361:
317:
former client provides Simon with the expensive medical technology needed to treat Mal's injuries. As Wash sits down to a bowl of "wife soup", Mal surprises him by declaring that he must sleep with Zoe to deal with any lingering sexual tension between them, causing Wash to abandon his meal so he can spend time with his wife. Back in the cargo hold, Kaylee stares at River with a look of fear on her face, no longer wanting to play with her.
297:
platoon. Wash sardonically embellishes the story, visibly annoyed by the close friendship between Mal and his wife. Mal vetoes Wash's idea to improve their profit from the medicine sales by bypassing the local middlemen, then begins cutting his own apple. Wash is surprised by this, and is furious to discover that Zoe herself had agreed with Mal's decision. He angrily tells Zoe that there is no room for "two husbands" in their marriage.
917:
301:
extraordinary in some way, and hints that the councilor's gift is allowing Inara herself to relax and serve her own needs as well as the councilor's. At the exchange, Mal's contacts are killed by a sniper team, and he and Wash are tied up and taken off-planet. Zoe, Book, and Jayne go to look for them, and quickly deduce from the evidence that Niska was responsible.
257:. Book cites one of Yu's quotes that suggests that the way to truly learn about someone is to torture them, and wonders if this was the purpose behind the brain surgery done on River. Simon disagrees, believing there was a specific goal the unknown surgeons were hoping to achieve. Elsewhere, crime lord
316:
Seeing his abductor distracted, Mal gets up effortlessly despite the hours of pain he's endured and proceeds to beat a terrified Niska before his torturer interferes, allowing the crime lord to escape. Zoe, Jayne, and Wash arrive and gun down Mal's attacker, saving his life. Back on the ship, Inara's
296:
puzzle over Jayne's generosity as they eat the apples, Wash munching it, and Zoe slicing it with a knife. Kaylee asks why Zoe and Mal always cut up their apples, and Zoe tells a war story about the time
Alliance troops gave their unit apples packed with hidden grenades that killed members of their
304:
On Niska's skyplex, Mal and Wash are tortured with an electroshock device; Mal deliberately provokes Wash by discussing his marital problems in order to keep him from passing out. The crew pools all of their money and gives it to Zoe, who goes to see Niska and tries to buy Mal and Wash's freedom.
300:
As Mal prepares to leave, Wash purposefully sabotages his shuttle's controls, demanding the chance to accompany Mal instead of Zoe. Mal reluctantly agrees. In her quarters, Inara massages the councilor, while remarking that when she chooses her rare female clients, she does so because they are
284:
urges Mal to respect the privacy of her imminently arriving client, a local councilor of some political importance. Mal agrees to do so, as he prepares to depart on a "milk run" to sell off a shipment of stolen medicine.
207:
Angered at Zoe's unshakable war connection to Mal, Wash demands a shot at a field assignment. Unfortunately, crime lord Niska chooses this moment to exact a brutal vengeance for Mal's refusal to complete an earlier job.
346:
Jayne's apparent generosity, buying a large amount of fresh fruit for the crew, is alluding to guilty feelings about his betrayal of Simon and River as well as Mal in the episode "Ariel".
951:
280:
having contributed a crate's worth to the ship's stores. Once she takes hold of the apple, Kaylee claims that "no power in the 'verse can stop me." Amid the noise,
309:, and organizes a rescue mission with the entire crew, except for Inara and River. As the others fight their way through the skyplex, Kaylee is cornered near the
570:
326:
The opening scene, where Simon is prodding through River's brain scans and Book speaks of Simon's great heist, refers to the entirety of the previous episode, "
941:
313:, too frightened to shoot back. River finds her, takes Kaylee's gun, closes her eyes, and kills all of her attackers without hesitation, scaring Kaylee.
265:'s ship has been spotted nearby. Eager to take revenge on Mal for being the only man to ever cheat him on a deal, Niska orders that he be captured.
305:
Niska says there is only enough for one man, and Zoe chooses Wash, leaving Mal behind to be tortured to the brink of death. Zoe gets Wash back to
739:
946:
508:
489:
470:
447:
258:
227:
563:
428:
404:
382:
440:
Investigating
Firefly and Serenity: Joss Whedon's Worlds Beyond: Science Fiction on the Frontier (Investigating Cult TV Series)
801:
956:
920:
793:
556:
779:
825:
615:
246:
881:
818:
241:
375:
369:
212:
176:
699:
671:
327:
152:
386:
261:
is torturing one of his men, also alluding to Xiang Yu. He is interrupted by a man who informed him that
845:
786:
692:
629:
901:
727:
664:
339:
839:
597:
580:
330:". Before Niska intervenes, the crew is in the process of selling the stolen medicine from "Ariel".
