"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:

Marriage Ritual | Femme Fatale | Drugged | Gun | 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

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:

Mal: Can I come in?
Inara Serra: No.
Mal: See, that's why I usually don't ask.

Best episode of the series

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Without question, the best episode in the entire "Firefly" series! (See it and "Trash" back-to-back - excellent bookends!) By turns, hilarious, poignant and scary - and back to hilarious again - this is the episode that should be studied intently by all serious television writers.

You will never predict at the beginning of the episode exactly where it will end up. We are introduced by the (apparently) helpless waif named Sapphron, who is used by her rustic kinfolk to ingratiate herself to Capt. Reynolds as his new wife, as a reward for his kindness to them.

Things go south very quickly when Reynolds does not reciprocate the same feelings toward Sapphron as she demonstrates toward him. And his embarrassment and frustration is a source of constant amusement and bewilderment to the rest of the crew.

But things are not all that they seem...Go - watch and enjoy; I only envy the fact that I cannot have the same pleasure you will have by watching it for the first time all over again!