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* Inara Serra, the "Companion" on ''[[Firefly]]'', is pitied and insulted in her personal life despite the fact that Companions in ''Firefly'' seem to be very high-status people and actually bring respectability to the ship. |
* Inara Serra, the "Companion" on ''[[Firefly]]'', is pitied and insulted in her personal life despite the fact that Companions in ''Firefly'' seem to be very high-status people and actually bring respectability to the ship. |
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** The pilot episode lampshades the trope: |
** The pilot episode lampshades the trope: |
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{{quote|'''Kaylee''': How many fell in love with you and promised to "take you away from all this"? |
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'''Inara''': Just one. I think I'm losing my touch. }} |
'''Inara''': Just one. I think I'm losing my touch. }} |
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** One ''[[Firefly]]'' episode, ''Heart Of Gold'', is about an old colleague of Inara's asking for her help on behalf of her whorehouse (brothel of unregistered hookers) to protect an unborn "whore"'s baby from being kidnapped by its father. Despite the fact that they don't work the street, they are hardened in that they are determined to protect their establishment. {{spoiler|The madam is shot and dies at the end of the episode and the pregnant one kills the father of her son.}} |
** One ''[[Firefly]]'' episode, ''Heart Of Gold'', is about an old colleague of Inara's asking for her help on behalf of her whorehouse (brothel of unregistered hookers) to protect an unborn "whore"'s baby from being kidnapped by its father. Despite the fact that they don't work the street, they are hardened in that they are determined to protect their establishment. {{spoiler|The madam is shot and dies at the end of the episode and the pregnant one kills the father of her son.}} |
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