Why the did the Alliance destroy the scuttled settler ship in Episode 3 of Firefly?
I just watched episode 3 of Firefly and during a conversation between the Alliance ship's Commander and Captain Mal, the Commander tells him that Serenity will be auctioned.
However, at the end of the episode the Alliance just destroyed the ship that contained the rescued settlers' cargo.
Why wouldn't they just keep that ship and auction it like they were planning to do with the Serenity?
It was established earlier that the ship had no mechanical issues, so for sure it should hold some value.
Best Answer
That was the ship that was hit by Reavers right? I think they blew it up because a) superstition and b) fear (maybe there was another survivor on there). The Reavers edge on a source of mythological terror in the series, so I would have serious doubts if anyone from the Alliance ship would have set foot on the derelict.
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