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* Katherine Kendall as The Councilor
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"'''War Stories'''" is the tenth episode of ] ] '']'' created by ]. "'''War Stories'''" is the tenth episode of the ] ] '']'' created by ].

Angered at Zoë's unshakable war connection to Mal, Wash demands a shot at a field assignment. Unfortunately, crime lord Niska chooses this moment to exact a brutal vengeance for Mal's failure to complete an earlier job.

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== Synopsis ==

On '']'', as ] reviews the data he collected on ] from the 3-D neuro-scanner in "]", ] looks over his shoulder, musing about a "warrior-poet" Shan Yu (who Simon refers to as a "psychotic dictator"). Book cites a Shan Yu quote that suggests that the way to truly learn about someone is to torture them, and wonders if this was the purpose behind the brain surgery done on River. Simon disagrees, believing there was a specific goal the unknown surgeons were hoping to achieve. Elsewhere, crime lord ] (last seen in "]") is having another betrayer tortured, also alluding to Shan Yu. His new lieutenant, Victor, interrupts him to announce a nearby Firefly-class ship that might belong to ], the man who abrogated a business arrangement with Niska, and whose reputation is "not so good" anymore. A delighted Niska orders his man to fetch the culprit, then goes back to his learning experience.

Back on ''Serenity'', ] playfully chases River around the cargo bay, after the girl "took my apple", despite ]'s having contributed a crate's worth to the ship's stores. Amid the noise, ] urges Mal to respect the privacy of her imminently arriving client, a councillor of some political importance. Mal reassures her that he won't cause a scene like the earlier one ("]") that nearly got him killed. Inara is also concerned about the other crew "ogling" her client. When Kaylee finally catches River and regains her apple, she holds it high and proclaims that "no power in the 'verse can stop me".

Later, ] and ] puzzle over Jayne's generosity as they munch on the apples. Kaylee asks why Zoë and Mal always cut up their apples, and Zoë (and Mal, who joins them) tell a war story about "griswalds", tiny pressure-sensitive grenades that were embedded explosives in apples by Alliance troops, who offered them to starving Independence troops with horrific results. Wash sardonically embellishes on the story, annoyed at the frequent references to his wife's long history with the captain. Mal vetoes Wash's idea to improve their profit from the medicine sales by bypassing the local middlemen. Wash is surprised by this, because Zoë had told him that she hadn't run it by the captain.

On the bridge later, Zoë admits to Wash that she ''had'' mentioned it, he disagreed, she accepted it without arguing, and then she lied to Wash so as not to upset him. This makes Wash all the more upset because of her casual deference to Mal and dishonesty with him. When she sarcastically says that "what this marriage needs is one more shouting match", he replies "what this marriage needs is one less husband, right now it's a little crowded".

In the Tams' quarters, River is suffering from the effects of Simon's treatment. She fondly reminisces about her fun with Kaylee, but her chaotic thoughts intrude on her still. Clearly, Simon's work is far from done. In the common room, which overlooks the cargo hold, Book chides Kaylee and Jayne for trying to steal a peek at Inara's arriving client. In the bay, accompanied by Inara's rolling eyes, Mal introduces himself to the well-dressed man who enters, but the man ignores him and signals to the councillor that "we're all clear here". In walks a gorgeous woman in an elegant gown, who Inara warmly greets and walks off with. The rest of the crew is agog at the variance from their expectations. While Kaylee babbles her admiration of Inara's female client, Jayne quickly departs, needlessly announcing that "I'll be in my bunk".

Preparing the unused shuttle for their business rendezvous, Zoë and Mal discover that it's been sabotaged. Wash, the saboteur, enters to demand that ''he'' go with Mal to the meeting, jealously wanting to take Zoë's place at Mal's side, so she and he don't bring back yet another tale of adventure-laden bonding. An annoyed Zoë happily leaves the boys to their mission, and Mal reluctantly agrees, more concerned about getting underway on what should be a "milk run".

In her quarters, Inara massages the councillor, who tells her that she need not be so accommodating, that she can relax. Inara remarks that when she chooses her rare female clients, she does so because they are extraordinary in some way, and hints that the councillor's gift is allowing Inara herself to relax and serve her own needs as well as the councillor's. They embrace and kiss deeply.

