The Best Episodes of Firefly Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(73 votes)

   #1 - The Train Job

   S1:E19/20/2002

   The crew of Serenity take on a train heist commissioned by a crime lord. They steal the goods, only to find it is medicine that's desperately needed by the town.

   Director:Joss Whedon

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Tim Minear

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   Director:Joss Whedon

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Tim Minear
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   7.8/10(68 votes)

   #2 - Bushwhacked

   S1:E29/27/2002

   Serenity is pulled in by a Tohoku-class cruiser while investigating a spaceship that was attacked by Reavers. Simon and River must hide to prevent capture, while something is wrong with the lone survivor of the attacked spaceship.

   Director:Tim Minear

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Tim Minear

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   Director:Tim Minear

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Tim Minear
3. 

   8.4/10(65 votes)

   #3 - Our Mrs. Reynolds

   S1:E310/4/2002

   As an unexpected reward for an unpaid job, Mal finds himself married to a naïve, subservient young woman named Saffron. The crew are amused at his discomfort and Book lectures him on propriety, but things aren't as smoothly straightforward as they thought them to be.

   Director:Vondie Curtis-Hall

   Writer:Joss Whedon

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   Director:Vondie Curtis-Hall

   Writer:Joss Whedon
4. 

   8.0/10(65 votes)

   #4 - Jaynestown

   S1:E410/18/2002

   Returning to a planet where he ran into some serious trouble years ago, Jayne discovers that he's become a local folk legend. Mal decides to use this entertaining distraction to complete a job, but some unfinished business may derail his plans.

   Director:Marita Grabiak

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Ben Edlund

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   Director:Marita Grabiak

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Ben Edlund
5. 

   8.3/10(74 votes)

   #5 - Out of Gas

   S1:E510/25/2002

   After Serenity suffers a catastrophe that leaves her crew with only hours of oxygen, flashbacks show how Mal and Zoë acquired Serenity and assembled their motley band.

   Director:David Solomon

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Tim Minear

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   Director:David Solomon

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Tim Minear
6. 

   7.7/10(65 votes)

   #6 - Shindig

   S1:E611/1/2002

   Inara attends a formal society dance, only to find Malcolm there as well, attempting to set up a smuggling job. Mal comes to blows with Inara's conceited date and finds himself facing a duel with a renowned swordsman, and only one night to learn how to fence.

   Director:Vern Gillum

   Writers:Jane Espenson, Joss Whedon

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   Director:Vern Gillum

   Writers:Jane Espenson, Joss Whedon
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7. 

   7.4/10(60 votes)

   #7 - Safe

   S1:E711/8/2002

   Mal must choose which crew members to save when one is gravely wounded and two others are kidnapped. Simon finds an uneasy haven in a remote village, but River's uncanny perceptions jeopardize the Tams' temporary safety.

   Director:Michael Grossman

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Drew Z. Greenberg

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   Director:Michael Grossman

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Drew Z. Greenberg
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   8.1/10(60 votes)

   #8 - Ariel

   S1:E811/15/2002

   Hard up for cash, Serenity takes on a job from Simon: help him get a thorough diagnostic of River in return for the opportunity to loot the vast medical stores of an Alliance hospital on central world Ariel. But River's pursuers are hot on their trail, and they receive some unexpected inside help.

   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Jose Molina

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   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Jose Molina
9. 

   7.7/10(58 votes)

   #9 - War Stories

   S1:E912/6/2002

   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.

   Director:James A. Contner

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Cheryl Cain

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   Director:James A. Contner

   Writers:Joss Whedon, Cheryl Cain
10. 

    8.6/10(63 votes)

    #10 - Objects in Space

    S1:E1012/13/2002

    Serenity encounters a ruthlessly professional bounty hunter, Jubal Early, who will stop at nothing to retrieve River. But River, feeling unwelcome on the ship, takes a novel approach to escaping from the long arm of the Alliance.

    Director:Joss Whedon

    Writer:Joss Whedon

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    Director:Joss Whedon

    Writer:Joss Whedon
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    7.8/10(64 votes)

    #11 - Serenity

    S1:E1112/20/2002

    Malcolm Reynolds is a veteran and the captain of Serenity. He and his crew are smuggling goods, but they need to pick up some passengers for extra money. However, not all the passengers are what they seem.

    Director:Joss Whedon

    Writer:Joss Whedon

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    Director:Joss Whedon

    Writer:Joss Whedon