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Firefly/Trash
| Trash | |
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| Season 1, Episode 13 | |
| Airdate | unaired |
| Production Number | 1AGE12 |
| Written by | Ben Edlund & Jose Molina |
| Directed by | Vern Gillum |
| ← 1x11/12 Serenity |
1x14 → The Message |
| Firefly — Season One | |
Trash is the thirteenth episode of the first season of Firefly.
Starring: Nathan Fillion (Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds), Gina Torres (Zoe Washburne), Alan Tudyk (Hoban "Wash" Washburne), Morena Baccarin (Inara Serra), Adam Baldwin (Jayne Cobb), Jewel Staite (Kaylee Frye), Sean Maher (Dr. Simon Tam), Summer Glau (River Tam), Ron Glass (Shepherd Book)
Guest Starring: Christina Hendricks (Saffron), Franc Ross (Monte Reynolds), Dwier Brown (Durran Haymer)
Co-Starring: John Eric Bentley (Police Sergeant)
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Plot Overview
Saffron returns—after Mal breaks up her current gig, she convinces him and the crew to help out with a "perfect crime" that isn't. The crime: go to Bellerophon and steal a criminal's prototype laser gun from his collection. The plan: Saffron and Mal sneak in and dump the gun down the trash, bypassing security, and the Serenity crew grab it from the disposal system. Of course, this is Saffron, and it turns out she's married to the crook, Durran, and plans to double-cross Mal. Things don't work out so well and Saffron strands Mal naked in the desert. Fortunately Mal and Inara anticipated a betrayal and set it up so Inara grabs the gun, leaves Saffron behind, and rescues Mal.
Meanwhile, Simon figures out Jayne betrayed them and the two have words.
Notes
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
- Simon: Simon figures out that Jayne sold him and River out and threatens him. Although he claims that as long as he's the medic of the ship, he won't endanger his life.
Referbacks
- 1x04 - Our Mrs. Reynolds: Saffron claimed to be married to Mal in episode six. There are several events from this episode which are referred to in this episode, particularly everything about how she left the crew to die.
- 1x09 - Ariel: Jayne attempted to give Simon and River up to the feds when they were breaking into a hospital in the core planets. But, he changed his mind when the feds betrayed him and took his reward for themselves.
Trivia
The Show
- Bill Gates' Legacy: When Jayne is working on the trashbin, a monitor showing a Microsoft Windows Screen is clearly visible. Several windows and a wizard screen are shown.
Behind the Scenes
Allusions and References
- Lasseter: The gun that the crew attempts to steal in this episode is likely named after John Lasseter, the director of Toy Story, a Pixar CG movie written by Joss Whedon. The correlation fits because Toy Story was one of the first completely CG cartoon feature films made by Disney, and was certainly one of the most successful.
Memorable Moments
Quotes
- Monty: I shaved off my beard for you, devil woman!
- Jayne: (to Simon) Captain says you're to stay put. Doesn't want you to come afoul of his blushing psychotic bride. She figures out who you are, she'll turn you in before you can say, "Don't turn me in, lady."
- Wash: I'm confused.
- Saffron: You're asking yourself, if I've got the security codes why don't I grab it for myself?
- Wash: No, actually. I was wondering (shouts) what's she doing on this ship? Didn't she try to kill us?
- Durran: How long have you been with him?
- Mal: We are not together!
- Saffron: He's my husband.
- Mal: Well, who in the damn galaxy ain't?
- Mal: No one's killing any folk today on account of we got a very tight schedule.
- River: Also, I can kill you with my brain.
