Firefly: Season 1, Episode 12

Heart of Gold (23 Jun. 2003)

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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. The unsavory leader of the moon's only town where the ... See full summary »

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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. The unsavory leader of the moon's only town where the brothel is located has gotten Petaline, one the girls, pregnant and is demanding that he be given the baby. Nandi enlists the help of the crew of Serenity to defend the brothel and keep the baby with its mother. Written by Shiro

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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. See more »

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When Rance Burgess parks his hovercraft below the Heart of Gold, the mounted gun and brass shield are missing. The next time we see the hovercraft, they're back. See more »

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Inara Serra: Every well-bred petty crook knows that the small, concealable weapons always go to the far left of the place setting.
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1 January 2007 | by (Albuquerque New Mexico USA) – See all my reviews

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.


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