It kind of reminds me of Syzygy, when in the end Mulder comes out with, “Scully, I don’t think this case has anything to do with any satanic cult.” Really? Because only what she’s been saying the entire episode. He generally sucks.

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Really? Tell that to Anasazi and Gethsemane/Redux (well, not really that one but KINDA) and whatever the hell that episode was in season 8…..8? 9? No, I think it was 8. Deadalive, right? Wow, I’m really out of it. It’s too late here. (Crap, wasn’t Deadalive when THAT PERSON was, like, revived or woke up? o.O)

Anyway, I’ll stop rambling. Great job guys! You rock!

[Josh] Ah, but, well, think how much longer each of these writeups would be if the whole episodes were mock-worthy.

I actually liked this one a fair amount, especially in the context of really kind of pushing the format in season one:

- the significant Mulder injury makes for a nice change from “ow they knocked me out” or “oh no a trivial flesh wound”, which sets up some physical fragility in these characters that’s nice — even if we know they’re not going to die in the middle of a series, they also aren’t made of undentable, polished Impervium.

- the serious internal struggle on Scully’s part, when in previous episodes most of what we’ve seen her struggle with is Mulder’s credulity. Here he’s more or less a sideline, and to the degree that we see him struggling with her credulity it’s interesting to see that he’s kind of graceless about it compared to Scully’s usual firm-but-tongue-biting skepticism.

And, hey, Don Davis and some nice camera moments. Brad’s scenery chewing is a bit over the top, but even that works here and it’s him doing the overacting so it’s fun to watch instead of just painful.

FWIW, “La Mer” is featured in Lost (season 3, I think?) with all the crazy french writing on the crazy lady’s maps.

And thanks to Esmeralda – I kept going ‘OMG why do I know the name Brad Dourif?’ (too lazy for IMDB, hee) – and when I watched Deadwood I was all ‘OMG why is the doctor so familiar to me?’ *dies*

And whoah, Scully’s rant at Boggs at the end after Mulder gets shot – geez, don’t mess with her people, or deal with Mama Bear! Love that part. :)

Great to have another post! Happy New Year!

I complete agree with the differenciation between hospital stays in various seasons, btw. As the series progressed, so did the number of times Mulder and/or Scully got hurt or wounded, yet their stays got shorter and shorter. Remember “Patient X/The Red and the Black”? Scully was very nearly filleted, but she was only in the hospital for, like, a three minute scene.

And I know this isn’t typical, but this little section is for Calraigh if he or she is reading: I read that book too, and I agree with you. There were definitely interesting inserts (especially the posters and replicas of CC’s postcards) and cool pictures, but the writers and editors of that book should be shot. Typos are just the tip of the iceberg. There were entire sections missing!

Regardless, you guys should totally pick it up. It’s a must-have for any die-hard fan.

Thanks so much again for posting! Merry (belated) Christmas!

Also, MULDER MAKE UP YOUR FREAKING MIND. That part pissed me off so much. It’s like the first sign of an abusive relationship, when he convinces Scully that Boggs is a fake, then yells at her for agreeing.

Whenever I start to think “Oh, they’ll never post again” you do.

I love Brad Dourif. have you seen Deadwood yet? No? Well watch it. It’s alot less funny than the X-files, but he’s rad in it.