What's Your Favorite Scene From Firefly?

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VERONIC

Friday, February 13, 2009 10:21 PM

You know, I'm a big fan of Mal/Inara
I love this

CHANNAIN

Friday, February 13, 2009 10:22 PM

MMMmmmm... yeah. Two very confused people in a messed up 'verse.

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CHRISISALL

Friday, February 13, 2009 10:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by traveler:

Jayne looking through the glass in the airlock door saying, "Don't tell them the truth."

Traveler nailed mine.

The laughing Chrisisall

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, February 16, 2009 7:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by traveler:

Jayne looking through the glass in the airlock door saying, "Don't tell them the truth."

Traveler nailed mine.

The laughing Chrisisall

Yer such a softie.

RIPWASH

Friday, February 27, 2009 5:10 PM

Not especially an official scene but in the BDM Gag Reel when they're all on the bridge yelling at Wash when he's trying to fly through all the ships. Ends with "You wanna fly? F'in' FLY! I'll be in my bunk!" That cracked me up.

Officially though... Wow. Too many to mention, but to name a few...

The ending of "The Message"
Several in "Out of Gas"
"Trash" when Wash asks how YoSaffBrige got on the ship (Mal: She hitched, Wash: I don't recall pulling over!)
and on and on and on . . . .

Zoe: "Get it running again."
Mal: "Yeah"
Zoe: "So not running now"
Mal: "Not so much"
- Out of Gas

JOSSISAGOD

Friday, February 27, 2009 5:34 PM

My new favorite's when rather pitifully and maybe a bit scared River asks:
River: What am I?
and Simon responds.
Simon: You are my beautiful sister.
River: I threw up on your bed.
Simon: Yep, definitely my sister.

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NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Friday, February 27, 2009 6:01 PM

Jeez, I can't believe I haven't ever posted to this thread.
Maybe 'cuz there are 2:

The "wobbly-headed dolls" scene from Trash.

and the fade out shot, I think it's from Safe: everybody is sitting around the table eating. They pass a basket of bread or rollS. Jayne takes a big hunk, passes the basket on. River reaches over, steals the bread from his plate. Jayne catches her, growls, grabs the basket back. A little throw-away moment, but priceless.

BRIGLAD

Friday, February 27, 2009 7:39 PM

So many to choose from but Since I'm a Zoe and River fan these are my two choices

"Mmmm, wife soup." Shows Zoe's softer side

and in OIS when River floats down to Mal. At that moment is when I think Mal accepts her as part of the crew.

Brian

ANOTHERSKY

Monday, March 16, 2009 9:34 AM

Difficult to decide, as I have "funny" and "dramatic" and "amazing" categories.

The top two for funnies:

Wash's Dinosaur Monologue
"and we will call it....this land! I think we should call it your grave! Now die! Mine is an evil laugh...."

aaaaannnnnd...

Jayne's Diary Entry (for Simon)

"Dear Diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy. Then we were kidnapped by impoverished hill folk and never seen again. It was the best day ever."

Another Sky

JAYNESMANE

Monday, April 6, 2009 2:57 PM

I love when they go to rescue Mal and Wash, and even Brooke helps fight by shooting kneecaps.

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POLYMER

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:01 AM

I'm new! I love firefly, best show ever, I wish it came back, but with the entire crew :(

The scene that comes to mind right away is from the movie(serenity). After barely escaping from the Reavers, River is sitting in the floating car thingy, eyes open and has a lost face on her. And then Simon rushes over to River to see if shes okay and she responds by saying: "I swallowed a bug" in a worried expression. I LOVE that small scene. So cool.

Oh and the time when River shoots 3 people with closed eyes is the most kick-ass scene :D

I love the entire show.....

WEICHI

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Shinygoodguy:
I'm a big fan of Kaylee's, so yes definitely the scene where she's hawking for passengers. Especially her conversation with Book. She's cute to begin with, but her and the umbrella with her hair up (Oh my).

My favorite too, but a different emphasis (not that I am not aware of the cuteness)

The scene that got me was the song in Jaynestown, and I love the Kaylee "my good girl" moment.

But I love the end of the hawking for passengers scene. I love the obvious non Star Trekkian certainty that there will be a role for lawn chairs in the future.

But mostly I adore the look on her face, her openness and certainty that everyone should want to get aboard Serenity, that there is no better place to be, and her puzzlement that the rest of the verse just does not get it - as they ready the door to close.

Sort of a crystalization of the how I feel about the whole show.

See how I'm not hitting him, I think I've grown!

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by weichi:
I love the obvious non Star Trekkian certainty that there will be a role for lawn chairs in the future.

LOLROTF!!!!

The laughing Chrisisall

TEXARCANA

Monday, April 27, 2009 10:07 PM

MAL: Haven't you killed me enough for one day!?
ZOE: This is something the Captain has to do for himself.
MAL: No!! No, it's not!!
ZOE: Oh!
Blam-Blam-Boom.
Makes me smile every gorram time.

TRAINBANDIT

Saturday, May 9, 2009 11:28 PM

My favorite scene is that wonderful silhouette of River standing in that doorway, bloody axe in hand. Makes you go a big "Yesss!"

That's not incense

LEXANIK

Sunday, May 10, 2009 7:24 AM

I looked at the question, and thought, hmm... favorite scene... and the entire Firefly season and Serenity blended into one huge scene, lol...

I am a huge fan of River, so I'd have to say an scene with her doing something in it, especially in Jaynestown the three scenes highlighting River "fixing the bible" Books hair, and her ranting on about how Books brains arent safe and the hair "will still be there... waiting." I saw those parts and about died I was laughing so hard!

