Firefly 1x2 Reaction | The Train Job

[@funnylilgalreacts]

20:04 Apparently I need to time stamp this for later???

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

14:50 Mal, in Latin is a prefix meaning "bad/poorly", as in "malformed" or "maladjusted". 15:37 that's part of the companion training. they become what a person needs or wants most. and to do that, they need a deep training in psychology. 20:04 just wait. juuuuuuust wait. for the last 20 years, my car has been named "Inara". if i were 45 years younger, i would be knocking on your door with flowers in hand. never change! nerd girls rule!

[@Smurf691976]

Dude... I'm kinda glad we don't see each other often because I have a firefly shirt... lol but yeah, that needed bookmarked for you. There's been a few moments actually, lol. But not saying anything because of spoiling is killing me!!!! Even if you wouldn't get it until later... I'm not saying things so you don't think of them later when they might take you out of the episode... lol

[@TPBurrow]

Xander needs to edit a highlight clip of all of your "hat" advice, maybe some FLG hat merch too? :)

[@funnylilgalreacts]

@@TPBurrow "This is a stupid hat" LOL i can see it now!

[@fakecubed]

@@funnylilgalreacts Your channel has a strong hat meta-commentary. I think eventually people are going to start recommending shows to you purely on the basis of characters wearing hats. ...Have you ever seen The Blacklist?

[@jordanpeterson5140]

Aww man, Mal kicking Crow into the running engine will never get old.

[@johnmcclure40]

To be fair, neither will Crow.

[@Shadowman4710]

@@johnmcclure40 Congratulations, you just won the Internet.

[@queenannsrevenge100]

That was the very moment I knew this show was really something different.

[@thomashiggins9320]

@@queenannsrevenge100 I knew it at the end of the first episode when Mal shot the cop in the face on a fast-draw without breaking step and then, without comment or even thinking twice about it, he and Jayne threw the body out of the back of the ship. However, the Crow scene was in a class by itself. 😁

[@gibbletronic5139]

The completely earnest expression on Thug #2 gets me every time.

[@othergrimm6592]

"What did I tell you about entering my shuttle uninvited?" "That...it was manly and impulsive?" "Yes, precisely. Only I believe the exact phrase I used was DON'T." I love Inara. xD

[@zippomage]

i love that as disappointed as Mal obviously is with her job, he CANNOT HELP flirting. CONSTANT FLIRTING

[@marke8323]

"Two by two, hands of blue" She's talking about the 2 guys after her with blue gloves on...

[@Liesmith424]

"Fox really screwed this show over." Be careful saying that around Firefly fans, or you'll get us started ranting.

[@sdaubs]

Isn't that the first part of our passcode to make sure that they aren't Fox spies? Just me then?

[@arrgylerawrgyle3784]

What did the fox say? Cancelled...

[@matthewsutton5946]

As a general fan of all science fiction, ive seen a great many good shows get cancelled prematurely. And firefly is right at the top of my list of great shows that got shafted by the networks

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

grumble grumble grumble

[@ChrisAshtear]

@@matthewsutton5946 see also "Sliders". Though that show almost suffered a worse fate, getting turned into a shell of itself by the 3rd season.

[@GoodOldGamer]

I love how quickly this show makes you fall in love with the characters. Most shows, especially sci-fi, take at least a whole season for a shakedown cruise to find their footing. But Firefly gets everything down from the very first episode. They put more in 14 episodes than most shows put in 24 at that time.

[@sydneym4340]

Agreed, although I would add that "Firefly" has more character building than any other sci-fi show, to include series that have been given the green light season after season ....

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

@@sydneym4340 Not just character building... but GOOD character building. They way they are makes sense. Plus, it feels like they are all different people, and not just variations written by the same person.

[@salyx]

They really did such a fantastic job letting you know who these people are immediately (without being too wordy about it). I think having a wonderful cast also helped.

[@sydneym4340]

@@PsychoMuffinSDM Exactly!

[@fakecubed]

It's Joss Whedon's biggest strength: the characters. You will have strong reactions to all of them, pretty much right away, in everything he does.

