dozens of different people.
Dude, this take is so based. He fell in love with a woman who had a job before he knew her. Also, this take ignores all the real issues...Inara isn't upset that Mal slept with someone, she's upset that she has guild rules that keep her from being with him. People aren't feeling bad for Inara because Mal did a thing he has every right to do, they're upset because they're rooting for the relationship.
@@jasonrd316 You missed the point of my comment. I’m saying pretty much every reactor feels sorry for Inara in this episode, but it’s less common to see reactors feel sorry for Mal even though he, arguably, has had to suffer in silence more as it pertains to their feelings for each other.
Inara comes off as a bit of a snob in this one. After getting all offended whenever anyone refers to her profession as whoring, she goes right ahead and uses the same term for these girls. There's an air of elitism that crept in when she said that, and I lost a lot of respect for her in that moment. They do the same job she does.... they simply make less money. And then to get all freaked out and emotional when Mal finally gets some... as if she hasn't been doing exactly that on half the planets they visit.
I have to disagree at a certain level. There is a distinction between the jobs they do. Companions are also trained to give 'spiritual relief' to their clients. They are more like Geisha. Each session is usually an overnight stay rather than a 'sex & leave' scenario. If we used a restaurant metaphor for an example - Companions are the upper class restaurant with a focus on atmosphere and presentation. Clients tend to stay for a very long time to absorb the elegance. Several meal course plates are presented like a fine piece of art. The House of Gold, by comparison, is more like getting drive through fast food.
@@dunringill1747 - Yeah got it... but whether they are street corner girls or thousand dollar call girls... it's still the same job. I don't think any more or less of the high priced girl. She's still selling herself. Dress it up wih fancy tea parties and foot washing ceremonies all you like, it's the same profession. Inara has no moral high ground in that regard.
This would have to be my least favorite episode of the series. Beside the crew, the cast was just one dimensional, and that villain was just about the most unoriginal on the nose writing I've seen in a while. But the Whedon zingers are still pretty entertaining.
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Treat yourself---HBO's Carnivale or Deadwood. Nothing currently being produced even comes close to these two series. Rome would be another excellent choice.
If you want something totally different but still amazing - The Good Place. It's a comedy about the after life, sort of, so short episodes & short seasons (~13 episodes each season & only 4 seasons total).
The 100. I know this show gets a lot of hate. Some of it is deserved. Most of it is not. It is a really great show. 1st season is REALLY slow. It picks up around episode 4. But season 2 and up... chef's kiss.
There's another Whedon show from back in early 2000's that didn't get a lot of attention but I always liked. Had 2 seasons. Dollhouse
surprised no one is asking for The Expanse after this show lol
This show is undefeated. I have never seen anyone watch this show and not fall in love with it.
"Were I unwed I would take you in a manly fashion" is such perfect foreshadowing for when she grabs him and throws him to the ground later on.
Is it tough?
I love how River has seemed so at peace or delightfully curious when it has come to animals, 'dead' bodies (The Message), and babies; when her empath abilities are feeling essentially blank consciousnesses.
It's perfect writing consistency for River to wonder who that baby is. The baby's mind is a clean slate experiencing the sensation of birth and exploration into a new world.
Or a small mind. Eat, sleep, and eat. Big world.
Great reaction. Jayne tends to be a polarizing figure among reactors but there's no doubt he has some of the best lines and reactions in the show. "they're whores" "I'm in!"
yeah, he's a hot mess haha
I love how Jayne gets all gussied up for the ladies. 😆
@@NiaMakiReacts Jayne is crude, crass, violent, and gives no thought to anyone outside of his family (both found and blood). He's open about how he's focused on making money to the point of exchanging banter with Mal about eventually betraying him when the pay's enough. On a surface level, and even digging a little deeper he's got few if any redeeming qualities.
Then in 'The Message' we get a few glimpses behind the curtain. We find out that the reason he's so focused on making as much money as possible is because he sends damn near all of it home to his mother to keep up the family. His talk with Book about what being around death makes him want to do (as well as a couple scenes in 'Jaynestown') give a peek at how he's a lot more 'best behavior' around women. Even in this episode he doesn't just dance around between the working women, but stays with the one and is as much about her having fun as him. Then when it's getting time for the fighting he takes the time to make sure she understands what's coming, and gives her something important to do so she's not just sitting somewhere afraid.
