Characters

Mal

Happier but more distant. He hasn’t been happy the way he is now for a long time and it’s bothering him. He has a “family” but he’s not sure about the whole people depending on him thing. This is shown is the distance he’s begun to show the crew especially Inara. He hasn’t quite found that faith Book told him to get yet but he’s in a position where there’s the possibility for that.

Inara

Almost fed up with Mal not talking to her but neither is really willing to give the ghost as it were. Distant from Mal and it shows.

Zoe

Not a good time to mess with her, read on

Jayne

Jayne is still Jayne if not a little bit better man after the events of Serenity

Kaylee

As always bursting with optimism. Comfortable with Simon

Simon

Comfortable with Kaylee. Not nearly as protective with River. Not nearly as much as an outsider

River

Not so crazy anymore and more like her brother

Look for this line somewhere in this when this thing is done,

“The Tams seem to come in only two flavors, crazy and pompous, River’s a twist.”

Scene: We see our Captain Reynolds sweaty and more than a little uncalm walking quickly into the dormitory hallway of Serenity . The shot settles as the captain’s face is seen in full on the left half of the screen and Kaylee can be seen coming in behind him out of focus on the right. He looks back not really looking like he wants to ask the question he is about to.

Mal

Gosa! She’s hot! Kaylee what temp she runnin?

Kaylee

Too hot, captain!

Mal

(Ordering)Get the doc down there to help you and make sure she’s taken care of.

Scene: Jayne enters from where Kaylee and the captain had come from

Jayne

She’s about to blow if you ask me. Leaking everywhere and making sounds I ain’t never imagined.

Mal

(quickly)Shut up, Jayne!

(yelling at the cockpit)Can you set a course and land somewhere River, preferably with all the help we’ll be need’n?

Scene: Cut to a close-up of River looking over her shoulder with a smil