But both the series and the movie hinting frequently at the Shepherd’s dark past, a past we will now never see. Having familiar characters die is not a bad thing in and of itself. The Shepherd’s death introduced a real story problem. But when they arrive, they find the town destroyed. Instead, they return to the Shepherd’s town. They debate going to the planet but decide against it because there is a fleet of Reavers between Miranda and their current location. But thanks to some last-minute trickery from Inara, she and Mal manage to escape.Īfter this, River finally remembers the meaning of the word “Miranda.” She tells the crew that the word is actually the name of a planet. When he arrives at Inara’s home, he and the Operative fight. When Inara calls Mal, he quickly realizes it’s a trap, but goes to spring the trap anyway because he fears for Inara. He goes to see the ambassador Inara on her home planet and sets a trap for Mal. In the next scene, the Operative appears again. This becomes a problem as we’ll see later. The Shepherd also drops hints regarding his past. It’s not a big deal, but it does provide a hint that Joss Whedon was having some trouble reconciling the movie’s script with the series. So, now we come to understand that the series, the events of the movie, and the time gap needed to change the nature of Mal and the Shepherd’s relationship all happened within less than a year. Earlier in the film, Mal points out that Simon and River have been on his ship for eight months. Now it seems as though Mal has begun looking to the Shepherd for guidance.
In the series, Mal and the Shepherd were always at odds and most of their arguments seemed to center around matters of faith. I want to take a moment here to point out a small but poignant plot hole in the movie.
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