196:
43:
871:
192:
773:
650:
636:
537:
504:
485:
466:
443:
424:
17:
876:
832:
747:
706:
334:
262:
68:
685:
421:
Finding
Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's "Firefly"
293:
189:
164:
115:
854:
643:
459:
124:
935:
757:
622:
289:
217:
250:
215:
on
December 6, 2002 following a three-week hiatus. Fox instead aired the 1996 film
542:
281:
273:
201:
657:
277:
752:
276:
playfully chases River around the cargo bay for an apple she stole, despite
333:
River's sharpshooting skill becomes a point of contention in the episode "
254:
533:
548:
552:
354:
253:
looks over his shoulder, musing about a "warrior-poet" named
225:
time slot on
November 22 and premiered the television film
419:
Espenson, Jane; Glenn
Yeffeth, eds. (11 March 2005).
893:
864:
810:
766:
738:
720:
607:
589:
136:
105:
90:
82:
74:
64:
51:
32:
458:
438:Rhonda V. Wilcox; Tanya Cochran (20 May 2008).
520:The Complete Series: Commentary for "Serenity"
564:
249:reviews the data he collected on his sister,
8:
501:Firefly: The Official Companion: Volume Two
499:Joss Whedon; et al. (25 August 2006).
482:Firefly: The Official Companion: Volume One
480:Joss Whedon; et al. (25 August 2006).
952:American LGBTQ-related television episodes
604:
571:
557:
549:
29:
405:Learn how and when to remove this message
27:10th episode of the 1st season of Firefly
368:This article includes a list of general
461:Serenity: The Official Visual Companion
7:
140:
374:it lacks sufficient corresponding
228:The Brady Bunch in the White House
211:"War Stories" originally aired on
121:Katherine Kendall as The Councilor
25:
942:2002 American television episodes
423:. Dallas, Texas: Benbella Books.
916:
915:
518:Joss Whedon (December 9, 2003).
359:
337:" as well as the feature movie
188:" is the tenth episode of the
53:
1:
18:War Stories (Firefly episode)
947:Firefly (TV series) episodes
442:. I B Tauris & Co Ltd.
973:
826:Serenity Role Playing Game
457:Joss Whedon (1 Sep 2005).
94:December 6, 2002
911:
819:Firefly Role-Playing Game
175:
141:
130:John Dunn as the torturer
112:
41:
522:(DVD). 20th Century Fox.
389:more precise citations.
802:Boom! Studios comics
957:Works about torture
840:Done the Impossible
503:. Titan Books Ltd.
484:. Titan Books Ltd.
465:. Titan Books Ltd.
794:Leaves on the Wind
137:Episode chronology
929:
928:
780:Those Left Behind
716:
715:
651:Our Mrs. Reynolds
510:978-1-84576-372-5
491:978-1-84576-314-5
472:978-1-84576-082-3
449:978-1-84511-654-5
415:
414:
407:
193:television series
182:
181:
171:
170:
107:Guest appearances
91:Original air date
16:(Redirected from
964:
919:
918:
833:Finding Serenity
748:Malcolm Reynolds
707:Objects in Space
605:
573:
566:
559:
550:
523:
514:
495:
476:
464:
453:
434:
410:
403:
399:
396:
390:
385:this article by
376:inline citations
363:
362:
355:
335:Objects in Space
231:on November 29.
177:List of episodes
143:
142:
108:
101:
99:
55:
30:
21:
972:
971:
967:
966:
965:
963:
962:
961:
932:
931:
930:
925:
907:
889:
860:
806:
774:Serenity comics
762:
734:
712:
603:
585:
577:
545:at Firefly Wiki
530:
517:
511:
498:
492:
479:
473:
456:
450:
437:
431:
418:
411:
400:
394:
391:
381:Please help to
380:
364:
360:
353:
323:
237:
190:science fiction
162:
150:
118:as Adelai Niska
116:Michael Fairman
106:
97:
95:
83:Production code
59:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
970:
968:
960:
959:
954:
949:
944:
934:
933:
927:
926:
924:
923:
912:
909:
908:
906:
905:
897:
895:
891:
890:
888:
887:
879:
874:
868:
866:
862:
861:
859:
858:
855:Firefly Online
851:
843:
836:
829:
822:
814:
812:
808:
807:
805:
804:
799:
798:
797:
790:
783:
770:
768:
764:
763:
761:
760:
755:
750:
744:
742:
736:
735:
733:
732:
724:
722:
718:
717:
714:
713:
711:
710:
703:
696:
689:
682:
675:
668:
661:
654:
647:
640:
633:
626:
619:
611:
609:
602:
601:
593:
591:
587:
