Why Isn't Heart Of Gold Ranked Higher By Browncoats?

POSTED BY: Jongsstraw
UPDATED: Monday, September 22, 2008 00:07
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RALLEM

Sunday, September 21, 2008 8:41 PM

I will agree that “Bushwhacked” was a pretty damned good episode, and it seemed to have all of the elements needed to become great, but I think it was held back by other episodes like “Out Of Gas,” which simply outshone it.

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NBZ

Sunday, September 21, 2008 8:46 PM

I think it is unfair to bring Out of Gas and potentially War Stories into discussions of quality of other episodes.

Watching in order, they almost make Ariel look bad! (I only really appreciated that episode after watching it on its own.)

RALLEM

Sunday, September 21, 2008 9:08 PM

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Originally posted by nbz:
I think it is unfair to bring Out of Gas and potentially War Stories into discussions of quality of other episodes.

Watching in order, they almost make Ariel look bad! (I only really appreciated that episode after watching it on its own.)

That is pretty much what I said only more clear.

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OPPYH

Sunday, September 21, 2008 10:52 PM

Because Firefly is a learning experience. If your a true fan, your constantly appreciating a different episode with each viewing.

Heart of Gold will be my favorite episode some day.

PLATONIST

Monday, September 22, 2008 12:07 AM

If you watch the episodes in order, like on the DVD set (as Joss intended) HOG succeeds in moving the story and character relations forward. I read somewhere that Joss said he had to keep reintroducing the characters in the earlier episodes through exposition, because FOX kept rejecting the scripts and showing the episodes out of order.

HOG assumes the viewer already knows the characters and that's why we get great moments like Wash's and Zoe's baby talk, Kaylee's lament, Inara's nursing to Simon's doctoring, Jayne's love of whoring, and of course the ending scene where Mal and Inara are laid bare, creating a pivotal turning point in the narrative. After all, she was just a whore.

On this basis, I think it's a solid episode. I just don't enjoy watching it often...too painful.

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