[@trystanleighton4499]

Fun fact, the Alliance armor they used is the armor off the movie starship troopers just painted purple.

[@Taliesyn42]

And the Alliance rifles are the guns from the movie, just held upside-down.

[@stvdagger8074]

And the alliance cruisers are just skyscrapers in space

[@joshgreiner2599]

Shiny is firefly speak for cool :)

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

Shiny being a desireable attribute to money and other material things. Being thieves, something being shiny is a good thing.

[@dexterpoindexter3583]

Or for groovy, if you grew up with Simon and Garfunkel. 😖

[@wild_lee_coyote]

Geisha is where the roots of where Companion comes from. They were renowned for entertaining a clients. Usually in a non sexual way, in the Verse it is a little more intimate way.

[@suedonym8467]

Might also have been inspired by the hetairai of ancient Greece, who played a similar role. "Companion" is even the typical translation of the word.

[@Thundarr100]

@@suedonym8467 also the courtesans of medieval Europe, who were the personal companions of members of the royal court (hence the “court” in “courtesan”).

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

It's an amalgam of all of the above.

[@jd190d]

The Geisha were important in many ways more for their knowledge of traditions and ceremonies than anything else. They would be hired for running important functions with important leaders and made sure all the rituals and traditions were followed so the ceremony was done correctly.

[@niallrussell7184]

I think there are closer parallels with Geisha, learning musical instruments, etiquette, diplomacy, etc.

[@Souliest1]

I understand being on the fence with Jayne. However, dissing the hat is crossing a line. 😁Loved the reaction anyway!

[@jordanpeterson5140]

He has a fine selection of cunning headwear.

[@jordanpeterson5140]

@@williamberry9013 spoilers below for anyone watching for the first time . . . . . . . . . . C'mon, you know Jayne likes a good hat. His mom didn't just send him THAT hat for no good reason.

[@valhallasodin]

She was talking about Joe Miller from The Expanse... made me giggle because she will love Janes hat!

[@valhallasodin]

Hope someone sends her one!

[@kyoshiro13]

@@williamberry9013 It was a pretty popular meme for a while.

[@Dylan_Platt]

I'm watching your reactions for the second time, and it just reinforces that yours might be the very best reaction to this series on all of KZbin. You're extremely astute and insightful. Thanks for this series.

[@ashleytuchin7693]

The most impressive thing about this episode is that it was written over a single weekend, to be a replacement pilot after Fox rejected the actual pilot. The way in which they were asked to reiterate all of the important information in a way that was natural and unobtrusive, without simply rehashing the pilot is nothing short of masterful. As for the episode itself, it's great! It does a fantastic job of really showing what kind of man Mal is and I absolutely love it. I also love how Mal isn't your typical, stoic action hero. He'll gladly whine about being in pain. 😆

[@billberndtson]

42:59 The movie is the result of the outcry. The fans were so pissed Joss Weadon leveraged a movie out of it. Also, has a small but memorable cameo from Sarah Paulson - she's always been marvelous.

[@LindsnDarth]

In this world, Companions are considered high society legit business people. Like having a celebrity show up to your bbq

[@reececoventree9849]

I truly hope after you watch this series, that you watch Serenity. The movie is great and fills in the gaps the series didn't get the chance to address.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Jayne is a type of character that Joss like to put in his show. They say what everyone is thinking but afraid to say out loud.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

@rickking228 more like Cordellia

[@unsapien2009]

"Praying isn't for other people" 🥰 Reminds me of when my wife & I were talking about planning our funeral arrangements... I told her that she can arrange whatever she wants for me because funerals are for the benefit of living, not for the benefit of the dead. Although the thought of Firefly intro music at my funeral does tickle me a bit. 😂

[@mwhyte1979]

Serenity's crew is one of those big bickering families that you occasionally come across. Jayne comes in as that obnoxious older brother who is always picking on everyone and that you would like to just go away but in the end you realize he's still family so you tolerate him.

