Firefly (TV Series)

Bushwhacked (2002)

Sean Maher: Dr. Simon Tam

Quotes 

• [upon seeing the Survivor, who attacked Jayne earlier] 

  Dr. Simon Tam : [sarcastically]  Oh, yes. He's a real beast! It's a wonder you're still alive.

  Jayne : Looked bigger when I couldn't see 'im.

• The Survivor : [in the infirmiry; grunting, panting]  Cattle, cattle for the slaughter.

  [Mal follows his line of sight - towards Kaylee and Inara] 

  Mal : Dope him.

  Dr. Simon Tam : [having missed what Mal saw]  I don't think that...

  Mal : Just do it!

  The Survivor : No mercy. No resistance.

  The Survivor : Open up. See... what's inside.

• Inara Serra : [watching the rest of the crew playing a ball-game]  Who's winning?

  Dr. Simon Tam : I can't tell. They don't seem to be playing by any civilized rules that I know.

  Inara Serra : Well, we're pretty far from civilization.

  [glances at River, who's her usual uncertain self] 

  Inara Serra : How's your sister?

  Dr. Simon Tam : She's good. Better. She has her days. And she still won't talk about what it was that they did to her at the Academy.

  Inara Serra : I think she's not sure herself.

  Dr. Simon Tam : [as boisterous ball-playing rages on down below]  She dreams about it. I know that much. Nightmares.

• Dr. Simon Tam : [River's sitting up in bed, face hidden in her hair & hands; panting & sobbing softly] 

  Dr. Simon Tam : Bad dreams again?

  River Tam : No I - I can't sleep. There's too much screaming.

  Dr. Simon Tam : [pause, River still sobbing; sounds slightly worried]  River, there is - there is no screaming

  River Tam : [looking straight at him; whispers]  There was.

• Mal : All right, no one goes in here. Nothing more we can do for him now, not after what he's seen.

  Dr. Simon Tam : What do you mean?

  Mal : That ship was hit by Reavers.

• Dr. Simon Tam : [When River enters the abandoned ship]  River! What are you...?

  River Tam : I followed the voices.

• Dr. Simon Tam : [as Simon watches Mal and Zoe put on space suits] 

  Jayne : Somethin' wrong?

  Dr. Simon Tam : [distractedly]  Hmm. Oh. No. No, I... Well I suppose it's just the thought of a little Mylar and glass being the only thing seperating a person from... nothing.

  Jayne : It's impressive what "nothing" can do to a man. Like that feller we bumped into. He's likely stuck up under our belly about now.

• Dr. Simon Tam : [talking about River]  I don't know if I'll be able to help her here; and I need to help her.

  Inara Serra : Simon, you are. Leaving your whole world behind? That's incredibly selfless.

  Dr. Simon Tam : Yeah. I *selflessly* turned us both into wanted fugitives.

• Mal : [on the bridge; all looking at the ship that set off the proximity alarm] 

  Mal : Bring us in a little closer.

  Wash : Get you close enough to ring the doorbell.

  Dr. Simon Tam : What is it?

  [standing in the doorway, completely out of sight; softly, as if talking to herself] 

  River Tam : It's a ghost.

  [half smiles briefly]