Since it is not likely that I will actually blog this (1: it's too late to be relevant, 2: no one who might possibly maybe be reading my blog would care who is not here) I'll put down my thoughts here so you (read: daglo) can argue with me to your heart's content. :D

Serenity was a fantastic movie up until a point, and then Book died and with him the most intriguing character the Firefly universe had to offer. I was still hoping the doctor made it in time to heal him. Bummer.

Serenity was a really good movie up until a point, and then Wash died. The movie is now demoted to the rank of "will not watch again" and the series is teetering on the precipice of the same rank. Yeah, Wash meant that much for me.

I will not argue that his character was the most shallow as far as function on the ship. He was a pilot, and only a pilot. He was fairly incompetent at anything else, and even better pilots can be dreamed up by any two-bit author, so not loss there. He was also the comic relief and one of two people who seemed to be good natured, and in a crew of nine . . . I feel he was much needed for cohesion and as a counterbalance for the darkness which broods in the other characters. Also, he was married and his role in that marriage seemingly was to make Zoe a better woman and less of the cold, heartless soldier she was.

His death bothers me, and not just because his wacky personality will never again be a part of the group, but because his death meant nothing. It was a cheap thrill, and nothing more. It did not fill me with any sense of anxiety. Instead I sat there stunned, wondering what chemical influence Joss was under to have done such a thing, then I no longer cared. I actually cheered on the Reavers and hoped the crew would all die (yet I knew they would not). I didn't fear for any of the other characters, but merely shrugged my shoulders and gave up on all of them, and probably for all time.

Wash's death served no purpose. It could have been avoided. He could have been severely wounded. He probably would have been of no use in a fire-fight anyway and would have been shot at least a few times. I cannot be convinced that his death was a good thing or a necessary thing, and for that Joss loses a few points in my book, and I have to turn my back on Firefly/Serenity.

Maybe, just maybe, when the wounds are healed over I can get past it and pretend the movie never happened. If I can do that I can enjoy the series once again. Until then, it's a $30 bookend.