Meanwhile, Wash comically defends his assumption of Zoë's role to Mal, and winds up hauling the merchandise to the meeting. As the "milk run" deal goes down, however, the middlemen are killed by men who suddenly arise from the sand and capture Mal and Wash.

Later, as Inara tenderly bids goodbye to her client, Jayne starts off again for his bunk, but Zoë intercepts him, wanting to find out what happened to their missing crewmates. Book volunteers to accompany them, and at the deserted meeting site, shrewdly determines the weaponry used to take their people, intriguing Jayne. Zoë notices the abandoned supplies and ultimately adds up the evidence that points out that it's not robbery that the assailants have in mind, thus guessing that Niska is behind the kidnapping.

On Niska's skyplex, the blindfolded and tied-up kidnappees bicker, with Wash becoming increasingly incensed about both the danger that Mal regularly exposes Zoë to, and that she gladly obeys Mal. Wash questions Mal's assertion that his first mate doesn't blindly obey him, but Mal backs it up by claiming he told her not to marry Wash. Niska finally reveals himself to the men and begins his Shan Yu-inspired torture, but Wash and Mal spend the entire time they're being electrically shocked by continuing their bickering, all the while refusing to ackowledge the torture. Mal notices that Wash's anger keeps him from collapsing, so he hints about a sexual history with Zoë. Wash, however, is sure this never happened, and claims that Mal ''should'' sleep with her, just so his wife could get past what Wash feels is a fixation on her captain. Mal frantically tries to keep the fading Wash conscious by accepting the challenge.

Meanwhile, Zoë collects all the funds remaining from the Ariel job in order to pay off Niska to release her shipmates, counting on his perverse code to treat this as a business transaction. She turns out to be partly correct, because the sadistic criminal whimsically offers to release only one of the two men for the price she offers. He was expecting to be entertained to see Zoë's dilemma, but this was spoiled when she without batting an eyelid nor any hesitation chooses her husband. An annoyed Niska gets a parting revenge for his thwarted fun by giving her "change" — Mal's severed ear. Zoe helps the weakened and shell-shocked Wash stagger out of the room against a chilling backdrop of agonized screaming from the abandoned Mal.

By the time Zoë gets the brutalized Wash back to the shuttle, he uses his newfound respect for Mal to rally himself for a rescue mission. He takes the unpowered ''Serenity'' in for a precision stealth breeching, allowing the crew to board the station before the defenders can respond. As Zoë leads Jayne and Wash toward the torture room, Book, Simon, and Kaylee stay behind to prevent the station personnel from taking the shuttle. (Inara is elsewhere in the ship, unsuccessfully attempting to get help from the councillor.) Simon makes awkward attempts to shoot at the oncoming troops, but Book expertly shoots the men's legs (the Bible being against killing, but "somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps") and easily dodges incoming fire. Innocent Kaylee, finding in herself an inability to participate in lethal gunplay, retreats in fright from three troops approaching the breached dock from cover. River arrives, peeks around the cargo bay wall at the enemy, takes Kaylee's weapon, and with her eyes closed and facing away from the dock, takes one shot each at three different positions. The enemy gunfire is silenced, and the men lie dead. River turns to Kaylee, smiling, and echoes the engineer's earlier proclamation: "No power in the 'verse can stop me."

Deep inside the skyplex, the intrusion alarm distracts Niska. Mal uses the distraction to take out the torturer with one of Niska's special torture devices. As Mal starts to beat on the retreating Niska, the torturer recovers, giving his boss a chance to escape. The rescuers arrive to find Mal being throttled by the torturer with a whip used on a hapless victim in a previous scene. Zoë solemnly suggests that Mal must face his torturer alone, presumably to regain his self-respect. Mal quickly dashes that noble but impractical idea, and the three shipmates expend their weapons into yet another ill-fated Niska lieutenant.

