"Firefly" Jaynestown (2002)

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Director:

Marita Grabiak

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Ben Edlund (written by)

TV Series:

"Firefly" (2002)

Original Air Date:

18 October 2002 (Season 1, Episode 4)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The crew pulls a heist in a town where Jayne once robbed the local magistrate, making him a local folk hero, and a target for the local police.

Plot Keywords:

Hero | Folk Hero | Heroine | Misunderstanding | Revenge

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
Gregory Itzin	...	Magistrate Higgins
Daniel Bess	...	Mudder
Kevin Gage	...	Stitch Hessian
Zachary Kranzler	...	Fess Higgins (as Zachary Kranzier)
Jordan Lund	...	Foreman
Bob McCracken	...	Well-Dressed Man (as Bob McCraken)

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

Adam Baldwin admitted to swiping the Jayne statue's head as a souvenir after filming the episode. Later on, additional shots were needed for the episode (scene where the crew first sees the statue) and the crack where the head was broken off and then reattached is visible.

Goofs:

Continuity: Jayne is wearing his goggled hat when confronted by cheering Mudders. After the cut when he ducks inside, the hat is off.

Quotes:

Zoë: River, honey, he's putting the hair away now.
River: Doesn't matter. It'll still be there... waiting.

Unlikely Hero

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Another unforgettable episode. Our hired muscle turns out to be an unlikely hero. The crew takes a job to a planet who's main export is mud. Seems easy enough get in get out. Grab the goods get off world to the buyer and everyones happy. Whoa just hold on Big Jayne is a kinda of folk hero. The legend not only lives he's back got songs and statues about we must have Jayne Day. But our hero is really just a robber who left his partner in the crime and dumped the loot to save his hide. But never the less its good cover for the motley crew to get the illegal goods and go. The head of mudville wants payback. Funny, good climax, and touching in the head. We see a softer side of are harden tuff guy Jayne.