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Firefly S0E3 — Heart of Gold

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Firefly•Season 0•Episode 3

Heart of Gold

7.1/10 · 31 votesAug 19, 200346 min

Ranked #10 of 11 in Season 0•−0.8 vs season avg

A Companion-trained friend of Inara's who runs a brothel calls for help from Serenity when a local bigwig reveals his intentions to take "his" baby from the girl he impregnated.

Directed byThomas J. Wright

Written byBrett Matthews, Joss Whedon

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Heart of Gold

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Here’s How It Was: The Making of "Firefly"

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Browncoats Unite

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Joss Whedon Sings the "Firefly" Theme

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Joss Tours the Set

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Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion

Mal Reynolds

Gina Torres

Gina Torres

Zoë Washburne

Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk

Hoban Washburne

Morena Baccarin

Morena Baccarin

Inara Serra

Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin

Jayne Cobb

Jewel Staite

Jewel Staite

Kaylee Frye

Sean Maher

Sean Maher

Simon Tam

Summer Glau

Summer Glau

River Tam

Ron Glass

Ron Glass

Derrial Book

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Brett Matthews

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Thomas J. Wright

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Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon

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David Boyd

David Boyd

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Greg Edmonson

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Episode Summary

"Heart of Gold" is episode 3 of Firefly season 0. It scored 7.1/10 from 31 votes, ranking #10 of 11 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Thomas J. Wright and written by Brett Matthews, Joss Whedon, it aired on August 19, 2003.

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