A River Runs
Sep. 9th, 2006 11:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alianoraSo, as I am sitting here, bored and channel flipping, OMG ITS SERENITY! ON HBO!
so, because i am obsessive, of course i stopped and watched. It was right on the Leaf on the Wind scene, so naturally i yelled, "JOSS YOU BASTARD!"
and then, we get to River and the Reavers. And this odd little annoyance popped up again...
Why do so many fanfic writers insist on writing post-Serenity fic with River as the new gun hand? Why?
Every. Single. Fic. I swear.*
Yes, she can kick ass. Yes, she has shown, a whole two times, that she can wipe the floor when triggered by the right thing (the Oaty Bar, Simon getting shot), but..why does that mean her only purpose after Serenity is to kick ass?
This BOTHERS me, for reasons I cant fully explain. Mainly because..I dont think its something she is proud of, or likes to do. So, why would she put herself out there like that?
I wrote In the Wrong Hands while I was feeling this irritation, and instead of it coming out where River tells Mal off..which is what I wanted, it came out..odd and strange. But she hates it, as far as Im concerned.
So, enlighten me. Why is River always the new gunhand after Serenity? Why isnt she an artist, or a writer, or a theoretical phyisist? Why?
And what else would you like to see River do? What other job could she have that could be useful aboard Serenity, or bring in money somehow, or..something?
*hi, im exaggerating! some fics have her as the new pilot!
so, because i am obsessive, of course i stopped and watched. It was right on the Leaf on the Wind scene, so naturally i yelled, "JOSS YOU BASTARD!"
and then, we get to River and the Reavers. And this odd little annoyance popped up again...
Why do so many fanfic writers insist on writing post-Serenity fic with River as the new gun hand? Why?
Every. Single. Fic. I swear.*
Yes, she can kick ass. Yes, she has shown, a whole two times, that she can wipe the floor when triggered by the right thing (the Oaty Bar, Simon getting shot), but..why does that mean her only purpose after Serenity is to kick ass?
This BOTHERS me, for reasons I cant fully explain. Mainly because..I dont think its something she is proud of, or likes to do. So, why would she put herself out there like that?
I wrote In the Wrong Hands while I was feeling this irritation, and instead of it coming out where River tells Mal off..which is what I wanted, it came out..odd and strange. But she hates it, as far as Im concerned.
So, enlighten me. Why is River always the new gunhand after Serenity? Why isnt she an artist, or a writer, or a theoretical phyisist? Why?
And what else would you like to see River do? What other job could she have that could be useful aboard Serenity, or bring in money somehow, or..something?
*hi, im exaggerating! some fics have her as the new pilot!
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Date: 2006-09-11 03:25 am (UTC)and it shouldnt have to do with what all can be done ON THE SHIP, so long as she is bringing in some money or supporting herself somehow.
This is true. I suppose I always looked at it as her having to stay on the ship, because Simon would stay with Kaylee and she wouldn't want to live anywhere else anyways. And Serenity travels all over the place, so it's not like they could drop her off for the day to work somewhere, then pick her up that night.
Basically the ship is their home and the way they make a living, so the running and upkeep of the ship is what comes first. No running ship, no jobs, no home.