Jaynestown

Episode aired Oct 18, 2002
TV-14
44m

IMDb RATING

8.7/10

5.4K

YOUR RATING

Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

The crew has a job in a town where Jayne once robbed the magistrate but dropped the stolen money, making him a local folk hero, and a target for the local boss.The crew has a job in a town where Jayne once robbed the magistrate but dropped the stolen money, making him a local folk hero, and a target for the local boss.The crew has a job in a town where Jayne once robbed the magistrate but dropped the stolen money, making him a local folk hero, and a target for the local boss.

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IMDb RATING

8.7/10

5.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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
If Stitch really spent 4 years in that box, he'd be a physical wreck barely able to stand.

Quotes
Book: What are we up to, sweetheart?
River Tam: Fixing your Bible.
Book: I, um...
[alarmed]
Book: What?
River Tam: Bible's broken. Contradictions, false logistics - doesn't make sense.
[she's marked up the bible, crossed out passages and torn out pages]
Book: No, no. You-you-you can't...
River Tam: So we'll integrate non-progressional evolution theory with God's creation of Eden. Eleven inherent metaphoric parallels already there. Eleven. Important number. Prime number. One goes into the house of eleven eleven times, but always comes out one. Noah's ark is a problem.
Book: Really?
River Tam: We'll have to call it early quantum state phenomenon. Only way to fit 5000 species of mammal on the same boat.
[rips out page]

Alternate versions
The intended order differs from the released order with the 2-hour pilot 'Serenity' and the season finale 'Objects in Space' being released in the middle of the show run. The true order appears on all modern media releases and is as follows - Serenity, The Train Job, Bushwacked, Shindig, Safe, Our Mrs. Reynolds, Jaynestown, Out of Gas, Ariel, War Stories, Trash, The Message, Heart of Gold, and Objects in Space.

Connections
Featured in The Alyona Show: Episode 1 (2009)

Soundtracks
The Ballad of Serenity
Written by Joss Whedon
Performed by Sonny Rhodes

User reviews9

Review

Featured review

8/10

The Hero

Mal and his crew go to a planet where miners are explored by Magistrate Higgins and weapons are forbidden to bring cargo to the Serenity and Jayne is afraid to go with them. He explains that four years ago, his partner Stitch Hessian and he robbed the powerful Magistrate. However, while fleeing, there was a problem with their vehicle and he throw Stitch and the money off. But Mal forces Jayne to go with the group and he discovers that he is a hero for the miners and the population that collected the money. Meanwhile Inara schedules and encounter with the Magistrate. She finds that Higgins appointment is indeed for his son that is virgin. When the Magistrate learns that Jayne is in the town, he releases Stitch that is seeking revenge with a shotgun. What will happen to Jayne?

"Jaynestown" is another engaging episode of "Firefly". The lack of character of Jayne is amazing and his behavior is amoral many times. The sweet Inara saves the Serenity and her friends with her attitude towards Fess. The romance of Kaylee and Simon is funny and entertaining. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Jaynestown"