For some reason, Kaylee shoots out three clichéd colloquialisms
in a row on pages 1-2. "Beggars can't be choosers." "In the
right place at the right time." "Old habits die hard."
The follower of Amber Archambeau called Blue Jean Baby is
probably named for a line in the 1972 Elton John song "Tiny Dancer" or for
the 1975 song "Rhythm and Blue Jean Baby" by British
singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul.
On page 5, Mal refers to the dummy dressed up as him at the
piano as "Beethoven". Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a
German-Austrian composer known particularly for his piano
sonatas and concertos.
Amber wants to steal ownership of a yellow shale mine in the
local mountains, the yellow shale needed by the Alliance to keep
their Magnus-class fighters flying. This is the first
mention of Magnus-class fighters in the 'Verse.
This issue takes place in the town of Beloved on the moon of
Plymouth in the Outer Planets. This is the first appearance of
the town and moon.
When Leonard suggests the crew could just take the "half
upfront" payment from Amber and skip out, Kaylee retorts, "I'm
sorry, was that the ghost of Jayne I just heard?" Jayne died in
"The Gospel
According to Jayne" Part 11.
When the crew realize that
Prime Minister Hamner of the Alliance has seemingly arrived on
Plymouth, Zoe refers to her as the Sledgehammer and relates how
she was a general in the Alliance during the Unification Wars.
On page 17, Inara exclaims "Great Ganymede". She may be
referring to either the Trojan prince in Greek mythology or the
largest moon of Jupiter named after him in the Earth-That-Was
system.
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