Later, as ''Serenity'' rests in a desert, Mal joins the crew in the cargo hold, where he "fiddles" with his reattached ear, courtesy of equipment supplied by Inara's well-connected councillor client. Professional healer Simon expresses discomfort at having shot at people, but Book reassures him that it's unlikely that the ersatz gunfighter actually hit anyone. Kaylee has a difficult time making eye contact with River. In the dining room, in a ]-like display of marital devotion, Zoë serves her recuperating husband some soup. Mal enters to remind Wash of the agreement they made during the torture. To Wash's sputtering objections, he explains to Zoë about their mutual "burning sexual tension". Zoë plays along, and the war veterans awkwardly move to embrace each other. Jayne walks in, just after Zoë said: "Take me sir, take me hard", and comments that something about that was just wrong, an irate Wash finally gets up, drags his wife off, and announces that "we'll be in our bunk". Naturally, Jayne eats the abandoned soup.

== Allusions to earlier episodes ==

* The opening scene, where Simon is prodding through River's brain scans and Book speaks of Simon's great heist, refers to the entirety of the previous episode, "]". Also, Jayne's uncharacteristic contribution of fresh fruit to the ship's supplies appears to be an attempt at atonement for his misdeed in "Ariel", presumably directed at Mal, since neither man seems to have let on that Jayne was the traitor.


Angered at Zoe's unshakable war connection to Mal, Wash demands a shot at a field assignment. Unfortunately, crime lord Niska chooses this moment to exact a brutal vengeance for Mal's refusal to complete an earlier job.
* While assuring Inara that no trouble will come when her new client boards the ship, Mal says "Don't worry, I'm not gonna start any sword fights. I'm over that phase", alluding to "]", in which he faced a duel with one of her clients, a renowned swordsman.


"War Stories" originally aired on ] on December 6, 2002 following a three-week hiatus. Fox instead aired the 1996 film '']'' in ''Firefly's'' time slot on November 22 and premiered the television film '']'' on November 29.
* Crime lord ] grabs and tortures Mal and Wash for their failure to complete the eponymous "]".


== Plot ==
* Zoë's making soup for her husband Wash suggests a connection to "]", where Wash marvelled at ] doing this for Mal.
On '']'', as ] reviews the data he collected on his sister, ] looks over his shoulder, musing about a "warrior-poet" named ]. Book cites one of Yu's quotes that suggests that the way to truly learn about someone is to torture them, and wonders if this was the purpose behind the brain surgery done on River. Simon disagrees, believing there was a specific goal the unknown surgeons were hoping to achieve. Elsewhere, crime lord ] is torturing one of his men, also alluding to Xiang Yu. He is interrupted by a man who informed him that ]'s ship has been spotted nearby. Eager to take revenge on Mal for being the only man to ever cheat him on a deal, Niska orders that he be captured.


Back on ''Serenity'', ] playfully chases River around the cargo bay for an apple she stole, despite ] having contributed a crate's worth to the ship's stores. Once she takes hold of the apple, Kaylee claims that "no power in the 'verse can stop me." Amid the noise, ] urges Mal to respect the privacy of her imminently arriving client, a local councilor of some political importance. Mal agrees to do so, as he prepares to depart on a "milk run" to sell off a shipment of stolen medicine.
== Foreshadowing ==
*River's newly discovered sharpshooting skill, witnessed by Kaylee, will become a point of contention in the episode "]" as well as the feature movie '']''. Together with other incidents, this incident provides further proof as to River's unpredictable nature being a danger to the crew.


Later, ] and ] puzzle over Jayne's generosity as they eat the apples, Wash munching it, and Zoe slicing it with a knife. Kaylee asks why Zoe and Mal always cut up their apples, and Zoe tells a war story about the time Alliance troops gave their unit apples packed with hidden grenades that killed members of their platoon. Wash sardonically embellishes the story, visibly annoyed by the close friendship between Mal and his wife. Mal vetoes Wash's idea to improve their profit from the medicine sales by bypassing the local middlemen, then begins cutting his own apple. Wash is surprised by this, and is furious to discover that Zoe herself had agreed with Mal's decision. He angrily tells Zoe that there is no room for "two husbands" in their marriage.
== Trivia ==
* Docked at the station is a ] ship from '']''.


