Before the war even started, he infiltrated the Alliance military as Derrial Book a name he stole from another cadet whom he jumped and killed. When she is later shot in the stomach by another passenger, Simon refuses to treat her injury unless he is allowed to remain on Serenity with his sister, River. [6] Joss Whedon explained in the DVD audio commentary for the pilot episode that the syringe Inara takes out during the Reaver encounter is not for suicide. There was the time Castle didn't get the appeal of an old sci-fi show: Especially after this very conspicuous scene involving a brown coat: And finally, there were these blue-handed signals from Castle. While in the hands of the Alliance doctors and scientists, River was secretly and extensively experimented on, including surgery that removed most of her amygdala, preventing River from being able to control her emotions. The show mentions three such battles, including the Battle of Du-Khang in 2510 (featured in "The Message") and a long winter campaign in New Kashmir (as told by Zoe in "War Stories") where he commanded a platoon. After learning about River's abuse at the Academy, he is unable to help her for two more years. In 2021, Hendricks wrapped a four-season run on the NBC suburban crime saga "Good Girls.". Fillion occasionally voices an animated version of himself on Netflix's "Big Mouth," appearing in the romantic fantasies of nerdy "Firefly" obsessive Missy. Whedon has said at least twice since the film's release that, had the series continued, Wash would not have been killed. When he runs afoul of them, he arranges to have his apparently dead body shipped to Reynolds for transportation back home. Hard to classify but extremely engaging and entertaining, "Firefly" is a lightly comic space western, revolving around the roguish exploits of a small spacecraft worked by a motley crew hundreds of years in the future in a galaxy run by the powerful, iron-fisted Alliance. In addition to "Firefly," Torres appeared on another little-watched cult favorite, NBC's "Hannibal," playing the spouse of her then real-life husband, Laurence Fishburne, with whom she shares a daughter, Delilah. (However, he claimed that she'd given him slightly too much, and so cut off Mal's left ear and gives it to her as a 'small refund'.) By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. The true story is that Jayne double-crossed his partner Stitch Hessian and was forced to jettison the money in order to escape. Introduced in the film Serenity, Lenore is Mr. Universe's LoveBot and wife. @media all and (max-width:720px){body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .tocright{display:none}.mw-parser-output .tocright{width:100%!important}}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tocright{float:right;clear:right;width:auto;margin:0 0 0.5em 1em}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-none{clear:none}}. Adam Baldwin is a pretty big deal in the nerdy world of genre television. Despite this, Kaylee finds herself further attracted to the doctor after he saves her. After all, he earns his spot on Mal's ship after holding him at gunpoint and turning on his business partners once Mal offers him more money. You just learn how to live there." Later in the same episode Simon is apparently arrested for his actions involving trying to gain access to River. After landing on Persephone Simon looks for a ship to take him and a cryogenically stabilized River off-planet. Staite will appear in the May 2 episode of the ABC series. In the film Serenity, Simon has finally become well-adjusted to the crewto the point where he even stands up to Mal and punches him when Mal puts River in danger during a heist. [10], Inara has been described as a postfeminist character. Castle and Beckett are called to investigate a murder on the set of the bombastic robot fighting flick titled Big Damn Heroes. His feelings for her can be seen in his concern during the pilot episode, when he watched her surgery, as well as in his hostility towards Simon (Kaylee's obvious love-interest). Gabriel and Regan Tam are River and Simon's parents. The ship's mechanic, Kaylee Frye, is immediately infatuated with Simon. The Alliance isolates River from her family, though she managed to send a call for help by putting a coded message in a letter to her brother. The ending depicts the two finally consummating their relationship. E-mail:. The characters are named after the characters played by Lee Van Cleef and Earl Holliman in the 1955 film The Big Combo. "[18] Kaylee has shown an affinity for strawberries. 11 - 13 Aug, 2023. The show just wrapped up its 8th and final season in May 2016. Yes, that's him if you didn't realize it before. Jayne thinks the hat is quite cunning, though his fellow shipmates gently mock him about it. On "Firefly," Morena Baccarin portrayed Inara Serra, a member of the respected Companions guild. But there were some even bigger "Firefly" stars that paid Fillion a visit on his new show, to the delight of fans. In "The Message" he is noticeably upset while seeing a family receive their dead son and in "Jaynestown" when a young man saves his life by jumping in front of a shotgun blast meant for him. He chooses Serenity. His actions sometimes appear cowardly, but Wash has proven his resolve and willingness to put himself in harm's way and do violence on behalf of his friends on many occasions. They are seen as fences for goods acquired by Mal Reynolds and the crew of Serenity. [original research?]