He tried so sell out Simon and River on Ariel because a perfect storm had formed: His anger at River's attack, general dislike of Simon, being on a core world to make it easier, and I think most importantly he did not yet see them as being a part of the ship's crew/family. He said it to Mal that it wasn't like he'd betrayed the Captain and he was genuinely surprised at Mal's reaction to that. Afterwards you can see him start to interact directly with River and no longer being actively hostile to Simon, and not just out of guilt.
He doesn't talk about himself or his personality, and especially not about his mistakes. But he's not immune to the occasional bout of self-correction.
He's an excellent character no matter how you look at him.
"shiny let's be bad guys"
@@CaptainRetroStation Him ... brushing that one girl's hair
Mia about the house, “It’s shiny.” Made me lol.
haha!!
Inara said so much with a look of utter sadness, then that look of cold vengeance.
Just straight into the next episode? Understandable. I'm impressed by anyone who can wait more than the time for a bathroom break and a glass of water in between Firefly episodes.
Firefly bringing out the Bloodlust in Nia today wow
😂 I’m wondering if I’m inching in to the dark side with each reaction/show
It's an old trope in TV shows and novels and other media. The "hooker with a heart of gold."
oooooooooooooh... now it makes sense
This is such an underrated episode that has so much going on for it. It's a good old fashioned Western siege kind of story, but it has so much emotional weight behind it. It moves the Mal/Inara storyline along nicely, but then hits you hard with Inara's surprise decision to leave.
It also really highlights one of the things I love most about Mal, despite being a typical action hero in many ways, he's also honourable and goes against the grain in other ways. For instance, he's not a Captain Kirk types who sleeps with a different woman in every episode, so it's nice to see him finally get lucky.
It also has one of my favourite moments in the whole show, the "Wash, tell me I'm pretty," moment (Wash and Kaylee have such an underrated friendship).
I can't believe you're up to the final episode, I can't wait to see what you think.
Funny little note. They fire small pellets out of a paint ball type launcher to get those shot sparks on the walls. In the scene where he’s running into the engine room, Wash (Alan Tudyk) actually gets shot in the butt.
Nia: "Shepard said no one dying"
That's how you know someone is dying.
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9:22 I'd say it's a shiny place. I mean, literally, with all that foil outside.
I love how complicated, and layered the characters are in this show! Inara has a job that caters to "natural sex", but she wants "exclusive sex" with Mal. Everything in "Firefly" has been written so well that you got all sour towards Mal because he slept with Nandi, meanwhile, Inara has slept with HOW MANY PEOPLE in the course of this show? LOL!
Yep. And Mal had a relatively conservative religious upbringing - he may have lost his faith in God, but he surely hasn't shed morals and beliefs that came with it. While he likes Inara, he cannot seem to get past the fact that she has sex with her clients for money - being a Companion is so much more than that, yet Mal calls her a whore, to her face, repeatedly - he doesn't respect her "job", and her work makes her off limits for a real relationship in his mind.
Plus, in Out Of Gas, Inara made it clear when she rented the shuttle that under no circumstances will she be servicing Mal or any of his crew - that's a hard line she herself established. No doubt there are probably Guild rules regarding personal relationships, and Inara may have other reasons to keep her interactions with Mal and his crew strictly professional. She likely didn't expect to fall in love with Mal, given that he called her a whore before she had even officially rented the shuttle...
Meanwhile, to Inara, being a Companion is not just a job, it is a calling. She loves what she does, and she is very good at it. There's even a religious (Buddhist?) element to it - according to Nandi, if Inara had stayed at the Training House she likely would have become high priestess. And in War Stories (I think) we learned that she prays for Mal while he's away, though she doesn't tell him that.
Mal won't allow himself to fall in love and have a real relationship with a woman who has sex with others for money, Inara won't allow herself to fall in love and have a real relationship with a man who would ask her to give up her calling - they are both so far up in denial that they've reached the headwaters...
