:01:01
and refused Alliance control.
:01:03
The war was devastating.
:01:07
But the Alliance's victory
over the Independents...
:01:09
ensured a safer universe.
:01:11
And now, everyone
can enjoy the comfort...
:01:13
and enlightenment
of true civilization.
:01:16
Why were the Independents
even fighting us?
:01:18
Why wouldn't they look
to be more civilized?
:01:20
I hear they're cannibals.
That's only Reavers.
:01:23
Reavers aren't real.
Full well they are.
:01:25
I heard they attack settlers
from space...
:01:27
and kill them,
and wear their skins...
:01:28
and rape them
for hours and hours...
:01:32
It's true
that there are dangers
on the outer planets.
:01:36
So with so many social
and medical advancements...
:01:38
we can bring
to the Independents...
:01:40
why would they fight
so hard against us?
:01:42
We meddle.
:01:44
River?
:01:46
People don't like
to be meddled with.
:01:48
We tell them what to do,
what to think.
:01:50
Don't run, don't walk.
:01:52
We're in their homes
and in their heads
and we haven't the right.
:01:55
We're meddlesome.
:01:58
River, we're not telling
people what to think...
:02:01
we're just trying
to show them how.
:02:05
She's dreaming. Got that?
Off the charts.
:02:08
Scary monsters.
:02:09
Let's amp it up.
Delcium, eight drop.
:02:13
See, most of our best work
is done when they're asleep.
:02:16
We can monitor and direct
their subconscious...
:02:18
implant suggestions.
:02:20
It's a little startling
to see at first,
but results are spectacular.
:02:24
Especially in this case.
River Tam is our star pupil.
:02:27
I've heard that.
:02:28
She'll be ideal
for defense deployment...
:02:30
even with the side effects.
:02:32
Tell me about them.
:02:34
Well, obviously,
she's unstable.
:02:36
The neural stripping
does tend to fragment...
:02:39
their own reality matrix.
:02:40
It manifests as borderline...
What use do we have...
:02:42
for a psychic
if she's insane?
:02:44
She's not just a psychic.
:02:46
Given the right trigger,
this girl is a living weapon.
:02:49
She has her lucid periods.
We're hoping
to improve upon the...
:02:53
I'm sorry, sir,
but I have to ask.
:02:56
Is there a reason
for this inspection?
:02:58
Am I making you nervous?