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Summary A former Independence soldier who had served with Mal and Zoe returns in a dramatic manner, with a vicious Alliance officer chasing after him for some unusual smuggled goods. Our Take A well made episode with more hits than…

Summary Saffron returns to plague Serenity with a scheme to steal a rare antique weapon from a wealthy landowner. Unfortunately for Mal, she neglects to mention just how she came across the information needed to break into the landowner’s home.…

Summary After a flashback to Zoe’s and Mal’s days in the wars six years previous, we cut to the modern day where the Serenity crew is running a salvage operation on a deserted ship and are forced to flee with…

Summary A bounty hunter boards the Serenity hoping to capture River for the Alliance. Our Take Everything Firefly does well, done at full power. Genuinely great television.

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…