Firefly Gets Lost: Imagine the Possibilities

I first read Jessica Rae’s work when she put together a list of TV characters who were likely to procrastinate on their Christmas shopping and I’ve been reading her blog, Sofa Chip ever since. This week, Jessica got off the sofa long enough to come over and play in our playground for a bit and we’re happy to have her as a guest poster here on SFUniverse.com with her Top ten reasons why she’d love to see the Firefly crew on the Lost island.

Top Ten Reasons I’d Love to see the Firefly Crew on the Lost Island

Lost season four deals with time travel, or at least they’re hinting at it enough to make fans wonder about the possibility (I will neither deny or confirm having mapped out this entire conspiracy on the inside of my closet door). So, it could be quite plausible for the crew of Serenity to end up on the mysterious Lost island.

So – boom! (Sorry, I have no budget for sound effects.) The ship lands. It wasn’t a scheduled stop so Mal is especially annoyed. River would make a coy!face, and say something both poignantly relevant but also uber confusing about why they ended up there. And that’s when things would start to get interesting.

10.) If Charlie’s band, Drive Shaft was mentioned in passing by Claire, it would be just plain neat if someone from Serenity actually recognized that band. Talk about loving the oldies, huh? P.S. I miss Charlie.

9.) Someone cracking a joke about the four-toed left foot statue on the island being yet another statue dedicated to Jayne, and then jokingly asking to see his left foot. Even better- what if Jayne refuses and gets defensive because he only does have four toes on his left feet? Suddenly we’d have to wonder – was Jayne predestined to land on the island?

8.) Jayne would feel threatened by Sawyer, and vice-versa. Is there room for both of them on this island? I think emphatically not! I can even picturing Jayne trying to be serious and sizing Sawyer up as he said, “There ain’t room enough on this island for the two of us.” Sawyer might then roll his eyes and suggest that Jayne go for a very long swim. Do you see how the tension could play between them? They both let their ID’s (as opposed to Ego’s and Super Ego’s) rule their actions at times. It can make them seem a little immature. This is not to say they are always immature, but if you feel like your place is being challenged, that ID might take over. Jayne and Sawyer would have conflicts because they’re way too alike. And even worse? What happens if they actually become friends?

7.) Poor, abandoned Vincent needs someone to really watch out for him. He needs pettings! Kaylee is the girl for the job since she is sweeter than anyone in any universe. Although Kaylee deals with mechanical things, she is a nurturing type of person and I think she would really enjoy having a pet. I bet she likes animals. If seeing the way she reacted to a strawberry is any indication…I think she’d be very pleased with this arrangement.

6.) We’ve never seen Mal interested in another girl besides Inara. Kate is pretty but also has a huge rebel streak. She’s broken the law and Mal might be impressed. Call me a sucker for love triangles, but I would like to see this.

5.) Simon is a doctor, but will his advanced technology work on this island? Would he have to forgo the Dermal Mender and Hydrozapam and get advice from Jack?

4.) I want to see Zoe get competitive about golf. (The islanders have a make-shift golf course and some clubs – or whatever you call those sticks. Don’t tell me. Golf is not something I want to know anything about.)

3.) River vs. the island’s monster. Who wouldn’t pay to see that fight? Can she really kill something with her brain?

2.) We would have a good chance at finding out Inara’s secret. We know that she has a secret. She had a mysterious box with a syringe that she took out once when she thought Reaver’s were about to board the ship. She also said “I don’t want to die at all.” That didn’t seem like a casual remark. On this island there is already some crazy stuff with people who don’t age. This could be an Inara-centric storyline that would go into her backstory. We might finally learn why she left the comfy world and a possible position as a house priestess to board Serenity.

1.) Mal bought Serenity so he could stay away from all things Alliance. While the others might want to find a way off of the island and back into orbit, Mal might find this to be a bit of a (rough) paradise and be content to stay. A lawless environment might be just what they’re looking for. They might be safe there. Then again…Mal really likes to fly. (And pie, I bet he likes/would like pie. Cherry or Apple. Blueberry pie is for suckers.) This would become an interesting angle to see who would want to stay and who would want to go. Mal is ultimately in charge, so what would he decide to do? And this also becomes a question of do they try to get off the island back to their time, or do they try to leave the island but stay on earth? To this crew, who never knew much about ‘earth that was’ it might be the ultimate destination for adventure and freedom.

Plus, tons of pie.