Questions tagged [serenity]
For questions about "Serenity", a movie released in 2005, starring the crew of the Firefly TV series.
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What caused "The Operative" to support Mal's team at the end of the movie?
Until at the end of the Serenity (2005) movie, "The Operative" caused obstacles to Mal's team. What caused "The Operative" to support Mal's team at the end of the movie?
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What does " pretty lights and a few miles after" mean?
In Serenity (2005), Mr Universe speaks to Hoban, who wants him to broadcast a video: Mr Universe: You're going to get caught in the ion cloud. It'll play merry hob with your radar, but pretty lights ...
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What does "had an out" refer to?
In Serenity (2005), Malcolm speaks about River: Malcolm: I could have left her there. I had an out. Hell, I had every reason in the 'verse to leave her lay and haul anchor. What does "had an ...
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What does "lawforce flags" mean?
In Serenity (2005), the crew contacts reclusive hacker Mr. Universe, who discovers the message designed to trigger River's mental conditioning: Malcolm: Well, what about this? Did this make the ...
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What "wrong crowd" is he referring to?
In Serenity (2005), after locking River, Malcolm had a talk with his members: Jayne: She goes woolly again, we're gonna have to put a bullet to her. Malcolm: It's crossed my mind. Hoban: Can I make a ...
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What's the meaning of "Earthnorm"?
In Serenity (2005), Mal, Zoe and Jayne emerge from the Serenity in full suits, armed. Zoe reads a handheld scanner to capture beacon's signal: Malcolm: Gravity's Earthnorm. Zoe: O2 levels check, ...
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What "settlement" is Jayne referring to?
In Serenity (2005), Mal, Zoe and Jayne emerge from the Serenity in full suits, armed. Zoe reads a handheld scanner to capture beacon's signal: Malcolm: Gravity's Earthnorm. Zoe: O2 levels check, ...
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What does "30 coin" mean?
In Serenity (2005), Mr Universe says to the Operative: Mr Universe: There. Toss me my 30 coin, but I got a news wave for you... Then Operative stabs him. He orders his crew: Operative: Call in ...
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What does "bunch of reubens" mean?
This is a scene from Serenity (2005): MINGO: Quite a crew you've got. Malcolm: Yeah, they're a fine bunch of reubens. What does "bunch of reubens" mean? Is he comparing people to ...
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What does "it" in "with it" refer to?
In Serenity (2005), Malcolm crew make a last stand against the Reavers: Zoe: How much ammo do we have? Jayne: Three, four max, and my swinging cod. That's all. Inara: The lift isn't moving. Zoe: When ...
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Do Reavers have a multi-generational society?
I read that in the core worlds, the Reavers from Firefly/Serenity are legendary (campfire tales or something), so it sounds like they have been around for a long time. They must get killed frequently ...
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What exactly is Jayne doing here?
In Serenity (2005), the Reavers and Alliance battle while Wash pilots the transport spaceship Serenity through the crossfire. In the ship, Malcolm commands his crew to strap themselves in: Wash: We'...
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What does "Repeater" mean?
In Serenity (2005), A woman carrying a bucket and her son are looking at the trading station a few buildings away: Son: I'm telling you I heard it. Repeater. Woman: Did sound somewhat like gun blast. ...
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How did Mal afford the Serenity?
We see Mal smitten with the Serenity in "Out of Gas". Clearly he has an eye for her, even as the used spaceship salesman tries to get him to buy a newer and marginally less crappy-looking ...
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What does "innocked" mean?
In Serenity (2005), Malcolm scolds Kaylee for making difficulty in landing the spaceship safely: Malcolm: If she crashes, you crashed her. Malcolm then meets doctor: Malcolm: Doctor. Guess I need ...