That, and after Simon starts giving River the medications and finds her on his bed and she rants on about apple bits being chaos and she casually says "... and I threw up on your bed..."

SHINYVERA2517

Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:19 PM

Quote:

and the fade out shot, I think it's from Safe: everybody is sitting around the table eating. They pass a basket of bread or rollS. Jayne takes a big hunk, passes the basket on. River reaches over, steals the bread from his plate. Jayne catches her, growls, grabs the basket back. A little throw-away moment, but priceless.

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I LOVE that part! I laughed my butt off and backed it up twice to watch it again. One of those subtle things that makes you love the show so much.
Another subtle thing I love is another Jayne thing. The scene in Serenity when they're flying through the field of Reaver ships listening to the screaming. At one point when they show Jayne, the way he's holding his gun is so different than normal. It's not at all the confident "I'm gonna shoot some people" way that he usually holds it....it's more like, I don't know, the way a kid holds his/her favorite stuffed animal that keeps the monsters away. Shows that even Jayne is afraid.....or at the very least, quite nervous with the situation.

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PEACEKEEPER

Monday, May 11, 2009 12:16 AM

Dont believe after all this time my favourite scene hasnt come up.The guy who defends Kaylee in Shindig. "THats a mighty fine dress.It must have taken a dozen slaves a dozen days to get you into that dress.---Course your daddy tells me it only takes a schoolboy's wink to get you out of it again." Absolutely priceless.!!!

INEVERMARRIED

Monday, May 11, 2009 12:47 AM

Probably the Mal/Zoe flashback in Out of Gas - the lead into the scene with Mal mashed up against the grating and then just the sheer good-natured comedy of it all.

"What's that, sir?"
"Freedom is what."
"I meant, what's *that*?"
"Oh yeah, just step around that. I think something must have been living in here."

Either that or the Mal/Jayne attempted bartering sequence in Our Mrs. Reynolds. Pretty much sums up Jayne and Mal's ideologies up a treat, to me at least. My favourite line of it is definitely,

"This the best gun made by man. It has *extreme* sentimental value."

Who else but Jayne Cobb?

Or my favourite could be the end of The Message?

Aaarggghhh, I don't know, this is waaay too difficult. Every time I think of one, four more pop up and taunt me. To borrow and tweak a phrase, "My brain is being problematic."

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, May 11, 2009 8:18 AM

For River scenes, the last few times through the series have me hinged on "I never thought you'd come for me." She was referring to waiting for Simon to save her from the Institute.
After her rude introduction to the crew, it seems unfair that many of these moments with Simon are not witnessed by the others aboard.

SARAHANNAH1012

Monday, May 11, 2009 2:55 PM

Gosh!

I'd have to say hands down when the prox alarm goes of when they're playing space basketball! I LOVE IT!

Oh wait what about when River gets out of the box! The way Mal jumps back so camply makes me giggle everytime!

Mine is an EVIL laugh!

JONGSSTRAW

Monday, May 11, 2009 3:30 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Shinygoodguy:
I'm a big fan of Kaylee's, so yes definitely the scene where she's hawking for passengers. Especially her conversation with Book. She's cute to begin with, but her and the umbrella with her hair up (Oh my).

I had the good fortune of meeting Jewel a few weeks ago in Orlando. I chose one of her pictures, the one you describe above, with the parasol and her hair up. She wrote " Ever sail in a Firefly before?" She must write that a lot, but I don't even remember what I said to her, I was so damn nervous with her and Morena. They were also part of a Whedon Women panel which was great.

RALLEM

Monday, May 11, 2009 3:45 PM

I would say my favorite scene is in "War Stories," when Zoë and Wash are on the shuttle after her rescuing him from the Skyplex. Zoë explains to Wash that Niska would like to keep Mal alive for a couple days minimum before killing him, and Wash's response is something to the affect, "The Bastard won't get days." That is a very ambiguous statement and when I first heard I was wondering if he meant Niska for torturing him, or Mal for saying those things about his wife.

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LEEDAVIDT

Monday, May 11, 2009 4:44 PM

MAL
(startled)
Hey!
Camera pans left to reveal an obviously naked Saffron in Mal's bed, covered only by a sheet.

MAL
You're, uh... uh... well, there you are.
SAFFRON
I've made the bed warm for you.

MAL
It looks, uh, warm.

SAFFRON
And I've made myself ready for you.

MAL
Let's ride right past the part where you explain
exactly what that means. Didn't you see you
got a room of your own?

SAFFRON
And I'm to sleep there?

MAL
That's the notion. Assuming you're... yeah.
Sleepy.

SAFFRON
But we've been wed. Aren't we to become one flesh?

MAL
Well, no, uh... We're still two fleshes here, and I
think that your flesh ought to sleep somewhere else.

SAFFRON
I'm sorry. When we talked I'd hoped, but I don't --
(moves to stand)

MAL
Whoa, hey! Flesh...
(beat)

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BULLETT

Monday, May 11, 2009 7:25 PM

iknow my two favorite have already been posted, but....

in shindig when river is talking to badger, loved it.

and in ois, when they are talking about river being psycic, and wash says, thats like science fiction, and zoe says we live on a space ship dear.

RALLEM

Monday, May 11, 2009 7:31 PM

Of course I cannot forget the scene in "Out of Gas," where Mal is laying on the ground of the Cargo Bay, and and earlier version of Mal and Zoe enter the Bay to discuss Mal's plans for a brighter future. I especially loved the part where the two of them walked around the spot where Mal's body will be laying in the future because something made a nest there. When I saw that for the first time chills went up and down my spine.

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TENTHCREWMEMBER

Monday, May 11, 2009 7:46 PM

For me, there's lots and lots of very close seconds. Most of them listed above. :)

But the number one scene for me, in Out of Gas, is the flashback to Jayne's joining the crew when he shoots Marco in the leg WITHOUT looking at him, and says "Shaddup..." followed by "How big a room?" to Mal.

