"Firefly" Our Mrs. Reynolds (2002)

Director:

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Joss Whedon (written by)

TV Series:

"Firefly" (2002)

Original Air Date:

4 October 2002 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A woman claiming to be Mal's wife appears aboard Serenity.

Plot Keywords:

Humor | Femme Fatale | Head Injury | Kiss | Marriage By Trickery

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
Christina Hendricks	...	Saffron
Benito Martinez	...	Boss
Erik Passoja	...	Bree
Bob Fimiani	...	Elder Gommen
Alex Stemkovsky	...	Bandit #1

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

This is the only episode in which River does not speak. She had lines in the original shooting script, but they were cut before the episode made it to air.

Goofs:

Continuity: Wash's position in the doorway, after Saffron hits him changes.

Quotes:

[Jayne is walking menacingly towards Mal with a large gun]
Jayne: Six men came to kill me one time. And the best of 'em carried this. It's a Callahan full-bore auto-lock. Customized trigger, double cartridge thorough gauge. It is my very favorite gun.
[he holds the gun out to Mal]
Mal: [exclaims in Chinese] You offering me a trade?
Jayne: A trade? Hell, it's theft. This the best gun made by man. It has *extreme* sentimental value. It's miles more worthy 'n what you got!
Mal: What I got? She has a name.
Jayne: So does this. I call it Vera.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Conspiracy Theory (#2.19)" (2005)

Is He or Isn't He...?

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Unfortunately,I never had the chance to see this episode or the (Lamentably cut short) series on it's original airing,so this review is following my viewing the box set (recommended!)

Mal and the crew carry out a Hired Gun Job on behalf of a settlement plagued by a bandit Gang,and are invited by the townspeople as honoured guests to take part in a celebration afterwards. Next Day,Serenity's taking off to Move on,and down in the Cargo Bay,Mal meets a stowaway-A Woman who Claims to Have Married Him during the Party..Which Wedding He has no Memory of... It's a comedy of Errors,but all is not as it seems....And We get to meet Vera!