586:
578:
576:
575:
568:
561:
553:
547:
546:
540:
529:
528:External links
526:
525:
524:
515:
509:
496:
490:
477:
471:
454:
448:
435:
429:
413:
412:
367:
365:
358:
352:
349:
348:
347:
344:
331:
322:
319:
236:
233:
180:
179:
173:
172:
169:
168:
156:
139:
138:
134:
133:
132:
131:
128:
125:Rolando Molina
122:
119:
110:
109:
103:
102:
92:
88:
87:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
56:
49:
48:
39:
38:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
969:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
939:
937:
922:
914:
913:
910:
904:
903:
899:
898:
896:
892:
886:
884:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
869:
867:
863:
857:
856:
852:
850:
848:
844:
842:
841:
837:
835:
834:
830:
828:
827:
823:
821:
820:
816:
815:
813:
809:
803:
800:
796:
795:
791:
789:
788:
784:
782:
781:
777:
776:
775:
772:
771:
769:
765:
759:
758:Shepherd Book
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
745:
743:
741:
737:
731:
730:
726:
725:
723:
719:
708:
704:
701:
700:Heart of Gold
697:
694:
690:
687:
683:
680:
676:
673:
669:
666:
662:
659:
655:
652:
648:
645:
641:
638:
634:
631:
627:
624:
623:The Train Job
620:
617:
613:
612:
610:
606:
600:
599:
595:
594:
592:
588:
583:
582:
574:
569:
567:
562:
560:
555:
554:
551:
544:
543:"War Stories"
541:
539:
535:
534:"War Stories"
532:
531:
527:
521:
516:
512:
506:
502:
497:
493:
487:
483:
478:
474:
468:
463:
462:
455:
451:
445:
441:
436:
432:
430:1-932100-43-1
426:
422:
417:
416:
409:
406:
398:
388:
384:
378:
377:
371:
366:
357:
356:
350:
345:
342:
341:
336:
332:
329:
325:
324:
320:
318:
314:
312:
308:
302:
298:
295:
291:
286:
283:
279:
275:
271:
266:
264:
260:
256:
252:
251:Shepherd Book
248:
244:
243:
234:
232:
230:
229:
224:
220:
219:
218:Happy Gilmore
214:
209:
205:
203:
199:
198:
194:
191:
187:
178:
174:
166:
160:
157:
154:
149:
145:
144:
135:
129:
126:
123:
120:
117:
114:
113:
111:
104:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
70:
69:James Contner
67:
63:
58:Season 1
57:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
31:
19:
900:
882:
853:
846:
838:
831:
824:
817:
792:
785:
778:
728:
678:
596:
579:
519:
500:
481:
460:
439:
420:
401:
392:
373:
338:
315:
310:
306:
303:
299:
287:
269:
267:
259:Adelei Niska
240:
238:
226:
222:
216:
210:
206:
195:
185:
183:
158:
147:
42:
34:
811:Other media
787:Better Days
693:The Message
679:War Stories
630:Bushwhacked
387:introducing
202:Joss Whedon
200:created by
186:War Stories
78:Cheryl Cain
65:Directed by
35:War Stories
936:Categories
849:soundtrack
740:Characters
665:Out of Gas
658:Jaynestown
370:references
351:References
321:Continuity
98:2002-12-06
75:Written by
60:Episode 10
753:River Tam
590:TV series
584:franchise
395:June 2009
223:Firefly's
127:as Bolles
921:Category
885:(vessel)
883:Serenity
872:Alliance
865:Universe
847:Serenity
729:Serenity
616:Serenity
608:Episodes
340:Serenity
311:Serenity
307:Serenity
270:Serenity
268:Back on
255:Xiang Yu
242:Serenity
148:Previous
52:Episode
902:Con Man
894:Related
877:Reavers
637:Shindig
598:Firefly
581:Firefly
383:improve
288:Later,
197:Firefly
161: →
146:←
96: (
47:episode
44:Firefly
767:Comics
507:
488:
469:
446:
427:
372:, but
274:Kaylee
86:1AGE09
686:Trash
672:Ariel
328:Ariel
282:Inara
278:Jayne
247:Simon
245:, as
165:Trash
153:Ariel
721:Film
644:Safe
538:IMDb
505:ISBN
486:ISBN
467:ISBN
444:ISBN
425:ISBN
294:Wash
292:and
235:Plot
159:Next
536:at
290:Zoe
263:Mal
239:On
221:in
213:Fox
54:no.
938::
272:,
204:.
167:"
155:"
709:"
705:"
702:"
698:"
695:"
691:"
688:"
684:"
681:"
677:"
674:"
670:"
667:"
663:"
660:"
656:"
653:"
649:"
646:"
642:"
639:"
635:"
632:"
628:"
625:"
621:"
618:"
614:"
572:e
565:t
558:v
513:.
494:.
475:.
452:.
433:.
408:)
402:(
397:)
393:(
379:.
343:.
184:"
163:"
151:"
100:)
37:"
33:"
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.