Are you ready for "Serenity"?

[Occhidiangela]

While Occhi's focus of  Firefly is on the Mal-Inara-relationship (or lack thereof), for me, Firefly is about family, and so I consider "Out of Gas" as the finest episode of the bunch. I love the way they juxtapose three different timelines seamlessly and shape it into one cohesive story. Also, my favourite scene of the series, when Mal is lying on the hospital bed with his 'family' around him asking them if they'll be there when he wakes up... it brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it.

Occhi, you thought OiS was surreal? Watch it with the audio commentary. It is without a doubt the most pompous and amazing audio commentary Joss has ever delivered. By fans it is also considered to be his best.

(Speaking of audio commentaries, the one by Tim Minear and Joss Whedon for "The Train Job" is hilarious.)
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Ah, I'll look into OiS with audio commentary, I did the straight up episode. Thanks for the tip.

Firefly was not "focused on the Mal-Inara relationship" for me. My liking of it was Mal's "captain" character, and the dialogue. And the quirky characters.

I found their "tension" irritating as the episodes progressed, its avenues for humor and one liners considered. Maybe that is why I liked Heart of Gold: Joss removed/resolved the continued drama/tension; Jayne got laid; each crewmember had a role in the world bound adventure. It was a nice segue into OiS where River sees what is really going on among crew members, and it relieved me: no more Mal Inara drama! I disliked that, or did I mention that already?

I'd have liked more Shepard Book development and less Inara/Mal angst. Yes, I was a fan of Ron Glass in Barney Miller back in the day . . .

Of course, she comes back in Serenity, damn the bad luck.

Occhi