[@shaderax_storm6165]

Those funny alliance outfits should be familiar to everyone. They were bought from the excess armour from Starship Troopers and painted purple

[@TheTallmanJim]

The men at the end "Two by two, hands of blue"

[@johnfriday5169]

A cool thing about Mal and Zoe, Zoe is the only person Mal says "the ship is yours" to when he leaves it. He doesn't say that to anyone else. Hence why everyone was arguing when Jayne tried to assume command because Mal left no one in charge.

[@Lue_Jonin]

The relationships within the nine crewmembers is what makes this series pure gold. Viewers can see a bit of themselves in one or more of the characters. Outstanding reaction video 😊 👍 Always a joy to catch one of your reaction videos in my day ❤ ✌ 🎥

[@rodentnolastname6612]

The soldiers were wearing costume armor from the movie Starship Troopers. They rented them from a prop shop in LA.

[@Esonar]

"See he's such a good man!" *Guy gets kicked through a ship engine* "😨" Hahahahaha!

[@leonielson7138]

My opinion of 'Firefly' is that the network was trying to prove that Joss Whedon could fail - this was right after Buffy/Angel - so they did everything that they could to make it fail.

[@Otokichi786]

After the "do everything to make 'Firefly' invisible" treatment, I'd prefer to watch a great failure than "a Fox success." with two exceptions: "Bob's Burgers" and "The Great North." (But then, Fox did boot "Futurama" after three seasons.)

[@whisper_dvm5157]

It was actually aired/filmed during Buffy and Angel. It aired during the last season of Buffy and season 4 of Angel. (It’s why there are so many Firefly cast cameos in those last seasons of both shows)

[@jfelipe1987]

You can't take the sky from me. Great reaction keep it up

[@nomadthetrucker6489]

I love how you have all the characters names memorized after only one episode

[@queenannsrevenge100]

This show tends to have that effect 👍

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

compare that with Star Trek Discovery. after three seasons, I still don't know half the crew.

[@stanislavski7ify]

Can't wait for you to see how much you come to love these guys so much, all the way to the absolute greatness that is the movie.... then spend the rest of your life in withdrawal... =)

[@fullmoonprepping4024]

Jayne's first mentality and moral compass is mercenary. Yes it means he may put his own well being and the dollar first but that can also be an asset. You are not the first to struggle with your feelings about Jayne.

[@Me-jv2pt]

"Shiny" is a slang term they use in this show kinda meaning like "great" or "awesome". Like Kaylee likes to say "Everythings shiny Captain"

[@TG-ii4uh]

Summer Glau was told to say random and weird things that nobody could make sense of. “Two by Two Hands of Blue” was one of the random things and the film crew tried to work it in the show somehow.

[@hkpew]

I'd like to know a source for that. I've never heard that claim before, and I find it a little hard to believe.

[@robertcopeland2946]

Two by two hands of blue - Nobody noticed the 2 agents at the end wearing blue gloves? SCRIPTED!

[@wagnarokkr]

@@davidbergfors6820 I don't think that's very likely given the way that scene is shot. The two actors are positioned very carefully in the first few shots so that none of their hands are visible (one's facing away, the other has his hands in his lap below the table) and the gloves aren't revealed until River's photo is put on the table in the last shot. The whole thing is very deliberately staged for the hands to be a "reveal".

[@FreyaofCerberus]

Dark but delightful is a very apt description of the show as a whole.

[@wolveraza9896]

“ Mal , bad , in the Latin “ is referring to literally as in malicious, malfunction, malfeasance,and pretty much any word with the prefix of mal is referring to something negative . Mal is easily fav character but they are all awesome for sure . It is nice to see someone react to this show as falling in love with the show is inevitable and nice to watch in real time lol. I am sooo very sorry for how you will feel when you are done . Kinda like falling in love with someone you know has cancer and will not last long , that was the best description I ever heard to describe how running out of the show feels . The movie is great but like a shorter version of the feeling lol . Glad you are joining us in loving the show , sorry about the hurt it gonna cause lol

[@arthurclifford8290]

