Firefly: Settle a Dispute

KaintheSeeker · Feb 27, 2005

Mal was most assuredly going for Chunky Salsa style goon.

Ranger REG · Feb 27, 2005

Krieg said:
A body hitting the blades is still going to do damage.

If one can easily damage the blades, then that external equipment shouldn't be spaceworthy.

Wolf72 · Feb 28, 2005

dang skippy! ... that was an intentional 'accident' ...

John Crichton · Feb 28, 2005

Krieg said:
A body hitting the blades is still going to do damage.

Yes, about as much as an apple in a blender.

Jakar · Feb 28, 2005

Krieg said:
A body hitting the blades is still going to do damage.

You are forgetting it is a tv show. No more explanation is needed really.

And he did it on purpose.

drnuncheon · Feb 28, 2005

Deliberate.

Here's my question to the original poster: if he didn't intend to kick the guy into the engine, why kick him at all? Just to rough up a bound and helpless man? It wasn't going to intimidate him, not the way the goon was acting.

J

Mercule · Feb 28, 2005

No ambiguity, whatsoever. As someone else put in (roughly): Mal was meanin' t' make some man-salsa.

Given the nature of both Niska and his #1 goon, I can't say I blame him one bit.

Thornir Alekeg · Feb 28, 2005

Clearly intentional to me.

Let me ask this question: if it was accidental, what did he mean to do? The goon was talking trash at Mal and had no intention of doing what Mal asked him to do. Now if he just gave a tied up man a kick just to knock him over, do you think that would suddenly change the situation? Now, you kick him into the engine, you see results from the sub-goons and get what you want, the money and message returned to Niska.

Henry · Feb 28, 2005

I recall Mal saying something like "oh well" at that moment: Anyone remember what it was? (or has the DVD?)

In any event, it was intentional - which is what made it ironically funny.

Mal has no compunction about killing when he needs to - and having a mad-dog killer on your trail qualifies as "need to." After all, in the pilot he kills when needed, and even shoots a horse to gain a tactical advantage! When's the last time you saw THAT on TV?