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I felt we needed to pay service to the gravity of what we are dealing with. They are in a nest of vipers and working for terrible people. I had already pitched the very end, but we were trying to figure out how we get to the end without the same old, "Oh, here comes an apocalypse, we better stop it!" We've been there, done that. It's like a crutch. I'm like an addict. I can't go a season on a show without an apocalypse. There probably would have been one on Firefly.

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Originally posted by kasuo:
- there's an uprising and Serenity is in the thick of it

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Originally posted by Shiny:
It need not be anything so grandiose (like in some other shows-that-will-remain-nameless where they have to blow up the earth or something to compensate for the lack of human drama...)

Remember, this show is about Serenity and the 9 people on board. The 'world' for Firefly really is this ship, so something like losing the ship would be pretty much apocalyptic for the show.

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Originally posted by Knibblet:
Ohhh killer reavers facing ... a very protective River.

River vs. Reaver: This time, it's personal.

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Originally posted by GinoBiffaroni:
Somebody wrote a really good Fanfic a while back that went something like that,

Serenity put down on a planet, taking on cargo, doing trade. Word came down the reavers were inbound, Mal loaded as many people as would fit on Serenity and then discovered Inara had gone off to bring some kids in. With no time to wait for her, he put Zoe in command and sent her and the ship out of danger while he stayed behind to go after Inara. With twenty or so locals, Mal attempts to evade and beat off the arriving reavers.

Great story

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