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Plot
Includes:Firefly: Serenity, Part 1 (2002)
Firefly: Heart of Gold (2002)
Firefly: Our Mrs. Reynolds (2002)
Firefly: The Message (2002)
Firefly: Ariel (2002)
Firefly: Shindig (2002)
Firefly: Serenity, Part 2 (2002)
Firefly: Trash (2002)
Firefly: War Stories (2002)
Firefly: Jaynestown (2002)
Firefly: The Train Job (2002)
Firefly: Bushwhacked (2002)
Firefly: Objects in Space (2002)
Firefly: Safe (2002)
Firefly: Out of Gas (2002)

Firefly: Serenity, Part 1
"Serenity" was originally intended to be the two-hour pilot of Firefly, but the brain trust at FOX wasn't happy with the pace of the episode, and convinced series creator Joss Whedon to air it later in the series' run. By the time the pilot aired (as a 2-part episode on December 20, 2002), FOX had canceled the promising show. The episode opens at the turning point of the Independents' unsuccessful revolt against the Alliance, as Mal (Nathan Fillion) and Zoe (Gina Torres) survive a losing battle and see their base eradicated. Flash forward six years, and they are onboard Serenity, engaged in an illegal salvage mission, outwitting an Alliance cruiser to make their escape. When their fence on Persephone, Badger (Mark Sheppard), refuses to buy their goods as promised, they are forced to travel to the border worlds to try to sell to Patience (Bonnie Bartlett), who shot Mal the last time she dealt with him. Before leaving Persephone, Serenity picks up three paying passengers: Book (Ron Glass), a shepherd (or priest); Simon (Sean Maher), a wealthy doctor; and Dobson (Carlos Jacott), who turns out to be an undercover Alliance fed. After Dobson's treachery is discovered, the crew learns that he's after Simon, who has rescued his younger sister, River (Summer Glau), from a mysteriously malevolent Alliance academy. While Jayne (Adam Baldwin) contemplates turning on Mal for the reward money, Mal tries to make a dangerous transaction with Patience, who plans to ambush him. Meanwhile, a ship carrying the dreaded Reavers, vicious marauders who have abandoned their humanity, has targeted Serenity. "If they take the ship," Zoe tells Simon, "they'll rape us to death, eat our flesh, and sew our skins into their clothing. And if we're very, very lucky," she adds, "they'll do it in that order." ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: Heart of Gold
The best little whorehouse in the middle of nowhere needs help. Nandi (Melinda Clarke) built the place up from nothing, but the warlord of the local backwater, Ranse Burgess (Fredric Lehne), apparently thinks the planet is his domain. Petaline (Tracy Leah Ryan), one of Nandi's workers, is pregnant, and Burgess thinks he's the father. He vows to come and take the baby away, against the mother's wishes, and it's clear that he'll have no problem killing anyone who gets in his way. With her back against the wall, Nandi sends out a distress call to Serenity. When Mal (Nathan Fillion) finds out the distress call is for Inara (Morena Baccarin), he asks, "This distress wouldn't happen to be taking place in someone's pants, would it?" But when Inara asks Mal to drop everything to go and help her old friend from her Academy days, Mal agrees without hesitation. Everyone on the ship agrees to help out, even Jayne (Adam Baldwin), once he finds out there are ***** involved. After a brief encounter with Burgess, Mal sees how much money and firepower the man has, and suggests that Nandi and her people make a run for it. But Nandi refuses to give up what she's built, earning Mal's respect and admiration. The crew and the prostitutes prepare for battle, hoping that the element of surprise will give them a small edge. Unfortunately, one of the ***** rats them out to Burgess, who rallies the menfolk in the town to show up armed for bear the next morning. As Simon (Sean Maher), Inara, and River (Jewel Staite) prepare to deliver the baby, Mal and Nandi have a heart-to-heart, and find themselves drawn ever closer to one another as the night goes on. This episode, included on the DVD, never aired on Fox. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: Our Mrs. Reynolds