It just amuses me greatly, and wraps up Jayne's personality up in a nice neat package.

Again, the rest of Firefly all falls into the "close seconds" category, and arguably could all be the #1 scene.

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TRAINBANDIT

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:59 AM

Another one I thought of just now, and it may have been mentioned but I'm too lazy to read everything...is in OiS, when River has that sweet conversation with Mal outside the ship. She's completely alright for a moment,and you see the real River: bright, funny, kind. She jokes about Simon needing "so much looking after," laughs at herself with "that's the popular theory," and Mal is so protective and kind. Just a good little slice of life.

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TRAINBANDIT

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:08 AM

Wow! Morena has some short hair there. Very cute.

PATIENCEHEAVYHORSE

Friday, May 15, 2009 11:14 AM

It's not my "favorite," couldn't pick a single fave anyway, but a scene that always stands out to me is the exchange between Inara and Saffron in Our Mrs. Reynolds up in the scaffolding.
Saffron: Oh you're good.
Inara: You're amazing, who are you?

There's just such a reality to the way they play this, the two super-savvy women who are used to playing each other letting their guards down and almost showing a "professional" respect for each others' skill in the con game. You just don't see moments of multilayering of characters much, especially written for strong female roles.

BORIS

Saturday, May 16, 2009 5:26 AM

I'm sure others have said it but it's hands down the "scary dark side Mal" scene in Ariel Where Mal whacks Jayne with the wrench and locks him in the hatch. We see just why you should not mess with his people particularly if you are one of his people coz he's gonna expect much more from you.

KAOSIUM

Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:04 AM

Simon explaining who River was in the pilot. A beautiful scene with the montage of River and ending with Mal's grim threat on what the future holds for them if Kaylee dies.

I've often wondered if he was totally bluffing, or just getting a little revenge for Kaylee and would never have done that. It didn't seem like his crew would have stood for it. The more I think about it the more I wonder if this was one of the reasons the pilot was rejected. Mal's threat seems totally heartless after we find out what was done to River and what lengths Simon went to save her. I can see how some might have totally lost interest in Malcolm Reynolds after that. I didn't, because I don't believe he'd actually do it whether he meant it at the time or not, based on what I saw of him the rest of the series. However the suits watching the pilot wouldn't have known that and come to the conclusion the show was going to be so dark few people could stomach it.

Just imagine Mal forcing Simon and the poor traumatized River into the airlock, then depressurizing it and their eyeballs pop, their brains come out their ears and their organs explode. Would he have watched? Must those poor kids die simply for trying to escape from merciless Alliance machinations?

SYDNEYDEBS

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 3:52 AM

Hi, my favourite scene has got to be Mal's sex scene OH MY GAWD!!!!

Hot steamy sex with a hot steamy captain .

I've only just discovered Firefly and love it.

Cheers.

MRINVADER1

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:00 AM

Reading through all the favorites, I alternately laughed, then teared, then both, ..

favorite scenes -

#1 the funeral (horrifically sad but THE best production value I've EVER seen on a television show. I weep at the thought of this ep.)

#1 saving Kaylee when she gets shot.. incredible suspense

#2 wash's dinosaurs

#3 out of gas where Mal scrapes himself up and gets the job done.

#4 river with the desert eagle

#5 river squaredancing

VERAVERA

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 7:38 PM

god, that's such a hard question...i like the part where saffron leaves mal naked...or when jayne gets the boggin from his mom...he's so cute...i guess i like the funny parts best

MEATPUPPET42

Sunday, August 16, 2009 12:47 AM

Jayne- Any one remember her coming at me with a butchers knife?
Wash-Whacky fun.
Jayne-You want to go little man?
Wash- Only if it's someplace with candlelight.

Anything that has wash making fun of jayne.

I love it! It's like wiping your ass with silk.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, August 17, 2009 8:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by meatpuppet42:

I love it! It's like wiping your ass with silk.

TMI.

JONGSSTRAW

Monday, August 17, 2009 11:58 AM

I just want to continue to thank everyone for keeping this thread alive for 19 months with your observations and opinions.

Not long after I originally posted it, I found in the Archives a thread with the same topic. I never meant to plagorize the topic, and I officially give props to the original writer here and now.

My own personal favorite scenes change over time, although it doesn't matter what episode I'm watching 'cause Firefly is one DVD I can pop in the player and know I'll be satisfied thoroughly.

TRAVELER

Monday, August 17, 2009 11:17 PM

Hello Jongsstraw:

I know what you mean by favorite scenes changing over time. If people were to ask on any given day I would probably have a different answer each time. As seen here, there are a lot of great scenes.

I can see why people continue visit here. It is nice to read through the other Browncoat's choices and have the scenes appear in your mind. Simon telling River, "It is time to wake up", and Kaylee patting Serenity's engine room wall after doing a Crazy Ivan. These blend together to make a great series.

It is nice that the new people discover this thread and add their own. Gives the rest of us a good reason to revisit it.

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PCCH7

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:57 PM

in War Stories.. "No power in the verse can stop me".. With the lighting from behind Summer kinda looks like an angel or something and River and Kaylee just stands there looking at eachother.. Everytime I see that, I get a chill and I want them to start kissing eachother

"Bam, said the lady"

STORYMARK

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:12 PM

Hard to say...

But it probably involves YoSaffBridge.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

PATCHIST

Saturday, August 22, 2009 5:44 AM

I love the scenes where Simon calls River 'meimei'. I just want to cry and drown in my tears whenever I watch it.

