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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,…

Summary Aku learns from Scaramouch that Jack has lost his sword… but doesn’t learn that Jack has recovered it. However, the demon discovers that he has another far more potent weapon to use against Jaack. Our Take This one earns…

Summary Jack and Ashi grow closer as they fight for their lives against first Aku’s tiger soldiers and then an alien leech prisoner. Our Take A strong episode with a couple of wobbles, but Samurai Jack keeps its grip throughout.

Summary While Jack meditates to restore his balance and recover his mystic sword, Ashi protects him against thousands of soldiers… and the woman who was like a mother to her. Our Take A masterclass episode, confident, surprising, and completely earned.

Summary As Ashi searches for Jack, she encounters some of the creatures that he’s helped in the past and learns how he has inspired thousands. Our Take A tightly put together episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.

Summary After Jack convinces Ashi of Aku’s evil, the two of them go to rescue enslaved children. However, Jack soon believes that he has killed them. Meanwhile, an ally from the past leads an attack on Aku’s fortress. Our Take…

Summary After he and Ashi are swallowed by a gigantic monolithic monster, Jack must struggle to escape with a prisoner intent on his death. Our Take This one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff that lands.…