After Mal (Nathan Fillion) and the crew help a backwater community fend off a vicious band of robbers, Mal takes off his dress and bonnet (long story) and there's a drunken celebration. The next morning, Serenity has to leave in a hurry to avoid an Alliance patrol boat, and Mal finds an uninvited guest aboard. Her name is Saffron (Christina Hendricks), but she introduces herself to Mal by telling him, "I'm your wife." It seems that at the party the night before, as Book (Ron Glass) helpfully explains, Mal unwittingly participated in some kind of primitive marriage ceremony with this pretty, impossibly naïve and innocent young woman. Since they can't bring her back, Mal reassures her that he won't kill her, and decides to drop her off at their next destination, Beaumont, where she can probably find work on a farm. Most of the crew are amused at Mal's predicament, with the notable exception of Inara (Morena Baccarin). Jayne (Adam Baldwin) offers to trade Mal his most beloved gun, Vera, for the blushing bride. Book warns Mal that if he takes sexual advantage of Saffron during the week-long trip to Beaumont, he'll be going to a "special Hell...reserved for child molesters and people who talk at the theater." Unfortunately for the pent-up Mal, Saffron seems determined to consummate their marriage. "Leave me at the nearest port," she tells him, "only let me have my wedding night." Unfortunately for the rest of the crew, Saffron seems to be in cahoots with some rather less pretty types who are greedily tracking Serenity. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: The Message
Simon (Sean Maher) puts his foot in his mouth again, inadvertently insulting Kaylee (Jewel Staite). While visiting a sort of futuristic carnival freak show, the crew is unable to fence the Lasseter (the priceless weapon they stole in the previous episode, Trash), but they do have occasion to pick up their mail. Jayne (Adam Baldwin) gets a funny hat from his mother, while Mal (Nathan Fillion) and Zoe (Gina Torres) receive a large box, which contains a coffin, which contains a body. The body belongs to Tracey (Joss Whedon regular Jonathan M. Woodward), who fought alongside Mal and Zoe back in the day, when he was a raw recruit, and they kept him alive through the battle of Du-Khang. Back on the ship, they find that Tracey has recorded a message for them, asking them to bring his body to his family on St. Alban's. Soon, an Alliance ship tracks down Serenity. The feds demand that Mal turn over his illegal cargo. But it's not the Lasseter they want, it's Tracey's body. Simon starts to perform an autopsy to find out what the Feds are after. Much to everyone's surprise, Tracey is still alive, and the precious cargo he's carrying is a complete set of genetically engineered super-organs. As it turns out, Tracey agreed to smuggle the organs, but double-crossed his buyer when he got a better offer, then had to fake his own death in an effort to escape. While Tracey woos Kaylee, Mal tries vainly to outrun the feds, but despite Wash's flying skills, the feds have them outgunned and outmaneuvered. Book (Ron Glass) suggests a plan, which Tracey overhears and misconstrues. Believing that his old mates are turning him in, he takes a hostage. This episode, included in the DVD set, was never aired by Fox. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: Ariel
The Serenity visits Ariel, a core planet, which has all the amenities and is under complete Alliance control. Inara (Morena Baccarin) has to undergo physical exams to renew her companion license. River (Summer Glau) becomes violent, slashing Jayne (Adam Baldwin) with a knife without provocation. The crew needs work, but Mal (Nathan Fillion) is leery of looking for it on Ariel. Simon (Sean Maher) offers them a job. If they get him and River into the diagnostic lab of the local hospital so he can figure out what was done to River at the Academy, Simon will tell the crew which drugs are the most valuable, so they can steal them. After patching up a junked space ambulance, stealing uniforms and forging ID badges, they're ready to go. River and Simon are brought to the hospital disguised as corpses. While Mal (Nathan Fillion) and Zoe (Gina Torres) go to get the drugs, Jayne takes the siblings to the diagnostic lab. At one point, Jayne sneaks off and makes contact with a federal agent (Blake Robbins). He has his own devious plan -- to turn Simon and River in for a huge reward. In the lab, Simon learns that the Academy repeatedly operated on River's brain, stripping away the part that allowed her to keep her emotions in check. He downloads the brain scan for further study, and then Jayne leads them right into the hands of the feds. The feds double-cross Jayne, so as those creepy blue-handed government operatives whom River dreads arrive at the hospital, Jayne tries to help Simon and River escape. ~ Rovi

Firefly: Shindig