WASHISMYHERO215

Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:39 PM

There are too many amazing scenes to just choose one...however, one of my very favorite scenes EVER is at the beginning of the first episode, I think, when Wash is playing with those dinosaurs. SO FUNNY. Basically any scene with Wash in it is my favorite. RIP Wash. He was my very favorite, and I was just heartbroken when he died.

:(

SHINYWASH

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:25 AM

What a great thread! Brings back wonderful memories reading about everyone's favorite. I have so many but my definite favorite is in WS when Mal and Wash are being tortured and Mal taunts Wash about Zoe and threatens to sleep with her.

Zoe going to bargain for "her men", choosing Wash without hesitating and not even flinching when Niska hands her Mal's ear.

And then after Zoe rescues Wash, he realizes that Mal got him through the torture with his banter and Wash finds his inner badass, "He's not gonna get days".

The whole crew jumping in to go rescue the Captain and River just glancing and shooting those three men without looking,"Can't look, can't look".

Priceless!

Okay, you asked for one, but I just love that episode! So many great moments.

"What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?! Oh right, that would be me."

SHINYWASH

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:40 AM

And oh my goodness, how could I have forgotten?! The famous "I'll be in my bunk" line too!

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NECTARSIS

Friday, November 13, 2009 9:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Millard:
I can't say if it is may favorite scene, but it's the one that made me say "yup, this is a great show". It is in the pilot when Mal walks onto Serenity and shoots the Fed (can't remember his name) right in the head, without a moments pause, or mercy. He was a problem that they didn't have time for, so instead of talking it out, Mal took care of it.

SOOOOOOO hard to chose 1...but this is def top 5 easily.

GILLIANROSE

Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:29 AM

Wow this is a fun thread - reading everyone's answers, there are so many brilliant moments of all sizes.

Overall, I keep coming back to the very end of OoG. Mal's in the used shipyard lot, listening to the salesman's pitch, completely and totally in love. And the reveal at the end, that all the virtues the salesman was describing weren't about the firefly at all! But Mal's in love, love at first sight, impenetrable by logic or reality, love as idiosyncratic and daft as love always is. There is no Why? that I can ask about his immediate attachment to and need for the ship. It's a beautiful foreshadow of what he tells River at the end of the BDM. Beyond that, I enjoy thinking about what it shows us about Mal and about human nature and love.

JBURGER

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 6:50 AM

Opening scene to Our Mrs. Reynolds.

YUKON

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:26 PM

My husband and I spent the entire Christmas holiday watching our gift DVD of Firefly. Even burned the turkey. Did not know this series even existed so we have years of mourning to catch up on. Who ever decided to cancel this series needs their head examined. Better yet such stupidity deserves to be sent to work for NBC.

This is the absolutely best series we have seen in years. Pick a favourite scene? Impossible, although I really did like the look in Mal's eyes when the salesman was trying to sell him one ship and he first sees his ship. True love.

Yukon

ANDAVELY

Friday, January 22, 2010 5:08 PM

Its been mentioned, but it has to be When Mal wakes up to find the crew returned to serenity on out of gas.

Very Emotional scene.

BANKSY

Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:22 PM

The whole special hell speech is pure genius.

I also love Wash's infamous dinosaur scene in the pilot.

There's actually loads thinking of it, but those two are definitely somewhere in the top ten.

XYLIDINE

Monday, October 4, 2010 11:41 PM

My favorite scene is when Stitch beats the hell out of Simon in Jaynestown. In fact stitch is my favorite character in the whole series. He was betrayed, permanently injured, and then thrown in a tiny wooden box to steam for four years. During that time his strength and health deteriorated due to inactivity and a poor diet. Sometimes his captors even forgot to feed him at all, and he had to listen while the world worshiped the thing that caused his despair. Suddenly he is released and given the power of information and weapon. A mind that had become empty and lifeless was now filled with the energy of mission. It is this energy that allowed him to deliver such a vicious blow that sent Simon to the ground. Stitch knew that Simon had no part in what happened four years ago, but that didn't matter. Simon represented the world and Stitch wanted to get even with it. That scene represented a man who was free to administer justice and punishment.

Hideous features were used to paint Stitch as a bad guy but his character was stronger than Jayne's. The fact he didn't conclude throwing Jayne out first indicates stronger code. During the final confrontation outside, Malcolm intended sabotage but Stitch spared him. Unfortunately his rage and vengeance were not enough to overcome the condition advantage of Jayne. Ultimately, Stitch was ended with the same justice as those scavengers attempted to end Malcolm with. How much anger would have been manifested had Malcolm been blown away for good?

TOASTERPIMP

Monday, November 22, 2010 10:45 PM

Objects in space:

River walking through the ship, touching the walls, feeling the floor, etc.

also, same episode,

shot of river bending down over stick/gun (not picking it up right away), and the above shot of the leave/stick covered floor.

not many shows as can pull off scenes without any spoken words but so charged with emotion and meaning.

CHAOSMANDY

Monday, November 22, 2010 11:20 PM

I love the scene when Kaylee and Mal first enter the shindig and we first get a look of her in the layer cake dress :D

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Sunday, November 28, 2010 5:18 AM

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renity/

OUT2THEBLACK

Sunday, November 28, 2010 5:24 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by farfly:
River and Simon in their spacesuits on the outside of Serenity. Simon terrified and River with the most beautiful smile you've ever seen.

First one comes to my mind too...

She's just been staring deep into the black , and LOVES it !

FEARTHEBUNNYMAN

Sunday, November 28, 2010 5:27 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by out2theblack:
Quote:
Originally posted by farfly:
River and Simon in their spacesuits on the outside of Serenity. Simon terrified and River with the most beautiful smile you've ever seen.

First one comes to my mind too...

