"Firefly" Our Mrs. Reynolds (2002)

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Director:

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Joss Whedon (written by)

TV Series:

"Firefly" (2002)

Original Air Date:

4 October 2002 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A woman claiming to be Mal's wife appears aboard Serenity.

Plot Keywords:

Humor | Femme Fatale | Head Injury | Kiss | Marriage By Trickery

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
Christina Hendricks	...	Saffron
Benito Martinez	...	Boss
Erik Passoja	...	Bree
Bob Fimiani	...	Elder Gommen
Alex Stemkovsky	...	Bandit #1

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

All of Saffron's dialogue is written in Shakespeare's iambic pentameter. In fact there is a reference to "Romeo and Juliet", when Inara kisses Mal and she is poisoned from the kiss.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Jayne says that his gun (which we know as "Vera" from earlier in the episode) needs oxygen around it to fire. The gun is shown with standard projectile rounds which produce all the oxygen they need. The producers were not sure if "Vera" would need oxygen to fire. So they asked a gun expert, who gave them the wrong information, according to commentary on the DVDs.

Quotes:

Mal: You got the right same as anyone to... live and try to kill people.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Conspiracy Theory (#2.19)" (2005)

Good Episode.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Our Mrs. Reynolds, along with the pilot, Serenity, represent the high point of the series. This episode is by far the funniest, highlighted by Joss Whedon's rare blend of witty, awkward humor. The funniest part is watching Nathan Fillion trying to rebuff the charms of his supple child bride as the crew, most hilariously Book, tease and taunt him. Just before she is reveled as the wolf in lamb's clothing, she uses a highly suggestive bible story about seeding that elicits Mal's classic understatement, "Wow. Good Bible." A perfect example of the center of the show, a misfit family, with a great guest spot by Christina Hendricks as the scheming Saffron.

Mal: "Well my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."