Objects in Space (Firefly episode)
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| Firefly episode | |
|---|---|
| “Objects in Space” | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 14 |
| Guest star(s) | Richard Brooks as Jubal Early |
| Writer(s) | Joss Whedon |
| Director | Joss Whedon |
| Production no. | 1AGE11 |
| Original airdate | 2002 Dec. 13 |
| Episode chronology | |
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| "Heart of Gold" | "Serenity: Better Days (comic book)" |
"Objects in Space" is the fourteenth and final episode of the TV series Firefly. Bounty hunter Jubal Early has found Serenity, and boards it in order to capture River Tam.
Commentary
- "Specifically in regard to Firefly it could be noted that almost the first act of the only Black villain of the series, the bounty hunter Jubal Early who appears in the final episode ‘Objects in Space’, is to threaten to rape a terrified Kaylee (a scene that appears shortly after one between Simon and Kaylee that serves to highlight Kaylee’s sexual innocence). The effect of this is to instantly demonise Black male sexuality and to invoke the spectre of the dangerous black man who threatens the innocent white woman. This is particularly poignant – and disturbing – given the post Civil War ambiance that defines the world of Firefly, because of the way this spectre has haunted the American imaginary and served as the justification for lynching."[1]
Further reading and references
- ↑ Dee Amy-Chinn, "'Tis Pity She's a Whore: Post-Feminist Prostitution in Joss Whedon's Firefly?", Feminist Media Studies (June 2006), v.6, n.2, pp. 175-190 (available at slayageonline).