She's just been staring deep into the black , and LOVES it !

That's one of my favorite scenes too - River's beatific smile, Simon's took of abject terror, even as he keeps his arm protectively curled around her, but also the seconds leading up to it, showing that vast expanse of dark space in the stars, and the two of them, so tiny and alone, huddled together out in the middle of it. To say nothing of the accompanying score.

TOADSMOOTHY

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 10:24 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:

So many great scenes in only 14 episodes, hard to choose. I'd have to say my favorite scene is the Hero Of Canton song scene from Jaynestown.

The scene that makes me the happiest also makes me sad.

I love when Kaylee gets to wear the fancy dress and go to the ball...and is announced as someone important, with escort. She is dazzled and happy and gets to "interrogate" the buffet table. haha

Well, then she ran into the mean girls, but the old gentleman saved her from that. But then Mal misbehaved and ruined it all. As she said "Until the punching, it was a real nice party." Which was heartbreaking.

ANONYMOUSE

Saturday, June 18, 2011 2:33 PM

The one scene from Serenity that absolutely tore at my heart was the moment River looks at Simon after throwing up and says, "I'm all right." It was as if she herself was realising that; it was played so beautifully by Summer and was one of the best pieces of acting I have ever seen. It was like: "I'm not crazy. I'm okay, I really am." And she was. I tear up every time I watch it; I think that moment was a turning point in River's life, after which she might have mostly recovered from what those butchers did to her.

As for Firefly itself, there are too many to choose from, but I agree with Inara, that Kaylee looked adorable in that dress!

DMI

Saturday, June 18, 2011 4:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kayna:

The end of OoG.
"Y'all gonna be here when I wake up?"
"We'll be right here."
"Good. That's good."
Mal's ship is empty without his crew.

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I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

OMEN

Sunday, June 19, 2011 3:07 AM

My favorite scene is from 'Heart of Gold', when Inara is in the corner crying after she finds out about Mal & Nandi. It finally shows that she feels as strongly about Mal as he does for her.

Omen

RIONAEIRE

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:36 AM

The scenes in the first 14 episodes, :) there are very few scenes that I don't fancy, a couple, but not many, all the others are my favorites.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

KAYNA

Thursday, June 23, 2011 12:24 AM

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Originally posted by DMI:
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Originally posted by Kayna:

The end of OoG.
"Y'all gonna be here when I wake up?"
"We'll be right here."
"Good. That's good."
Mal's ship is empty without his crew.

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I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

Oh wow. i haven't been on here in a couple of years. Luckily this reply showed up in my email and brought me back. By the way, this is still one of my favorite scenes in the show.

GWEK

Thursday, June 23, 2011 2:07 PM

Too many excellent scenes to truly pick, but...

In THE TRAIN JOB, when Mal kicks Crow into the engine, that's when I knew for certain that FIREFLY wasn't going to be like anything I'd seen beore.

In the pilot, which was broadcast as the series finale, that final scene between Mal and Simon are talking and Mal says we're stilly flying and that's enough... Still makes me mist up to see it. When you think about the state of FIREFLY and Joss Whedon in December 2002, it gives the scene a whole level of nuance beyond what's on the page and even the screen.

And the payoff came three years later, when I saw Serenity sail across the big screen (which, oddly enough, happened in 2005, the same year as my OTHER most anticipated sci fi movie moment: seeing young Kenobi and Vader draw their lightsabers).

www.stillflying.net: "Here's how it might have been..."

JAYNECOBBSHAT

Friday, July 8, 2011 2:29 AM

I think it's the end of Our Mrs. Reynolds,when Mal confronts Inara about how she fell.

He tells her she's very graceful and then comes round to how it's unlikely that she just happened to trip and fall.You can see that she's thinking he knows she kissed him and is half afraid and half excited about what will happen next.
Mal comes up close to her and is in a position to kiss her when he cracks a smile and says "I knew you let her kiss you",he walks out of the room laughing and the camera holds on Inaras face as she tries to wrap her head around what just happened.

Just a fantastic scene for showing the sexual tension between the two characters.

Oh yeah and Jaynes line where he says "thats why I never kiss 'em on the mouth."

Jayne rocks.

BUFO

Saturday, July 30, 2011 8:38 PM

It would be easier for me to name the scenes I don't like. There! I'm done.

If I had to pick I'd say Mal stabbing Atherton with his mercy speech and in Safe, River telling Simon that he gave up everything for her and found her broken.

Also in Safe, Mal and Zoe saving River. What are we? Big Damn Heroes. Aint we just.

I can go on and on.

GARYKN23489

Sunday, September 11, 2011 12:18 AM

I like the final scene of Jaynestown. First, because what Mal and Jayne say in that conversation are some of the most meaningful lines in all of the series. Second, because it shows us that there is more to Jayne than just being a big, bad merc.

MALSDOXY

Sunday, September 11, 2011 1:04 AM

#1, this week, is in Bushwhacked...after they take the survivor to the infirmary and are all in the kitchen...Mal's trying to convey to Book the reality about Reavers, they're trying to decide what to do with the derelict, the whole scene is just so compelling

"Haven't you killed me enough for one day ?"
- Mal, War Stories

MALSDOXY

Sunday, September 11, 2011 1:05 AM

any from OoG, that whole episode...I can't pick just one

"Haven't you killed me enough for one day ?"
- Mal, War Stories

MALSDOXY

Sunday, September 11, 2011 1:06 AM

"I know what did this" scene in Bushwhacked, the music, River walking through the derelict

MALSDOXY

Sunday, September 11, 2011 1:20 AM

and the one previously mentioned here, when Mal shoots the fed in the 'real' pilot...no bullsh*t, no discussion just do what needs to be done

GREENKA61

Sunday, September 11, 2011 1:30 AM

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Originally posted by KAYNA:
Quote:
Originally posted by DMI:
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Originally posted by Kayna:

The end of OoG.
"Y'all gonna be here when I wake up?"
"We'll be right here."
"Good. That's good."
Mal's ship is empty without his crew.

