Kaylee: The only place I seen somethin’ so nice is some of the things Inara has.
Mal: Well, we best be movin’.
Zoe: I guess she needs all that stuff, the life she leads.
Kaylee: Well, sure. Sometimes the customers buy her things. Some real rich men.
Mal: Come on! These ain’t feathers I’m toting here, ya know?
Kaylee: I like the ruffles. Inara gets to wear whatever she wants.
Mal: What are you going to do in that rig? Flounce around the engine room? Be like a sheep walking on its hind legs.
(Kaylee walks off, hurt. Zoe gives Mal a death stare and takes his bag from him.)
Zoe: See you on the ship, Captain.
(Zoe, Wash and Kaylee board the mule and leave.)
Jayne: Is she mad or something?
Firefly – Episode 4 – “Shindig”
The Love Pirate 
Reblogged this on Nina's Soap Bubble Box and commented:
this was truly one of the most brilliant scenes in the entire series to throw the crew’s relationship facets in sharpest gender relief – and really, this is a scene that just unfolds in so many ways, depending on which character the viewer most relates to – understanding of both genders in an accessible way and the authentic character revealing their perspective – it was an understated manner of conflict between characters in in a cowboys in space/libertarians vs gubbermint where conflict is generally a matter of bullets
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Excellent point, and one of the many reasons I love this scene and this particular episode so much. It extends to the Mal/Inara scenes later in the ep.
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yes, this was a brilliant show and this episode – civilized manners commentary – was superb. Plus, it made Kaylee getting to wear it and being the centre of the young men’s attentions all the sweeter.
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