A few weeks ago, Glenn offered this link: Every Episode of Firefly Ranked Worst to Best, which, of course, spurred a spirited discussion of the short and very much-lamented series and its cap-off, the feature film, Serenity. While there is some quibble with the ranking, most agreed that each episode is top-notch entertainment: great stories, great characters, and laden with eternally quotable one-liners and dialogue.
I had never heard of either until way back in 2005 while reading gushing reviews of the movie over at Ace’s, whose denizens assured me that the movie could be enjoyed without having seen the series, and that turned out to be true. But afterward I became curious about the latter and watched it all the way through. Nearly 20 years later, I’ve watched both at least four times.
And that brings me to something I noticed around my second viewing of the series: the operatives were all black men.
Operatives? Yes, there were three. I will present them in the reverse order of their appearance.
[I’ve watched and rewatched the series a couple of times, and watched Serenity at least a dozen times or more. This never occurred to me, but it’s intriguing. — Ed]
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