History YMMV / FIREFLY

* BrokenAesop: In ''The Train Job'', a sheriff claims that the Alliance is useless because federal troops refuse to help the locals find missing medicine. However, the Alliance is what gives them the medicine in the first place.

* MissedMomentOfAwesome: Done deliberately, for laughs. And it ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny works.]]''

* DamnYouMuscleMemory / ReflexiveResponse: [[YourMilageMayVary Kinda sorta maybe]], more of a TroperTale really, but in regard to the font for the title, every time I see that stupid Felicity DVD at the Library I get all excited.

* {{Moe}}: Kaylee and River.

* InternetBackdraft: Gosh, [[LeastCommonSkinTone it sure is weird]] that there are not any obvious Asians in the lead cast or featured ro-[[FlameWar OH SWEET MERCY THE FLAMES!]]

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: With a hint of TearJerker.
->'''Simon:''' Light it.\\
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'''Mal:''' Cut her down.\\
'''Town Patron:''' The girl is a witch.\\
'''Mal:''' Yeah, but she's our witch. *cocks shotgun and aims at the patron* So cut her the hell down.\\
-- ''{{Firefly}}'', "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYeqDD96gLg Safe]]"

* EvilIsSexy: [[spoiler: Saffron, though she was sexy even before the audience learned she was evil.]]

result in the sound of hearts breaking and really wanting to give her a hug.

* TheWoobie:
** River is a [[BreakTheCutie straightforward woobie]], [[HurtingHero haunted by memories]] of being subjected to involuntary brain surgery and government experiments. When she's not [[OneManArmy busy beating up everybody]].
** Simon is an {{Iron Woobie}}, saddened by the state of his sister and what he's had to give up, but trying, for her sake, to simply to be glad they're safe now while he takes care of her.
** [[ShellShockedVeteran Mal]] is an {{Iron Woobie}} bordering on {{Stoic Woobie}} after watching most of the [[AFatherToHisMen soldiers under his command]] [[SurvivorGuilt die]] in battle. Judging by his rather (possibly forced) upbeat attitude prior to that, he probably hadn't heard yet that his [[DoomedHometown homeworld Shadow]] had been basically [[DeathFromAbove nuked back to single celled organisms]]. Seven years later, he's still [[{{Understatement}} a little bitter]] about it, but does his best to hide the [[HurtingHero pain]].
** Zoe is a {{Stoic Woobie}} at the end of the movie. Though arguably she might have been one all along.
** Hearing [[{{Spoiler}} Inara's secret]] [[WordOfGod leaked]] can result in the sound of hearts breaking and really wanting to give her a hug.
** Book and Wash. [[spoiler:[[SacrificialLion Posthumously]]]].

*** YMMV - it's the point where Zoe jumps the gun on his SadisticChoice and he responds by giving her "small refund".

* LargeHam: Niska + scenery = [[ChewingTheScenery nom nom nom...]

** "Heart of Gold". Rance. You know the one. [[spoiler:Rather telling for someone who doesn't even survive the ep.]]

* YouFailBiologyForever: In "Ariel," Simon says that the amygdala is responsible for repressing fear, and that River is constantly afraid because the Alliance stripped it. It's more likely that she would feel LESS fear if her amygdala was stripped, because the amygdala TRIGGERS feelings such as fear and anger.

* FoeYay: Mal and Saffron have ''heaps'' of this.

* YouFailBiologyForever / YouFailPsychologyForever: In "Ariel," Simon says that the amygdala is responsible for repressing fear, and that River is constantly afraid because the Alliance stripped it. It's more likely that she would feel LESS fear if her amygdala was stripped, because the amygdala TRIGGERS feelings such as fear and anger.

* YouFailBiologyForever/YouFailPsychologyForever: In "Ariel," Simon says that the amygdala is responsible for repressing fear, and that River is constantly afraid because the Alliance stripped it. It's more likely that she would feel LESS fear if her amygdala was stripped, because the amygdala TRIGGERS feelings such as fear and anger.