Episode 8: Out of Gas
I liked the format of this episode. It's always neat when an episode of a show can so flawlessly weave three separate points of time together to tell a story. It was also a great tool for delivering backstory on Serenity, as well as how the original crew members came to be employed on the ship. Mal was awesome throughout, especially when he was giving orders to the crew. All the origin stories were interesting. A complaint would be that this was another great chance to develop Zoe, and she was either knocked out or simply taking orders. Also, I wish they would've explained why the crew came back at the end better. They just ended it with Zoe saying that was all on her. Ahh well. It was still a great episode throughout, even though I don't have much to say on it.
Character Ranking:
Mal - still a boss
Jayne - still has many great moments
Inara - still interesting and has a great potential with Mal
Kaylee - still quirky and fun
Simon - he's getting better every episode and becoming more likable overall
Wash - got a little bit of development, and his confrontation with Mal was a great scene. also, dat 'stache.
Shepherd - stays the course, which is okay for now
Zoe - i still like her, but i really want more development
River - i imagine she's going to be a focal point near the end. just waiting to learn why, exactly.
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