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Ariel

  • Episode aired Nov 15, 2002
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 43m
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9.0/10
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Adam Baldwin in Firefly (2002)
AdventureDramaSci-Fi
Serenity travels to the core world Ariel and Simon comes up with a plan to steal drugs from the hospital.Serenity travels to the core world Ariel and Simon comes up with a plan to steal drugs from the hospital.Serenity travels to the core world Ariel and Simon comes up with a plan to steal drugs from the hospital.
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4.7K
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    • Allan Kroeker
    • Joss Whedon
    • Jose Molina(executive story editor)
    • Cheryl Cain(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Nathan Fillion
    • Gina Torres
    • Alan Tudyk
    • Allan Kroeker
    • Joss Whedon
    • Jose Molina(executive story editor)
    • Cheryl Cain(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Nathan Fillion
    • Gina Torres
    • Alan Tudyk
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    • 7User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Top cast

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    Nathan Fillion
    Nathan Fillion
    • Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
    Gina Torres
    Gina Torres
    • Zoë Washburne
    Alan Tudyk
    Alan Tudyk
    • Hoban 'Wash' Washburne
    Morena Baccarin
    Morena Baccarin
    • Inara Serra
    Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
    • Jayne Cobb
    Jewel Staite
    Jewel Staite
    • Kaylee Frye
    Sean Maher
    Sean Maher
    • Dr. Simon Tam
    Summer Glau
    Summer Glau
    • River Tam
    Ron Glass
    Ron Glass
    • Shepherd Derrial Book
    • (credit only)
    Blake Robbins
    Blake Robbins
    • Agent McGinnis
    Jeff Ricketts
    Jeff Ricketts
    • Man
    Dennis Cockrum
    Dennis Cockrum
    • Other Man
    Tom Virtue
    Tom Virtue
    • Pompous Doctor
    Roma Chugani
    Roma Chugani
    • Receiving Doctor
    Ira Steck
    • Young Intern
    Michael Nagy
    Michael Nagy
    • Particularly Dressed Man
    Alex Connie
    • Patient
    Cate Cohen
    Cate Cohen
    • Crash Team Nurse
      • Allan Kroeker
      • Joss Whedon
      • Jose Molina(executive story editor)
      • Cheryl Cain(story editor)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Shepherd Book doesn't appear in this episode (the explanation given is that he is meditating at an abbey), making it the only episode in the series not to feature all nine protagonists.
    • Goofs
      When Jayne is taken into custody by the Alliance officer, the officer says that Jayne is "under arrest". However, the phrase used every other time a character is taken into custody is "bound by law".

      He was telling Jayne why he wasn't going to get paid because he was arrested. Jayne wasn't formally bound by law because Agent McGinnis was planning to keep the reward money for himself and he wanted no record of Jayne on the books.
    • Quotes

      Wash: So... two days in a hospital. That's awful. Don't you just hate doctors?

      Simon: Hey.

      Wash: I mean, present company excluded.

      Jayne: Let's not be excluding people. That'd be rude.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog: Act III (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      The Ballad of Serenity
      Written by Joss Whedon

      Performed by Sonny Rhodes

    User reviews7

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    8/10
    Decent episode quality 7.5/10
    The ending scene is worth the watch, but the episode is barely entertaining, just a nice little episode to watch a sunday afternoon. Nothing special really happen , acting is decent i guess, you will not be bored of course because the show is not taking any risk. But you will not be amaze neither.

    Decent episode 7.5/10.
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    • Jul 22, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 2002 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Mutant Enemy
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    Technical specs

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    • 43 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

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