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"Out of Gas" is the eighth episode of the science fiction television series ''Firefly'' created by Joss Whedon. It differs stylistically from the rest of the series, in that it tells its story alternately in three timeframes: events in the present, events in the near-past that led to the present, and events in the past that led to the formation of ''Serenity'' After ''Serenity'' suffers a catastrophe that leaves her crew with only hours of oxygen, flashbacks show how Mal and Zoe acquired ''Serenity'' and assembled their crew. == Synopsis == The episode opens with Captain Malcolm Reynolds, who falls to the floor of the cargo bay, bleeding from a stomach wound. The episode then launches into its varied flashbacks; though the events are presented in this synopsis in strict chronological order (one era per paragraph), readers should be aware that the episode's narrative moves back and forth between all three eras. The first era visited is the gradual assembly of the crew: Mal welcomes Zoe Alleyn aboard his new purchase, a Firefly-class transport, and quotes the words of the man who sold it to him. Mal declares his intention to renovate her, make her spaceworthy, and assemble a crew. The first two to join the team are Hoban Washburne, an accomplished pilot with an accomplished mustache which bothers Zoe, and a laid-back mechanic named Bester. On a layover for repairs, Bester brings a young woman to the engine room for some illicit coupling; this woman, Kaylee Frye, soon replaces him as engineer when she shows an instinctive rapport with the ship's engines, diagnosing during sex a technical problem Bester couldn't fix while paying attention. The next recruit is Inara Serra, who uses her status as a Companion (and the legitimacy it confers) to bargain for a 25% discount on the rent. She also insists that Mal never call her a "whore" again (an ironic reference to the fact that he calls her this at least once an episode). The final member is Jayne Cobb, an acting dumb but competent tracker and enforcer whose partners are cheating him out of his fair share; he defects with enthusiasm when Mal offers him a bigger cut of the payoff, and his own bunk. While deep in space, the ship's compression coil blows out, damaging several vital ship functions, including the engine, and critically injuring Zoe. Dead in the water, and quickly losing oxygen, the crew decides to abandon Serenity. Four crew members spread out in opposite directions in each of the two shuttles, leaving Mal behind with the ship in case someone picks up their distress signal. Mal settles in, eventually being woken by an answer to the distress call. He and the captain of the other ship bargain for a new compression coil, but when the captain sees that Mal is truly alone and the ship is stranded, he shoots Mal and decides to commandeer ''Serenity'' for himself. Mal turns the tables by grabbing a nearby gun when their backs are turned, chasing out the other ship's crew but leaving him in the condition seen in the episode's opening: on the floor of the cargo bay, bleeding from a stomach wound. Mal goes to the infirmary, where he fortifies himself with a shot of adrenaline straight to the heart. He then proceeds to the engine room, where he manages to get the port compression coil installed correctly, thanks to Kaylee's earlier demonstrations. Finally he staggers up to the bridge, but is unable to recall the crew before blood loss takes him. As Mal hears the voices from the various flashbacks, he gradually comes to in the infirmary, where the crew is bustling about. A supine but conscious Zoe welcomes him back to awareness. She takes responsibility for ignoring his orders and returning to Serenity, and promises not to do it again. As Mal drifts off again, he asks if "you all gonna be here when I wake up?", and Book assures him that they will. The episode closes with, chronologically, the most remote flashback, in which Mal is still contemplating which ship to buy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Out of Gas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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