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Heart of Gold

  • Episode aired Aug 4, 2003
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 42m
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8.3/10
4.2K
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Melinda Clarke and Morena Baccarin in Firefly (2002)
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A Companion-trained friend of Inara's who runs a brothel on a remote planet calls for help from Serenity when a local reveals his intentions to take the baby from a woman he impregnated.A Companion-trained friend of Inara's who runs a brothel on a remote planet calls for help from Serenity when a local reveals his intentions to take the baby from a woman he impregnated.A Companion-trained friend of Inara's who runs a brothel on a remote planet calls for help from Serenity when a local reveals his intentions to take the baby from a woman he impregnated.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
4.2K
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    • Thomas J. Wright
  • Writers
    • Joss Whedon
    • Brett Matthews
    • Jose Molina(executive story editor)
  • Stars
    • Nathan Fillion
    • Gina Torres
    • Alan Tudyk
    • Thomas J. Wright
  • Writers
    • Joss Whedon
    • Brett Matthews
    • Jose Molina(executive story editor)
  • Stars
    • Nathan Fillion
    • Gina Torres
    • Alan Tudyk
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    • 8User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Nathan Fillion, Fredric Lehne, and Morena Baccarin in Firefly (2002)
    Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, and Summer Glau in Firefly (2002)
    Morena Baccarin in Firefly (2002)
    Nathan Fillion in Firefly (2002)
    Fredric Lehne in Firefly (2002)
    Petaline in "Firefly: Heart of Gold"
    ...as Rance Burgess in Firefly.

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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
    Melinda Clarke
    Melinda Clarke
    • Nandi
    Kimberly McCullough
    Kimberly McCullough
    • Chari
    Fredric Lehne
    Fredric Lehne
    • Rance Burgess
    • (as Fredric Lane)
    Tracy Ryan
    Tracy Ryan
    • Petaline
    • (as Tracy Leah Ryan)
    Heather Black
    Heather Black
    • Helen
    Angie Hart
    • Lucy
    Doan Ly
    Doan Ly
    • Emma
    Sandy Mulvihill
    • Belinda
    Jim Lau
    Jim Lau
    • Narrator
      • Thomas J. Wright
    • Writers
      • Joss Whedon
      • Brett Matthews
      • Jose Molina(executive story editor)
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    • 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. One of which appears to be a Firefly class starship.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Kaylee: Everyone's got somebody. Wash, tell me I'm pretty.

      Wash: Were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion.

      Kaylee: 'Cause I'm pretty?

      Wash: 'Cause you're pretty.

    • Connections
      References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      The Ballad of Serenity
      Written by Joss Whedon

      Performed by Sonny Rhodes

    User reviews8

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    8/10
    True Feelings
    Inara receives a distress call from her old friend Nandi, who owns a brothel on a moon. Mal and his crew heads to the place and they learn that the leader of the town Rance Burgess has an infertile wife and the prostitute Petaline is pregnant of him. Now he wants the baby to raise with his family. Mal and his crew decide to help Nandi, Petaline and the other girls, defending the brothel from Rance Burgess. Meanwhile Mal an Nandi feel attracted for each other hurting the feelings of Inara.

    "Heart of Gold" is an episode of "Firefly" full of action and feelings. Inara shows her feelings for Mal but does not disclose to him. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Heart of Gold"
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    • claudio_carvalho
    • Nov 2, 2016

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 2003 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • 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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    • 42 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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