The crew plans a visit to Persephone, where Mal (Nathan Fillion) just wants to re-supply, look for a job, and get out. He walks in on Inara (Morena Baccarin) as she's making plans to visit a regular client on the planet, a well-heeled gentleman named Atherton Wing (Edward Atterton). She tells Mal she'll attend a grand ball with Atherton. Mal, obviously jealous, makes disparaging comments about her profession, and she returns the favor. On the planet, Mal mocks Kaylee (Jewel Staite) when she admires a frilly dress in a store window, opining that his mechanic in such a get-up would resemble "a sheep walking on its hind legs." Later, Mal gets a business proposition from an unfriendly acquaintance, Badger (Mark Sheppard). There's a rich client, Harrow (Larry Drake), who has some goods he wants smuggled off the planet, but he won't deal with the lowlife Badger. Badger suggests that the somewhat more refined Mal hook up with Harrow at an upcoming ball (the same one Inara's attending, of course), and take the job. Mal makes up for his earlier rudeness to Kaylee by getting her that frilly dress, so he can go to the ball as her escort. While Kaylee attacks the buffet table, and wows a group of attentive men with her technical expertise, Mal approaches Harrow and offers his services. Before any kind of deal can be struck, Mal sees Inara and is introduced to Atherton. Mal cuts in on their dance, and Inara tells him that Atherton has asked her to live with him on Persephone. This news provokes Mal to strike Atherton, inadvertently challenging him to a duel. Atherton, an expert swordsman, accepts. Does Mal know anything about fighting with swords? As Zoe (Gina Torres) puts it, "I think he knows which end to hold." ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: Serenity, Part 2
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Firefly: Trash
This episode of Firefly -- one of three that Fox never aired, but which were included in the DVD set -- opens with Mal (Nathan Fillion) sitting in the middle of a desert, very alone and very naked. Flashing back to a few days earlier, Mal is doing business with an old war buddy, Monte (Franc Ross), who tells Mal that he's recently been married, and introduces his bride, "Bridget." When his new bride and old pal immediately draw guns on each other, Monte suspects that they've met before. "She's my wife," Mal explains. "Marriage is hard work, Mal," Saffron (Christina Hendricks) responds. "That doesn't mean we should just give up." After Saffron (last seen in the episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds," trying to steal Serenity) screws up Mal's business dealings, she convinces him not to leave her stranded planetside, claiming to have a big easy score lined up that she's willing to cut Mal and his crew in on. When Inara (Morena Baccarin), who suspects that Mal is intentionally keeping her from getting work, calls him a "petty thief," Mal decides to give Saffron's plan a shot, much to the consternation of the crew. Saffron wants to steal a priceless early laser pistol, the Lasseter, from Durran Haymer (Dwier Brown), who lives in Bellerophon Estates, a kind of gated community of the future, where the "rich and paranoid" live in high-security castles floating in the sky. Saffron has all the access codes. She just needs a way to get the gun out of Haymer's house, and the Serenity crew comes up with a plan. Of course, Saffron being Saffron, there are a few unwelcome surprises in store. Meanwhile, Simon (Sean Maher), tipped off by River (Summer Glau), confronts Jayne (Adam Baldwin) about his betrayal back on "Ariel." ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: War Stories
Simon (Sean Maher)'s treatment of River (Summer Glau) is helping her sleep a little better, but she's still unstable. Inara (Morena Baccarin) entertains a powerful client, who turns out to be a woman, on the ship. Jayne (Adam Baldwin) has stolen a crate of apples, which he strangely shares with the rest of the crew. Kaylee (Jewel Staite) notices that Mal (Nathan Fillion) and Zoe (Gina Torres) always cut up their apples before eating them, which leads Zoe to tell another grisly war story. Wash (Alan Tudyk), tired of the reverence with which his wife seems to treat the captain, messes with the shuttle so that Zoe can't fly it, forcing Mal to use Wash instead of Zoe the next time he goes to deliver some stolen goods. Wash tries to reassure the captain about his experience. "I've been in a firefight before!" he tells Mal. "Well, I was in a fire..." he amends, "Actually, I was fired...from a...fry cook opportunity." Unfortunately, the pair are waylaid by Niska (Michael Fairman), the powerful criminal Mal double-crossed in "The Train Job." Niska decides to torture Mal and Wash to death, while Mal keeps Wash's spirits up by arguing with him about Zoe. Zoe shows up and tries to pay Niska for his captives. Niska decides she's only got enough money for one of them, necessitating a daring rescue mission. River turns out to be surprisingly -- almost disturbingly -- handy with a gun. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: Jaynestown
