"Firefly" Heart of Gold (2003)

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Director:

Thomas J. Wright

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Brett Matthews (written by)

TV Series:

"Firefly" (2002)

Original Air Date:

4 August 2003 (Season 1, Episode 12)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Serenity responds to a distress call from Nandi, an old friend of Inara's, who is running a brothel on the moon of Deadwood...

Plot Keywords:

Brothel | Baby | Horseback Riding | Heroine | Funeral

Cast

Nathan Fillion	...	Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
Gina Torres	...	Zoë Washburne
Alan Tudyk	...	Hoban 'Wash' Washburne
Morena Baccarin	...	Inara Serra
Adam Baldwin	...	Jayne Cobb
Jewel Staite	...	Kaylee Frye
Sean Maher	...	Dr. Simon Tam
Summer Glau	...	River Tam
Ron Glass	...	Shepherd Book
Melinda Clarke	...	Nandi
Kimberly McCullough	...	Chari
Fredric Lehne	...	Ranse Burgess (as Fredric Lane)
Tracy Ryan	...	Petaline (as Tracy Leah Ryan)
Heather Black	...	Helen
Angie Hart	...	Lucy

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

In the theater scene, depicted on the screen in the background as shadow art, are ships leaving the planet Earth and arriving at various planets.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ranse Burgess walks out of the birthing room carrying the baby and confronts the shunned companion, the baby is actually a doll for one very brief shot before switching back to a real baby.

Quotes:

Jayne: [over radio] Well, now, girl, that is just plain dirty.
Mal: [into radio] Jayne, you are aware your radio's transmittin'? 'Cause I don't feel particularly girlish or dirty at the moment.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Lever Action Style

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Classic wild west shoot out. Maginificent 7 or 9 style episode of the future. Clichés of the ole west but who doesn't like that. Traditional trademark of the show. Humor, fun, and action climax. Our Big Damn Heroes looking for work fined a job through Inara. An old friend needs help. Inara knows just the man her man to get it done. Nandi an owner of brothel on an arid world out in the border has local trouble. She is in need of some gunslingers. Mal and crew is their answer. A rancher who favored one of the girls feels the baby she is carrying is his. He and his wife childless want to steal it from her. The girls are kin to Nandi. Hiring the crew will save the day. Double cross by a harlot the crew's job has turned into gunfight at the OK Corral. A good plot with humor that turns into action firefight. American western episode in the classic sense. The ending does work out with a twist. Not to mention it has an effect on Inara and Mal's relationship. Just another day in the life of our BDHs.