When the show was canceled, Alan Tudyk (Wash) took the emergency recall button off the console, and presented it to Joss Whedon. "Press this, when you get your miracle. It'll call us all back."
I liked Jayne in this episode. Him telling Mal and Wash to knock off their argument may have been simple pragmatism, but him preparing the suits for mal to buy even just a little more time showed that he genuinely cared about him.
27:18 Some aircraft, some cars, boats, space ships, have a reputation. The DC-3, the B-17, others. Whether it's deserved or not, people love them. I think the Firefly class is one of those. The scrappers, back in Our Mrs. Reynolds, say, " It's a Firefly. It'll last forever, if you got a mechanic's even half awake."
The C-130, the U-2, and the B-52 have over half a century in continuous US Air Force service. The last B-52 airframe was built in 1960, and is still flying. There are actually B-52 crewmembers flying the same planes their _grandfathers_ flew. And none of those three aircraft types is currently due to be retired. We're betting on the B-52 flying for a century; it will definitely outlast all of its currently flying "replacements." The U-2 might go that long as well.
@@kirkdarling4120 I remembered the B-52, also, later. No disrespect to it or several others. I couldn't think of specific examples of cars, boats, or other space ships. EMD diesel locomotives, especially the GP-9, have a good rep.
I don't think so, I think he just really cares about doing the safe thing in a crisis situation. The guy is very keen to survive, and he is a competent crewman, always was.
@@SeeAndDreamifyI split the difference with both of you. Jayne isnt one-dimensional but at his core see's himself as a survivor. It's not that he cares or doesn't, he simply cannot understand it. My impression is that in his world if he's not looking out for #1 no one else will be. Zero trust in people
This episode is my favourite, it blends three timelines perfectly and gives us the story of how the crew first came together. and Kaylee has been warning us about this compression coil, both in episode 1 and 2 she talked about it!. I always look forward to see how long it takes people to realize it is Kaylee in *that* scene. most notice when she speaks, I remember I noticed earlier, it could have been the moaning, it could have been the dress, it's been a long time since I first saw this.
I love our introduction to Kaylee! Inna: "We didn't need to see that!" Me: "Girl, you about to be shocked, and I'm here for it!" Kaylee has seemed innocent, but in reality, she's just plain sweet, cheerful, and doesn't have any hangups about being human, which includes sexuality. We've seen her being matter of fact about Inara's profession. 😊
"Mi dai la zampotta? Zampa? Zaaaampa. Brava, la [???]! Andiamo fuori? Vuoi andare fuori? Andiamo!" At that point *MY* dog, who was half asleep, propped up her head and raised her ears. And when she heard "andiamo", she jumped in front of the TV, very excited, looking at the screen then me, then the screen again. 😂
This is one of my favorite episode. I love seeing the crew's back stories. Gina had a small role because she was getting married to Lawrence Fishburne.
In one of the outages for this episode, in the scene introducing Wash, Gina Torres and Nathan Fillion, the actors for Zoey and Mal, were shown wearing mustaches just like Wash had at the time.
Such a great episode, everything about it is so perfect. Well, except for Mal getting shot, but that's pretty much par for a Firefly episode, something has to stop their plan from going smoothly. The thing about Mal staying with the ship, it wasn't just a captain going down with the ship thing, I think it's a lot deeper than that for Mal. To him, Serenity represents his freedom from the tyranny of the Alliance, like he said, "No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further". She was his last chance to "live like real people". A home where he can live as he pleases, that keeps him out of reach of the Alliance. That's why he loved his ship, and it's also why he couldn't leave Serenity. When one of your soldiers is down on the battlefield, you don't just leave him to die. Serenity was dying, he couldn't leave her because that would be worse than surrendering to the Alliance, and he already did that once. He was willing to die alone with Serenity because he saw no hope for freedom without her, and he wasn't willing to live without that hope. But I don't believe he would see it as dying alone. Like I said, you don't abandon an injured fellow soldier on the battlefield, and Serenity was badly injured. There's always hope if you refuse to give up, and he refused to give up on Serenity.
The deleted scene from the original pilot added another somber note. In that scene, Zoe is describing to Simon the true horror of the battle of Serenity Valley, which became even worse after the surrender because nobody came to pick up the wounded. She says, "Nobody who survived has ever really left Serenity." So, staying on the ship might have also included a bit of survivor's guilt.