Simon (Sean Maher) is trying to explain to Kaylee (Jewel Staite), who's obviously smitten with him, that he does indeed use swear words, when it's "appropriate." They're interrupted by a commotion, which turns out to be Jayne (Adam Baldwin) trashing the infirmary, looking for some tape, so he can strap a gun to his belly. Turns out their next job is in Canton, where guns are forbidden. Mal (Nathan Fillion) insists that they obey this rule, despite Jayne's worries. Jayne has been to Canton before, and thinks he may have an enemy or two waiting there for him. Kaylee suggests that Simon come along on the trip, leaving Book (Ron Glass) to look after River (Summer Glau). Mal knows the only way they'll be able to pick up the goods they're supposed to deliver is by posing as buyers of the planet's clay, and since Simon is the only one on Serenity who looks moneyed, Mal agrees to bring him along. Canton turns out to be a smelly, dirty, impoverished place, where the clay workers, mostly indentured servants, are treated like chattel. The local magistrate, Higgins (Gregory Itzin), has contracted the services of Inara (Morena Baccarin) to deflower his 26-year-old son. To the shock of the Serenity crew, including the man himself, there's a statue of Jayne in the middle of Canton, and the workers sing his praises in the tavern -- all because on his last visit, Jayne was forced to dump the loot he stole from Higgins over the town as he made his escape. While Jayne confusedly basks in his misguided glory, Higgins plots revenge. Meanwhile back on the ship, River tells Book that his Bible is "broken," -- filled with "contradictions" and "false statistics," -- and she's taken the liberty of "fixing" it. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: The Train Job
The premiere episode of Firefly, directed by the show's creator, Joss Whedon, opens in a bar, where Mal (Nathan Fillion), the captain of the titular transport ship, is having a drink with Zoe (Gina Torres) and Jayne (Adam Baldwin). Another patron (Tom Towles) shouts out a toast in honor of Unification Day, which celebrates the Alliance's triumph over the Independents, and the end of the galaxy's civil war. Mal takes offense, picks a fight with his quips, and the three Serenity crew members end up between a cliff and an angry armed mob of Alliance sympathizers. Happily, Serenity's pilot (and Zoe's husband), Wash (Alan Tudyk), pulls the ship up behind them, and pulls them out of trouble. Back on the ship, Simon (Sean Maher) is tending to his sister, River (Summer Glau), who is having nightmares about being tortured at the Academy, but won't tell Simon what happened to her. Simon gave up his comfortable life to rescue her, and they are now fugitives. Shepherd Book (Ron Glass) questions why Mal, who doesn't need any attention from the Alliance, would risk helping the high-profile fugitives. Mal later gets work from Adelai Niska (Michael Fairman), a ruthless criminal who warns Mal that there will be trouble if Mal and his crew don't get the job done. Niska wants him to rob an Alliance train, and Mal agrees to do it without knowing what he's stealing. After a daring raid, in which the goods are lifted out from under the noses of a squad of Feds, Mal has a crisis of conscience when he learns that he's stolen medical supplies bound for a struggling mining town. "The Train Job" aired as the premiere episode because Fox was not happy with Whedon's original two-hour pilot. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: Bushwhacked
Praised for his selflessness in rescuing River (Summer Glau) from the Academy, Simon (Sean Maher) quips, "I selflessly turned us both into wanted fugitives." The Serenity encounters a seemingly abandoned cargo ship, a short-range vessel reconfigured to carry settlers. Shepherd Book (Ron Glass) insists that they board the ship to see if anyone needs help. Mal (Nathan Fillion) agrees to check it out, because there might be something valuable aboard to scavenge. Mal and Zoe (Gina Torres) board the ship, where it seems like everyone left in a hurry. Mal calls over some others to help pilfer the farming supplies, but soon finds what remains of the ship's passengers, and realizes they were attacked by the dreaded Reavers. Horrified, he orders everyone back to the Serenity, but before they can leave, Jayne (Adam Baldwin) is attacked by the ship's sole survivor (Branden Morgan). Mal manages to subdue the distraught young man, and they take him to the Serenity's infirmary. "It doesn't matter we took him off that boat, Shepherd," Mal tells Book, "It's the place he's gonna live from now on." Mal soon discovers that the Reavers left a booby trap for any potential rescue ship, and the Serenity will be blown up if they try to detach themselves. Just as Kaylee (Jewel Staite) manages to disarm the trap, the Serenity runs up against a massive Alliance ship. Simon and River are hidden away, as Mal and the rest of the crew are questioned by a strident young Alliance commander (Doug Savant). Meanwhile, the survivor snaps, and begins emulating the Reavers, viciously attacking his rescuers. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: Objects in Space
