The show is a massive political mess because of how it handles its tropey protagonist: it turns what other narratives see correctly>
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
Han Solo is a mercenary with a heart of gold. The mercenary is the flaw, the heart of gold is the good bit
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Firefly reverses that so that Mal's heroic moments are basically flaws or character inconsistencies
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Furthermore he runs Serenity like a patriarch and we're meant to be cool with that
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Protecting Simon and River is something that everyone on the crew except Jayne and Map unequivocally support
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But the show agrees with Mal that only HIS feelings really matter
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Nobody else gives a shit that Inara is a sex worker, but we as the audience do because Mal is a jealous prude. And so on.
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Mal's dickhead "I'm the Captain" thing isn't even true to real pirates, who typically did have votes and elections
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It's kind of ironic, given how we see them now, just how much democracy there could be in their operations.
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yeah I mean they weren't nice ppl but they were in a situation that required v high trust among each other
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
Being hated by the world is a pretty fucking intense pressure cooker for intensifying group cohesion & bonds.
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