The relationship between the two is very... conventional. ("She was a whore with a heart of gold. He was a rough and ready frontiersman. His honor got in the way of their... SMOLDERING PASSION." The last two words to be written in a swirling pink font above a picture of shirtless Mal holding a swooning Inara in his arms.) I'm not surprised that Kate is unmoved by it, even though I thought it worked fine.

Jaynestown is a great episode, I say. Don't prejudge it until you've watched it.