Simon, Kaylee and Cinderella by BruisersMom

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Simon, Kaylee and Cinderella

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Friday, August 20, 2004 9:47 AM

An earlier thread about the possibility of an Inara and Simon pairing versus a Kaylee and Simon pairing got me thinking about Simon, Kaylee and Cinderella. The fairy tale Cinderella has a handsome prince marry a servant girl when he could have any woman in the kingdom. Modern incarnations of this fairy tale have wealthy men falling in love with or marrying poor women. An example is the movie Pretty Woman where a wealthy businessman falls in love with a hooker. I think that Simon and Kaylee's potential relationship falls into this theme from Western movies, books, etc. What does everyone else think? Is the Cinderella factor at work here?

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Friday, August 20, 2004 12:45 PM

DIETCOKE

Oh, it is the same theme for sure. Kaylee and Simon are the classic Cinderella couple. But you know Joss, he's going to surprise you. Who knows, just maybe... River is NOT Simon's sister...

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Friday, August 20, 2004 2:48 PM

WILLOWY

Oh I don't know... remember the flashback to them as children?

"Once, in flight school, I was laconic..."

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Friday, August 20, 2004 3:01 PM

VEARSTWIN

I think River and Simon are brother and sister but I think that Joss is going to surpise us by pairing River and Jayne!

"Jayne is a girl's name"-River

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Friday, August 20, 2004 3:45 PM

DARKJESTER

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VearsTwin wrote:
Friday, August 20, 2004 15:01
I think River and Simon are brother and sister but I think that Joss is going to surpise us by pairing River and Jayne!

Maybe, but not until after Jayne's little fling with Kaylee.......

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

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Friday, August 20, 2004 4:18 PM

SHINYSEVEN

There's an old joke whose punchlike is "Marry who you like--HE ain't yer father."

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Friday, August 20, 2004 4:26 PM

THELION

Pretty Woman reminds me more of the play "Pygmalion", in that the story is more about a rich man teaching a poor woman how to be a little more respectable (in his eyes), than it is about a poor woman and a prince living happily ever after. Not to nit-pick, of course.

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Friday, August 20, 2004 7:38 PM

PIRATEJENNY

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Originally posted by dietcoke:
Oh, it is the same theme for sure. Kaylee and Simon are the classic Cinderella couple. But you know Joss, he's going to surprise you. Who knows, just maybe... River is NOT Simon's sister...

That would be awesome if River turned out not to be Simon's sister..the chemistry between Summer and Sean .

But I think they are brother and sister....but I don't think either one should be with anyone...

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Friday, August 20, 2004 8:24 PM

PURPLEBELLY

Wait until Jayne tries on the glass slipper

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Friday, August 20, 2004 10:06 PM

THEREALME

Even if Simon and River turn out to not be blood relatives at all, they are SILL brother and sister and will remain that way.

The Real Me

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Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:32 AM

GWENHARKER

Oh dear god, lol.

I like to think, that since River really doesn't look anything like the rest of her family (she's got a more asian look to her) that she might be adopted. No matter what, the two have grown up as brother and sister. Not gonna change.

And I'm a big fan of the Cinderella scenario. Phantom of the Opera ruined it. Cinderella complexes are bad. Kaylee can think for herself and survive without a man.

All I know is that a part of me is grateful that the series ended before Joss could destroy those two (Look what he did to Fred and Wesley! And Buffy and Angel! And Willow and Tara!) You can't have a happy couple on Joss' shows... Zoe and Wash are like... an anomily.

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Saturday, August 21, 2004 1:44 PM

PIRATEJENNY

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Saturday, August 21, 2004 1:44 PM

PIRATEJENNY

I just don't see Kaylee and Simon as a viable or believeable pairing!!

and the cinderlla aspect of it seems cheesy..I know there are those who love the cinderlla story thingy..but its the more dark and edgey stuff that keeps it interesting..I'd rather know about the wicked stepmother and the ugly sisters!!lol

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Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:07 PM

VEARSTWIN

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Originally posted by DarkJester:
Quote:
VearsTwin wrote:
Friday, August 20, 2004 15:01
I think River and Simon are brother and sister but I think that Joss is going to surpise us by pairing River and Jayne!

Maybe, but not until after Jayne's little fling with Kaylee.......

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

No Kaylee and Jayne it's just weird/

"Jayne is a girl's name"-River

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Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:04 PM

HAWKMOTH

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What does everyone else think? Is the Cinderella factor at work here?

You might want to read TaraLJC's fanfic, "That Old Yeh Shen Story," which believably addresses that very theme.

http://ljconstantine.com/fanfic/yehshen.htm

~~Moth

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Sunday, September 5, 2004 10:40 AM

BRUISERSMOM

I have thought that River was adopted as well because Summer and Sean don't look like they could be siblings. Sean and Elizabeth Hurley might look like siblings but Elizabeth is too old to play River.

Of course, Mrs. Tam might have had an affair with the gardner or the pool man or Mr. Tam's best friend and oops!

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