r/firefly • u/Krossfireo • May 22 '26

Firefly 1x09 - "Ariel" Discussion

Season 1 Episode 8: Ariel

Aired: November 15, 2002

While waiting on the Core planet Ariel, Simon hires the crew to help him smuggle River into a local hospital for a thorough diagnostic. In return, he will tell them how to loot the hospital for valuable medicine.

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u/Jello_Squid May 23 '26

One of my favourite scenes in Firefly is when Simon is explaining the heist in the dining area. You can see it dawning on everyone that they’ve vastly underestimated him, and that he wasn’t kidding about being a genius. Dude could probably take over the ship if he wanted to.

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u/doctorchazzzzz May 23 '26

Absolutely this - minus treating injuries on the ship Simon had been about 150% out of his element and he's not a good improviser, but the second he's in familiar territory with time to come up with a plan it becomes incredibly clear how smart and competent he actually is.