Revena

Hey guys! It’s…not Sunday. However, it is time for the next episode of Firefly, “Ariel.” This episode starts out with a cozy, domestic little scene in the dining area of Serenity, with Jayne cleaning his guns, Kaylee and Inara playing a game, River and Simon having something to eat (or not), and Wash and Zoe bickering in a friendly way. Mal walks in and says [...]

We’re just over halfway through Firefly with this week’s episode, “Out of Gas.” This episode is structured in an interesting way, mixing chunks of the A-Plot – starting out of order – with flashbacks that show how the crew came to live on Serenity. The first time I saw it, I was really impressed by the way the story structure helps build and hold tension [...]

It’s Firefly time again! And this week we’re watching another of my favorites, “Jaynestown.” This episode starts out with Kaylee getting her flirt on with Simon before heading into the set-up for the story: Serenity is going to Canton, and Jayne has been there before – in circumstances such that he feels it’s worth it to tape a gun to his belly (Mal disagrees, and [...]

Hello, fellow Firefly-watchers! This week our episode is “Safe,” which starts off with a flashback to Simon and River’s childhood, showing some of their family dynamic as kids. Throughout the rest of the episode we get flashbacks of Simon trying to convince his parents that River is in trouble and needs help, showing both his devotion to his sister and his parents’ relative lack of [...]

Sooo, I missed a week, there. My bad! But it’s all good, Hathorites (Hathorians? THLers?), because now I’m here with the next installment in our Firefly watch-along: “Shindig.” This is the episode that starts off with Mal and Jayne hustling pool and chatting with lowlifes in some sleazy back-planet bar while Inara watches on. Mal does some less-dishonest-than-thou pick-pocketing (inorite?) and then there’s a bar [...]