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Reavers in Serenity & Bushwacked

posted 5 years ago by VinceD (9805)
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In serenity we learn the origin of the reavers, but it doesn’t seem to jive with the episode Bushwacked.

In that episode we saw someone beginning to turn into a reaver.

Is this a retcon, a plot hole, or did I miss something?

[–] GordianNott (137) 5 years ago

I think the idea in "Bushwacked" is that Reavers can convert other people into Reavers through their horrible practices and lifestyle, but the original Reavers were made that way by the pacifier drug malfunctioning. So, there's more than one way to become a Reaver.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Maybe it's contagious.