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The sun came out and I walked on my feet, heard with my ears... I hate the bits, the bits that stay down and I work, I function like I'm a girl. I hate it because I know it'll go away, the sun goes dark and chaos is come again. Bits. Fluids... What am I?

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Originally posted by PhyreLight:

And, in War Stories when River says:

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The sun came out and I walked on my feet, heard with my ears... I hate the bits, the bits that stay down and I work, I function like I'm a girl. I hate it because I know it'll go away, the sun goes dark and chaos is come again. Bits. Fluids... What am I?

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I've kinda been there, so I knew what she meant by hating good days.

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Originally posted by yellowjacket:
I certainly think that Shepherd Book's death deserves an honorable mention.

As for Wash...

I remember walking out of the theater and everyone said, "What a horrible waste for Wash to die like that." I just looked at them and said, "Do you really think so? It seemed poignant to me. He died just a moment after achieving what every pilot hopes to achieve when the chips are down. He brought the ship to a safe, albiet butt-clenching stop, after a free fall of epic proportions. Sure he died, but only after saving the lives of every single person on board. The pure majesty of flight is always balanced by the pragmatism of returning safely to ground. Wash's death might seem meaningless to some, but not in my estimation."

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Originally posted by Alliethorn7:
You mean, besides it ending?
Well... I'd have to say, when Zoe holds up the shotgun to the guys head in the BDM, and tells him the definition of a hero. To have fallen that far in your opinion of humanity (Especially since it is mostly MY opinion)is downright heart wrenching.

-Danny

The Band of the week is... Death Cab for Cutie
Gott weiß ich will kein Engel sein.

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What was the saddest part of firefly/serenity...

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What was the saddest part of firefly/serenity...

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Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
I consider these to be the saddest (paraphrasing a lot):
First of all, I think Joss goofed up and should have left the episodes in the oritginal order, with the message last, and the final scene in the Message should have been the conclusion of the original season.
Then, River in BDM: her monologue before "My Turn"
River in Ariel "I don't want to go to sleep"
River in Pilot "I didn't think you'd come for me"
Kaylee's surgery in Pilot, wityh Jayne crouching outside sickbay.
Out of Gas: Jayne's farewell to Mal.
War Stories: Wash explaining to Zoe "He's crazy"

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Originally posted by Moose:
I'll add in the end of the battle scene at the start of the pilot.
Mal is watching the Alliance ships coming. You can feel his heart breaking.

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Originally posted by dbell101:
One scene not mentioned so far was the scene in SAFE where Simon and River are
eating berries and River mentions their parents not knowing their father has cut Simon off for trying to rescue her.

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If History Is Remarkably Clear On One Point,
It's That People Don't Learn From History.
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Originally posted by dbell101:
One scene not mentioned so far was the scene in SAFE where Simon and River are
eating berries and River mentions their parents not knowing their father has cut Simon off for trying to rescue her.

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If History Is Remarkably Clear On One Point,
It's That People Don't Learn From History.
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I don't remember her saying that. Just watched Safe last night, 15 years after original airing. I'll check again.

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Originally posted by dbell101:
One scene not mentioned so far was the scene in SAFE where Simon and River are
eating berries and River mentions their parents not knowing their father has cut Simon off for trying to rescue her.

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If History Is Remarkably Clear On One Point,
It's That People Don't Learn From History.
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I don't remember her saying that. Just watched Safe last night, 15 years after original airing. I'll check again.

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Just watched again. Didn't find those words in any scene like that. But that scene does have the lines quoted by AuRaptor above.
Those are sad once the story is known, but I think the power of those lines are diluted by the relevant flashback coming afterwards.

But if River did say that about her Dad and Simon, it could have also been sad, given Summer's delivery.

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