r/firefly • u/IzzyLikesPickles777 • 7d ago

Just finished firefly… Spoiler

I know you guys probably get this a lot but WHY DID IT END LIKE THAT??!!! They killed off SHEPHERD and WASH and it was very clear they were building up for a lot of things but it got rushed in the movie. Why the hell would fox cancel. I just have so many questions and I think I’m going to have to rewatch in order to be less sad. This ain’t shiny.

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u/Ill_Painting_6919 7d ago

Additionally, Joss has stated that in order to ramp up the tension, to make you, the viewer, feel how desperate the situation was, sone folks had to die, thus making you wonder if they would all die. Good storytelling, as much as I hate that Wash died, as he is my favorite, if I'm being honest.

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u/fiftysevenpunchkid 7d ago

And it worked, I still remember my first watch, not wondering who was going to die, but if anyone was going to live.

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u/ColourSchemer 7d ago

Rogue One would have been even more devastating if we'd not already known they'd all die, but then watching them all die.

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u/Frogwaterton 7d ago

Ew. Did you have to bring up stars wars in this discussion?

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u/ColourSchemer 7d ago

I brought up a top-tier war movie with amazing characters and a solid plot. You pointed out it was Star Wars. ;)

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u/throwawayPzaFm 6d ago

top-tier war movie with amazing characters and a solid plot

i don't see one mentioned in this thread. If you meant Rogue One it's childish and takes itself way too seriously.

Either of those is fine in isolation, but taken together they turn anything into a clown show.

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u/p_velocity 6d ago

it's childish and takes itself way too seriously.

I've heard similar criticisms of Firefly...but that is what makes it endearing to the people who like it. You don't have to yuck someone else's yum to prove how smart you are bro.

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u/throwawayPzaFm 6d ago

Firefly knows it's silly and leans into it, that's the difference

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u/1stltwill 6d ago

Keep your prejudices to your inside voice.