blog 5

Blog 5: Firefly Episode 3, Our Mrs. Reynolds

Episode three of the series Firefly presents Mal with a huge problem; a woman named Saffron claims to be his wife. The theme of this episode seems to be that things don't always turn out as they seem. Saffron, while at first seems to be a good character, ends up being involved in a rogue crew. She tries to take advantage of the fact that the crew partied the night before.

The reactions of the crew members to this supposed spouse of Mal tells a lot about each of their respective relationships with him. Jayne seems to be very jealous at what he deduces as a bit of luck for Mal. This reveals his self confidence issues and his view that Mal is more successful than he is. He thinks Mal is too lucky, being the captain and finding himself with an apparent new love. Inara is furious by the thought that Mal is married. This reveals her obvious feelings for Mal, yet she never tells him how she really feels. Kaylee seems happy that Mal has found a special someone. The rest of the crew, Zoe, Wash, River, Book and Simon, just seem confused by the news. Mal reacts by being confused and worried, and eager to resolve the issue. Mal seems to always be presented with misfortune. While he just wants to get through the day and protect his crew and ship from the Alliance, he always runs into issues involving either his love life, friendships or personal well being. He seems doomed to be unlucky.