Why I Love the Whedonverse #9: Jayne Cobb's Cunning Hat
Many of my favorite moments or scenes in my favorite shows are not the big, epic ones. Instead, they are the little ones, such as Jayne getting his hat. They may not move the plot forward, but they reveal so much about the character, and oftentimes are the best way to discern the theme or mission of a given show. By giving a morally ambiguous hard-ass like Jayne a dopey hat lovingly crafted by his ma, it humanizes him in a way that pages of dialogue couldn't. Whedon and his gang were very adept at giving their characters these great moments. It worked in Buffy, it worked in Firefly, and it worked in The Avengers.
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