Firefly Episode 8

This episode was interesting and boring at the same time if that makes any sense.  It starts off with the crew enjoying a nice meal and everyone getting along but then the ship malfunctions.  At this point the engine is no longer running and this poses a problem because the engine is what controls the life support system.  This means that no heat and no new oxygen is getting into the ship and the members of the crew will either suffocate or freeze to death within a few hours.  Once again, Mal rises to the occasion and seems to do what is best for everyone else besides himself.  He sends everyone else on the ship out in the shuttles to give them a few more hours of life all the while he waits for someone to answer the ships distress beacon.  A ship does indeed show up, however, they seem to be nice at first but that quickly changes.  Once Mal lets them onto the ship with the spare part for the engine, they decide to shoot Mal and take over the ship.  Mal is shot in the stomach but somehow pulls himself together and manages to get the crew of the other ship off of the Serenity by threatening to shoot them all.  Mal manages to fix the ship and save the day once again.  I did see some foreshadowing for the next episode or two, I am excited to see what comes of that and how the rest of the series plays out.