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He even gets the
ship lingo down to the point where it's a bit
confusing to read at times. But the fact is that
Oswalt gets it providing some incredible insight
and foreshadowing to Wash's death with lines
like "The thing about Was was, he'd never drop
the clown, no matter how things go. I think he
was always worried about who'd hear his last
words, and whether or not they'd be clever..."
which is sort of Oswalt's insinuation that Wash
knew he was going to die that day on Serenity
and his last line "I am a leaf in the wind" was
his own comedic way of saying "It was nice
knowing you!" The ultimate pay off is in the
final pages of the book as the three men looking
out on the Jetwash are greeted with a visitor
helping them soak in the occasion... with
another visitor. It's one of the best
representations of "Firefly" to date with an
ending that left me howling and wooting like an
imbecile. Hopefully this issue will lead to a
new series run about Zoe's newest development,
and what's going on with Serenity these days,
but for what this is, it's an entertaining issue
if you can deal with the fact that it's mostly a
somber affair and bereft of usual "Firefly"
fasted paced action and one-liners. Otherwise, well done, Mr. Oswalt.
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