Yeah I'm a lotta bit late on this response and I'd like to say that I was using this break to think of something smart and meaningful to say about the aesthetics of Firefly but in truth I've been trying hard not to say something relentlessly bad about it, despite the fact that my opinions will hardly scratch the fortified views of those who hold this show in such esteem (cough cough, Aaron). But yeah it was really difficult for me to like this series for a few reasons:
1. Mal came off as a total D-Bag to me. He was completely unlikable from the getgo. Sure he had his moments where he was caring and whatnot, but that was really only towards that engineer girl, kaylee, otherwise he was only barking orders to the others. However I do understand that as a captain you have to bark orders to get things done, but at the same time he could at least show some gratitude to his crewmates.
2. The plot in this episode seemed really rushed along. Granted I don't know much about this show, but from my understanding this was the very first episode, yet it felt as if i was brought into the middle of the entire series. I had no idea what the story between Patience, and Mal was, why she shot at him long ago, why they do business with her, let alone why Mal and his crew didn't just do away with her and rule her planet since it seemed so easy for them to take her on, as was shown in the episode.
This list of complaints can go on and on, but I will cease this Harsh criticism here for the time being and allow Firefly the second chance that some of my classmates will preach for me to give it...
3 comments:
I have to disagree with you on Mal not being likeable. I thought he was badass. I do think he came off as a dbag at times, but he is supposed to. He is intense, but remember the being sequence when he and those others were left for dead in that war. He lost respect for lots of people I feel.
I'm okay with ambiguity, but can see why it would be frustrating to watch the show and know that things have gone on and you sense there's background stuff you're not being told (such as the relationship between Mal and Inara).
I think we're not used to it because Buffy and Angel do a pretty good job of including important information that benefits the viewer. This is more complex and doesn't let us off so easy.
I rather enjoyed the quickness of the episode; I agree that it did feel a bit rushed, but I felt swept up in the action and not bogged down with heavy expository details right from the start. I like that the characters are mysteries from the start and that there are hidden depths to characters like Mal - it plays with the viewers' emotions and thus makes them more emotionally invested in the series from the get-go.
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