History Recap / FireflyE07Jaynestown

As it turns out, Jayne did a job in Canton stealing a large sum of money from the magistrate, but was hit by anti-air emplacements and forced to jettison the cash. It landed on the "mudders" (local peasants who harvested the mud and made up most of the population), and since that day he had been a folk legend, "the Hero of Canton".

!!Tropes

* ATankardOfMooseUrine: "Mudder's Milk"
-->'''Jayne''': All the protein, vitamins and carbs of your Grandma's best turkey dinner...plus 15% alcohol!

* CompanyTown[=/=]IndenturedServitude: Magistrate Higgins uses both tropes to make his ceramic cheaply so he can get rich. Most of the workers are indentured and all of them are paid "next to nothing" (the overseer's words), and the conditions in the town are abominable.

* FramedForHeroism

* AManIsNotAVirgin: The Magistrate thinks so but Inara doesn't and makes this clear to the son.

* StealthPun: In Twelfth Night, a Canton is another word for a song. Taking this into account, Jayne is the Hero of Canton in two regards: He is the hero of the town, and the hero of the song for the town. Well played Joss.

-->''No, this is what going mad feels like.''

* AccidentalHero: Jayne is mistaken for a hero because he threw money out his ship. He did so because the money was weighing his damaged ship down(He threw his partner out first).

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* AccidentalHero: Jayne is mistaken for a hero because he threw money out his ship. He did so because the money was weighing his damaged ship down.

%%* JustLikeRobinHood

The crew arrives in Canton, a moon dedicated to the production of high-strength ceramic mud. An offworld buyer has enlisted Mal to pick up some goods from a local contact, so he enlists a landing party consisting of himself, Jayne, Kaylee, and Wash. Kaylee pressures him into bringing Simon along so that they can spend more time together. While exploring the mud fields, however, the crew encounters a surreal sight: a life-sized statue of Jayne.

* AccidentalHero: Jayne is mistaken for a hero because he throw money out his ship. He did so because the money was weighing his damaged ship down.

* StealthPun: Jayne is called the hero of Canton, the town name, but he is also a hero of Canton, a hero of song. Canton is an old English word for song, so there is a double meaning there. Well played, Joss

* JustLikeRobinHood

%%* JustLikeRobinHood

* JustLikeRobinHood

->''This must be what going mad feels like.''
-->-'''Simon'''

!Tropes

* AccidentalHero: Jayne is mistaken for a hero because he throw money out his ship. He did so because
* AManIsNotAVirgin: The Magistrate thinks so but Inara doesn't and makes this clear to the son.

* TakingTheBullet: A local man takes a shotgun blast meant for Jayne.

''Serenity'' lifts off, and Jayne and Mal share a pensive moment in the cargo hold. Jayne cannot understand the mudders' loyalty to him, whereas Mal doubts that any hero has ever been as pure and selfless as their legend implied.

->This must be what going mad feels like.

As it turns out, Jayne did a job in Canton stealing a large sum of money from the magistrate, but was hit by anti-air emplacements and forced to jettison the cash. It landed on the "mudders" (local peasents who harvested the mud and made up most of the population), and since that day he had been a folk legend, "the Hero of Canton".

The crew arrives in Canton, a moon dedicated to the production of high-strength ceramic mud. An offworld buyer has enlisted Mal to pick up some goods from a contact in Canton, so he enlists a landing party consisting of himself, Jayne, Kaylee, and Wash. Kaylee pressures him into bringing Simon along so that they can spend more time together. Jayne has been on Canton before, and wears a disguise to avoid being recognized. While exploring the mud fields, however, the crew encounters a surreal sight: a life-sized statue of Jayne.

As it turns out, Jayne did a job in Canton stealing a large sum of money from the magistrate in charge, but was hit by anti-air emplacements and forced to jettison the cash. It landed on the "mudders" (local peasents who harvested the mud and made up most of the population), and since that day he had been a local folk hero, "the Hero of Canton".

Wash finds that ''Serenity'' has been land-locked by the authorities. The magistrate's son, however, lifts the lock as an act of defiance, showing to his father that he is a man now. Kaylee asks Simon why he acts so "proper" when they are far from the polite societies where such things are expected. He says that his manners are all that he has left, and his politeness is how he shows his respect for her. ''Serenity'' lifts off, and Jayne and Mal share a pensive moment in the cargo hold. Jayne cannot understand the mudders' loyalty to him, whereas Mal doubts that any hero has ever been as pure and selfless as their legend implied.

The crew arrives in Canton, a moon dedicated to the production of high-strength ceramic mud. An offworld buyer has enlisted Mal to pick up some goods from a contact in Canton, so he enlists a landing party consisting of himself, Jayne, Kaylee, and Wash. Kaylee pressures him into bringing Simon along so that they can spend more time together, and Mal acquiesces on the grounds that Simon is uniquely qualified to pose as a monied buyer. Jayne has been on Canton before, and wears a disguise to avoid being recognized. While exploring the mud fields, the crew encounters a surreal sight: a life-sized statue of Jayne.

In a local bar, Mal finds out his contact his the goods nearby and was then caught. He is advised to lie low until he can find the cargo. Suddenly, a man begins singing "The Ballad of Jayne Cobb", and Jayne realizes what has been going on since he left. As it turns out, Jayne did a job in Canton stealing a large sum of money from the magistrate in charge, but was hit by anti-air emplacements and forced to jettison the cash. It landed on the town where the "mudders" (local serfs who harvested the mud and made up most of the population) lived, and since that day he had been a local folk hero, "the Hero of Canton".

Inara arrives at the magistrate's home. Her actual client is his son, who is 26 and still a virgin. He is embarrassed, but Inara puts him at ease, explaining that virginity is merely a state of being; it is his actions that make him a man, not how often he sleeps with women. In the meantime, River begins to "edit" Book's Bible, citing its inconsistencies with evolution and cosmology. Book attempts to explain the importance of faith in things that cannot be proven empirically.

Mal returns to ''Serenity'' with Wash, while Kaylee opts to remain in the bar with Simon, as they are drunk and beginning to bond. Jayne remains as well, as he enjoys the hero treatment. Mal and Wash inform an incredulous Zoe of Jayne's local fame, and decide to use an impromptu "Jayne's Day" celebration to distract the local officials and track down their cargo. Under cover of darkness, the magistrate releases Stitch, Jayne's former partner in crime, hands him his shotgun and personal effects and informs him that Jayne is back in town.

The next morning, Mal returns to find Kaylee on top of Simon. Simon hastily denies that anything happened between them, causing her to leave him behind in the bar while she helps Mal retrieve the goods. The celebration begins in front of Jayne's statue, and the Hero of Canton gives a brief speech. Stitch takes Simon hostage and barges in on the festivities, indignant that Jayne has been crowned a hero. He explains that Jayne only dropped the money because the ship was damaged, and he kicked out Stitch first. He levels his gun at Jayne and fires, but a mudder leaps in the line of fire and is killed. Jayne fights back and kills Stitch, and is overcome with disbelief that the people of Canton would still take a bullet for him after learning that he betrayed his partner and only helped them accidentally. He says they shouldn't expect people to simply drop money on them, pushes over the statue and leaves.

The crew attempt to leave Canton, and Wash finds that their landing gear has been locked by the authorities. The lock is suddenly lifted, however, as the magistrate's son decided to let Jayne loose as an act of defiance, showing to his father that he is a man now. ''Serenity'' lifts off, and Jayne and Mal share a pensive moment in the cargo hold. Jayne cannot understand the mudders' loyalty to him, whereas Mal doubts that any hero has ever been as pure and selfless as their legend implied.