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* There's this classic line about the Reavers:

{{quote| '''Zoe''': "If they take the ship, they'll rape us to death, eat our flesh, and sew our skins into their clothing. And if we're very, ''very'' lucky, they'll do it [[In That Order]]."}}

* Once you see, in objects in space, the way Books mind works, you can't help but feel your skin crawl. Everyone else sees him as this kindly preacher man, what does river get to see? Just how twisted could Book really be. Joss said that Book was supposed to have a checkered past, and Jubal says "that aint no preacher". i can't help but feel terrified of how trapped River must feel, not able to communicate how scared she could be of a nice person. puts the whole hair/ bible scene a few episode before into a slightly new light

 

* The ending to ''Serenity'', where River is standing over a pile of slaughtered Reavers, blood dripping off her weapons, eyes wide and perfectly projecting how deadly she is at that moment, and then very calmly, slowly turning toward the Alliance soldiers, ready to slaughter them, too, without a [[Tranquil Fury|hint of emotion.]] Right then, you know what they meant when they called River a "living weapon."

* Let's face it: when River isn't defining [[The Woobie]], she is ''terrifying.''

* The fate of the majority of citizens on {{spoiler|Miranda. The entire planet was used as a test environment for the government's experimental chemical Pax, intended to make people happy and peaceful. Most of the citizens became so apathetic that they just lay down and let themselves die. Those who didn't starve to death were torn apart by the tiny fraction of the population that turned into Reavers after exposure to the chemical.}}

** Even before you know the story, there is something so terrifying about Miranda. Just the white, sterile planet, covered with the decaying bodies of people who lay down and died right where they were.

* {{spoiler|As Serenity floats through the Reaver fleet, the terrified screams of Reaver captives over the communications}}. Along with, of course, {{spoiler|the fate of Miranda}}.

** The scene on Miranda where they watch the hologram ending in the scientist begins committing suicide {{spoiler|before being overpowered by the Reavers...}}