8.7
/10
Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds is a fictional character portrayed by Nathan Fillion in the TV series Firefly.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Train Job (season 1), they were 31 years old.
They appear in all 14 aired episodes and have accumulated 12037 positive votes.
The character of Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds is mainly associated with Zoë Washburne, Hoban 'Wash' Washburne and River Tam.

Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds

by Nathan Fillion

character

Episodes14

  • 8.3
    /10

    The Train Job

    episode S1.E1 september 2002
    Mal has second thoughts after discovering that two boxes of Alliance goods his crew has been hired to steal are full of badly needed medical supplies headed for the mining town of Paradiso.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Bushwhacked

    episode S1.E2 september 2002
    Serenity is pulled in by an Alliance cruiser while investigating a spaceship that was attacked by Reavers. Simon and River must hide to prevent capture, while something is wrong with the lone survivor of the attacked spaceship.
  • 9
    /10

    Our Mrs. Reynolds

    episode S1.E3 october 2002
    A woman claiming to be Mal's wife appears aboard Serenity.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Jaynestown

    episode S1.E4 october 2002
    The crew has a job in a town where Jayne once robbed the magistrate but dropped the stolen money, making him a local folk hero, and a target for the local boss.
  • 9.3
    /10

    Out of Gas

    episode S1.E5 october 2002
    When Serenity's life support system fails, Mal orders the crew off the ship - but he stays behind.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Shindig

    episode S1.E6 november 2002
    In order to secure a job transporting cargo off-planet for a client, Mal attends a social event where a dance with Inara leads to him being challenged to a swordfight in defense of her honor.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Safe

    episode S1.E7 november 2002
    Mal must choose which crew members to save when one is gravely wounded and two others are kidnapped. Simon finds an uneasy haven in a remote village, but River's uncanny perceptions jeopardize the Tams' temporary safety.
  • 9
    /10

    Ariel

    episode S1.E8 november 2002
    Serenity travels to the core world Ariel and Simon comes up with a plan to steal drugs from the hospital.
  • 8.8
    /10

    War Stories

    episode S1.E9 december 2002
    Niska catches up with the Serenity crew.
  • 9.2
    /10

    Objects in Space

    episode S1.E10 december 2002
    Serenity encounters a ruthlessly professional bounty hunter, Jubal Early, who will stop at nothing to retrieve River. But River, feeling unwelcome on the ship, takes a novel approach to escaping from the Alliance.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Serenity

    episode S1.E11 december 2002
    Malcolm Reynolds is a veteran and the captain of Serenity. He and his crew are smuggling goods, but they need to pick up some passengers for extra money. However, not all the passengers are what they seem.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Heart of Gold

    episode S1.E12 august 2003
    A Companion-trained friend of Inara's who runs a brothel on a remote planet calls for help from Serenity when a local reveals his intentions to take the baby from a woman he impregnated.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Trash

    episode S1.E13 july 2003
    Saffron returns to offer the crew a mission but not everyone is willing to trust her again.
  • 8.4
    /10

    The Message

    episode S1.E14 july 2003
    A dying request from an old army buddy turns treacherous for Mal, Zoë, and the rest of the crew.

Best moments10

  • 9.3
    /10
    82% of the votes

    Out of Gas

    episode S1.E5 october 2002
    When Serenity's life support system fails, Mal orders the crew off the ship - but he stays behind.
  • 8.8
    /10
    74% of the votes

    Serenity

    episode S1.E11 december 2002
    Malcolm Reynolds is a veteran and the captain of Serenity. He and his crew are smuggling goods, but they need to pick up some passengers for extra money. However, not all the passengers are what they seem.
  • 8.4
    /10
    72% of the votes

    Bushwhacked

    episode S1.E2 september 2002
    Serenity is pulled in by an Alliance cruiser while investigating a spaceship that was attacked by Reavers. Simon and River must hide to prevent capture, while something is wrong with the lone survivor of the attacked spaceship.
  • 8.4
    /10
    71% of the votes

    The Message

    episode S1.E14 july 2003
    A dying request from an old army buddy turns treacherous for Mal, Zoë, and the rest of the crew.
  • 8.3
    /10
    69% of the votes

    The Train Job

    episode S1.E1 september 2002
    Mal has second thoughts after discovering that two boxes of Alliance goods his crew has been hired to steal are full of badly needed medical supplies headed for the mining town of Paradiso.
  • 9
    /10
    62% of the votes

    Ariel

    episode S1.E8 november 2002
    Serenity travels to the core world Ariel and Simon comes up with a plan to steal drugs from the hospital.
  • 8.3
    /10
    48% of the votes

    Shindig

    episode S1.E6 november 2002
    In order to secure a job transporting cargo off-planet for a client, Mal attends a social event where a dance with Inara leads to him being challenged to a swordfight in defense of her honor.
  • 9
    /10
    36% of the votes

    Our Mrs. Reynolds

    episode S1.E3 october 2002
    A woman claiming to be Mal's wife appears aboard Serenity.
  • 8.3
    /10
    24% of the votes

    Heart of Gold

    episode S1.E12 august 2003
    A Companion-trained friend of Inara's who runs a brothel on a remote planet calls for help from Serenity when a local reveals his intentions to take the baby from a woman he impregnated.
  • 8.8
    /10
    21% of the votes

    Trash

    episode S1.E13 july 2003
    Saffron returns to offer the crew a mission but not everyone is willing to trust her again.

Votes per episode

1.9K
E1
1.6K
E2
531
E3
147
E4
1.6K
E5
922
E6
241
E7
1.1K
E8
314
E9
201
E10
1.4K
E11
399
E12
331
E13
1.3K
E14