| Serenity (1) |
101 |
12/20/02 |
Pilot originally made for the series, but aired later.//The crew of the Serenity are being hunted by the Alliance when they were pursuing an illegal salvage operation// intros to all the characters and the start of their travels together |
| Serenity (2) |
102 |
12/20/02 |
this *pilot* was aired as a two-part episode after they already announced that the show was being cancelled…Jayne, we hardly knew ye….Mal, if you'd only been with a Star-Trek franchise, we would have seen you for 7 years on Friday nights…. |
| The Train Job |
103 |
9/20/02 |
The crew is hired by a powerful mobster named Adelei Niska to pull a train robbery, which they accomplish// then they find out they stole medicine which a desperate mining community needs. |
| Bushwhacked |
104 |
9/20/02 |
the ship they are salvaging had been attacked, with all but one of the crew dead// Mal said it was Reevers who did it, but they need the money……The crew soon finds themselves face to face with cannibals, who used to be men |
| Shindig |
105 |
11/01/02 |
While at a fancy dress ball planetside, Mal accidentally insults a noble young man, (Inara's date), and is challenged to a duel// Inara teaches Mal swordplay, so he'll have a chance |
| Safe |
106 |
11/08/02 |
while delivering the cargo of cattle, a scuffle about the price turns into a gunfight, all get separated// Simon and River are kidnapped in town// Mal and Jayne take the injured Book to a med-ship |
| Our Mrs. Reynolds |
107 |
10/04/02 |
When Mal accidentally gets "married" thru some native dance on a backward planet, the girl stows away, and tries to claim her right as his wife// then she turns evil and tries to steal the ship for salvage |
| Jaynestown |
108 |
10/18/02 |
When the Serenity lands on a new planet, the locals hail Jayne as a hero, for past acts of his, while the magistrate puts a price on his head. |
| Out of Gas |
109 |
10/25/02 |
After an onboard accident, the crew is starving for air, and trying to save themselves and the ship// flashbacks show how the Serenity and its crew got together |
| Ariel |
110 |
11/15/02 |
When Inara needs her yearly physical, the crew helps Simon infiltrate a ritzy planet's hospital for info on the experiments going on at River's school// Jayne betrays them(?) and the Tams are taken by the Alliance people |
| War Stories |
111 |
12/06/02 |
While trying to sell stolen Alliance medical supplies, Mal and Wash are captured by crime lord Niska, who is looking for revenge against Mal for the botched train heist. It's up to Zoe and the inexperienced Serenity crew to rescue the captain |
| Trash |
112 |
unaired |
Mal is shocked to discover his old friend's new bride is Saffron// although she is furious when Mal blows her cover, she still offers to let him in on a big, "perfect" scam she's working on. |
| The Message |
113 |
unaired |
Mail-day!! Jayne gets a warm cap from his mom to keep his ears warm-- Mal opens HIS package and gets the dead body of an old war buddy, Tracey.... |
| Heart of Gold |
114 |
unaired |
The crew aids a bordello whose madam (an old friend of Inara) asks their help// a gunslinger claims he made one of the girls pregnant and he wants to claim the baby for himself and his wife, who is barren. |
| Objects in Space |
115 |
12/13/02 |
As River Tam drifts paranoidly through the ship, imagining that noone wants her there-(not true) and that noone trusts her (true), a bounty hunter closes in to try to capture her// fade out, River!! |