@@ernesthakey3396 I don't think she "loves" her job. In Shindig, we see while she appears to be in her element in high society, she doesn't actually care to live in luxury, she loves living free on Serenity, a ship of misfits. Like, Malcom who is too noble at heart to be a true outlaw, Inara is too roguish to be at home in high society. And in Trash, she expressed wanting to join in on the outlaw activities instead of the Companion stuff. What stops that from happening is Mal, he's always deathly afraid something will happen to her, but I think she'd love to be just a normal crew member.
I don't think it's that she wants exclusive sex with Mal, it's that she realizes how he is about it, and for him to cross that line with someone else feels like a betrayal to her. Basically she knows Mal's feelings about sex and when he does it with someone else, it's as if he is cheating on her.(that was probably redundant)
Your finally at my favorite episode. :) For so many reasons. The interaction between Mal and Inara, Zoe and Walsh, how someone can keep a whole town down because they want it that way. The episode is filled with examples of how it's a western and sci-fi to be the epitome of a Space Western :)
yeah, so mad that other girl sold them out
@@NiaMakiReacts That's okay---you're supposed to be mad at her. You're having the reaction Joss was after.
“Ephialtes…may you live forever!”
"We need to get out of Egypt." 😂 ❤
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I'm embarrassed at how long it took me to get that one. 😞
@@BubblyRainbows Denial, de Nile - it's a classic! But it can take a while the first time you hear it. :)
You asked who is the "Heart of Gold", it refers to Mandy (the Madam), she is what is coined the "whore with a heart of gold" which is a character stereotype in Western literature.
Actually, it refers to the whorehouse. Nandi out and out calls it "The Heart of Gold" in the episode and so does Burgess, so it's the name of the business. You are right ofc that the show writer named the episode and the establishment after the trope, but I think that in the context of Nia's question, the answer is the whorehouse is the Heart of Gold. No doubt Nandi named the business that after taking it over and making sure that the girls under her employment were (in her words) "kind-spirited."
"Any friend of Inara's is a strictly business-like relationship of mine" - Every time Mal attempts at initiating a relationship, Inara pushes him away. We can see how this hurts Mal, and Inara is especially skilled at reading this hurt. Even when Mal wants to be truthful, she interrupts him. So we are led to ask: why does Inara push Mal away when they clearly love each other?
Also this episode brings a background question. What made Inara suddenly drop her promising career to become next Guild House Priestess and decide to go exploring the solar system?
Inara has her reasons and I hope no one will give any spoilers or say when we find out.
Nia : Heart of Gold, this isnt about Jayne.
Us: Oh this is all about Jayne!!
Oh yeah. Here comes angry Nia! Funny reactions to the bits. Inara just hid her feeling too well, until it was too late. So sad. And very sad because there's only ONE MORE EPISODE LEFT! And it's a great one.
just one more...😭
@@NiaMakiReacts And a movie!
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After the movie, you have blooper reels, commentary tracks, tabletop roleplaying games, graphic novels, novels, and comic book series.
Han Solo in carbonite 'Easter eggs' can be found in rewatches.
This is really a retelling of the Original Magnificent Seven. You can't tell that story without some of the Good Guys getting killed.
Nia, I just love your reactions. I have to confess, every time I see Inara cry, I get these damn allergies and everything gets blurry for a moment. I so understand them and their relationship, and you figured it out perfectly. I understand you not wanting to leave your conclusion ... if I were you, I wouldn't have had any words either. Luv ya, mean it ♥🌹😍❣
2:09 _Literally_ the exact same facial expression.
after all the rewatches and reactions, this episode still hits me
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An example of unrequited love. With the exception that it is between two individuals and their reasoning is the same. He doesn't want to give up the love of his ship and she's not ready to give up the love of what she does. The interesting part is they both care about others so much that they don't want to chance something for themselves.
Great reaction / review on your part lady.
As we say here in Texas; Y'all be safe.
Sorry but that wasn't it at all. Mal is actually completely clueless to her feelings and Inara has a certain reason that I can't say till objects in space as it's part of the story up to that point. But has nothing to do with her own independence
Well since nothing was ever written everything is simply an opinion.
11:50 the moment Inara discovers she loves him. Inara's background has a lot to do with why she left, unfortunately, we never get to find that out unless you read the books or look at the show's wiki page.
