What tianxiaode said. Heart of Gold is my least favorite ep, but it does have some important character development. Trash is the best one though.
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Jon B. - Jun 22, 2005 5:20:00 am PDT #3288 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
sumi - Jun 22, 2005 5:28:55 am PDT #3289 of 10001
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There is some important stuff in the Message too (re: Simon/Kaylee )
I would say that in Heart of Gold the important stuff is Mal/Inara and a bit of Wash/Zoe .
Gris - Jun 22, 2005 5:32:27 am PDT #3290 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I have to vote for Serenity and Objects in Space. If you caught Serenity, then just OiS will probably do you. It's probably the episode most crucial to the main plot of the film. Plus, I really like it (it's my favorite episode).
Steph L. - Jun 22, 2005 5:32:37 am PDT #3291 of 10001
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So -- Heart of Gold, then?
(Hec, thanks, but I've seen the ones that aired, so I've seen all those.)
t edit (And Gris, thanks, but I *have* seen the ones that aired, so I've seen Serenity, OiS, etc.)
§ ita § - Jun 22, 2005 5:33:24 am PDT #3292 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is the whitefonted stuff about the movie, or the unaired eps? One I don't mind reading, the other isn't supposed to be here.
Gris - Jun 22, 2005 5:35:32 am PDT #3293 of 10001
Hey. New board.
See, I just don't know which ones aired. =) If the unaired eps are Heart of Gold, Trash, and The Message then, um...
I'd say you don't actually NEED to see any of those. Trash is my favorite of the three. The Message and Heart of Gold are my least favorite eps of the series, which many I think would agree with.
ETA: And if you already don't like the Westerny parts of the show, then you'll HATE HoG. Probably.
Polter-Cow - Jun 22, 2005 5:58:55 am PDT #3294 of 10001
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The Gris warns well, Tep. HoG is one of the most yee-haw episodes there is. Lots of riding horses and nasty varmints. But it does have important character development that I imagine will have to be touched on in the movie, so.
Gris - Jun 22, 2005 6:00:50 am PDT #3295 of 10001
Hey. New board.
"Yee-haw" is now, officially, my favorite adjective.
Jesse - Jun 22, 2005 6:02:06 am PDT #3296 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
ita, it's about the eps.
Jon B. - Jun 22, 2005 6:10:11 am PDT #3297 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
HoG is one of the most yee-haw episodes there is.
It's also been criticized by some (including me) for taking the trope of the "whore with a heart of gold" and.... doing nothing with it. Not even one little twist. Pretty much every stereotype is played out. No subverting whatsoever.