Firefly (TV Series)

War Stories (2002)

Gina Torres: Zoë Washburne

Quotes 

• Zoë : Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killin'?

  Book : Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.

• [last lines] 

  Hoban 'Wash' Washburne : Mmmm. Wife soup. I must have done good.

  Zoë Washburne : Yes, dear. You done good.

  Mal : Ow.

  [sighs] 

  Mal : Did you tell her?

  Hoban 'Wash' Washburne : Tell her what?

  Mal : Your husband has demanded that we sleep together.

  Zoë Washburne : Really?

  Hoban 'Wash' Washburne : What? Mal, come on.

  Mal : He seems to think it would get all this burning sexual tension out in the open. You know, make a fair fight for your womanly affections.

  Hoban 'Wash' Washburne : No. That was the torture talking. Remember the torture?

  Mal : I know it's a difficult mission but you and I... have to get it on.

  Zoë Washburne : I understand. We have no choice.

  [deadpan] 

  Zoë Washburne : Take me, sir. Take me hard.

  Jayne Cobb : Now, something about that is just downright unsettling.

  [Clattering] 

  Hoban 'Wash' Washburne : We'll be in our bunk.

  Jayne Cobb : Oh, hey. Free soup.

• [Mal is struggling with a guy who spent several hours torturing him; Jayne aims a gun at the torturer] 

  Zoë : Jayne. This is something the captain has to do for himself.

  Mal : No. No, it's not!

  Zoë : Oh!

  [Jayne, Zoë and Wash shoot] 

• [Zoë has brought money to buy back Mal and Wash from Niska] 

  Niska : I think this is not enough. Not enough for two. But sufficient, perhaps, for one. Ah, you now hav...

  Zoë : [points at Wash]  Him.

  [beat] 

  Zoë : I'm sorry, you were going to ask me to choose, right? Do you wanna finish?

• Zoë Washburne : We're getting him back.

  Jayne : What are we gonna do - clone him?

  Dr. Simon Tam : Well, it's a clean cut. With the right equipment, I should be able to re-attach it. That's assuming there's a head.

• Zoë : Okay, people. If it moves, shoot it.

  Kaylee : Unless it's the captain!

  Zoë : Unless it's the captain.

• Wash : ...and then came the lying to me about it, which for me is sort of the highlight of this little adventure!

  Zoë : Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity?

  Wash : You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lamby-toes.

• Jayne Cobb : I'm smellin' a lotta 'if' comin' off this plan.

  Zoë Washburne : You could'a stayed in your bunk.

  Jayne Cobb : Could'a, should'a, would'a.

  [cocks rifle] 

• Zoë : [regarding Wash's idea for the medicine]  I thought your plan was risky! I thought!

  Wash : Then tell me! I am a large, semi-muscular man. I can take it. Don't hide behind Mal cause you know he'll shoot it down for you!

  Zoë : Right, cause what this marriage needs is one more shouting match!

  Wash : No, what this marriage needs is one less husband. Right now it's kinda crowded.