What River was suggesting is that mal is a Latin prefix for bad. As in malformed, malicious, or malcontent. That is Mal's contradictory perfection , he is good and bad. Bad enough to kick a dude in an engine, but good enough to know there was no choice in returning the medicine. I don't know if you caught the end shot where the two guys looking for River were both wearing blue gloves. 2 men with two blue hands (i.e. hands of blue two-by-two); Seeing the actual pilot at the end wasn't that bad because it was like a retrospective or a prequel. Also shiny is slang in the show that basically means good or ok. Like, are you shiny?, or are we shiny? When Kaylee woke up after being shot Mal asked her how she was and she said she was "shiny" meaning she was okay and she was all good. It might mean something more like "golden" in a all that glitters is gold sense and in keeping with the western-esque space-cowboy theme.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

I mentioned in your last reaction that Companions were important. Yes, all fully licensed Companions are rate higher in "proper" society, much more than a mere priest. On languages/cultures, we now have 5 based on languages, vocabulary, accents and dialects: Alliance (Inara, Simon, River, Wash), Independent (Mal, Zoe, Kaley, Jayne), Mandarin/Chinese, British (Badger), and Finnish? (Adlai Niska, Crow). Niska is a Finnish family name.

[@PromptCriticalJello]

Niska's accent is Russian or Slavic.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

@@PromptCriticalJello Thanks! Russian it is then. 👍 I went for Finnish from the name because it did not sound quite like Polish. Polish I know from growing up in a Polish neighborhood in Chicago.

[@KesinX]

"If they start out with a stupid hat..." Well.....keep watching.

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

I'm trying to be super-careful about any spoilers or even insinuations since Angela is so smart but I've always felt that the character of Jayne serves a contrarian purpose on the show. He's like the crazy, loud-mouthed uncle who says and does the wrong thing at a family function. He's really just there so everyone else can get along. Adam Baldwin is apparently brilliant at it because he's played the same character in a few shows and movies. Cheers from (the non-desert of) Florida. 😉

[@m.gideonhoyle409]

I think it's safe to say that a lot of Firefly fans never even heard of the series during its network run. Instead, they discovered it later on. The first time I found out about this world was when I saw an ad on TV for Serenity (i.e., the movie).

[@davidedwards1705]

There is no greater love than Simon & River. Simon as Book stated, gave up Everything. His career, his family fortune, his reputation to rescue his little sister. Even alienating his parents to do it.

[@Zonker66]

I love that she said "two by two, hands of blue... what does that mean?" right before they show the two operatives with blue gloves on... and nothin'. To be fair, she catches a lot I missed my first time around. I've watched the series a bunch and never noticed Mal wore a cross in the beginning.

[@ader.t.v.6768]

Favorite part is kick Crow in to the engine. Says so much.

[@broodhunter2]

Two by two, hands of blue. Did you not catch that the two agents they showed at the end had blue latex gloves on?

[@rayhutchinson640]

I'm always happy to see favorite reactors discover this series. It's a fitting reward for all of your hard work! Enjoy!

[@Kavala76]

Of course Inara is "mom", and Kayleigh is "daughter"; doing Kayleigh's hair, pulling Kayleigh to safety when the shooting started etc. Inara may be "legit" but more importantly, in the Firely universe, companion is a repected highly profession. PS. Did you miss the "Two by two. Hands of blue" connection in the final scene with the Feds hunting River?

[@hartjohnson2975]

True confession: I could watch Nathan Fillion fold socks. But what I appreciate most about him is the dry delivery and comedic timing of the Joss Whedon quips. I find him hysterically funny.

[@robertjulianoph.d.1423]

Early in the episode, River says "mal" as Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds walks out, saying it is Latin for "bad," which it is. "Mal" in Latin means "bad, badly, ill, poorly, wrong, wrongly." So, it was not (necessarily) her (intuitive) judgement of him.

[@doug3691]

Serenity: a remembrance and an aspiration. Loved your reactions, and ponderings after -- many smiles, and very glad that you're liking this. Also, take a closer look at the guns. They're not quite the same. And Joss meant for many people and elements of this series to be revealed gradually, over several seasons, at least. Alas for the careful planning in this case.

