Hello and welcome to another Firefly catchup and discussion post, this time looking at the eleventh episode of the series, Trash. Things kicked off very randomly as we saw the image of a naked Mal stranded in a desert – not exactly how I expected the episode to start. Of course it was one of those X hours earlier things which I don’t normally like but was willing to accept on this occasion because of the goodwill this show has earned with me. Now was this my favourite episode? No. Actually I thought it was one of the weaker outings but still was a solid and enjoyable episode nonetheless.

I didn’t actually realise until it was explained that they lady who had married one of Mal’s old war buddies was in fact the thief/con woman who “married” Mal before. I didn’t really like her then so wasn’t overly fond of her making a comeback. And how was she so stupid as to give herself away by babbling out Mal’s full name for completely no reason. I don’t think Mal should have let her on the ship either (even in a storage box) so I was never fully on board with the concept which also felt like a rehash of the Ariel episode where they attempted a similar heist.

In saying that the episode was still fun as the main cast make it almost impossible to actually dislike an episode. The scenes with Simon, River and Jayne were teased as tense but I love how Simon and River dealt with the situation, showing what good people they are rather than a predictable (however justified) team-splitting argument.

When meeting the criminal lady’s “real” husband, I was just left thinking how many husbands does this woman have!? I was (and still am) slightly confused on if their relationship was ever genuine, but what was genuine was my joy when Inara outsmarted the evil woman and trapped her in a dumpster. I didn’t see it coming either and a good twist definitely helped to pull me back into an episode I was drifting from a little. We ended the episode as we started, with a naked Mal, and I just love how when he returned nude to the ship, none of the crew commented at all.

DD Rating: 6.5/10