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"Firefly" Ariel (2002)


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"Firefly" (2002): Season 1: Episode 8 -- On return to Ariel, Simon hires the crew out to smuggle River into a hospital so Simon can figure out what the Alliance did to her.

Overview

User Rating:
9.1/10   661 votes
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Writers:
Joss Whedon (creator)
Jose Molina (written by)
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Original Air Date:
15 November 2002 (Season 1, Episode 8)
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Plot:
When the crew of Serenity arrives on the heavily populated, industrialized Alliance core world of 'Ariel'... more | full synopsis
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43 min
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Fun Stuff

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The half-scale helicopter mock-up used for the exteriors of the "flying ambulance" was found by a fan in an aircraft graveyard located outside Mojave, California, still fully painted and reasonably intact. A fan campaign has begun to raise enough money to purchase the prop from the owner and donate it to a museum. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Simon and River are captured by the Alliance, Jayne is handcuffed with his hands behind his back. However, when he is shot with a stun gun moments later, his hands are unbound and the cuffs are nowhere to be seen. more
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Zoë Washburne: [after zapping troublesome doctor from behind with defib paddles - deadpan] Clear. more

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15 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
My personal favorite, 31 December 2006
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Author: piratecat-2 from Albuquerque New Mexico USA

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I love this show! While watching these episodes in order on the great SciFi channel I enjoyed the chemistry as much as the SG1 Team. But when this episode came on I found this is no above average plus show but perfection in film art. I missed the original airing in 2002 but who didn't. The ending with Captain Malcolm Reynolds and the mercenary Jayne having discussion about the definition of loyalty was fantastic. I was utterly and completely hooked. I am a browncoat forever because of it. A page right out the A team manual. This is a fast pace, action orientated, slick written, and A team stunt on a caper of the times. With Shepherd Book on leave at the Abby and Inara gone to her yearly guild provided check up it provides are A team to jump into mission impossible action. A must see, to see how the crew works together for the benefit of themselves. River who is becoming unstable more and more with the crew in need of a job to pay the bills Dr Tam becomes a criminal mastermind. He lays out the plan for the Captain and crew which also shows his worth is more that patching up gunshot wounds. Now a full member of the gang. He helps his sister with needs while attending to the crews needs due to that they have to take low key jobs while River is flying with them. We also see in this episode the lengths that the Blue Sun Corporation will resort to.

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