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poor Caylee! so many hints (and not only) to Simon - and nothing! Jane again "shined" in her typical style, and we saw the shortest acquaintance in history: - this is your father. BOOM!inara leaves??WHAT!?...
You've done a good job with your Firefly reactions. I am so looking forword to your Serenety episode.
OK this is not a spoiler now. Plan was in season 2 we'd learn why Inara left the temple. She has some type of untreatable space cancer. Simon mitigates symptoms, but disease would progress. (He doesn't tell anyone because of Doctor / Patient privilege.) She left because she does not want to become a burden for people she cares for. Season 2 was going to have an episode where Reavers took over ship as crew escaped in one shuttle they'd watch in horror as Inara came back and docked. Then as they gathered forces to retake the ship they'd learn that needle in the first episode was not for suicide. If raped her, ah, um, vagina would secret a poison absorbed by skin of the, um, member inside her. They'd find a catatonic Inara and a pile of dead reavers in her shuttle. She'd stay and take no clients as se recovered mentally. That plan was discarded when they had to go 1 season and a movie.
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Inara lies about her attitude. She has to. It's about the Code of the Guild she has to live by. That's why she is going to leave- she can go, forget him, or see if she can choose betwern the status and wealth of her life, or choose him
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While it is not stated anywhere AFAIK, I would assume that Inara as a companion is forbidden by the rules of the Companion's Guild to be in a relationship, so as long as she is a companion she cannot be with Mal and that is why she have hid her feelings from Mal and why her solution is also to leave.
There was a reason Inara chose to leave, but it wasn't that. The reason has been made known by Joss Whedon and Morena Baccarin at convention panels. There was a plan for her character that was scrapped when the series was cancelled, so it's not part of the movie. I can post it with spoiler warnings if you're interested, or you can just do a search about Inara's fate and I'm sure you'll find it quickly.
@@michaelkemmet834 that one I know about but AFAIK that was not set in stone but a idea that Joss threw around when he was recruiting writers to the show to demonstrate to which lengths he thought the show could go.
@@Henrik_Holst I think there was too much groundwork laid over just 14 episodes for it to be an idea that was just tossed around.
In Ariel, the reason they came back to an inner planet was because Inara had to have her big annual 2-day medical exam. In The Train Job(a month or two before Ariel) they make a point of Inara saying she's been on the ship eight months(so she joined the crew about a month or two after her last exam). In this episode, they have Nandi tell Mal that Inara was on her way to becoming a house priestess in a few years time, but she just suddenly gave it all up(it's implied that house priestess is a top guild leadership position). And then there was the syringe in Serenity(the episode). I think it's pretty clear it was more than just a passing writing room idea. And Inara rejecting the feelings she was developing for Mal and running away fits right in with everything else. She could even tell herself that she was being noble because she was sparing Mal from what was coming.
I don't know where they would've gone from here if the series hadn't been cancelled(and I doubt they knew exactly either), but it likely would have been a multi-year arc before it got to whatever conclusion.
@@michaelkemmet834 oh you are thinking about that one, sorry my bad I though you where talking about that other fate for Inara that people tend to claim would happen in a future season.
@@michaelkemmet834 since I'm now aboard with what you meant (sorry for misreading this) I don't really see that as a real reason to not commit to a relationship. I mean there are many people in the actual world today that lives under the exact same problems and you know what they say, better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all.
Lol, starts nobleizing Jane and gets disabused almost immediately. 😂
yeah, I never learn lol
Lol. Yeah, there's almost nothing noble about Jayne. Only thing I can think of is how he sends money back to his family. Otherwise... nope. I still love the giant mess of a man, though! Can't seem to help it.
@@Keeshya6 One thing about Jayne in this Episode: Sure, he's a bit to eager about getting sexed, but he is genuinely sweet to the woman he's with, and she seems to really like him. During the meeting the night before the attack, it looks like he's doing her hair.
@@myeckwaters Oh, that's true! He was kinda sweet to her.
I see your Jayne hate. No spoilers now, rewatch last episode with the letter and hat from his mother. She thanked him for the money to pay for his sister's doctors. He is Simon-like.
Oh course, Mal did nothing wrong with Nandi; he and Inara aren't in a romantical relationship. And Inara wasn't crying because he slept with someone, but slept with one of her best friends. Its a whole different thing when someone gets it on with a random person versus someone you're (also) close too.