. On some of these occasions, he has proposed a more permanent arrangement with her. The ship's captain, Malcolm Reynolds, interrupted her and Bester, the ship's mechanic at the time, having sex in Serenity's engine room. Comments made by Inara suggest that she is displeased with alterations to the traditional training she underwent, which is resulting in less-experienced novices being introduced to certain aspects of the profession prematurely instead of when she feels they would be ready. She is portrayed by Nectar Rose. Because the drama series jumps around in time from 1970 to the present day, showrunners . As he dies, she is used to record a warning message for Mal. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Wing is known on Persephone as a master swordsman and duelist (which Mal is definitely not), but he is defeated due to Inara's intervention and Reynolds' ruthless combat soldier's skills. Naturally, the talented actors who made up the main cast have moved on to bigger and equally awesome things, like Morena Baccarin starring in "The Endgame" and Alan Tudyk with a leading role in "Resident Alien." [5], A subplot for Inara was hinted at throughout the series. She manages to steal the artifact from them, but the crew were secretly playing her from the beginning and take the artifact back for themselves. She was as sweet and naive as she was in love with frilly dresses and strawberries. River is the teenage sister of Dr. Simon Tam, both of whom take refuge aboard Serenity. Some of his backstory is given in the Serenity novelization. The scripts refer to them as "Blue Gloves". She played another troubled character in "The 4400," appeared on a few episodes of Whedon's "Dollhouse," and had a main role on "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." These are actors, episodes or elements with clear links to Joss Whedon's short-lived 2002 "space cowboy" series " Firefly ". In "Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale", this character's mysterious backstory is revealed. This usually follows events of aggression toward or contempt for her targets. Staite plays the director of the play, Erin Cherloff. He is also intelligent and eccentric, given to rambling on philosophic matters in the middle of tense situations. Badger is clearly a criminal, but he views himself as a business man and "better than" Mal and other smugglers who do not have a base of operations. He is known for his work on television, where he has appeared in a wide variety of both supporting and leading roles.. Lange played the recurring roles of Stuart Radzinsky on the ABC series Lost (2009) and Erwin Sikowitz in the Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010-13), and had his mainstream breakthrough for playing David Tate/Kenneth . As revealed in the comic Serenity: Float Out, Zo was pregnant with Wash's daughter. In Serenity: Those Left Behind, the duo are referred to as "independent contractors", and are killed when Serenity's thrust incinerates their ship. Muscle. Wash detects this transmission and is able to scramble it. [29] (In the novelization of Serenity, River reveals that the attraction between Simon and Kaylee is not a simple crush or infatuation, but that the two are in fact, in love.) Previous cast members such as Adam Baldwin, Gina Torres, and most recently Summer Glau (who guest-starred as a rival private detective) have appeared at one point or another on Castle's long run . [27], When Kaylee first sees Simon Tam in the pilot episode, she is immediately enamoured with the well-dressed doctor. In "Our Mrs. Reynolds", Mal finds himself married to her in an obscure native ceremony, as she pretends to be a demure, compliant girl trained to be a subservient wife. In a deleted scene, Gabriel hints that he has his suspicions about the Government school but is too afraid to confront the Alliance because it could lead to a loss of status. She married boyfriend Charlie Ritchie in July 2016, shortly after giving birth to their son, Wilder. Kaywinnet Lee "Kaylee" Frye was portrayed by Jewel Staite. The man named Jayne came back for a second episode in Season 8, Episode 6, "Cool Boys." Hoban "Wash" Washburne is played by Alan Tudyk. Keep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter! His "Firefly" cast members Alan Tudyk (who played Wash) and Gina Torres (who played Zoe) also appeared. Last edited on 25 December 2022, at 05:51, "12 Things We Learned From the 'Firefly' Special 'Browncoats Unite' [Firefly]", "Firefly: Browncoats Unite on Dailymotion", "Interviews with Jewel Staite, Adam Baldwin, Sean Maher and