Why Isn't Heart Of Gold Ranked Higher By Browncoats?
POSTED BY: Jongsstraw
UPDATED: Monday, September 22, 2008 00:07
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I'm certainly not a Firefly expert by any means, but I have seen the episodes at least 50 times each over the last 3 years. Every time I watch HOG ( like last night ) I am emotionally drained by the end of it. This episode has the most intense Inara/Mal interplay on a personal emotional level than any other. It's really the only episode that strips away all their mutual mind games, and draws them together to face the intense emotional connection they've had for eachother on the boat all along. I truly wonder what Mal was going to say when he was about to be truthsome to her. Unfortunately Inara didn't allow him to finish, and obviously her feelings and emotions came crashing down on her, causing her to want to run away. Even if I'm wrong on my interpretations about this, I still say it's one of the best episodes.
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This is just my opinion, but I think the reason the episode “Heart of Gold” is not a more favored show is that there are too many other episodes like “Out of Gas,” or “Our Mrs. Reynolds,” or “Trash” to choose from.
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Originally posted by rallem:
This is just my opinion, but I think the reason the episode “Heart of Gold” is not a more favored show is that there are too many other episodes like “Out of Gas,” or “Our Mrs. Reynolds,” or “Trash” to choose from.
Agreed. We did not get many episoded before the plug was pulled and of those that we did get, "Heart of Gold" just didn't measure up to the others. That's not to say that it was bad, only that it did not reach the very high bar set by earlier episodes.
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Quote:Ohhh, disagree here, HOG was great. Of the fourteen eps we got, I can only point to Bushwacked as a show I feel that didn't reach the 'bar'. Every single other is pure greatness, including HOG IMO.
Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
"Heart of Gold" just didn't measure up to the others. That's not to say that it was bad, only that it did not reach the very high bar set by earlier episodes.
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I happen to agree with Chrisisall. HOG is very under valued and "Bushwacked" is a bit weak when put up against OMR, WS,OIS, Shindig, Trash, just to name a few.
But the best part of "Bushwacked" are the scenes of the ball contest and the interrogation scenes. If it had included all of Alan's deleted scenes and more of the others it would have been much better.
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fwiw: Well, lady I must say --
You're my kinda stupid.
This one line actually drew tears to my eyes. After that, the emotional response in Inara's impeccable reaction shot to Nandi's murder is what completely sold me (well, actually justified the purchase of the dvd set) on this fine space western. Not that there was too much doubt on my account from the very first scene I ever caught of this show.
Perhaps not the best scripted show of the series, and certainly not the best directed -- given heavy competition with Oog, OiS... heck, several others -- but its emotional impact, for wont of a better term, just slammed me.
Having said all of that, OoG & OiS blow this ep away. But that's just pickin' nits.
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I'd say The Train Job is the weakest, followed by Shindig. Yesyesyes, Kaylee looks freaking adorable in that dress, but it's still a weak episode.
Objects In Space is eeeeasily my favourite.
And i refuse to rank the rest, i bloody well love them all.
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Heart of Gold is a great episode, but Our Mrs Reynolds is the best. 
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IMO... I just can't stand OiS... I don't know why, but it's way too... I dunno... River, I've no other way to explain it... it's too artsy/crazy for me... HOG on the other hand, I absolutely LOVE!!! Then again, any of the episodes that show the love that Mal and Inara have for each-other, but don't ever quite get around to showing, I love as well
OiS and OOG are actually two of my least favorite episodes *hides* please don't kill me!!!
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Originally posted by JakeWolfe:
OiS and OOG are actually two of my least favorite episodes *hides* please don't kill me!!!
If you're that way inclined, you're that way inclined.
I'm just a sucker for the arty farty, deep and meaningful shit, me.
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