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This is my favorite scene, too. That and the scene where Jayne is in Simon's room stealing his stuff.

MALSDOXY

Sunday, September 11, 2011 4:14 PM

another one! OMR, when Mal is waking up he says "Is it Christmas?" that whole scene in his bunk, primo
OK there can never be just ONE

"Haven't you killed me enough for one day ?"
- Mal, War Stories

YELLOWJACKET

Sunday, September 11, 2011 4:16 PM

I watched Train Job when it first aired, and while I thought that it was a strange formula for a 'pilot episode', when Mal pushed crow through the engine, I was hooked.

That said, I have always enjoyed the mechanics of the relationship between Mal and Jayne, so I always liked the scene in Out of Gas just before Jayne leaves the ship.

"I prepped a suit for you. It's hanging in
the foredeck."

It speaks volumes.

INVADERPET87

Saturday, December 10, 2011 5:51 AM

Off the top of my head, the sequence I love most is River wondering around the ship barefoot at the start of Objects in Space, and her "reading" the others' thoughts and feelings. And her stepping on "the object".

"She understands. She doesn't comprehend."

OONJERAH

Sunday, March 4, 2012 9:13 PM

Bump

CHRISISALL

Monday, March 5, 2012 3:25 AM

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Originally posted by InvaderPet87:
Off the top of my head, the sequence I love most is River wondering around the ship barefoot at the start of Objects in Space, and her "reading" the others' thoughts and feelings. And her stepping on "the object".

"She understands. She doesn't comprehend."

That was sheer awesomeness.

The Mal-like Chrisisall

MRSAX

Friday, November 2, 2012 10:48 PM

Books hair in Jaynestown.

ECGORDON

Sunday, November 4, 2012 5:47 PM

I would have sworn I already replied to this thread, but since it came back onto the top discussions recently I read all the replies, and I didn't. Must have been another similar thread, or likely several other similar ones over the years.

As so many others have said, there are just too many great scenes to choose just one, but if forced I'd have to go with River in "Safe" telling Simon she knows he gave up everything for her, "and you found me broken."

Second place would be River in Early's ship telling him "I'll be your bounty."

Everyone in the show was so well cast and do an excellent job, but it is my opinion that the best acting was done by the least experienced, Summer Glau.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

JONGSSTRAW

Monday, November 5, 2012 12:00 AM

Browncoats are truly amazing! I salute everyone who has taken the time to write down their thoughts and feelings on Firefly. This thread is almost 5 years old with 12,000 reads. I was fairly new to FFF when I started it, and I was curious what people would say. Thought maybe there'd be a few days of responses from a few people. Every time it comes back to the board it makes me smile and appreciate the dedication of all the fans.

EBFIDDLER

Monday, November 5, 2012 4:27 AM

I have way too many favorite scenes to choose only one, and as I've read through people's responses on this thread, most of the time I find myself nodding right along and agreeing, yes that's also my favorite scene. So I decided to put up this short list of my favorite scenes from each episode. At least until further notice! :-) I reserve the right to add other favorite scenes, up to and including every scene in the episode! ;-)

Serenity: Stand-off in the cargo bay, with Dobson holding River hostage. Mal takes in the situation at a glance and deals with it without delay. In a few short seconds, much is revealed about the character of the Captain.

Train Job: Zoe to Mal: "Sir, I think your brain must be missing." That scene just encapsulates the relationship between Zoe and Mal and the way they interact.

Bushwhacked: Wash's interview with Harken. Alan Tudyk's improvised lines are just a riot. I also love the outtakes of the scene, with Tudyk's other improvisations, and Doug Savant absolutely cracking up, unable to keep in character as Tudyk as Wash waxes poetic. The entire sequence of interviews was great.

Shindig: Mal and Inara in the cargo bay with the cows. They spend so much time having tense interactions, I just love this scene where they are in sync with each other.

Safe: I love the intercut scene between River’s dance and the gun battle in which Shepherd Book is seriously injured. The juxtapositions are marvelously well-done.

Our Mrs Reynolds: Two scenes: Saffron in Mal’s bunk, contains so much awkwardness. Saffron is my favorite Firefly villain, and Christina Hendricks plays her so superbly. Also, the last scene: "I knew you let her kiss you." One of my absolute favorite Mal and Inara moments.

Jaynestown: I like the scene with the singing in the Mudders' bar. From the striking of the first chord on the guitar, as they all begin to realize what the song is about, and its implications. Everybody's reactions are so wonderfully played. And it just tickles me that not only is Jayne a genuine folk hero, but he has his own song.

Out of Gas: So much to like about this episode, but my favorite single moment is when the pirate ship has latched on, and the airlock opens, and Mal breathes the air. This moment just symbolizes for me exactly what is at stake.

Ariel: Airlock scene. Powerfully written, and beautifully acted.

War Stories: When Zoe short-circuits Niska’s attempt to play with her. “Sorry, you were gonna ask me to choose? You want to finish?”

Trash: Mal and Inara’s scene, that prompts him to open Saffron’s box and ask her about the job. Also, the many, many moments in this episode that made me laugh.

The Message: River's line, "You are such a boob."

Heart of Gold: Mal busted when he sneaks out of Nandi’s room, followed by Inara’s broken-hearted weeping when alone. Mal and Inara are both only human.

