X-Files 5.20 "The End"

New sets next year!!! Heeheehee. hey I thought that was pretty damn
good! I will have quibbles, but no real quarrels later on down the review.
Is Mimi Rogers in the film? Or will she awaken next season? Getting
ahead of myself. Hey it opens in Vancouver. I'll bet that made all those
people who are losing their jobs feel real real good. Spectator Chess:
Little hint, bring the Gameboy. I found myself rooting for Cancerman
throughout this episode, and I'm not sure why. It doesn't seem like a
good thing. He sure could run fast for a 8-pack a day smoker--he looked
ripped! The actor is actually a world class water skier, maybe Cancerman has a
Soloflex in his mountain hideaway. This week, Mulder WANTS to be
monster-boy. So contrary. LOVED skinner enlisting him to get in
Spender's face, and Mulder's enjoying the idea. I hate that pencil-necked dweeb.
Hate hate hate. Loved how Mulder and Skinner came off like frat-boys
crashing a party, and Scully's oh-so-familiar guilt-by-association
embarassment. I really like the John neville character, known only as
"Well manicured-man" in the credits and by the fans. I HATE this
STUPID moniker with a searing passionate hatred. It's SO LAME. Do you really
see Scully saying "This well-manicured man warned be about a threat agaisnt
my life." and that's it , they decide to call him that? It's awkward and
silly. I call him Neville/Jeeves. I like him. I love how revolted he gets
at Cancerman (that's a cool name). They are the Oscar and Felix of the
global conspiracy. I don't really buy the whole "Golden Child" thing about
the little kid (didn't he look like a little Frohike?). I like him, he's
adorble and sad, and probably really important, but the idea that he
could unlock every secret of the universe strikes me as absurd. Maybe SOME
of> them, but...anyway, no matter. He sure chased Mulder out of that room
didn't he? LOVED Mulder's embarasment at the thought of his feelings
being exposed. I guess Mulder was thinking about Diana and she about him.
Scully was focused on the BOY, the CASE, her DUTY, while these two are
looking at eachother with smoldering eyes. Hate Mulder keeping Scully
in the dark. Love when Mulder tells geek-boy "you're insulting me when you
should be taking notes". Bosses him around and Spender's to lame to
fight back. LOVED scully holding the boys hand, she's so sweet with him.
And how she's so threatened by the conection Mulder shared and never revealed
to her, she flees Diana and goes to see what the nerds know. Frohike
sleeps in a bullet-proof vest, I love it. This was the "Friends" episode of
X-Files. It was so great how Byers was like "uh...yeah, they were a
couple," they are all surprised she didn't know about this. They sense
how silly she feels for not being in on the whole thing, and how hard it
must've been for her to come to them for this info. That woman...grrr.

She tries to feel out Mulder on Scully, dissing her behind her back.
Mulder only acknowledgs that he's done well without Diana--he's more
interested in protecting his fragile ego than defending his partner.
He should have said, "She rules, back off ho-beast!" Ok? Later, when
Diana says the X-Files are an "indulgence" I wanted to slap her silly,
because Scully was actually CLOSING cases, not friviously pursing pet-projects
likeshe and Mulder did, having romantic getaways and billing the FBI just
because they visited some damn mental hospital on the way back from the
Bed and Breakfast. Whore. Poor, noble Scully. She walks past and sees
him caressing that woman. She was SO HURT!!! Professionally and
personally betrayed. She goes from being his "One in Five Billion" to "The next
one" in one week. She couldn't bring herself to share her informaton with
that Woman there, so she goes into the car to set up a private meeting. She
cries all the way to FBI headquarters. Mulder encourages her to tell
the whole room about the weird thing she's uncovered about the boy (NO, I
don't remember his name, it was odd and it began with "G" ). Since he is the
progeny of Alien Astronauts, I will refer to him from this point on as
"Astro." Diana insults Mulder and Scully to get back at Mulder for
having a meeting with his "new" partner. She wants to protect the X-Files
because she has an "investment" in them. Puh-leeze, that's why you've been in
Europe for seven years, you little tramp? The statute of limitations
is UP lady, on Mulder and the X-Files. You're in Dana Territory now, you got
it? You don't speak the language, your money's no good here and if you try
to plug in your hair-dryer here, it will blow up in your face!!
Uh...where was I, heh? Liked how the kid liked the Simpson's and King
of the Hill, a nod to Fox, obviously, but they ARE great shows. Loved
Scully asking how he was, she DOES CARE, unlike Dirty Diana. DD just wants to
study him, run her tests--when he's not doing tricks like some
side-show freak, she gets bored and falls asleep, which fortunately gets her
shot. I beg to differ with Astro about Scully: "You don't care about what
people think...except for her." UH, Dana cares way to much about what people
think, period. Maybe that's just what Astro has seen in his limited
experience of her. LOVED Diana getting blown away--Punctured
Lung...ahhh, painful, just the way we like it! So now Kryceks a driver for Neville,
since he's so bad at killing people--the right ones anyway. Can't wait
for Scully to find out Krycek was their when Missy got killed. Loved
Cancerman walking cooly away--he had to look cool, even if Krycek was going to
run him down. That look of fear, then relief, then triumph when he
realized he had survived this round of the game. Loved Scully letting Mulder sulk
while she handled Skinner, and how Skinner was looking out for them.
Loved how he mention that Spender was throwing around the "Alien Astronaut"
thing "Makes you look pretty bad," he was more pal there than superior.
She's attending to Mulder, who flew off the handle with geek-boy (it was
worth it). Spender seemed so pathetic, "Oh YEAH, Nuh-uh Mulder, I'm going to
end your career, nyah nyah. Ok, so it seems likely, at least for a bit.
Scully's dealing with all of it while Mulder can only whine about his
lack of fore-sight and ask about HER. "How's Diana?"

Diana, friend of freinds, cherish these moments of Mulder uttering your name with
such concern and tenderness, and know that I bear you no ill will. I share
my name with an evil car. Re-assignment, the closing of the X-files, it's
the First season ender all over again! Except this time, the Office is
torched! Even the beloved poster --I'll bet Scully gives him a new one
in the film or next year, any takers? Did you all catch the "You are
Here" Post-it on the Saucer at the begining of the show? Cute. I didn't
give a rats patootie over Cancerman telling that brat that he was his Dad. He
treated his Mom like Crap, he deserves a murdering master-manipultor as
a father, but, who cares? I hope I'm supposed to hate him, and that they
don't try to make me like him. I feel like Chris Carter wants me to
care about this revelation (which we actually got in the two-parter a few
weeks ago), about this character WAY more than I do. I just don't care for
him the way I do for the other creepy characters like Krycek, Neville and
Cancerman. ICK. Loved how Mulder was so stunned, and Scully just held
him, because she knew he needed it. She could have used a hug in
return, but Mulder was (naturally) to self-absorbed to respond in kind. Ah
Well. I'll miss sending these to you all, what to do? I'm not sure a movie
review will be possible, but if you want my take on it, just e-mail me
AFTER you have seen it, and I'll throw in my two cents. June 19th, be
there or be square. Have a great week everyone :) Genie Francis is coming
back to GH this week YEAAAA!

Christine :)