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(2002–2003)
A dying request from an old army buddy turns treacherous for Mal, Zoë, and the rest of the crew.
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Title: The Message (28 Jul 2003)
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| 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 Derrial Book | |
| Jonathan M. Woodward | ... | Tracey Smith | |
| Richard Burgi | ... | Lieutenant Womack | |
| Al Pugliese | ... | Amnon | |
| Tod Nakamura | ... | Fendris | |
| Craig Vincent | ... | Skunk | |
| Morgan Rusler | ... | Barker | |
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Mal and his crew are having entertainment in a space station and Mal goes to the post office to check and he receives a big trunk addressed to Zoe and him. When he opens the box, he finds the corpse of their army pal Private Tracey. They also find a message from Tracey asking Mal and Zoe to deliver his boy to his parents in a planet. The Serenity heads to the planet and out of the blue, she is attacked by another spaceship. Ml asks Simon to make an autopsy in Tracey and they discover that the man is alive. What has happened to Tracey? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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28 July 2003 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Written by Joss Whedon
Performed by Sonny Rhodes
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When Kaylee is listening to Tracey's message in the engine room, just past her hammock you can see a statue of Han Solo frozen in Carbonite as a decoration on the bulkhead. See more »Goofs
While listening to Tracey's recorded message, Jayne removes the hat he received from his mother, but in the next shot he is seen in the background wearing the hat once again. See more »Soundtracks
The Ballad of Serenity (Instrumental)Written by Joss Whedon
Performed by Sonny Rhodes
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Mal and his crew are having entertainment in a space station and Mal goes to the post office to check and he receives a big trunk addressed to Zoe and him. When he opens the box, he finds the corpse of their army pal Private Tracey. They also find a message from Tracey asking Mal and Zoe to deliver his boy to his parents in a planet. The Serenity heads to the planet and out of the blue, she is attacked by another spaceship. Ml asks Simon to make an autopsy in Tracey and they discover that the man is alive. What has happened to Tracey?
"The Message" is a strange episode with a weird story. The idea of smuggling human organs using the body is creepy and is not reasonable. But the episode works. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "The Message"