I enjoyed watching my favorite episode with you Inna. It was beautifully shot with black & white scenes and excellent transitions. Some glaring errors in the script though. Mal would have expected and been prepared for a hijacking because he knows how many criminals have ships and are always looking to prey on the weak. Simply holding a hand grenade or simple bomb that would explode if the boarding party shot him would have worked. Also, the other ship could have just waited a few hours for him to freeze... Not to mention Serenity wouldn't stop just because the engine died, it would keep coasting at whatever speed they were going until they hit something. But still, it is my favorite episode.
And surely there had to be a better idea that sending the shuttles "in opposite directions." It might seem like the "corner of No and Where," but one direction must be closer to a shipping lane than others.
@@walkir2662 the title has double meaning intentionally. Gas isn't the fuel Serenity uses, but the audience is used to the phrase meaning their own cars or trucks can't go anywhere, and Serenity isn't going anywhere. So the current meaning of the phrase applies to their initial situation, and also applies to what going to happen fairly soon. My only quibble is Kaylee says "she ain't moving." Technically, given that Serenity had been moving, and an object in motion tends to remain in motion, especially when there's no friction or gravitational pull to act on it, a better description, albeit less dramatic, would have been "she's drifting."
@@ernesthakey3396 Kaylee treats ships like persons, so she consdiers drifting movement the same way you would with a corpse drifting down a river. Technically yes, but not the sort of movement one cares about.
Kaylee had told Mal in an earlier episode that they needed a new catalyzer. She refrained from saying, "I told you so." River was wrong; they would asphyxiate first. The vacuum of space is an excellent insulator, and the human body is an excellent heat generator. Getting rid of human heat is the problem in space, which is why space suits have cooling systems but not heating systems. They wouldn't freeze until after they'd died. Notice Zoe was the first to see Mal wake up.
Shevchenko is a Ukrainian Ukrainian, an ethnic Ukraiian name, yes? And how many Russian ethnics live in the Ukraine? The great Gogol, who was born in what is now the Ukraine, had Cossack roots and his family often used their Polish name. The Ukraine, of course, was once part of Poland not to mention Lithuania, and the Russian Empire, yes?
It just makes no sense to me how Inara's occupation at that time can be seen as a respectable one. I would have to side with Mal in this case. No matter how one tries to justify it, it's just a dressed-up version of a prostitute.
What's wrong with a respectable prostitute? Are you a religious fanatic or what's your problem? She's not married so she's free to do whatever she wants to do! Or is this allowed only for males?
In a society such as the Alliance, respect isn't a matter of morality, it's a matter of power (remember, some planets even still have slavery). A popular Companion is in the confidence of powerful people, moves easily in their circles, and probably knows a lot of their secrets.
Thank you so much for watching
This is the best episode of broadcast television I've ever seen. The storytelling was perfect and had several meaningful stories to tell.
When the show was canceled, Alan Tudyk (Wash) took the emergency recall button off the console, and presented it to Joss Whedon. "Press this, when you get your miracle. It'll call us all back."
When Jayne is the voice of reason, you KNOW you're in deep go-se!
This is my favorite episode out of the whole series.
I liked Jayne in this episode. Him telling Mal and Wash to knock off their argument may have been simple pragmatism, but him preparing the suits for mal to buy even just a little more time showed that he genuinely cared about him.
27:18 Some aircraft, some cars, boats, space ships, have a reputation. The DC-3, the B-17, others. Whether it's deserved or not, people love them. I think the Firefly class is one of those. The scrappers, back in Our Mrs. Reynolds, say, " It's a Firefly. It'll last forever, if you got a mechanic's even half awake."
The C-130, the U-2, and the B-52 have over half a century in continuous US Air Force service. The last B-52 airframe was built in 1960, and is still flying. There are actually B-52 crewmembers flying the same planes their _grandfathers_ flew. And none of those three aircraft types is currently due to be retired. We're betting on the B-52 flying for a century; it will definitely outlast all of its currently flying "replacements." The U-2 might go that long as well.
@@kirkdarling4120 I remembered the B-52, also, later. No disrespect to it or several others.
I couldn't think of specific examples of cars, boats, or other space ships. EMD diesel locomotives, especially the GP-9, have a good rep.
