
There might yet be more to be revealed about the former captain - but it certainly paints his potential ending in a dark light. Almost all of her time on the run was spent with the crew of the Serenity, who became her extended family. It ended with Zoë and Emma alone on Serenity, suggesting the pair eventually made their way through the universe without him. She was rescued at great cost by her brother Simon but tracked relentlessly by several agents of the Alliance, primarily Lawrence Dobson, two blue-gloved men, McGinnis, the bounty hunter Jubal Early, and finally the Operative.


It's a genuinely tragic ending for the character if it's indeed the final story of Mal. Zoë's memory of her former captain, the man she followed into battle, is of a wreck of a man, clutching a bottle of alcohol under the caption "others simply lost the will itself," suggesting Mal was finally broken by his adventures. But it seems that this is because Mal eventually fell into a great depression for some unconfirmed reason. Nominally the lead character of the original Firefly, his absence in Brand New 'Verse has been a notable omission for the franchise. Notably, one of the flashes she witnesses is the first hint so far at the ultimate fate of Mal Reynolds, the former captain of the Serenity. This includes using a device that exposes Zoë to her memories. But they'd better hurry, as the Blue Sun Corporation is more than willing to torture any potential information out of Zoë and the rest of the group. It's clear that River and Emma did spend time together when the latter was growing up, and it's clear that River's bond to the Serenity crew - including her brother and his family - is enough to convince her to help reveal Rasalina's secrets. River is quick to offer her support to the group, openly referring to Emma as her family. There are a number of other beds in the little girl's room however, suggesting River may have been serving as something of a den mother or adopted protector for other small children. Although River doesn't confirm her parentage, she does speak about the love a mother has for a daughter - implying she may actually be another member of the Tam family.

Exploring the remote and technologically advanced compound, Emma and her friends finally discover River with a young girl named Shakti. Although Firefly: Brand New 'Verse teased her place in the universe years after the events of the original series, Emma and her companions manage to find her.
#RIVER TAM IN FIREFLY AND SERENITY CAST MOVIE#
But in the movie Serenity, the first scene is a surveillance feed of Rivers rescue, and it doesnt match the show at all. Simon explains that he funded a 'group of men' who had offered to sneak her out of captivity by putting her in that cryo state.
#RIVER TAM IN FIREFLY AND SERENITY CAST TV#
Fleeing the Alliance, they ended up on the Serenity and became crucial members of the crew. In the Firefly tv show, we first meet River when she comes out of 'cryo'. Starring: Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
