I've always felt that that scene sets up Ariel: I don't think Mal intended to kill Jayne, I think that was his idea of a joke.

Blakes7 still has an online fandom, consisting in large part of people who watched it on original broadcast (1978-1981). Most of us hope that, like many other reboot attempts, this will just go away so they don't ruin our happy memories.

Blakes7 still has an online fandom, consisting in large part of people who watched it on original broadcast (1978-1981). Most of us hope that, like many other reboot attempts, this will just go away so they don't ruin our happy memories.

"Daddy's coming!"

"Daddy's coming!"

In Serenity-the-Pilot, the first thing Mal blurts out after he discovers that Dobson is after Simon and River rather than Mal is, "Is there a reward?" I'm sure later on he spun it as a joke, but Jayne is just playing out something that Mal already felt.

In Serenity-the-Pilot, the first thing Mal blurts out after he discovers that Dobson is after Simon and River rather than Mal is, "Is there a reward?" I'm sure later on he spun it as a joke, but Jayne is just playing out something that Mal already felt.

He isn't just kneeling on the fed's neck, he's doing it while *handcuffed.*

He isn't just kneeling on the fed's neck, he's doing it while *handcuffed.*

I always figure that during the annual medical exam, the Companions get a little work done.

I always figure that during the annual medical exam, the Companions get a little work done.

charliepanayi: as this episode and the whole run of BtVS show, if you're invited to a birthday party in the Jossverse, DON'T GO.

charliepanayi: as this episode and the whole run of BtVS show, if you're invited to a birthday party in the Jossverse, DON'T GO.

All right then, I'll go to the SPECIAL hell.

All right then, I'll go to the SPECIAL hell.

Kaylee's actions here, and Inara's throughout, remind us that society and sexual mores are not the same there as here.

Kaylee's actions here, and Inara's throughout, remind us that society and sexual mores are not the same there as here.

Simon's extreme lack of delight at Mal's "marriage" could be linked to his need to reassure Mal that Simon "would never…not with Kaylee."

Simon's extreme lack of delight at Mal's "marriage" could be linked to his need to reassure Mal that Simon "would never…not with Kaylee."

Yet another reason why I prefer the TV episodes to the movie—the TV version is a lot more credible.