I believe that the young guy dying to save Jayne in the last episode, changed Jayne’s character so that he cares more now.
I don't think so, I think he just really cares about doing the safe thing in a crisis situation. The guy is very keen to survive, and he is a competent crewman, always was.
@@SeeAndDreamifyI split the difference with both of you. Jayne isnt one-dimensional but at his core see's himself as a survivor. It's not that he cares or doesn't, he simply cannot understand it. My impression is that in his world if he's not looking out for #1 no one else will be. Zero trust in people
Even your doggo got upset when Mal got shot. 😂❤
ahhaha :D
After a few watches, you’ll notice that Jayne is very good under pressure - unless someone mentions reavers.
This episode is my favourite, it blends three timelines perfectly and gives us the story of how the crew first came together.
and Kaylee has been warning us about this compression coil, both in episode 1 and 2 she talked about it!.
I always look forward to see how long it takes people to realize it is Kaylee in *that* scene. most notice when she speaks, I remember I noticed earlier, it could have been the moaning, it could have been the dress, it's been a long time since I first saw this.
Catalyzer, not compression coil.
This is a story about Serenity.
In the next episode, keep your eyes open for the same item that Kaylee says is broken and what Mal is holding to replace on the engine.
I love our introduction to Kaylee!
Inna: "We didn't need to see that!"
Me: "Girl, you about to be shocked, and I'm here for it!"
Kaylee has seemed innocent, but in reality, she's just plain sweet, cheerful, and doesn't have any hangups about being human, which includes sexuality. We've seen her being matter of fact about Inara's profession. 😊
She's not innocent, she's a free spirit. It's hard for some people to tell the difference.
Definitely my favourite episode!
Remember if Jayne is the voice of reason, they really are screwed😅
"Mi dai la zampotta? Zampa? Zaaaampa. Brava, la [???]! Andiamo fuori? Vuoi andare fuori? Andiamo!"
At that point *MY* dog, who was half asleep, propped up her head and raised her ears.
And when she heard "andiamo", she jumped in front of the TV, very excited, looking at the screen then me, then the screen again. 😂
This is one of my favorite episode. I love seeing the crew's back stories.
Gina had a small role because she was getting married to Lawrence Fishburne.
enjoyed your reaction 👍☺
This and the last episode are my fav's. Number 12, "The Message" is close.
Always like your reactions.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
Watched "The Message" yesterday, what an emotional episode!
[23:20] This scene made _way_ more sense with that attack dog helping Mal make his point! 🐕🦺
This is my favorite episode
In one of the outages for this episode, in the scene introducing Wash, Gina Torres and Nathan Fillion, the actors for Zoey and Mal, were shown wearing mustaches just like Wash had at the time.
"Outages"? "Outtakes" is a better description.
@@Otokichi786Oops. The damn spellchecker changed my word, and I didn't notice. Thanks for spotting that.
Thank You!!
Such a great episode, everything about it is so perfect. Well, except for Mal getting shot, but that's pretty much par for a Firefly episode, something has to stop their plan from going smoothly.
The thing about Mal staying with the ship, it wasn't just a captain going down with the ship thing, I think it's a lot deeper than that for Mal. To him, Serenity represents his freedom from the tyranny of the Alliance, like he said, "No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further". She was his last chance to "live like real people". A home where he can live as he pleases, that keeps him out of reach of the Alliance. That's why he loved his ship, and it's also why he couldn't leave Serenity. When one of your soldiers is down on the battlefield, you don't just leave him to die. Serenity was dying, he couldn't leave her because that would be worse than surrendering to the Alliance, and he already did that once. He was willing to die alone with Serenity because he saw no hope for freedom without her, and he wasn't willing to live without that hope.
But I don't believe he would see it as dying alone. Like I said, you don't abandon an injured fellow soldier on the battlefield, and Serenity was badly injured. There's always hope if you refuse to give up, and he refused to give up on Serenity.
The deleted scene from the original pilot added another somber note. In that scene, Zoe is describing to Simon the true horror of the battle of Serenity Valley, which became even worse after the surrender because nobody came to pick up the wounded. She says, "Nobody who survived has ever really left Serenity." So, staying on the ship might have also included a bit of survivor's guilt.
@@kirkdarling4120 You can leave Serenity, but it will never leave you.
I enjoyed watching my favorite episode with you Inna.
