A River Runs
Sep. 9th, 2006 11:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
So, 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: 2006-09-14 11:03 pm (UTC)I could see her as a pilot, but not permanently, like Wash was, but more perhaps a 'fill in' but then who does fly Serenity? I dislike OC pilots because people never seem to get it right. Maybe it's just because I miss Wash. I also can see Zoe scaring off potential pilots because they want to get rid of the dinosaurs.
I guess the capacity River best suits is that of the reader on jobs,a nd perhaps a touch of respectability? She could probably pull of an Inara if she was having a good day.
I guess to start I see River going on as she began in Serenity, with the added plus of if she needs to, she'll fight, but not before (unless triggered). Then perhaps her playing the SX through an agent of some kind. I don't think she'd be entirely comfortable doing it herself to begin with, as it would bring the Alliance's attention too much and whatever respite she'd had from them may not last. Inara again would be good for that, she'd have the startup cash and the repectability that the assumption would be she just had a good advisor. Also, a good way of having Inara self sufficient if she were to give up being a Companion (if she wanted to, if Mal ever gets his arse into gear).