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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,…

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.