River (Summer Glau) wanders through Serenity, listening in on the thoughts of her shipmates, all of whom are harboring negative thoughts about her and her erratic behavior. She picks up a gun in the cargo bay. Mal (Nathan Fillion) is able to disarm her, but then Kaylee (Jewel Staite) feels compelled to tell them all about how she witnessed River killing three men recently (in the previous episode, "War Stories"). As River eavesdrops, the crew discuss her unique abilities (Mal [Nathan Fillion] surmises that she's a "reader" -- as in mind reader), and the threat she poses. Meanwhile, a bounty hunter, Early (former Law & Order star Richard Brooks), silently boards the ship. Early is there for River, and he seems to know an awful lot about everyone on board. As most of the crew turn in for the night, Early runs into Mal and promptly knocks him out. Then he finds Kaylee and threatens to rape her unless she tells him where River is. He puts Book (Ron Glass) out of commission. Then he finds Simon (Sean Maher), and threatens to kill him if he doesn't help find River. Simon goes along, hoping for an opportunity to get a jump on the bounty hunter. Asked why he beat up the shepherd, Early responds, "That ain't a shepherd." They search Inara's (Morena Baccarin) shuttle, and Early gives her a smack when she tries to seduce him. Finally, with Early threatening to kill Simon, River reveals herself, speaking to Early and the crew from "beyond," claiming that she's melted away because nobody wanted her there. Soon enough, Early figures out where she really is, and River offers to turn herself in if the bounty hunter leaves the rest of Serenity's crew alone. Series creator Joss Whedon wrote and directed this episode. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Firefly: Safe
River's (Summer Glau) behavior is getting more erratic, and Simon (Sean Maher) is having difficulty controlling her. The Serenity touches down to deliver the cattle they picked up in "Shindig." As some of the crew go off exploring the area, local law enforcement stages a raid on the buyers during the transaction, and Book (Ron Glass) is badly wounded in the crossfire. He needs medical attention, but Simon and River are nowhere to be found. They've been abducted by local bandits, who routinely kidnap visitors and drag them to their village. The townspeople welcome them graciously, though, because they need Simon's medical skills. Unable to locate Simon, Mal (Nathan Fillion) reluctantly decides to leave the planet and seek aid from an Alliance cruiser stationed nearby. The Alliance is unwilling to help them until they learn Book's identity, and then, suddenly and mysteriously, the wheels are greased. Meanwhile, back on the planet, the townspeople's hospitality turns to malevolence when they learn that River seemingly has the ability to read minds. The superstitious hicks proclaim her a witch, and prepare to burn her at the stake. Simon stands beside her, prepared to die along with his sister if the townspeople follow through with their plans. Flashbacks throughout the episode show how Simon defied his father and gave up a promising medical career to respond to the encoded cries for help which River sent him from the Academy. ~ Rovi

Firefly: Out of Gas
This episode opens with Serenity idle, floating in space. Mal (Nathan Fillion) appears to be the only soul aboard, and he's badly wounded. Bleeding and gasping for breath, he flashes back to when he bought the ship. He explained to Zoe (Gina Torres), back then, how the little ship would keep them out from under the arm of the Alliance. As Mal struggles to stay alive and make a critical repair to Serenity, he flashes back to the beginning. We see how he hired Wash (Alan Tudyk) over Zoe's objections; how he used cold cash to convince Jayne (Adam Baldwin) to turn against his pirate brethren, who were robbing the ship; how he convinced a stately companion, Inara (Morena Baccarin), to rent one of his shuttles; and how he discovered that a promiscuous country bumpkin, Kaylee (Jewel Staite), was also a brilliant mechanic. Mal also remembers, much more recently, how an explosion onboard Serenity knocked out Zoe, robbed the ship of most of its oxygen, and disabled all the life-support systems. Because they had been flying "under the radar" at the time, to avoid the Alliance, it was unlikely that anyone would receive the ship's distress call, so Mal opted to stay with the ship, sending the rest of the crew out in the two shuttles, in hopes of reaching help. As it turns out, someone does pick up their distress signal, but they may not be the good Samaritans Mal was hoping to see. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi