Firefly
Our Mrs. Reynolds
TV Flash files “Our Mrs. Reynolds” as hour 3 of 14 in the TV Flash guide — Firefly (2002) on Fox, season 1, episode 3, aired 2002-10-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E03: listed hour 3 of 14 in the Firefly guide, hour 3 of 14 in season 1. It aired 2002-10-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Bushwhacked” (S01E02). Next is “Jaynestown” (S01E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
While completing a job on a backwater world, Mal is married to a village girl without his knowledge. The girl, Saffron, gets onboard and the crew does not find her until they're already in the air. Mal is not sure what to do with her, but let her come along.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Our Mrs. Reynolds sit in the Firefly guide?
S01E03 is listed hour 3 of 14 — hour 3 of 14 in season 1, season 1 episode 3.
When did Firefly S01E03 air?
Our Mrs. Reynolds aired 2002-10-04 and is listed at 60 minutes.
In what order should I watch Firefly?
Not Fox's air order. Fourteen produced episodes plus the 2005 film Serenity; fans still argue the proper sequence because the original broadcast was out of order.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A ragtag crew on Serenity smuggles at the edge of a future Alliance — space western as found family. Joss Whedon's 14 Fox episodes, canceled out of order, resurrected as Serenity, worshipped by Browncoats. Short-run cult perfection: the crew is the treasure, the sky still isn't Fox's to take.
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