Some Things Don't Heal
So I've had a night to sleep on it. I've had a few beers. I've talked to people about it. I've given it a great deal of thought.
Wash is dead, and dammit, I am not ok with that.
I realize that it's Joss Weadon, and if there is one thing that he loves it is killing off beloved characters. It makes all fuzzy inside I bet. Wash's death though, is just not something I can accept. It's as though in the middle of a West Wing episode they killed Charlie. It's Mrs. Landingham all over again, only this time it seems even more senseless.
Also, what was with the body count in Serenity? Seriously. People were dying all over the place in that movie. The body count in two hours of movie was at least ten times that of thirteen hours of TV show. Crazy.
All and all, I think it was ok. I think the television show was better. Not in tangible ways, but in things like tone, pacing, and focus. I imagine I'll go see it again, and I certainly will buy the DVD; but Serenity is not as dear to me as the television shows. It is, however, much more dear to me than any of the Star Wars prequels. Take that George.