Objects in Space: River to Mal: "Don’t make faces, Captain," along with the rest of that scene, when Mal's locked in his bunk and River's talking to him. Also, when River returns to Serenity, floating back down to acceptance.

THESOMNAMBULIST

Saturday, November 24, 2012 8:12 PM

Just had another one develop as I re-watched the show again.

The scene in Out of Gas where the salesman is trying to sell Mal a ship that just doesn't interest him, and we see Mal's face looking lovingly off screen. Cut to: shot of Serenity out there on it's own away from the other ships.

It's just really touching. Like when you see that girl across the classroom turn towards you and you just cannot look away.
Bang Love at first sight!

°...Well here I am.°

STORYMARK

Friday, January 11, 2013 6:45 PM

Though its far from the deepest scene ever - I always get a tickle out of Mal and Atherton's "s-what?" fight.

Excuse me while I soak in all these sweet, sweet conservative tears.

"We will never have the elite, smart people on our side." -- Rick "Frothy" Santorum

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

JONGSSTRAW

Monday, January 28, 2013 1:21 AM

Wow...5 years and this thread keeps coming back. Kinda like my son asking me for money.

It's clear there is no one overwhelming favorite scene, but Out Of Gas and Objects In Space seem to be the 2 episodes with the most favorites.

TINYSPOCK

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:24 AM

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Originally posted by BROWNCOAT1300:
"were there monkeys?"

somehow I never expected him to say that! It was high-larious!

SHINY

It's the way he says it, seriously-like! ROLF!

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, October 25, 2014 3:59 AM

The Pilot Serenity, when Kaylee is shot, and in infirmary, the pan out to see Jayne monitoring through the window, alone, gets me.

AQUA

Friday, March 6, 2015 11:23 PM

Interesting reading some of these. It might be more appropriate/interesting to list one or two moments for each episode/character, not sure if there was a thread for that. Anyway I'll post in this as it's more recent. It can just be stream of consciousness, might turn into a blog thingy. I'm afraid I'm going to have to be the embarrassing person who rambles on a bit.

So, anything with River pretty much. Mostly, River only has like 1 or 2 scenes per episiode - they seemed well thought out to me, like her scenes were perhaps so effective because they were so sparse. There are too many, pretty much all of them I like. I relate to that kind of awkwardness; morbid, creepy, cryptic etc. And also, somewhat relatedly, as my current, sig the Jayne 'We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient', and Mal and Zoe's expression after it. LOL. Which is also, at times, a kind of awkwardness I can also relate to, LOL. I tend to ere on being the cryptic, humorous side. So I relate to Jayne in a way, well actually a way that is fairly obvious to me.

My favourite *River moment* is probably the 'don't belong' speech in Objects in Spac.e. Yep, that's me. The aloneness rather than the loneliness, sometimes I think its my aloneness that gets me through conversation.

In 'Safe', the scene where Simon is going to sacrifice himself for River, and then Mal and Zoe turn up, 'That girl is a witch', 'Yeah, but she's our witch, so cut her the hell down'. Gotta love that scene.

Jaynestown was another milestone episode. I liked how they had the messages of someone that people greatly admired being a lie, that it was about what they 'needed' rather than the greatness of the thing being admired. They had that same theme going on with the bible, Book/River. Particlarly the speech in 'Jaynestown' where he says 'You think someone's just gonna throw some money at you? There aren't people like that, there's just people like me'.

It's interesting, though also somewhat mystifying in that it's difficult to be specific, to look back and wonder which scenes/episodes in particular sold me. Whether there was a scene that 'stuck out' and really sold me on the show. While I initially became interested mostly because of River, I think I really started to get into in those episodes, 'the crew' and overall vibe of the series, either 'Our Mrs Reynolds' or 'Jaynestown'. The humour combined with something more profound. There's the Book special speech but even moreso the line 'Well.. isn't that... special'.

In rewatching 'Our Mrs Reynolds', the 'Veera' speech Jayne gave. I was like, 'I totally forgot that even happened but now it's so obvious.' the line Mal gives 'My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle'. I remember that used to be my favourite line in some other life. Now I don't like it as much as I did then, perhaps due to overfamiliarity.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, March 7, 2015 1:54 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by AQUA:
Interesting reading some of these. It might be more appropriate/interesting to list one or two moments for each episode/character, not sure if there was a thread for that. Anyway I'll post in this as it's more recent. It can just be stream of consciousness, might turn into a blog thingy. I'm afraid I'm going to have to be the embarrassing person who rambles on a bit.

So, anything with River pretty much. Mostly, River only has like 1 or 2 scenes per episiode - they seemed well thought out to me, like her scenes were perhaps so effective because they were so sparse. There are too many, pretty much all of them I like. I relate to that kind of awkwardness; morbid, creepy, cryptic etc. And also, somewhat relatedly, as my current, sig the Jayne 'We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient', and Mal and Zoe's expression after it. LOL. Which is also, at times, a kind of awkwardness I can also relate to, LOL. I tend to ere on being the cryptic, humorous side. So I relate to Jayne in a way, well actually a way that is fairly obvious to me.

My favourite *River moment* is probably the 'don't belong' speech in Objects in Spac.e. Yep, that's me. The aloneness rather than the loneliness, sometimes I think its my aloneness that gets me through conversation.

In 'Safe', the scene where Simon is going to sacrifice himself for River, and then Mal and Zoe turn up, 'That girl is a witch', 'Yeah, but she's our witch, so cut her the hell down'. Gotta love that scene.

Jaynestown was another milestone episode. I liked how they had the messages of someone that people greatly admired being a lie, that it was about what they 'needed' rather than the greatness of the thing being admired. They had that same theme going on with the bible, Book/River. Particlarly the speech in 'Jaynestown' where he says 'You think someone's just gonna throw some money at you? There aren't people like that, there's just people like me'.

It's interesting, though also somewhat mystifying in that it's difficult to be specific, to look back and wonder which scenes/episodes in particular sold me. Whether there was a scene that 'stuck out' and really sold me on the show. While I initially became interested mostly because of River, I think I really started to get into in those episodes, 'the crew' and overall vibe of the series, either 'Our Mrs Reynolds' or 'Jaynestown'. The humour combined with something more profound. There's the Book special speech but even moreso the line 'Well.. isn't that... special'.

In rewatching 'Our Mrs Reynolds', the 'Veera' speech Jayne gave. I was like, 'I totally forgot that even happened but now it's so obvious.' the line Mal gives 'My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle'. I remember that used to be my favourite line in some other life. Now I don't like it as much as I did then, perhaps due to overfamiliarity.

An interesting moment to me now, one I didn't really notice it when I first watched the series, in 'Our Mrs Reynold's' two people who were working with Saffron are talking about the ship, 'Firefly class spaceship', and one of them says, 'it's got no flash', 'some people aren't looking for flash'. It has something to do with, growing up and being confronted with the mundane quality of everyday life that Joss described in the Buffy DVDs.

Also, on my recent re-watch of the series, I merged two of my favourite lines to create my attempt at fanfic:

Mal: I'm going to the special hell
River: We all are.

That was more extensive that I had intended, fun though! Might do it again some time.

'We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient'.

Did you get to read

AQUA

Sunday, March 8, 2015 6:02 AM

Yeah, I remember that. I think it was Nathan Fillion that said it originally in the Firefly featurette, though it's been a while since I watched that.

Summer Glau was great as River. Admittedly, I didn't really keep up with her work after Firefly. I always admired her acting in the show and thought she was very graceful. Her background in dance probably helped her use that physicality in her acting. Film/tv is visual and I think that physical intelligence enhanced her performance. Plus she was also great at accents. ::D:

Oh, and another moment can't help but include:

'This is something the captain has to do himself'.

'No, no it's not'.

That's something I can also relate to, except in my case I usually, don't actually get any help. o.O

'We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient'.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, March 9, 2015 12:43 AM

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Originally posted by AQUA:
Yeah, I remember that. I think it was Nathan Fillion that said it originally in the Firefly featurette, though it's been a while since I watched that.

That may be. my recall is of either Jewel or Morena saying it.

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Summer Glau was great as River.

It makes me feel nostalgic for the times where I used to collect photos of River/Summer, even though I wouldn't say it's necessarily my favourite pic of her. Admittedly, my interest in her eventually lessened after Serenity, but she's really the only actor I've ever had much interest in beyond the performance on the show. Usually I don't keep up with what actors are doing at all really.

Oh, and another moment can't help but include:

'This is something the captain has to do himself'.

'No, no it's not'.

That's something I can also relate to, except in my case I usually, don't actually get any help. o.O

'We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient'.

AQUA

Monday, March 9, 2015 3:31 PM

Yeah, one of the shiny people.

One of my favourite River moments - in the 'The Message' where River climbs on the coffin and says 'I'm verrry comfortable'. And then the line 'Well we all have different reactions to death'.

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Two cool Saffron moments -

'My name is Saffron'.

*Sentimental music*

'You can't do this, I have a condition.'

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'Don't know these folk, don't much care to.'
'They're whores.'
'I'm in.'

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'We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient'.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, July 25, 2015 3:48 AM

Already mentioned are where Simon tells River It's OK now, and also when River says "I knew you'd come for me." In Pilot Serenity.
I just rewatched Aliens, and noticed that these 2 lines are also between Ripley and Newt, but in far apart scenes - when Ripley puts newt to bed, and then when Ripley retrieves Newt from the Queen and then get back on the ship.

Having the original already in your head allows Joss to use that quickly without a huge build up.

ANONYMOUSE

Saturday, July 25, 2015 9:03 PM

Favourite scene?! Gorrammit, that's impossible! There's hardly a scene I don't love! Hell, we could fill this gorram server with descriptions of 'favourite' scenes, and y'all know it! *grin*

But hell, I'll pick one out:

Wash: You haven't been here in years, Jayne. You really think you need that getup? No one's gonna remember you.
Mal: I think it's possible they might.
[They all look up to see an elevated, life-sized mud statue of Jayne!]
Simon: Son of a bitch!
. . .
Mal: You wanna tell me how come there's a statue here, lookin' at me like I owe him something?
Jayne: Wishin' I could, cap'n.
Mal: No, seriously, Jayne, you want to tell me...?
Jayne: Look, Mal, I got no ruttin' idea! I was here a few years back, like I said. Pulled a second-story, stole a lot of scratch from the magistrate up on the hill. But things went way south. I had to hightail it. They don't...put you on a pedestal in town square for that.
Mal: Yeah, 'cept I'm looking at some fair compelling evidence says they do.
[Simon is just staring at the statue]
Simon: This must be what going mad feels like.

And in a filk session at Redemption '15, I'm proud to say I screwed up the courage to sing The Ballad Of Jayne Cobb. Then again, I had had a drink or three...*grin*

Can we cheat and mention a favourite scene in Serenity? No, not just Kaylee's wonderful 'nethers' tirade (well, that, too! *huge grin*), but one of the best bits of acting I have ever seen, from any actor: the moment when River says, for the second time, "I'm all right." There's this utterly beautiful expression of realisation on her face...she's realising she isn't crazy after all, that her memories of Miranda, horrifying though they are, are real and not the product of madness. That scene always brings a tear to my eye. Summer totally outdid herself there, and I bet the cast and crew were in tears afterwards.

The first time I saw it, I was.

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