Re: Inara. I just finished a rewatch of Firefly, and, with the exception of Mal, only one guy calls Inara a whore, and that's in Shindig after a whole bunch of mess had already gone down. So Inara does come across as well-respected by most people. Mal's the one with an attitude.

However, I did find her position interesting, especially contrasted with the 'actual' whores of Heart of Gold. I'm sure there's a post waiting to be written about that somewhere when I get the time/energy.