As Mal prepares to leave, Wash purposefully sabotages his shuttle's controls, demanding the chance to accompany Mal instead of Zoe. Mal reluctantly agrees. In her quarters, Inara massages the councilor, while remarking that when she chooses her rare female clients, she does so because they are extraordinary in some way, and hints that the councilor's gift is allowing Inara herself to relax and serve her own needs as well as the councilor's. At the exchange, Mal's contacts are killed by a sniper team, and he and Wash are tied up and taken off-planet. Zoe, Book, and Jayne go to look for them, and quickly deduce from the evidence that Niska was responsible.
* River demonstrates yet another phenomenal talent by calmly and precisely shooting three men, without looking, apparently from her memory of their locations.


On Niska's skyplex, Mal and Wash are tortured with an electroshock device; Mal deliberately provokes Wash by discussing his marital problems in order to keep him from passing out. The crew pools all of their money and gives it to Zoe, who goes to see Niska and tries to buy Mal and Wash's freedom. Niska says there is only enough for one man, and Zoe chooses Wash, leaving Mal behind to be tortured to the brink of death. Zoe gets Wash back to ''Serenity'', and organizes a rescue mission with the entire crew, except for Inara and River. As the others fight their way through the skyplex, Kaylee is cornered near the ''Serenity'', too frightened to shoot back. River finds her, takes Kaylee's gun, closes her eyes, and kills all of her attackers without hesitation, scaring Kaylee.
* Inara is willing to have female as well as male clients. Whether this plot point was intended to demonstrate the open mindedness of the future or merely titilate the typically male audience of a sci-fi series is open to debate. The dialogue between Inara and her female client about how women can never really be themselves in the company of men may relate thematically to the speeches about Shan Yu as well as Niska's line, "Now we meet the real you."


Seeing his abductor distracted, Mal gets up effortlessly despite the hours of pain he's endured and proceeds to beat a terrified Niska before his torturer interferes, allowing the crime lord to escape. Zoe, Jayne, and Wash arrive and gun down Mal's attacker, saving his life. Back on the ship, Inara's former client provides Simon with the expensive medical technology needed to treat Mal's injuries. As Wash sits down to a bowl of "wife soup", Mal surprises him by declaring that he must sleep with Zoe to deal with any lingering sexual tension between them, causing Wash to abandon his meal so he can spend time with his wife. Back in the cargo hold, Kaylee stares at River with a look of fear on her face, no longer wanting to play with her.
* In the DVD audio commentary ] reveals that Wash served as a pilot in the Unification War, but which faction he served under, or if he was a ] pilot, is unknown. He was also captured early on in the war, after flying a single mission, and spent most of it as a ]. It is not clear whether this is merely Tudyk's own conception of Wash's history or something that the series might have eventually acknowledged and made ]. The revelation that he spent the majority of his time in the POW camp performing shadow puppets lends credit to the idea that this is a personal opinion rather than canon, though Wash's personality certainly makes it a legitimate possiblity. The shadow puppets in the POW camp would be very obviously inspired by the Chinese film ].


== Continuity ==
*] wears two different t-shirts during the episode. The first contains the Chinese word ''yong'', which means 'soldier' or more commonly 'brave'. This shirt also appears in the episodes; "]", "]" and "]". The second t-shirt with the '28' on it said ''zhandou de xiaojingling'', which means 'the fighting/militant elves.' This shirt was also seen in; "]" and "]".
* The opening scene, where Simon is prodding through River's brain scans and Book speaks of Simon's great heist, refers to the entirety of the previous episode, "]". Before Niska intervenes, the crew is in the process of selling the stolen medicine from "Ariel".
*River's sharpshooting skill becomes a point of contention in the episode "]" as well as the feature movie '']''.
* Jayne's apparent generosity, buying a large amount of fresh fruit for the crew, is alluding to guilty feelings about his betrayal of Simon and River as well as Mal in the episode "Ariel".


