Blog #6

I would like to talk about how Mal views every member of his crew as a family member.  I’m speaking about episode 9 called Ariel, when the ship visits the planet named Ariel so that the crew could steal incredibly expensive medicines from the store closets while Simon took River to a brain-imaging laboratory so he could diagnose River.  Simon once worked at this hospital so he knew every little nook and cranny, so he was responsible for working out a plan to accomplish all that they needed to accomplish.  The plan would have succeeded had Jayne not sold out Simon and River to the feds.  Fortunately, everyone gets out okay, including Simon, River and Jayne; but Mal knows what Jayne did and almost kills him because of it. 

            I think Mal’s reaction was interesting.  After all, Jayne did nothing to Mal, yet Mal almost killed Jayne because of his betrayal.  Mal is a different type of; he is extremely loyal to his crew and will protect them til the end-a trait that is very hard to come by.  It seems that in this series, almost every single person the crew on the Serenity deals with has an ulterior motive. It makes the future seem kind of bleak if everyone is about numero uno and making a profit.  But Mal gives us all hope because he is a true gentleman who remains loyal to those he cares about.  If you ask me, we need more people like Mal in the future and also in the here and now.