Summer Glau", "EXTRA! Summer Glau played one of the most interesting and complex characters on "Firefly." Spoiler TV shared a video interview featuring Fillion and his Firefly co-star, Alan Tudyk, and the Castle star revealed . [citation needed]. Joss Whedon mentions in the commentary on "Serenity" that he originally wrote the character with the intention of playing the role himself. When the two finally meet again, Mal shoots the former agent first (in his good eye), and kills him for good. She is also known to seduceand frequently marryher marks. Monty apparently has a formidable reputation as a brawler; when Kaylee asks if Mal got into a fight with him (due to wounds from his scuffle with Saffron/Bridget), Zoe notes that if he had, the crew would be down in the dirt picking up Mal's teeth. Especially after this very conspicuous scene involving a brown coat:. An extremely large (Zoe refers to him as a "sasquatch") and mostly genial man, he is known among his friends for wearing a thick beard and mustache. Mal named the ship Serenity after the Battle of Serenity Valley, the decisive battle of the Unification War. The streamer announced today that season 2 would the show's last. Minor characters are defined as any character who is not a part of the crew of the fictional ship Serenity including any who appear in the R. Tam sessions, the television show itself, the comic book series Serenity: Those Left Behind, or the film Serenity. She seems innocent at first, but once the truth comes out that the murder victim stole an Oscar-worthy directing job right out from under her she tells the detectives that she snapped. Atherton Wing is a young nobleman on Persephone who has hired Inara Serra on multiple occasions. Glass retired from acting in 2014, and died in November 2016 at the age of 71. In the documentary Re-Lighting the Firefly, her name is given as Zo Warren, apparently a version of her name which was considered at one time, but changed by the time the film Serenity was released. Book's past appears to involve the Alliance in some way; he possesses an Alliance identity card that gives Book priority status for medical treatment on an Alliance ship, and in "The Message", he demonstrates knowledge of Alliance military procedures. Obsessed with travel? Mr. Universe is a reclusive techno-geek in the movie Serenity portrayed by David Krumholtz. Concern over his son Fess's virginity causes him to hire Inara Serra to turn Fess into a 'man', but the attempt is more successful than he'd expected; Fess openly defies his father and allows Serenity to lift off. As a result, the entire crew of Serenity invades his satellite headquarters, allowing Mal to break free and forcing Niska to flee. $20 million. [13], Though generally acting brutish and simple, occasionally he hints at a more complex and sensitive character. ", Glau and husband Val Morrison welcomed their first child in 2015 and a second in 2017. [7] This was later also confirmed in Firefly: Browncoats Unite, a Firefly 10th Anniversary Special aired on Science Channel in November 2012. Mercenary Jayne Cobb is hard to pin down. Nathan Fillion has a net worth of approx. When Mal broadcasts this secret to the universe, the Operative admits defeat and decides to leave the Alliance, calling off the search for River and helping the crew piece Serenity back together after the damage sustained in the crash. [24] The romantic attraction to Simon Tam remains unconsummated during the run of the series, even though it is clear that Simon bears strong feelings for her as well. Adelei Niska is a major crime lord of the Firefly universe, played by Michael Fairman and first seen in "The Train Job". The pair are never officially named in either Firefly or Serenity. Since the brief run of "Firefly" in the 2002-03 season, Fillion has mostly been involved in television work, although he has had a few movie roles along the way. Fess Higgins is the formerly-virgin son of the magistrate of Higgins' Moon. Wash serves as the pilot of Serenity, and is married to the ship's first mate, Zoe. Dr. Mathias is portrayed by Michael Hitchcock. The Tams remain below Alliance radar, despite some close calls. The Operative believes his missions will "make the world a better place" and ultimately create "a world without sin"; he believes these ends justify means he admits are evil. He tries to shoot and kill Jayne, but an unidentified hero-worshipping boy of Higgins' Moon leaps in front of Jayne and takes the shotgun blast, giving Jayne an opening to throw a knife into Stitch's chest. They work for the Blue Sun Corporation, a contractor to the Alliance, and are in pursuit of River and Simon Tam. [37] When the Alliance learns of River's rescue, they promptly freeze all of Simon's monetary accounts, leaving him with nothing but his medkit, and put out a warrant for the arrest of both Simon and River, labeling them as fugitives. She shares his belief in the corruption of the Alliance and wants freedom for the Border Planets. 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