On "The Train Job" and Kaylee.

[amanuensis1]

For all the Firefly people...

I can't tell you how happy I was when, in the teaser, Kaylee got to her feet and walked. What with her "can't feel anything" line and the crew carrying her to the site where she was needed at the end of the pilot, I was afraid she was going to live but be paraplegic from then on. And why should this disturb me so? Well, okay, yes, because she's lovable and I wouldn't wish that on her. But more, it would annoy me to have that fall on the sweet perky "nothing gets me down!" forgiving character--as if she's the one best suited to cope with such a blow. Gimme a break. Cliché-and-a-half.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

The ending of this episode was so incredibly "not a cliche" boss. What Mal did with the flunky. Hee.

[rectpropagation.livejournal.com]

I always hated it when they made the good guy let the bad guy go after the bad guy has promised to return and kill everbody.

"If you release me I will return and destroy everything you hold dear!"

"Okay Mr. Man, I love you, bye-bye!"

It's just stupid.
I think Whedon approaches cliches in the show and then does something else instead just to be like, "Now see how stupid it would have been for the show to have had the cliche instead of that?"

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

God, that sounds like the perfect look into Whedon's head!

[heinous_bitca.livejournal.com]

*grins* See, that was the ending to which I was referring, the one that SOLD me on the show. The rest of the ep had been kinda, well, it's okay, kinda fun, probably will watch it...WHAT? DID HE JUST KICK THE GUY INTO THE ENGINE??? OMG I must watch this show now!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

And he was all, "Goddammit, I hate it when fanatics make me do this." *loves*