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Why was River barefoot?


When Mal takes River off the ship at the beginning of the film to rob that place, River is in her bare feet the whole time, but it's never explained why.

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River was also barefoot in the series.

It has to do with her character being much more opened to sensations than we are. While the mental stimuli can be too much, she seems to enjoy the physical sensations of her reality.

You are sin.

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And Whedon's foot fetish. 😁

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That's a touching way to describe it, well done :)


"I don't care what you believe in, just believe in something ! No matter what..."

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It's a tactical thing. River experiences things differently than everyone else.

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I think you mean "tactile."

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Indeed.

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I guess her biggest weakness would be lego bricks.

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Good point.

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Because she was often barefoot in the series, so this was just repeating that.

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