Firefly: Ariel
Synopsis
Serenity is taking Inara to the “core” planet Ariel, when River attacks Jayne with a sword. Understandably angry, Jayne wants River to leave. Mal says this won’t happen but confines River to her quarters.
Firefly: Out Of Gas
Synopsis
Mal passes out and hits the floor, bleeding. He struggles to get back on his feet, holding something in his right hand. He has a flashback to he and Zoe checking out Serenity for the first time. To Mal, Serenity represents freedom.
Firefly: Jaynestown
Synopsis
Kaylee asks Simon why he never swears as Inara leaves to meet a client. They are visiting a run-down planet where the primary export is clay, where Mal has hidden some loot. Simon poses as a buyer of mud and doesn’t do a very good job. Jayne is nervous because he has a history there. In the town square, they find a statue of — Jayne.
Firefly: Our Mrs Reynolds
Synopsis
At a village celebration, Mal dances with a local woman. After the Serenity takes off, Mal finds she has snuck aboard the ship — and claims to be his wife.
Firefly: Safe
Synopsis
Eleven years ago, a young Simon studies while a much younger River plays behind a sofa. Their father tells them Simon will become a doctor. Back in the present, Simon thinks the Alliance doctors have given River paranoid schizophrenia. Serenity lands on a planet where a rough hunter, observing from the woods, voices his plans to steal whatever is aboard.