What Is Your Favorite Firefly Episode?
POSTED BY: collinmalfan
UPDATED: Monday, April 24, 2006 03:43
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War Stories but don't tell the other eps.
Shamrock
I haven't been missed at all
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Objects in Space. I love every episode but OiS is just so beautiful and compelling.
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I think I'm probably outnumbered here--but my favorite episode is likely Bushwhacked, followed closely by Shindig. I think Reavers are one of the most interesting parts of the show--and the exchanges between the crew and the alliance interrogators is priceless XD
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Hmmm.... my favorites (in no particular order) are:
*Objects in Space, because of the unique perscpective we get from River, the beautiful relatiosnhip building in the teaser, the equaly beautiful bu subtle character interaction in the closer, Juabl Early's delightful comments. Also, it was nice to see how much everyone (even Jayne, to an extent) does appreciate River. I love River's line in the teaser: "It's just an object. It's not what you think." That was a visually stunning scene, seeing the branch and the flower petals.
* Serenity, if for no other reason than the screligious way Mal walks in and kills the fed adgent when he has a gun to River's head. And Wash's dinosaurs. I can't see why Fox disliked this pilot. It was an excellent introduction. A bit preachy at time, but still excellent.
* Our Mrs. Reynolds, I read somewhere that Joss considers this the best script he's ever written, and I can see why. The humor was excellent. It was delight, watching all the characters react to Mal's accidental bride. I'm a big Mal/Inara fan, so this episode was a real treat for me. The relationship building in this episode was so subtle and natural, a perfect part of the plot without being overpowering.
* Ariel, just because it was so tight in terms of polit. Everything fit together so well.
The great thing about this series is that there's not a singel episode I dislike. There are exceptional episodes, but no episodes that make me want to turn the TV off and run away.
~ Arcadia
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um, can i say "the message"?
i know there are a few holes but i think everybody is a lot like tracey. desparate. nice. real.
then comes "out of gas" and "shindig" and, of course, "ariel".
i'm off to go procrastinate by means of firefly! (naturally if i ever want to get into college i must memorize every episode!)
ye-AH!
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As everyone's agreed, choosing a favorite is tough and that's a good thing, but I find myself watching "War Stories" more than any other, then "Serenity" "Ariel" and "Objects".
"Yolanda?"
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(accidental double post edited)
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Well ...
When I was all alone in my Fireflydome and wasn't tainted by knowing what the rest of the world thought, "Out Of Gas" was by far my favorite episode. But there are very few episodes that couldn't in some way be my favorite... I'm just not good at picking favorites.
I can, however, say this for sure. "Shindig" is without a doubt my least favorite episode. Even though I watch it as religiously as the others, it bores me because everything has this dull, obvious, "irony" to it that is completely mind numbing. "I get how they do it I just ain't gettin the why." "I'll take on the job." I love the scene with Banning, Destra, Kavot and Zell (Please pardon the spelling), as well as other scenes. But the line "He's being toyed with" is just nerve raking, and if the line "Besides, why would I want to leave Serenity" were filled with any more blatant, intentional cheesy irony I would vomit and probably hate the show. It is that bad.
Yeah cool things happen, but I can barely make it through the episode. And after reading Jane Espenson's editorial comments (with the exception of a very classy few) in "Finding Serenity" I can understand why it is so fake.
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Well, like most (if not all) Browncoats, I pretty much love all the episodes. Put a gun to my head, and I'd have to choose Objects in Space. It's different than the others, more cerebral, with fantastic writing, by far the most interesting guest character, and I love seeing everything through River's POV.
But really, my favorite episode depends on my mood. If I'm in the mood for comedy, Our Mrs. Reynolds or Jaynestown; more serious drama, Out of Gas or Objects in Space; action, Ariel or Heart of Gold.
Let's face it though: one of the reasons Firefly is so great is that each episode shares plenty of all these things. I could no more pick a true "favorite" than I could tell you Yosaffbridge's real name.
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Mine varies between war stories, objects in space, and out of gas.
The only one I didn't really like was the message, due to the plot holes which really hurt suspension of disbelief on my part.
-Jeff
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