"Firefly"
Objects in Space (2002)

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Joss Whedon (written by)

TV Series:

"Firefly" (2002)

Original Air Date:

13 December 2002 (Season 1, Episode 10)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Alliance has placed a bounty on River Tam's head and a bounty Hunter named Jubal Early sets out...

Plot Keywords:

Shot In The Leg | Psychic | Heroine | Spaceship | Space

Cast

Nathan Fillion	...	Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
Gina Torres	...	Zoë Washburne
Alan Tudyk	...	Hoban 'Wash' Washburne
Morena Baccarin	...	Inara Serra
Adam Baldwin	...	Jayne Cobb
Jewel Staite	...	Kaylee Frye
Sean Maher	...	Dr. Simon Tam
Summer Glau	...	River Tam
Ron Glass	...	Shepherd Book
Richard Brooks	...	Jubal Early

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Trivia:

The bounty hunter, Jubal Early, was named after a confederate general who attempted (and failed) to invade Washington D.C. in 1864. Jubal Early is also the name of a ferry between the Maryland and Virginia sides of the Potomac River.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jubal Early "lands" on the roof of Serenity, he has gloves on both hands. But when he is looking in on the crew, you can see that his hand, seen through the glass, is not gloved. When he enters Serenity, his gloves are on again.

Quotes:

Jubal Early: You ever been raped?
[Kaylee looks at him in shock]
Kaylee: The captain is right down that hallway he can hear you...
Jubal Early: The captain's locked in his quarters. They all are. There's nobody can help you. Say it.
[she begins to cry]
Kaylee: There's - there's nobody can help me.
Jubal Early: I'm gonna tie you up now. And you know what I'm gonna do then?
[shakes her head]
Jubal Early: I'm gonna give you a present. Get rid of a problem you've got. And I won't touch you in any wrong fashion, nor hurt you at all, unless you make some kind of ruckus. You throw a monkey wrench into my dealings in any way, your body is forfeit. Ain't nothing but a body to me. And I can find all unseemly manner of use for it.

The last episode, but by far the best

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"Objects in Space" was the last Firefly episode to be filmed and to be aired. And it is by far the best. We finally find out about River being psychic (which isn't a spoiler if you've seen Serenity). Plus, Simon and Kaylee almost kiss, which is a big advancement in their relationship. :D Although I'm heartbroken that Firefly was canceled, "Objects in Space" was the best episode to end with. It wraps things up better than other episodes, such as "Jaynestown" or "Ariel", which end with a great deal of uncertainty. "Objects in Space" is totally my favorite episode of them all. Masterfully created, it relies more on the mental action (River totally freaking Jubal out) than the gun waving crazed action that is favored by Jayne and Mal. 10/10