Something people ignore, mal doesnt
like inara's profession but gets with mandy. Inara's job was upperclass influenced by alliance elites and rules. Mandy's is independent, free, basically shes mal just in the sex trade instead of typical crime. Mal had more of a problem with the rules and highclass then the sex part of inara's job, or at least thats my interpetation.
The emotion on this is a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10.There's an upcoming episode is a 11 however! Keep the kleenexes close by.
Dang who cast bloodlust on you this ep? Guess you didn't win the wisdom check 😂
Pretty sure Pedaleen... no idea about the correct spelling, will be taking over as the Madam of Heart of Gold. Also Burgess' probably inherited all his holdings and I doubt she'd come after them or the baby.
Inara shoulda finished him with the knife when she had him.
The next one? The Pretender
Yeah, this episode, while great like all the others hits the feels. And for what it's worth... Mal being "truthsome" probably wouldn't have helped... everyone, even the two of them, knew the truth.
No need to apologize for getting a little bloodthirsty about a show. I think that was kind of the point of that character was to be horrible enough that the whole audience is on board with him getting what's coming to him. That whole "a woman's place" moment is the perfect poke to those of us that get really riled up about that sort of thing. The first time I saw this episode I was literally grinding my teeth from that moment until Petaline (not sure of the spelling) shot him in the face.
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People feel so sorry for Inara when she finds out Mal had sex one time with one person.
Meanwhile, Mal has spent the past year transporting Inara around the galaxy as she has sex with dozens of different people.
Dude, this take is so based. He fell in love with a woman who had a job before he knew her. Also, this take ignores all the real issues...Inara isn't upset that Mal slept with someone, she's upset that she has guild rules that keep her from being with him.
People aren't feeling bad for Inara because Mal did a thing he has every right to do, they're upset because they're rooting for the relationship.
@@jasonrd316 You missed the point of my comment. I’m saying pretty much every reactor feels sorry for Inara in this episode, but it’s less common to see reactors feel sorry for Mal even though he, arguably, has had to suffer in silence more as it pertains to their feelings for each other.
Yeah I feel exactly like you.
yeah I just wanted them to be honest with each other about how they feel...
It's very different. Not all sex is equal. Inara "had sex with dozens of different people" as a job. Mal did not have sex with Nandi as a job.
Yep, it's that kind of party, "woman's place", that's the type of villain we're dealing with
yeah, glad he's gone but the whole town seemed to be down with his ideas too...
@Nia Maki Misogyny is the oldest and easiest form of bigotry, thus is the easiest to spread around
Inara comes off as a bit of a snob in this one. After getting all offended whenever anyone refers to her profession as whoring, she goes right ahead and uses the same term for these girls. There's an air of elitism that crept in when she said that, and I lost a lot of respect for her in that moment. They do the same job she does.... they simply make less money.
And then to get all freaked out and emotional when Mal finally gets some... as if she hasn't been doing exactly that on half the planets they visit.
I have to disagree at a certain level. There is a distinction between the jobs they do. Companions are also trained to give 'spiritual relief' to their clients. They are more like Geisha. Each session is usually an overnight stay rather than a 'sex & leave' scenario.
If we used a restaurant metaphor for an example - Companions are the upper class restaurant with a focus on atmosphere and presentation. Clients tend to stay for a very long time to absorb the elegance. Several meal course plates are presented like a fine piece of art. The House of Gold, by comparison, is more like getting drive through fast food.
@@dunringill1747 - Yeah got it... but whether they are street corner girls or thousand dollar call girls... it's still the same job. I don't think any more or less of the high priced girl. She's still selling herself. Dress it up wih fancy tea parties and foot washing ceremonies all you like, it's the same profession. Inara has no moral high ground in that regard.
@@Mr.Ekshin Oh yeah. I get you. I can't disregard that point. That's why I worded my disagreement "at a certain level".
You are planning to watch the movie after the next episode, right?
“Heart of Gold” is the name of the whorehouse.
This would have to be my least favorite episode of the series. Beside the crew, the cast was just one dimensional, and that villain was just about the most unoriginal on the nose writing I've seen in a while. But the Whedon zingers are still pretty entertaining.