an icepick through the keyhole

> Amazing! They actually think about the consequences of that cover story they fed the Powderpuff Nazis! That almost redeems any stupidity that arose in the episode. Now, if only they actually showthe extent of how damaging that is...

Remember, the "Powderpuff Nazis" were fighting "the Alliance". Centuries down the road, there's a huge war between the Alliance and the "Powderpuff Nazis"--Rebels--with the Alliance keeping control of the central planets and the Rebels on the rough outer worlds. A descendent of the chief Powderpuff Nazi becomes the captain of a starship called Serenity....