While primarily referred to as “Saffron,” Hendricks’ recurring role on the cult sci-fi western TV series Firefly assumes multiple identities (including known aliases “Bridget” and “Yolanda Haymer”) to con unsuspecting men out of their own riches by seducing and feigning matrimony with them.
In her second collaboration with Joss Whedon, the producer decided to give Christina Hendricks a character with screen time that lasts longer than 30 seconds and a name… well, more than one name, in fact.
However, Saffron managed to fool Serenity captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds, played by Nathan Fillion, after drunkenly participating in a real marriage ceremony with him and taking advantage of the “relationship” to infiltrate the spacecraft and cause trouble.