== References ==
* The '']'' ] ship known as the '']'' appears in this episode. It is seen flying past Niska's space station; however, it is moving backwards while all the other ships flying about in that shot are moving forward.
{{More footnotes needed|date=June 2009}}
{{Reflist}}


*{{cite book|title=Finding Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's "Firefly"|date=11 March 2005 |editor1=Espenson, Jane |editor2=Glenn Yeffeth|publisher=Benbella Books|location=Dallas, Texas|isbn=1-932100-43-1}}
* The fictitious tyrant "Shan Yu" quoted in the opening sequence is named after the villain of ], ]. Whedon is reportedly a fan of the animated Disney film.{{fact}}
*{{cite book|title=Investigating Firefly and Serenity: Joss Whedon's Worlds Beyond: Science Fiction on the Frontier (Investigating Cult TV Series)|author=Rhonda V. Wilcox|author2=Tanya Cochran|publisher=I B Tauris & Co Ltd|date=20 May 2008|isbn=978-1-84511-654-5}}
*{{cite book|title=Serenity: The Official Visual Companion|author=Joss Whedon|publisher=Titan Books Ltd|date=1 Sep 2005|isbn=978-1-84576-082-3|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/serenityofficial0000whed}}
*{{cite book|title=Firefly: The Official Companion: Volume One|author=Joss Whedon|publisher=Titan Books Ltd|date=25 August 2006|isbn=978-1-84576-314-5|display-authors=etal}}
*{{cite book|title=Firefly: The Official Companion: Volume Two|author=Joss Whedon|publisher=Titan Books Ltd|date=25 August 2006|isbn=978-1-84576-372-5|display-authors=etal}}
*{{cite video |date=December 9, 2003 |title=The Complete Series: Commentary for "Serenity" |people=Joss Whedon |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}


== References and external links == == External links ==
{{wikiquotepar|Firefly#War Stories}} {{Wikiquote|Firefly_(TV_series)#War Stories|War Stories}}
* {{IMDb episode|0579541|War Stories}}
* ''Firefly — The Complete Series'' DVD set (ISBN 6308024716 {{Please check ISBN|6308024716}})
* {{imdb title|id=0579541|title="Firefly" War Stories}} * at Firefly Wiki
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* Kevin M. Sullivan, 'Chinese Words in the 'Verse' in Jane Epenson (ed), ''Finding Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly'', (BenBella Books, Texas: 2004)


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10th episode of the 1st season of Firefly
"War Stories"
Firefly episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 10
Directed byJames Contner
Written byCheryl Cain
Production code1AGE09
Original air dateDecember 6, 2002 (2002-12-06)
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"War Stories" is the tenth episode of the science fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon.

Angered at Zoe's unshakable war connection to Mal, Wash demands a shot at a field assignment. Unfortunately, crime lord Niska chooses this moment to exact a brutal vengeance for Mal's refusal to complete an earlier job.

"War Stories" originally aired on Fox on December 6, 2002 following a three-week hiatus. Fox instead aired the 1996 film Happy Gilmore in Firefly's time slot on November 22 and premiered the television film The Brady Bunch in the White House on November 29.

Plot

On Serenity, as Simon reviews the data he collected on his sister, Shepherd Book looks over his shoulder, musing about a "warrior-poet" named Xiang Yu. Book cites one of Yu's quotes that suggests that the way to truly learn about someone is to torture them, and wonders if this was the purpose behind the brain surgery done on River. Simon disagrees, believing there was a specific goal the unknown surgeons were hoping to achieve. Elsewhere, crime lord Adelei Niska is torturing one of his men, also alluding to Xiang Yu. He is interrupted by a man who informed him that Mal's ship has been spotted nearby. Eager to take revenge on Mal for being the only man to ever cheat him on a deal, Niska orders that he be captured.

Back on Serenity, Kaylee playfully chases River around the cargo bay for an apple she stole, despite Jayne having contributed a crate's worth to the ship's stores. Once she takes hold of the apple, Kaylee claims that "no power in the 'verse can stop me." Amid the noise, Inara urges Mal to respect the privacy of her imminently arriving client, a local councilor of some political importance. Mal agrees to do so, as he prepares to depart on a "milk run" to sell off a shipment of stolen medicine.

