The Train Job
| "The Train Job" | |
|---|---|
| Firefly episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Joss Whedon |
| Written by | Joss Whedon Tim Minear |
| Production code | 1AGE01 |
| Original air date | September 20, 2002 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Tom Towles |
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Tom Towles
Andrew Bryniarski
Michael Fairman
Gregg Henry
Jeff Ricketts
Dennis Cockrum
"The Train Job" is the second episode of the American science-fiction western television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon, although it was the first to be shown. (The pilot, "Serenity", was not shown until nine other episodes had been aired.) According to the DVD commentary, Whedon and Tim Minear had only two days to write the script.
The crew of Serenity take on a hovertrain heist commissioned by a sinister crime lord. The cargo they are after, however, is worth more than they know.
Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds; his first mate, Zoe; and fellow crewman Jayne Cobb are in a bar. When Lund, one of the other bar patrons, gives a loud, drunken toast celebrating the anniversary of Unification Day, former Browncoat rebel Mal picks a fight. Zoe, who fought with Mal in the war, immediately steps up to help him. Tough-guy Jayne holds back at first ("Hey, I didn't fight in no war. Best of luck, though"), but eventually joins the fight just for the fun of it. As the entire bar attacks them, Mal radios his pilot, Wash, who also happens to be Zoe's husband. Soon, Serenity dramatically backs up the hapless crew.
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