^TagJayne Cobb (character in Firefly)

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Author
Gary Varner
Date
April 16, 2022

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Arts & Culture

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Firefly (Episode 11), Jayne Cobb (character in Firefly), Malcolm Reynolds (character in Firefly), Saffron (character in Firefly), Science fiction}

Sci Fi Saturday: The Vixen! She’s Back! Firefly TV Heats Up

_{So why is Captain Mal sitting naked in a desert? We get to hear the story leading up to that} _{Gary Varner

April 16, 2022

10

Arts & Culture}

The opening scene features Captain Mal sitting naked in a desert. A caption advises us that we must go back to seventy-two hours earlier to understand how that happened. Mal, you see, meets an old buddy and shares hugs and swapS banter until the buddy informs him that he is married. Mal is excited to hear this wonderful news until he sees a familiar face — Saffron, the vixen who’d tricked him into believing she was his bride in a previous episode. She is now hitched to Mal’s pal; so imagine the poor sap’s shock when the Saffron and Mal draw guns on one another. After a brief squabble, the swindled husband leaves Saffron in Mal’s angry hands. To save Read More ›

dramatic lit image of a bloody crime scene with a knife on the floor

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Author
Gary Varner
Date
April 2, 2022

Categorized
Arts & Culture, Neuroscience

Tagged
Brain (10% use myth), Firefly Episode 9, Jayne Cobb (character in Firefly), Malcolm Reynolds (character in Firefly), Nathan Fillion, River Tam (character in Firefly), Simon Tam (character in Firefly)}

Firefly Episode 9: A Medical Heist — the Best So Far

_{Simon, with access to medical equipment, diagnoses his erratic sister’s neurological issues — after she has unaccountably stabbed Jayne} _{Gary Varner

April 2, 2022

11

Arts & Culture, Neuroscience}

This is my favorite episode so far. It’s a classic heist with all the traditional beats! The crew is sitting around the table talking and eating while Jayne cleans his gun. He keeps spitting on the various parts for some reason, and Simon asks him to stop. He doesn’t. Jayne keeps spitting on the parts, glaring at Simon all the while River, Simon’s sister, gets up, grabs a butcher knife, and slashes Jayne across the chest. Jayne hits her, but she looks up, stares at the big man, and says, “He looks better in red.” With the stakes suddenly raised, the mystery of what happened to River surges to the forefront again. It’s time to get some answers. It so Read More ›

Sculptor artist creating a bust sculpture with clay

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Author
Gary Varner
Date
March 19, 2022

Categorized
Arts & Culture, Ethics, Relationships

Tagged
Adam Baldwin, Featured, Jayne Cobb (character in Firefly), Malcolm Reynolds (character in Firefly), Simon Tam (character in Firefly)}

Firefly Episode 7: Jayne Can’t Live With Himself As a Hero

_{Jayne Cobb, otherwise dumb muscle, once helped many people — inadvertently — and is stuck with deadly consequences when the truth emerges} _{Gary Varner

March 19, 2022

10

Arts & Culture, Ethics, Relationships}

After the strong “Stagecoach” rebound of Episode 6, Episode 7 focuses on Jayne Cobb. Up to now, the dumb muscle has mainly been comic relief. But when Mal and his crew stop by a planet to retrieve some smuggled cargo — under the pretense of ordering a shipment of mud used to make ceramic parts — we learn a little more about the big man’s past. As the crew exits the Serenity to pick up the goods, they come across a giant mud statue… of Jayne. He has no idea why the statue is there but, come to think of it, he’s been acting nervous throughout the mission. Years ago, we learn, things went south at a job he was Read More ›

Stagecoach - Shepherd Boy. Date: circa 1840

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Author
Gary Varner
Date
March 12, 2022

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Arts & Culture

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Featured, Firefly Episode 6, Jayne Cobb (character in Firefly), Malcolm Reynolds (character in Firefly), Wash (character in Firefly), Zoe (character in Firefly)}

Firefly Episode 6: We Meet a Stagecoach — and a Vixen!

_{In this enjoyable episode, there is only one plot hole and it isn’t really significant} _{Gary Varner

March 12, 2022

9

Arts & Culture}

Episode 6 is much better than Episode 5. First of all, the “guns problem” is fixed. We’re back to shooting bullets instead of lasers (?) out of the guns. Some of the rifles do sound a bit different from what we might expect but at least the weaponry is consistent with the ammunition used. The story opens with a stagecoach driving down the riverbank. A group of robbers attempt to take the coach, but the drivers turn out to be Captain Mal and mercenary crew member Jayne Cobb in disguise. After a brief firefight, the bad guys are apprehended, and all is well. The next scene is a congratulatory party for the crew put on by the settlers. The next Read More ›