Later, Zoe and Wash puzzle over Jayne's generosity as they eat the apples, Wash munching it, and Zoe slicing it with a knife. Kaylee asks why Zoe and Mal always cut up their apples, and Zoe tells a war story about the time Alliance troops gave their unit apples packed with hidden grenades that killed members of their platoon. Wash sardonically embellishes the story, visibly annoyed by the close friendship between Mal and his wife. Mal vetoes Wash's idea to improve their profit from the medicine sales by bypassing the local middlemen, then begins cutting his own apple. Wash is surprised by this, and is furious to discover that Zoe herself had agreed with Mal's decision. He angrily tells Zoe that there is no room for "two husbands" in their marriage.

As Mal prepares to leave, Wash purposefully sabotages his shuttle's controls, demanding the chance to accompany Mal instead of Zoe. Mal reluctantly agrees. In her quarters, Inara massages the councilor, while remarking that when she chooses her rare female clients, she does so because they are extraordinary in some way, and hints that the councilor's gift is allowing Inara herself to relax and serve her own needs as well as the councilor's. At the exchange, Mal's contacts are killed by a sniper team, and he and Wash are tied up and taken off-planet. Zoe, Book, and Jayne go to look for them, and quickly deduce from the evidence that Niska was responsible.

On Niska's skyplex, Mal and Wash are tortured with an electroshock device; Mal deliberately provokes Wash by discussing his marital problems in order to keep him from passing out. The crew pools all of their money and gives it to Zoe, who goes to see Niska and tries to buy Mal and Wash's freedom. Niska says there is only enough for one man, and Zoe chooses Wash, leaving Mal behind to be tortured to the brink of death. Zoe gets Wash back to Serenity, and organizes a rescue mission with the entire crew, except for Inara and River. As the others fight their way through the skyplex, Kaylee is cornered near the Serenity, too frightened to shoot back. River finds her, takes Kaylee's gun, closes her eyes, and kills all of her attackers without hesitation, scaring Kaylee.

Seeing his abductor distracted, Mal gets up effortlessly despite the hours of pain he's endured and proceeds to beat a terrified Niska before his torturer interferes, allowing the crime lord to escape. Zoe, Jayne, and Wash arrive and gun down Mal's attacker, saving his life. Back on the ship, Inara's former client provides Simon with the expensive medical technology needed to treat Mal's injuries. As Wash sits down to a bowl of "wife soup", Mal surprises him by declaring that he must sleep with Zoe to deal with any lingering sexual tension between them, causing Wash to abandon his meal so he can spend time with his wife. Back in the cargo hold, Kaylee stares at River with a look of fear on her face, no longer wanting to play with her.

Continuity

  • The opening scene, where Simon is prodding through River's brain scans and Book speaks of Simon's great heist, refers to the entirety of the previous episode, "Ariel". Before Niska intervenes, the crew is in the process of selling the stolen medicine from "Ariel".
  • River's sharpshooting skill becomes a point of contention in the episode "Objects in Space" as well as the feature movie Serenity.
  • Jayne's apparent generosity, buying a large amount of fresh fruit for the crew, is alluding to guilty feelings about his betrayal of Simon and River as well as Mal in the episode "Ariel".

References

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  • Espenson, Jane; Glenn Yeffeth, eds. (March 11, 2005). Finding Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's "Firefly". Dallas, Texas: Benbella Books. ISBN 1-932100-43-1.
  • Rhonda V. Wilcox; Tanya Cochran (May 20, 2008). Investigating Firefly and Serenity: Joss Whedon's Worlds Beyond: Science Fiction on the Frontier (Investigating Cult TV Series). I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84511-654-5.
  • Joss Whedon (September 1, 2005). Serenity: The Official Visual Companion. Titan Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84576-082-3.
  • Joss Whedon; et al. (August 25, 2006). Firefly: The Official Companion: Volume One. Titan Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84576-314-5.
  • Joss Whedon; et al. (August 25, 2006). Firefly: The Official Companion: Volume Two. Titan Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84576-372-5.
  • Joss Whedon (December 9, 2003). The Complete Series: Commentary for "Serenity" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.

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