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Summary Niska finally gets his revenge on Mal when his men find him and Wash on a planet. Nothing would please Niska more than to see them suffer right in front of him. Back at Serenity, Zoe and the crew…

Summary The ship heads to Ariel to drop off Inara for her yearly companion health check up. Simon realizes River’s condition is getting worse and decides to sneak her into an Alliance hospital in Ariel for a brain scan. Mal…

Summary On a planet, Simon is kidnapped by locals who need a doctor, while River is threatened with burning as a witch. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

Summary On the planet Persephone the crew contact their old “friend” Badger the ruthless crime lord to transport some goods on behalf of a local lord. While at a ball to arrange a transport job with the lord, Mal defends…

Summary In a delirious state after Serenity’s engine explodes, draining the ship of its oxygen supply, Mal has a series of flashbacks about how he came to own Serenity and form his crew. Our Take This one earns its reputation:…

Summary Serenity sets down at the mudder colony of Canton where it turns out Jayne is a hero for having dropped a bunch of money there years ago that he and his partner Stitch stole from the local magistrate. The…

Summary While completing a job on a backwater world, Mal is married to a village girl without his knowledge. The girl, Saffron, gets onboard and the crew does not find her until they’re already in the air. Mal is not…

Summary On a salvage mission aboard a drifting colony ship, the Serenity crew find signs that the crew were killed by the cannibalistic Reavers. They find one survivor, but things take a turn for the worse when an Alliance ship…

Summary After finding themselves in a fight with supporters of The Alliance in a place that fairly resembles a bar, Mal, Zoe and Jayne walk away with knowledge that a man named Niska might have a new job for them.…

Summary Aku televises Jack’s pending death to the entire world, and the armies of the future rise up against him. But all hope lies in the love of a man for a woman. Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable,…