Out of Gas

Episode aired Oct 25, 2002
TV-14
44m

IMDb RATING

9.3/10

6.6K

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Nathan Fillion and Gina Torres in Firefly (2002)

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Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

When Serenity's life support system fails, Mal orders the crew off the ship - but he stays behind.When Serenity's life support system fails, Mal orders the crew off the ship - but he stays behind.When Serenity's life support system fails, Mal orders the crew off the ship - but he stays behind.

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IMDb RATING

9.3/10

6.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The red button Wash rigs to call the shuttles back and return the crew to Serenity was removed from the set on one of the last days of filming by Alan Tudyk, as by that time the cast and crew knew they were being canceled. Scenes on the bridge for Out of Gas (2002) were filmed the next day, and the button is noticeably absent. Alan then mailed the button to series creator Joss Whedon, with a note saying "When you get your miracle, just hit this" (quoting Wash's line). Whedon was hoping to revive the series, which he did, in the form of the film Serenity (2005).

Goofs
One candle on Simon's birthday cake is lit and unlit in alternating shots.

Quotes
Inara: Mal, you don't have to die alone.
Mal: Everybody dies alone.

Alternate versions
The intended order differs from the released order with the 2-hour pilot 'Serenity' and the season finale 'Objects in Space' being released in the middle of the show run. The true order appears on all modern media releases and is as follows - Serenity, The Train Job, Bushwacked, Shindig, Safe, Our Mrs. Reynolds, Jaynestown, Out of Gas, Ariel, War Stories, Trash, The Message, Heart of Gold, and Objects in Space.

Connections
Referenced in Firefly: Ariel (2002)

Soundtracks
The Ballad of Serenity
Written by Joss Whedon
Performed by Sonny Rhodes

User reviews18

Featured review

9/10

Easily, one of the top-10 TV episodes ever!

What a shame the Producers never stuck with this series. This was just one of many memorable episodes with a scene I would rank up there with Dr. Watson's enigmatic first interview with Mycroft in the initial Sherlock series.

Friendly camaraderie around the table is disrupted by a sudden explosion and a Sr. Crew member getting seriously hurt. What to do? As Captain Mal (Nathan Fillion) struggles to do a damage assessment, the oxygen supply starts to dwindles and hard choices must be made. Catch this great line when a crew member tells Mal he doesn't need to stay behind & die alone. 'EVERYONE DIES ALONE.'

Woven into this tragic account is a flashback to when Mal and Zoe were first shopping for space vessels. Mal sees the Firefly and is gobschmucht! He can't see any other ships--it's love at first sight.! We realize, then, that Mal wants to save the Firefly as much as he needs to save the crew.

Brilliant stuff. Like every FIREFLY episode, the dialogue is fresh and snappy, as Whedon spins a crackling script, never using retread terms or phrases.