I'm not in the Firefly fandom either, just reccently watched the DVDs - and like you fingered Mal as a former Confederate non-com about five minutes in. I also love westerns.... and like you see FF as a western in space, and not so much sci-fi.
Though I think the Confederacy fully deserved having their assess handed to them on a platter, I still can sympathize with all those who lost what they had and didn't want what they were offered in return, either from the North or from the still powerful southern oligarchy. And the North had plenty of problems of it's own as a place to live and a model to follow.
Which is a very windy way of saying I heart Mal. And his crew. Even Jayne - who is not secretly loveable - but is perfect just the way he is! *grin*
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Date: 2005-08-08 07:32 am (UTC)Though I think the Confederacy fully deserved having their assess handed to them on a platter, I still can sympathize with all those who lost what they had and didn't want what they were offered in return, either from the North or from the still powerful southern oligarchy. And the North had plenty of problems of it's own as a place to live and a model to follow.
Which is a very windy way of saying I heart Mal. And his crew. Even Jayne - who is not secretly loveable - but is perfect just the way he is! *grin*