Favorite Episode?

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UPDATED: Saturday, April 24, 2004 03:46
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DUCKIE

Friday, April 23, 2004 6:31 AM

Hmmmmmmmm. I would have to say Objects in Space is my favourite. I really like the character stuff in it. The whole thing is great, but I *LOVE* the ending, where River is telling Early that she'll go with him, but she couldn't tell Simon her plan because he was with Early, and he just gets this heartbreaking look on his face. Before he decides that he's going to have a go at kicking the butt of a guy who's twice his size and kicked Mal's butt pretty handily. I think that whole episode (well, the whole series really, but that's not the question at hand) was just acted SO beautifully. Could the show have been cast any better? I don't think so.

S.A.

CYBERSNARK

Friday, April 23, 2004 3:43 PM

[muppet announcer]
OBJECTS. . . IN. . . SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE
[/muppet announcer]

*ahem* Sorry.

From the character stuff, to River's "Batgirl" scene (Joss' own term), to Early's excellently-designed "power ranger armour" space-suit (seriously, the costumer should win some kinda award for that), to River's "unmasked" moment of absolute lucidity at the end ("That is the general concensus"), seeming to cast doubt on just how much of River's behaviour is an act.

Early has joined Sesshoumaru, Demona, and Shinzon in my "Best Villains Ever" list.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

RICHARDECHEANDIA

Friday, April 23, 2004 4:19 PM

This is indeed a conundrum. I have two favorites - but for different reasons.

FAVORITE #1 - (Best Story):
Out of Gas. I nearly cry every time. And yes, as many have posted, the look on Mal's (Nathan's) face when he sees Serenity at the end does bring a tear to my eye.

The only problem with OOG is bringing my friends over to the house and saying:

Look, I'll bring you as much food or as many beers as you want for the next 50 minutes but you can't speak once during this episode. You need to pay attention!.

Plus - the music in OoG is SO perfect, so poignant, so beautiful that hearing it brings a tear to my eye.

FAVORITE #2 - (Most Artistic):
Objects in Space.

If people aren't familiar with much of FF, having them watch this episode usually elicits a response something along the lines of "Wow - that's incredible - that was on tv?"

Between the spooky ambiance and Jubal's flashbacks at the end, it sends shivers down my spine.

Truly good stuff.

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Mal: "Is there blubber?"

FREMDFIRMA

Friday, April 23, 2004 6:46 PM

You'll laugh...

Trash.

Reasons why ?

# 1 - seeing saffron get her comeuppance, and from INARA, no less- bwaahahahahah

# 2 - watching the crew pull another mission-impossible-style fast one, like in Ariel, that's always way cool.

# 3 - watching simon and river TOTALLY mindf**k jayne... I bout died laffin.

And (my girl insists)

# 4 - captain tightpants as captain NO pants, lol.

Watching the crews reactions to such nekkidity was also plain HI-larious.

-frem
diefuxdie

DUCKIE

Friday, April 23, 2004 6:51 PM

I have to agree with you on Trash, I think it's pretty underrated. Or maybe it's just the mindf*** scene at the end. The look on Jayne's face is priceless... I think he spends the rest of the series wondering if she was serious or just messing with him

S.A.
"We're all dreaming. ... Don't make faces."

THECLAPS

Friday, April 23, 2004 8:05 PM

The ones that stand out in my mind are:

Safe
Ariel
The Message

mainly because they had more character in them, and they all had their moments.

The teaser in the Message was the best out of the lot I think. Just sooo much funnies on all the characters' parts!

Safe and Ariel both have a lot of Doctor and River, and Adam and Nate's performances at the end of Ariel were astonishing.

And in Safe, I swell up every time I hear Simon say "light it". And I'm always touched whenever they allude to the fact that Serenity's their home, and what that actually means.

In the Message, we get a lot of the war talk, and you feel sympathetic for Tracy, kind of like for the Doctor. I'm not sure if many pointed this out, but their situations were quite similar. The only difference was Simon's integrity, and genuine regret for messing people up in the situation.

I think thematically, those were the strongest episodes.

Ain't. We. Just.

DUCKIE

Friday, April 23, 2004 8:44 PM

I've only seen Ariel and The Message once, but now that you mention some of the strong points of those episodes, I'm having a harder time with this question! I *do* remember the end of Ariel being *absolutely* riveting. I love the way Jayne says "Make somethin' up. Don't tell 'em what I did." I think the actual sincerity in his voice there is what saved his life and Adam Baldwin did it *perfectly*. Both of them were WONDERFUL in that scene. Now that you mention it, I think it may be one of my favourite scenes. Hmmm... do you think it would be easier or harder to pick a favourite scene rather than a favourite episode?

S.A.
"We're all dreaming. ...Don't make faces."

THECLAPS

Friday, April 23, 2004 9:14 PM

I think it'd be easier to pick a set of favourtie moments... but that's another thread, or dozen threads, cause we've beat this horse to death a bajillion times! but I never get tired of the sadistic beating of a cadaver!

Any who, other scene that moved me:
Jaynestown - After the mudder takes the blast for Jayne, when Jayne's shaking him telling him to get up, asking him what'd he do it for, and then at the end when he says it don't make no sense.

Ain't. We. Just.

ANNIGERRIA

Saturday, April 24, 2004 1:25 AM

Oh, ask to pick a favorite child - or book - or movie - or soundtrack - or...

First choice for me is Shindig, but that's cos I love Kaylee.

But what I talk to people about is my favorite double-feature, Our Mrs. Reynolds followed by Trash. I've put those two episodes on audio tape so I can listen to them in the car while commuting. YoSafBridge would be such a great recurring villaness.

Out of Gas and Objects in Space are incredible episodes, and they also are my favorites.

How can you pick out any single favorite... each has it's own merits - and they're so much FUN!

I love how like an onion Firefly is. There are so many layers and it's such fun to peel them back, oh, so slowly, to reveal the secrets that Joss has created in his wonderfully twisted mind.

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HOWDYROCKERBABY1

Saturday, April 24, 2004 2:12 AM

One of my favorite SCENE'S is in the end of Ariel when Simon says "No mei-mei, its time to wake up" another scene that makes my eyes well up.

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