Above all else, a reboot has the potential to give one villain another shot at glory.
Chiwetel Ejiofor plays the Operative,the antagonist ofSerenity, Firefly’sbig-screen motion picture follow-up.
But his fate after walking away from them remained open-ended.
What Is the Operative Up to After theSerenity / FireflyComic Books?
This iswhere a proposedFireflyrevival can pick up.
Being equal parts resilient and noble is whatmakes the Operative ripe for a hero’s journey.
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Then again, these are traits which he originally displayed in theSerenitymovie.
That’s not the sign of a hero, and it speaks to some truths thatFireflyfans may not like.
The Operative’s warrior code made him more of a hero than theFireflycrew ever were.
Set in the year 2517, Firefly follows the crew of the Serenity, a smuggling ship operating on the fringes of Alliance space. Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) is a veteran of a civil war, bitter about having fought for the losing side and now making his living as an outlaw smuggler out among the distant colonies forgotten and ignored by the Alliance. However, after taking on paying passengers, Mal finds himself caught up in a conspiracy likely to bring the whole Alliance military down on him and his crew.
TheFireflycrew were desperate to survive the terrors and scarcity of the ‘verse.
They do some terrible things as a result.
The Operative, especially in seeking retribution, maintains the heroic qualities that make the formerFireflyvillain deserving of redemption.
Serenity: Leaves on the Windis available now from Dark Horse Comics.
