I think I could even forgive him calling her a whore, but what I really don't like is how he constantly walks into her shuttle uninvited even though she always tells him not to. It's her home, she made that clear enough, multiple times! His "I don't respect your profession, he doesn't respect you"-speech is kind of ridiculous when you consider that he doesn't even respect her privacy.
Yeah, I think Mal is fooling himself if he thinks he does respect her. There is something rather offputting to me about Mal as a character; I think moreso than someone like Jayne, in a way, because at least the show recognizes that we aren't supposed to be sympathizing/empathizing with Jayne most of the time (er, except when we are, of course), but with Mal, I feel like a lot of his more unlikable macho qualities are supposed to be appealing, and I just ... don't really feel it.
But the cast as a whole ... OH FIREFLY. <3 My favorites were always Zoe & Wash, and Kaylee, and (weirdly enough) Jayne -- I don't like him as a person, but I find him massively entertaining as a character.
"Out of Gas" was one of my favorite episodes, too -- I really love well-done "box" episodes, where the action is very contained and it's all about the characters.
Er, the comment above mine contains some pretty big spoilers, fyi ...
I think I could even forgive him calling her a whore, but what I really don't like is how he constantly walks into her shuttle uninvited even though she always tells him not to. It's her home, she made that clear enough, multiple times! His "I don't respect your profession, he doesn't respect you"-speech is kind of ridiculous when you consider that he doesn't even respect her privacy.
Yeah, I think Mal is fooling himself if he thinks he does respect her. There is something rather offputting to me about Mal as a character; I think moreso than someone like Jayne, in a way, because at least the show recognizes that we aren't supposed to be sympathizing/empathizing with Jayne most of the time (er, except when we are, of course), but with Mal, I feel like a lot of his more unlikable macho qualities are supposed to be appealing, and I just ... don't really feel it.
But the cast as a whole ... OH FIREFLY. <3 My favorites were always Zoe & Wash, and Kaylee, and (weirdly enough) Jayne -- I don't like him as a person, but I find him massively entertaining as a character.
"Out of Gas" was one of my favorite episodes, too -- I really love well-done "box" episodes, where the action is very contained and it's all about the characters.