Firefly Season 1, Ep. 9 "Ariel"

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Disguised as medical personnel, the crew infiltrates a hospital with the intention of stealing valuable supplies; meanwhile, Simon uses a high-tech imaging device to study River's brain in hopes of curing her - only to be betrayed by Jayne.
  • Starring: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres
  • Directed by: Allan Kroeker
  • Runtime: 45 minutes
  • Original air date: November 15, 2002
  • Network: FOX
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1. Serenity
  December 20, 2002
The crew of the spaceship Serenity attempt to rid themselves of precious salvaged cargo.
 
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2. The Train Job
  September 20, 2002
Mal and his crew are hired to pull off a train heist, but the cargo turns out to be badly needed medication intended for sufferers of a deadly disease.
 
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3. Bushwhacked
  September 27, 2002
The crew discovers the sole survivor of a Reaver attack aboard a derelict spacecraft, leading to an encounter with an Alliance commander bent on capturing Simon and River.
 
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4. Shindig
  November 1, 2002
Hoping to initiate a smuggling transaction, Mal attends an elegant social event with Kaylee. But when Mal upsets a wealthy man who hired Inara as his companion, he is challenged to a sword fight.
 
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5. Safe
  November 8, 2002
Book is critically injured when the crew of the Serenity is caught in the crossfire between policemen and outlaws; a backward people in need of a doctor kidnap Simon, and mistake River for a witch.
 
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6. Our Mrs. Reynolds
  October 4, 2002
After ridding a peaceful planet of a group of bandits, Mal and his crew are honored for their heroism. But when he returns to the Serenity, a horrified Mal is told he inadvertently married one of the local women during the celebration.
 
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7. Jaynestown
  October 18, 2002
When the Serenity crew travels to a planet to strike a smuggling deal, Jayne discovers the populace worships him as a hero; Inara makes a man out of a magistrate's 26-year-old virginal son; Book's nerves fray as he tends to River.
 
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8. Out of Gas
  October 25, 2002
The crew is forced to abandon ship when the Serenity is crippled by an explosion, leaving behind a dying Mal, who recalls how he first acquired the vessel and assembled the crew.
 
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9. Ariel
  November 15, 2002
Disguised as medical personnel, the crew infiltrates a hospital with the intention of stealing valuable supplies; meanwhile, Simon uses a high-tech imaging device to study River's brain in hopes of curing her - only to be betrayed by Jayne.
 
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10. War Stories
  December 6, 2002
The crew stages a rescue mission when Niska takes Mal prisoner and subjects him to torture; Inara raises eyebrows when she takes a female client.
 
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11. Trash
  January 1, 2003
Mal's "wife" Saffron resurfaces with a plan to steal a valuable gun from a collector, but the plan goes awry when the gun's owner turns out to be another of Saffron's husbands.
 
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12. The Message
  January 1, 2003
Mal and Zoe receive a crate containing the body of an old wartime friend, but the man turns out to be very much alive, and smuggling a secret cargo.
 
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13. Heart of Gold
  January 1, 2003
The Serenity crew defends a bordello from a gunslinger who got a prostitute pregnant and now intends to collect the child; Mal falls for the bordello's madam.
 
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14. Objects in Space
  December 13, 2002
A bounty hunter bent on apprehending River and collecting the reward for her capture boards the ship at night, catching the crew off-guard. He soon grows confused when River claims she's become one with the Serenity.
 
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Episode 9, "Ariel"
Synopsis: Disguised as medical personnel, the crew infiltrates a hospital with the intention of stealing valuable supplies; meanwhile, Simon uses a high-tech imaging device to study River's brain in hopes of curing her - only to be betrayed by Jayne.
Original air date: November 15, 2002
Runtime: 45 minutes
ASIN: B000HACVWI
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Firefly Season 1
Synopsis: Sci-fi western set 500 years in the future, in the aftermath of a universal civil war, that centers on the renegade crew of a small transport spaceship.
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres
Supporting actors: Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Steven Flynn, Ilia Volok, Lyle Kanouse, Dax Griffin, Roderick McCarthy, Keith Mooney
Season year: 2002
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Executive producer: Gareth Davies
Network: FOX
ASIN: B000H4TX9I
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5.0 out of 5 stars An incredible series only cut short by the short-sightedness of TV executives, November 18, 2011
This review is from: Firefly Season 1 (Amazon Instant Video)
The problem with critics is they watch to criticize. This series has a wonderful storyline and does a great job of portraying real life in a storyline that you can become a part of.

I, for one, believe the western theme does fit into the sci-fi realm. While it takes getting used to, you find it becomes a natural part of this story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best There Is., March 9, 2010
This review is from: Firefly Season 1 (Amazon Instant Video)
Television seldom produces quality material at the level of Firefly. It's accessible, no techno talk needed, but it's so low-key effective you'll not really notice you're living inside it until it's over too soon. That there are so few episodes is the only thing wrong with Firefly.

If this program is new to you, also see the movie "Serenity" 2005, in the 3 years between the series and the movie, the people lost none of the feel or cohesion. You will be pleased that you chose this, it's a well-modulated balance of atmosphere,tension, wit and humor. Characters are remarkably well-defined, but watch for little tricks of dialog, intelligence not formula. Nothing formulaic about Firefly. It's Quality. Capt: "You don't have any imagination." Zoe: "I imagine that's so, sir."
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