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WRITTEN BY: Joss Whedon & Tim Minear
DIRECTED BY: Joss Whedon
U.S. AIRDATE: 09.20.02
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The crew takes a job stealing an Alliance shipment from a train, risking their lives by doing business with a notorious man -- only to discover that the cargo is desperately-needed medical supplies.
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WRITTEN BY: Tim Minear
DIRECTED BY: Tim Minear
U.S. AIRDATE: 09.27.02
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The discovery of a derelict passenger ship turns dangerous when Mal realizes the crew has been slaughtered by Reavers.
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WRITTEN BY: Jane Espenson
DIRECTED BY: Vern Gillum
U.S. AIRDATE: 11.01.02
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Mal crashes a ball in search of a job, and instead finds himself dueling with one of Inara's clients over her honor.
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WRITTEN BY: Drew Z. Greenberg
DIRECTED BY: Michael Grossman
U.S. AIRDATE: 11.08.02
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Simon and River are kidnapped by villagers in need of a doctor. Sheppard Book is shot, forcing the crew to seek help on an Alliance ship.
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WRITTEN BY: Ben Edlund
DIRECTED BY: Marita Grabiak
U.S. AIRDATE: 10.18.02
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The crew finds a world where Jayne is a celebrated folk hero, and hopes to smuggle contraband goods out from under the noses of the local authority.
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WRITTEN BY: Tim Minear
DIRECTED BY: David Solomon
U.S. AIRDATE: 10.25.02
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An accident on board leaves Serenity adrift in deep space, and Mal recalls the history of the ship and crew as the last remaining oxygen dwindles.
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WRITTEN BY: Jose Molina
DIRECTED BY: Allan Kroeker
U.S. AIRDATE: 11.15.02
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The crew plans to lay low during a trip to a planet in the Alliance Core, until Simon proposes a lucrative job to break into a hospital to help his sister.
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WRITTEN BY: Cheryl Cain
DIRECTED BY: James A. Contner
U.S. AIRDATE: 12.06.02
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The crew takes extreme measures after Mal and Wash are kidnapped by Niska, a psychopathic crime lord with a fondness for torture, during an ordinary mission to sell cargo.
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WRITTEN BY: Jose Molina & Ben Edlund
DIRECTED BY: Vern Gillum
U.S. AIRDATE: 10.07.05
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Desperate for a real job, Mal agrees to take on his unscrupulous former wife Saffron and her plan to steal a valuable weapon from a rich man from her past.
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WRITTEN BY: Tim Minear & Joss Whedon
DIRECTED BY: Tim Minear
U.S. AIRDATE: 10.14.05
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Zoe and Mal receive a special delivery in the mail -- the body of a former comrade who served with them during the war, who wanted them to take him home to rest.
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Episodes are listed here in the producers' intended airing order (as reflect in SCI FI Channel's airing order and the show's DVD order), not FOX's original airing order. "Trash," "The Message," and "Heart of Gold" never aired on FOX, but premiered on SCI FI following their release on DVD.
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