that is on there! it was my favorite of the deleted scenes. for people who never saw Firefly i'm sure the whole Mal/Inara thing just flew over their heads and just simply didn't care. if that scene had been left in, it would have not only explained them a little bit to new people, but it also would have thrown existing fans some kind of bone.

i hated that River was the main character too. Joss just really has a thing for waif little girls kicking scary monster's asses.