It was beautifully shot with black & white scenes and excellent transitions.
Some glaring errors in the script though. Mal would have expected and been prepared for a hijacking because he knows how many criminals have ships and are always looking to prey on the weak. Simply holding a hand grenade or simple bomb that would explode if the boarding party shot him would have worked. Also, the other ship could have just waited a few hours for him to freeze... Not to mention Serenity wouldn't stop just because the engine died, it would keep coasting at whatever speed they were going until they hit something. But still, it is my favorite episode.
And surely there had to be a better idea that sending the shuttles "in opposite directions." It might seem like the "corner of No and Where," but one direction must be closer to a shipping lane than others.
Picked out the meaning of the title quicker than anyone I have seen.
Yeah, most people think it's about fuel at first.
@@walkir2662 the title has double meaning intentionally. Gas isn't the fuel Serenity uses, but the audience is used to the phrase meaning their own cars or trucks can't go anywhere, and Serenity isn't going anywhere. So the current meaning of the phrase applies to their initial situation, and also applies to what going to happen fairly soon.
My only quibble is Kaylee says "she ain't moving." Technically, given that Serenity had been moving, and an object in motion tends to remain in motion, especially when there's no friction or gravitational pull to act on it, a better description, albeit less dramatic, would have been "she's drifting."
@@ernesthakey3396 Kaylee treats ships like persons, so she consdiers drifting movement the same way you would with a corpse drifting down a river. Technically yes, but not the sort of movement one cares about.
Even Inna's dog didn't like the guy that shot Mal. I could tell by the bark, told the bad guys to get off the Serenity.
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You know things are *really* bad when Jayne of all people is the voice of reason
100%
In a needs a Jayne hat
I think the guy in the scene when Jayne is recruited is supposed to have a Cajun accent.
I always thought of him as a stereotypical Mexican bandit, the common character from the Magnificent Seven and the Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
@@larrystuder6378 Hm, yes u might be correct, it is not a lot to go on but for now I am sticking with a Cajun accent.
The intonation sounds very Louisiana French to me.
algorythm stuff
Your dog is so beautiful!
Thank you!
❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Kaylee had told Mal in an earlier episode that they needed a new catalyzer. She refrained from saying, "I told you so."
River was wrong; they would asphyxiate first. The vacuum of space is an excellent insulator, and the human body is an excellent heat generator. Getting rid of human heat is the problem in space, which is why space suits have cooling systems but not heating systems. They wouldn't freeze until after they'd died.
Notice Zoe was the first to see Mal wake up.
Inna, your dog's reaction to this episode was very appropriate, but yours was much more enjoyable! Take care.
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Shevchenko is a Ukrainian Ukrainian, an ethnic Ukraiian name, yes? And how many Russian ethnics live in the Ukraine?
The great Gogol, who was born in what is now the Ukraine, had Cossack roots and his family often used their Polish name. The Ukraine, of course, was once part of Poland not to mention Lithuania, and the Russian Empire, yes?
Don't know what attracted Mal to Serenity, but if it was me, part of the reason would have been that she is shaped kind of like a horse.
The "Rocinante" effect?
"Jayne, don't be a pig!"
Haaaaaaaave you met Jayne?
Zoe was injured so Gina coukd go on her honeymoon.
Oh that’s smart planning!
Ciao Kira! Che bella è la tua amica!
I really like love 💕 kiss kiss
Jayne is not so bad. Captain sent him with the hot chicks....
first ;)
Hi! 🫶
Wash bothered Zoe IN HER PANTS XD
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"Out of Gas": Simon's birthday party is rudely interrupted by a neglected/failing engine part.
Love your reactions but unfortunately i can't watch this one. There's some kind of high pitch feedback or electronic interference every time you talk.
It just makes no sense to me how Inara's occupation at that time can be seen as a respectable one.
I would have to side with Mal in this case. No matter how one tries to justify it, it's just a dressed-up version of a prostitute.
What's wrong with a respectable prostitute? Are you a religious fanatic or what's your problem? She's not married so she's free to do whatever she wants to do! Or is this allowed only for males?
In a society such as the Alliance, respect isn't a matter of morality, it's a matter of power (remember, some planets even still have slavery). A popular Companion is in the confidence of powerful people, moves easily in their circles, and probably knows a lot of their secrets.