Heart of Gold

Episode aired Aug 4, 2003
TV-PGTV-PG
42m

8.4/10

S1.E12

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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.

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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)

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 by him. Now he wants the baby. 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 to each other, hurting Inara's feelings. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Trivia
This episode was nominated for a Hugo Award for Dramatic Presentation: Short Form.

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

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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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