OK. First of all. Simon and River? I ship them like whoa. Sure they're brother and sister, but no matter how much I try to say that to my pervfest of a brain, it just won't listen. CRAZY SPACE INCEST IS LOVE. And why should I beat myself about it, when even the cast make comments about their "special" relationship. From the War Stories commentary:
Alan: (talking about Simon) He was always hanging around with his sister. They were reaally close.
Nathan: (laughs) We'll talk more about that in the audio commentary of Safe.
Too bad that no such commentary exists. It would've been HAILARIOUS.
Summer said that her dream role would be a character like River, except someone who isn't in love with her brother. ... and Joss obviously is down with the CSI. He wrote that deleted Our Mrs. Reynolds scene where River wants to marry Simon: "Two by two. Everyone has a match, a mate, a doppler. I love you. --- *puts a pillow under her shirt* Now we have to be married. I'm in the family way". (I seriously fell out of my seat and had a heart attack- in a good way- when I first saw the scene in question.) So, Joss pretty much canonized Tamcest. Figures that they cut the scene. Heh.
Back to Safe. If you didn't pick up some vibe during this episode, you're in denial. And if you need proof... Let me to lure you to the dark side:
This whole scene with the berries... it's not even subtle.
"Light it."
Now that I got that wrongdirtybad section out of the way, here's the rest of the Safe picspam.
▼ Mal! Simon! Now these two I can ship without feeling weird about it. Safe has a lot of shippy goodness. And lot of shots of Mal's behind.
"They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see sky, and they remember what they are."
▼ Saywhatnow?
▼ Watch out Simon, Mal's going to... hug you to death. (btw has someone counted how many times Mal's punched Simon? Hehe.)
▲ Black market beagles. Hee.
Oh you two. You're not fooling anyone.
▼ Simon acts like a boob part 1389789.
▲ This dance whole scene... Can I just say OH RIVER. And also OH SUMMER.
- I took you away from there. I know I did. You don't think I do, but... I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets. But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. You found me broken. It's hard for you.
- Mei-mei, everything I have is right here.
- These are better than the Camberson's berries.
- They are. Except they're poison.
- You believed her. Made a face.
- You're such a brat.
▼ *pets flashback!Simon*
▼ Dear Diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.
▼ BIG DAMN HEROESSSSSSS.
- Why'd you come back for us?
- You're on my crew.
I love my captain. AND HE LOVES MEEEE. *skips happily to the medbay*
> caps are my own
> please don't use these for icons etc.