Objects in Space

We did it - we made it the fourteenth and final (don’t worry, we’re not abandoning you just yet) episode of Firefly, “Objects in Space.” If you’re looking for a typical series finale where story lines are wrapped up in a nice little bow, this episode of television might disappoint you. If you’re living in an alternate reality where this is a season finale and they're going to bring back Firefly for a season two decades later, then this episode is really isn’t that bad. River walks through the ship listening in on various conversations between crew members. While eavesdropping she has moments where she hears and sees the crew saying things not heard by the other person, and everyone remains unaware of her presence. Simon implies he’d still be a doctor if it wasn’t for her; Shepherd says something that implies a not-so-religious past; Mal and Inara voice frustrations over their Sam and Diane dynamic. River overwhelmed by everyone's feelings, rushes down to the cargo bay and steps on a branch. When she picks it up—she's suddenly surrounded by orange leaves on the floor. A few seconds later we are thrust back into the real world and River is holding a gun while the rest of the crew surrounds her, yelling at her to put it down. After she runs back to her room, we see a small vessel tailing Serenity and a man (bounty hunter Jubel Early) inside looking at the wanted bulletin for the Tam siblings. Later the crew grapples with whether it’s safe to have River on the ship—River is listening through the floor and Early is listening through the hull of the ship. As the crew goes to bed, Early enters ship and starts taking the crew out one by one—first Mal (a little to easily if we’re being honest!), quickly locking some people in their quarters after; then Kaylee (which we have some thoughts on because ugh); he gets Shepherd with a kick to the head; and finally he comes across Simon who he uses as bait to try and lure River out to him. We don’t want to give too much away here, but the gist is River is no longer a person, she’s turned into Serenity. You’ll have to listen to find out how true that statement is—with River, anything is possible! Plus, George and Meaghan talk “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story; Meaghan’s loser takes George by surprise; and we discuss what a Firefly season two might have looked like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.