[@phillipsuttles1926]

and to it being a Western. during the western expansion of the U.S. people left the "high-tech" East to move to the primitive West. You took low-tech tools with you because you couldn't repair high-tech stuff. Horses are self-repairing and self-replicating

[@PromptCriticalJello]

And run on a pretty universal fuel. ;)

[@knightamongknaves]

The last scene , those 2 men in suits had "hands of blue" (blue latex gloves) ~ Two men with Two hands in blue ~ "Two by two, hands of blue"

[@MichaelHill-we7vt]

for me, one thing that made Firefly different, made it memorable, made it seem real, was that all the characters are real people, they're not TV superheroes, they're ordinary folks, with beliefs, issues, ideals, attitudes, they're exactly like you and me, with the same wishes and worries, can we get paid, can we get to eat, make a living, make it through the week... we can all relate to that, we buy into it, and we like the characters like we like our actual friends, because they are the sort of people we would make friends with......I've rarely seen that depth of character in a TV series.The depth and the detail of the world/universe it is set in, is just as authentic, it's dirty, its rough and ready, the ship has dents and scratches on it, it isnt antiseptically clean and spotless like the Starship Enterprise is.....Firefly is a work truck, its been used and abused, it's battered but its REAL, you can feel that just by looking at it. The hints to each of the characters' backstories promised so much, and would have made such brilliant TV, it was a sin that the Suited Morons of Fox cancelled this series because they couldnt figure out what a gem they had on their hands............

[@BubblyRainbows]

I will never forget Crow going into the engine because the first time I saw this episode, when he started talking about how he'd track them down and everything, I was like, "Kill him! Kill him right now! He's telling you flat out that--" and into the engine he went. and then there's me: 😲 I just assumed that even though the crew are technically criminals, as the good guys they'd let Crow go so he could come back in a later episode. But nope! I loved that moment because of that. Another shiny reaction! Will eagerly be awaiting the next episode!

[@snarflcat6187]

“We didn’t get to see anything out of River…” When the “Lawman” got loose and was headed toward Sickbay, River knew something was wrong before there were ANY signs whatsoever.

[@fakecubed]

By the end of this show you'll definitely know the lyrics, and be able to sing along with them. It's a catchy tune.

[@VadersRage]

There is a meme out there that depicts the ladies of Firefly in sort of a Vanity Fair glamour shot. The caption reads (paraphrasing here): "We don't have transporters, laser guns or lightsabers....but what we do have makes up for it" I wish I knew where to find it.

[@8104587]

Is this the one ? hdqwalls.com/wallpapers/firefly-girls.jpg

[@VadersRage]

@@8104587 Yep. That's the shot. All that's missing is the text.

[@cmorrow74]

I have the companion books for Firefly, which have the scripts for each episode. The coolest part of it is that the scripts spell out the translations of what they’re actually saying in Mandarin.

[@DjapeKostic]

Heheheh the song got you episode 2 love seing new people become fans

[@visualartsbyjr2464]

At one point, there’s going to be a lovely hat. The whole crew and ship are characters that I love (and sometimes love to hate… Jayne /sighs hehe). I rewatched the show and movie countless times. I’m a Firefly dork. Loved your reaction and review. You are right, Fox really did this show dirty. Been speculation for decades that the channel heads didn’t like smart and unique sci-fi shows. And yes, I do have a favourite; that being Wash.

[@rickyzeitler7169]

28:38 Hands of Blue, two by two 👥

[@1Molehill]

You asked about 2x2 hands of blue. Did you miss the two government agents with blue hands right at the end?

[@johnhaberland2147]

I was waiting impatiently for you to get to episode 2. I understand you have questions. Now you need to be patient . All will be revealed in due time. Sit back and enjoy the ride and all these fun characters! Stay shiny!😁

[@astrodude5222]

For some reason I thought you were releasing your Firefly reactions on weekends, so I was bummed yesterday to not see 1x2. But then, after a long day today, I’ve arrived home to find your Firefly reaction, Nerdy Nightly’s Expanse reaction (which I wasn’t expecting until Friday), and Johnny O’Dell’s Mandalorian compilation. Nice! I’m going to grab a beer and have some sci-if downtime before I have to get back to other things. Thanks Angela!

[@maidden]

"Anomaly" is a great word for River. Yep. Let's go with that.

[@joshuabarnett88]

We all need more Wash but he's so elusive. He's like a Leaf on the Wind.

[@destro6971]

🍃🍃🍃🍃🍂

[@katrinab.3085]

I can not wait for you to do the rest of the series!

[@spidersj12]

You missed the hands of blue!!!

[@lordfoul6259]

Two by two hands of blue it was those two men at the end of the episode

[@davidcorriveau8615]

The word you are looking for about Zoe is 'loyal'. Loyalty, you can't command it, you can't order it, you can't buy it; you can only earn it. Apparently (since we haven't really seen enough with just 2 eps in) at some point Mal did exactly that, he earned it.

[@HuntingViolets]

If I recall, they used to move it around a lot.

[@Caseytify]

Just remember even Jayne has a story arc.

[@artboymoy]

This was the first episode that aired and the first one I watched. I was entertained thoughout the episode and liked the characters enough, but that ending made me a fan. Here I was thinking we're going to see Crow again and NOPE! Digging the title graphic for your reaction for Firefly. Kudos to them! I love the dialog and story. FIrefly is so quotable. "He's my hero" spoken like Fillion delivers it is fun. "Mal. Bad. In Latin" is... just that. The episode does do an excellent job rushing the introductions for those of us that didn't know there was a 2 hour pilot. River's story was interesting right off the bat with who they're being chased by. I went with my brother to a Halloween party where we dressed as these guys with blue latex gloves and showing the picture around. Only a couple people got it, since the show was new.

[@SovKnight]

OK, you really gotta get over the hat hate thing, because this show has a famous sci-fi hat and you simply must love it. We all do.

[@testytest69420]

"What's up with River?" Trauma. Trauma is up with River.

[@3DJapan]

The Chinese isn't always swearing but you can usually tell when it is from context.

[@teschi23]

It's interesting how you pick up stuff that no one else seems to notice (including myself). I've watched Firefly a few times over the years and watched a fair share of reactions, but the fact that Mal was religious in ep1 I only know after you mentioning. (As well as you're still the only one I've seen ever mentioning that the key-holes of Prof. Heimerdingers door being very low 😂)

[@MrLainon]

I don't remember making the connection before, but I just noticed that those TWO guys in suits are wearing BLUE medical gloves.

[@andrewjuby6339]

An extra layer to the whole "Western in Space" thing is that in the Western genre it's common for characters to be Civil War veterans, in particular Confederates, looking to move past that chapter of their lives (e.g. the main character in "The Outlaw Josey Wales" or Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit"). The parallels to Mal, the Browncoats, and Serenity Valley are pretty obvious when you look through that lens.

[@feudist]

Zoe is the ultimate hard ass NCO. A born soldier and a stone killer. Jayne is a very tough criminal kept in check by Malcolm's force of personality, but still he keeps challenging him. Jayne doesn't backtalk Zoe. At all.

[@insomnaholic]

I love that you're reacting to this series. Regardless of Joss Whedon's problems, a lot of people worked on this show and made it something special. Firefly is a such a good example of character work, and we love the characters almost instantly. And yes, Kaylee must be protected at all costs. Mal is better because of the people he surrounds himself with. Left alone, he'd rot and turn evil. Firefly is a great found family story, and that's what makes it endearing. It's not a perfect family, and they fight a lot, and there's a good bit of dysfunction, but it works and there's some real love there.

[@Zander2212]

Joss Whedon may be not be a good person, but he is a hell of a Storyteller.

[@Educated2Extinction]

@@Zander2212 I wonder how many past greats were bad, or very bad (Polanski), people, but their talent protected them. I just hope that future potential greats moderate their behavior, since it will hopefully no longer be tolerated, or even enabled.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

​@@Educated2Extinction One can but hope. As someone in the industry, I can say there is _less_ permissiveness these days. I'm not going to say we've eradicated poor behaviour but we're at least pushing it away (good!) or into hiding (not so good). The days of open misbehaviour are declining, especially now that the Ogre King is behind bars.

[@Zander2212]

@@Educated2Extinction Yeah, talent should not protect you from the consequences of your actions, but I'm not gonna stop enjoying a good story cause the author was an asshole.

[@tvdroid22]

Its like they really scored with the cast. They all have said similar things about the show and how they were all a family, including the ship. Magical.

[@markdaube507]

This is one of the best ensemble casts ever put together and became a passion project for creator, cast, and crew. Nathan Fillion (Capt. Mal) has gone on to star in CASTLE and THE ROOKIE, but had an early role as 'the wrong Ryan' in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. Gina Torres (Zoe) came from the Xena-verse, as a guest star in several episodes of HERCULES, XENA, and CLEOPATRA 2525, and was Jennifer Garner's nemesis in J.J. Abrams' ALIAS resulting in some epic smack downs between two highly trained agents (and actors who liked doing their own fights). Adam Baldwin (Jane Cobb) is no stranger to action or sci-fi and appeared in FULL METAL JACKET, PREDATOR 2, INDEPENDENCE DAY, THE PATRIOT, and X-FILES to name a few. He was the XO in THE LAST SHIP (about a Navy ship during a viral pandemic). Alan Tudyk has spent a lot of his career voicing animation like characters in ICE AGE, or robots such as the one in I, ROBOT, or K2SO in STAR WARS-ROGUE ONE. He also appeared in the tv remake of 'V' (Visitor) where Morena Baccarin played the evil alien queen. FIREFLY was one of her earlier roles but has gone on to impressive performances in HOMELAND and the apocalyptic GREENLAND with Gerard Butler, not to mention other sci-fi tv series and voicing super heroes, before being DEADPOOL's girlfriend. Creator Joss Whedon discovered Summer Glau when he needed a Russian speaking ballerina for an episode of ANGEL, her first role. Like every fan since, fell in awe of her natural abilities to act with her whole body as she does with River Tam. She grew more popular when she crossed over into the James Cameron world as the 'good' TERMINATOR in THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (which I highly recommend for its production value, writing, and acting. Lena Headey of GAME OF THRONES is awesome in the role of Sarah Connor. Like James Cameron, Joss Whedon likes to recast his favorite people. Summer Glau and Alan Tudyk were both in his very weird and original DOLL HOUSE, Which starred Eliza Dushku and Amy Acker from BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and ANGEL, and co-stars Tahmoh Pinikett, who you will meet on BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. Badger also shows up in BATTLESTAR. Gina Torres and Adam Baldwin were also in ANGEL, which filmed side by side with FIREFLY. In fact, if one of Niska's henchman looked familiar with the dark spiked hair it's because Mike Massa is David Boreanaz' stunt double borrowed from the next set over for the fight in Serenity's cargo bay. Nathan Fillion himself was a bad guy in the final season of BUFFY and several of the bad guys have appeared in numerous Whedon shows. FIREFLY didn't perform well in the ratings and the studios didn't understand the kooky world that Joss had created so it flopped, initially. But, dedicated fans, calling themselves 'Brown Coats' petitioned and pressures studio execs to bring it back. The movie SERENETY is our season 2 and the cast was game to reprise the characters they loved. The cast developed such a friendship that they still get together for fun. Nathan Fillion has had several of them on his show CASTLE and is constantly dropping 'easter eggs' aka references to FIREFLY. This was a gem only a lucky few got to cherish.

[@3DJapan]

I've seen this like a hundred times and never saw Mal wearing a cross.

[@spacemanspiff3052]

Mal’s effort to get Crow to see that they are all square in the end, and then having to explain it again to the next guy . . . one of the best scenes I’ve ever seen. Love this show, Captain Mal is the best! As are your reactions. Rock on, Angela!!!

[@jerrylee7898]

So glad I found this channel, very nicely done.

[@shaunfleming5860]

You know back in the day when this premiered and I first saw it. I thought I was watching on Han Solo series not Firefly. It would have been awesome. That was a Han Solo series. I know I said that the last time when you reacted the first episode but again it reminds me of Han Solo.

[@aartsst3227]

Refreshing to see a character of faith who’s faith is treated with respect by the show. Too often the “religious” guy is the easy target, or just the ultra creepy evil guy masquerading as good. This show lets Book be more than the standard cliche goody 2 shoes or religious nut. He’s a Sheppard, (preacher) & that’s all we know when we meet him, but over the season we get to see a few hints to an “interesting” past. More compassion than condemnation… even when situations get “special” 😉 Can only wonder about where his character & Mal’s would have gone had the show continued.

[@baron7755]

I did watch this when it first aired, and it was a little confusing, but I still liked it. However, it all clicked when it came to DVD, I was stationed in Italy at the time and DVDs is pretty much all we had, so this was so amazing to re-find

[@MikeB12800]

Nathan Fillion and the good mayor Gregg Henry, were both in James Gunn’s Slither.

[@CaptainFrost32]

When you see Inara in the first episode "earning an honest wage" and the timepiece is mentioned by her client, (considering that planets and moons are in motion on different orbital distances and daily rotations), Inara will need a reliable timepiece set to the 24 hour cycle enforced by the Alliance.

[@michaelchaplin1600]

Aawwww... You mentioned me without mentioning me, AWESOME. I'm literally going to be beaming because of that for the next couple days, I actually had to call my brother (Fan of the show Firefly, so he understands the context) in the room to show him what you said.

[@beautifuldaymusic]

This is my second video of yours I've been watching and I must say your reviews are a joy to watch I really love your in-depth talks before and after the show and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your views of Firefly and other movies as well stay shiny

[@johngordey4753]

Whenever you finish, don't forget to watch SERENITY

[@GameMasterJ]

Shiny - means cool. And a good man doesn't have a choice... he will do good.

[@ElkayEQ]

I cannot say for certain having not spoken to Joss in the last decade but the first time I came across "Shiny" was in the follow-up game to the extremely popular "EQ." When EQ2 hit beta in 2003 there was a in-game mechanic where a mushroom-sized 'star' would randomly appear on the ground. These very quickly became known as a "Shiny" and soon after that gamers started using that expression to mean "ok or chill or yay! or fun." The fad ended about as quickly as it began but you still run into it in various MMO's even today. Anyway, like I said, don't know for certain but it's as good an explanation as any. Shiny!

[@Matthew0811]

New-ish subscriber here. Absolutely loving your reaction to Ep 1 and 2 so far. This is one of my favorite shows ever, and you seem to catch every witty comment and humorous piece and I am here for it. The Mal in Latin, in case no one said, is just the old prefix mal- means a bad thing. Malodorous, malformed, malice, etc. I am going to be not so patiently waiting for future reactions, I definitely look forward to you seeing some scenes in the future. Also, remember, two by two - hands of blue, I believe it was going to be a driving factor in future seasons as well, so sad.

[@AL-fl4jk]

You’ve made me remember how much I love this show

[@davidboivin7996]

The acting and interactions is so good in this show you don't even notice. You are thoroughly going to enjoy the ride even if it's a short one. Brown coat forever!!

[@hkpew]

I hate to tell you, but Mandarin is Chinese. China is a very big country, and there are actually a lot of languages spoken there. Sometimes they are referred to as dialects, but it would probably be just as accurate to refer to all of the languages spoken in Europe as dialects of European. Mandarin is the language spoken in Beijing (and also the official language of Taiwan, I believe). The swearing in Chinese isn't just simple curse words. The writers apparently would come up with some pretty elaborate and creative phrases which they would then send to the person they had lined up to translate them into Chinese. After being filtered through the non-Chinese speaking cast I'm not sure how possible it would be to figure out exactly what they were actually saying, but I really wish someone would come up with a complete listing of the various Chinese phrases used in each episode and post it online somewhere.

[@willx8837]

talking off hats 😀 sorry no spoilers 😀 great reaction. I hope you watch the film at the end which is really good

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I will be watching the movie 😌

[@quentinmichel7581]

For the record, Mandarin IS Chinese, in fact @ 70% of the Chinese people speak Mandarin. Cantonese is the next widely spoken dialect as I recall.

[@dangiles106]

A point that you may have missed about Jane, the money he was offered was more than enough to buy his own ship. He just said it wasn't good enough.

[@michaelmaguire4147]

Yea, in the "world" of the show companions are like actually one of the most respected professions, it's just Mal specifically who makes a problem about it.