dangermousie | Firefly rewatch

In-between walking and playing with the baby, Mr. Mousie and I have been having a lovely Firefly marathon - we are up through Safe and continuing (I married a man who loves Firefly, Buffy, Farscape, and Futurama - clearly I picked wisely).

The scene of Simon jumping on the pyre the villagers are about to light under his sister because he cannot stop them and the only thing he can do is die with her, even if he himself would be in no danger otherwise and even if she doesn't even know what he is doing or what is happening, just so she won't be alone - that kills me, kills me, kills me.

It's official, on this rewatch Simon might be my favorite through his sheer selflessness. But I still adore Mal to bits and swoon for Mal/Inara. When he incoherently asks her not to take Atherton's offer to be his permanent companion...eeeee.