What was in your opinion, the worst episode of firefly?

POSTED BY: Zeylon
UPDATED: Monday, October 31, 2005 02:02
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KHYRON

Saturday, October 29, 2005 9:30 AM

Don't we already have a thread discussing this? How many do we need?

EMPTY

Saturday, October 29, 2005 9:44 PM

believe it or not i liked jaynestown, i liked it because jayne's character was uncovered in abit more detail, and the bushwhacked interrogation scene was a classic.
Heart of Gold was abit pointless in my opinion, i didn like it much, too westerny, also i didn see mal jumping that fast on the idea of saving a bunch of 'companions'.

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UNSARDONIC

Saturday, October 29, 2005 11:27 PM

[ to say the message was a bad episode is something i couldn't disagree more with.]

Oh I agree with you here - I wasn't saying it was "bad" ('Mal' ...in the Latin, hehheh...) - just that it was my least favorite as in the originating question of this thread, to wit: "what ... was the worst episode." I think it's just as good as all the others, it's just that, it was clearly "colored" throughout all its aspects by the knowledge they'd just been cancelled so... I think it does the least of the epsiodes in carrying forward the various plot elements of the Bigger Story - all the events of the Serenity-verse.. it was kind-of a ...punctuated sigh, if you will... on the part of everyone in the series...

just my opinion

HOHOHO

UNSARDONIC

Saturday, October 29, 2005 11:32 PM

oh yeah, and several people have raised the point of "Heart of Gold" being the worst which, at some point I might agree with. I think it's Joss's tribute to "Bonanza" myself (he tropes his inspirations throughout the series & the BDM, too) so, it helps if you like Westerns I guess.

However, in keeping with what I'd just said about how "The Message" does the least to ...forward the events of the Serenity-verse... of course, "Heart of Gold" does one very significant thing to really carry on those plot points further, namely, Inara actually losing so much composure that she had a breakdown over Mal

HOHOHO

FIREGIRL

Sunday, October 30, 2005 3:17 AM

i totaly think jaynestown was the worst.Mostly becuase i already knew what was gonna happen in the end. it was totally predictable. i didnt need to have another reason to thingk Jayne was anymore if a creep then i aready did. though it was funny at points. And heart of gold was the best. having that old west/ sufferage act thing was cool. And there were beautiful costumes.

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RIVER6213

Sunday, October 30, 2005 4:08 AM

I forget the name of it, but the episode with the bounty hunter was the worst for me. The only thing that was good about that episode was River. We got to learn more about her power.

That bounty hunter got on my nerves, and I was glad when mean old Mal showed up and pushed him off the ship into space.

I thought Heart of Gold was really good...it wasnt the best, but it was a decent, old west kinda flick.

And it was good to see Mal being kind and tender for once towards Inara's friend, who was also very beautiful and gutys.

Even Jayne was being tender and nice in that episode if you noticed his relationship with that prositute. He was braiding her hair, and I liked the scene where, before the big gunfight, Jayne explained to the girl what guns he wanted her to hand to him when the battle started, then they madeout! Jayne acted like he cared about her. I bet she felt safe!

Now its my turn...

INTOTHEBLACK

Sunday, October 30, 2005 4:43 AM

I thought "The Message" was the worst. I agree with someone else in saying it was just kind of boring. Of course you do have to love Jayne in that hat. My favorite is "Out of Gas". It still manages to hold my intersest after all this time.

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UNSARDONIC

Sunday, October 30, 2005 6:01 AM

yeah, I consider "Out of Gas" one of the most vital episodes but I must disagree with "River6213" about "Objects In Spcae," which I consider the single MOST important episode besides the original unaired pilot itself... she thought the "only good thing about it was River"... but that was why it was vital: it's the episode that links the logic of the 'Firefly' series to the BDM, making it completely indispensable, whether or not you think Jubal Early is annoying.

I mean - sure, having a bounty hunter on your ass would be annoying, I suppose, especially one who ties up cute girls with threats of rape (as he did to Kaylee), but I Truly Love it when the show gets intense... I mean, did you know Mal could die under torture, be revived and be the better man for it? F'Chrissakes... THAT'S INTENSE! ...all part of why I love it... (gives new meaning to the phrase, "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger).

Anyway... I maintain, you couldn't make the logical story leap between the Firefly series to the featue film 'verse without "Objects In Space."

HOHOHO

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NOX2HED

Sunday, October 30, 2005 6:41 AM

I have not yet seen all the episodes, though most.

At first was somewhat troubled by the nature of the thread, but very quickly came to the realization that (my) answer to this question actually is very illuminating and poignant to the very heart of Firefly.

The fact of the matter is that if I had to sit and try to pick the ‘worst’ episode, taking into consideration various factors that influence any entertainment, such as subtleties in your ‘mood’ at the time, your ‘expectations’, etc., etc., the one thing that is crystal clear is whichever the ‘worst’ choice might be, it would still be ‘glowing’ in comparison, in my opinion, to about 70% to 80% of any other show I can think of.

And that is the truth.

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BROWNCOATFAN1

Sunday, October 30, 2005 9:15 PM

i did not like objects in space because it was the last episode. lol.

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