"No one likes a math geek, Scully." X-Files 7.4 "Millenium"

Except, perhaps, a paranormal geek like Fox Mulder :D

I liked it. A little convoluted, but hey, it's X-Files. It was creepy
and moody and interesting. The main guy, the guy that kept quoting Scripture
and raising the dead? Scary. Yeah, he's making zombies and quoting
Jesus but let's face it, a lot of crazy people think they are Jesus. I was
surprised they had him raise the guy after 8 days and not 3, since that
is a number with more Biblical relevance but, whatever. It was kind of
cool, the phone thing, but how did the dead guy know to push the button, and
does your cell phone battery stay on for 8 days? Hmmmm. It's the little things.

I was happy for the fact that Mulder was wishing Scully a Merry Christmas
several days after the fact, implying that unlike last year's horrible
haunted Christmas, Scully was with her family, including her dangerous
and brooding little brother, Charlie (Extensive fictional backstory available
upon request!) I just really liked the way Mulder and Scully interacted
in this one. I didn't recognize the director in this one, and liked the
show for the most part, although I really hate when they cheat fight
scenes on TV by using a dark basement so we can't see what's happening. Hire a
stunt coordinator, for crying out loud!

Liked seeing Mulder and Scully working with other agents. The
conference setting brought back the good ol days. Scully doing the "we're not BOTH
crazy, no siree" dance she does, and Mulder's vague disappointment in
that. Now, again, we have them saying something about Christianity that makes
me go...HUH?? Mulder claims necromancy is practiced by the Christians.
They did that last year with the artifact, right? Magic circles. I'm not
saying that these practices aren't practiced by people who combine these
rituals with Christianity but at that point, it becomes occult. There's
also the possibility that they're referencing the early days of the
Church, where you had folks combining pagan ritual with their new found
Christianity. Or maybe he's referring to Jesus raising Lazarus? or
something? I DON'T know, I just know that Vince and Chris and the whole
10 13 gang don't really give a rats patootie about making any of anything
make any sense, as long as it's COOOOOOL, dude! Whatever, guys. Why
yes, Scully does have that VERY symbol, the Millennium symbol snake thing,
tattooed on HER patootie (ok, so it's on her lower back) and is it
mentioned????? NO. I mean, it's not like I really expected her to say
"Yes sir, I not only recognize it, I have it branded on my ass!" But it
would have been nice for them to reference it in someway, and what we
MIGHT interpret as knowing glances do not count. Mulder's seen Scully naked (
in the movie, for one) so he's seen it. The whole thing of her getting that
tattoo in the 4th season was such an advertisement for Millennium anyway,
it just irritates me that they don't own up to it in this episode.

Another quibble, Mulder refers to "Judeo-Christian" endtime prophesy
regarding the "Coming Millennium". Isn't it like, 5000 something in the
Jewish calendar? See, Jews don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah, so
they never changed their clocks. Sure, they write 1999 on their checks,
but 2000 doesn't mean anything spiritual to them, how could it? I stated
earlier this year that I don't think 2000 means anything
either--Constantine screwed up, right? right. And Scully's a geek, but
she is right: The new millennium starts 2001. But, did the big turn of the
century bash occur in 1900 or 1901? I mean, maybe it's tradition to make
this mistake, we're just slaves to the numbers. And there's the coming
technological apocalypse which, so long as it doesn't actually hurt me or
mine, is kind of poetic and cool in a weird way, and will happen in the
year 2000.

I was gratified that THIS time, unlike the dreadful second season vampire
"Mulder gets laid" episode, the passage from Revelations quoted in this
episode ACTUALLY EXISTS in the exact chapter and verse that our 1013
scholars SAY it does!!!! Jesus says them, in fact, but does NOT, I
assure you, roll them up in paper and put them in the mouth of a dead guy. I
really liked this element of the show because the Bible does speak of
false prophets, of people claiming to be Christ and leading believers astray.
"He believes he's doing God's work, but he's mistaken." Lance Hendriksen
has a cool voice, no doubt about it. I thought they did a good job, in
that I didn't fell you had to be familiar with the show Millennium to get
this episode. I only watched the first half or so of the first season,
but it got to dreary for me. I liked his profiling, profiling is just cool
and I'd like to see our heroes doing more of it.

Those CCD classes Bill and Margaret sent Dana to finally take as Scully
accuses the Millennium group of having "mangled Biblical prophesy beyond
recognition." Nice to see you might care, Scully. And it's official:
Half way into the fourth episode of the season, Mulder ditched Scully. You go
to the morgue, I'm going to Georgia. however, since zombies are lying in
wait in both locations, I suppose it's a mute point.

Imagine a first time viewer flipping through the channels and
encountering a woman scooping stuff out of a dead man's mouth. Just a thought.
Scully should have put silver bullets in her gun! but there's no real cliff
hanger is there? Cuz zombies or no, Scully can't die.:)

Note: "revelation" form the Latin and "apocalypse" from the Greek both
mean: "Disclosure of that which was previously hidden or unknown." I
justthought that was interesting because we sort of use the term apocalypse
to mean destruction or whatever, but that's not what it literally means.
Also, Biblical raising of the dead doesn't refer to flesh eating zombies.
When Jesus raised Lazarus, he was just fine, thank you and resumed his
life, and in Mark 12:25, Jesus says: "When the dead rise...they will be
like the angels in heaven." Now, I don't mean to get all preachy, I know
many of you aren't Christians, but I just feel I need to clarify that
Zombies aren't in the Bible. Ever.

Ever notice how, whenever Scully actually encounters what CAN ONLY BE the
supernatural, i.e. getting attacked by a zombie, she says "I can't even
begin to explain...." !? Aww, get off it Scully, you just don't want to
sound crazy. You know damn well what happened, Mulder was right and your
science can't help you. Just frickin' deal with it. When Skinner asked
"why isn't he answering his cell phone?" I wanted Scully to say, "Well,
he might just be being an a$$*&%#, I mean, he ditches and ignores me all the
time." Mulder, do you have a warrant? Seriously, I've stated before Mulder
makes a lousy witness, and sounds craaaazy on the stand and thus, it's
fortunate that their cases rarely make it to trial, but a second reason for it
being a good thing is Mulder just tromps all over the constitution, poking
through garbage cans, hopping the fence breaking and entering. Serves
you right, being locked in the basement with zombies, Mulder! You shouldn't
have gone in there with out backup! This episode reminds me of those
zombie videogames where you blast zombies to pieces? I find them kind of
scary, I'll admit. Even in a videogame surrounding, getting stalked and
jumped by zombies is too intense for me.

Scully loses her CCD points when she asks Frank Black whether Good would
prevail over evil, if, say, hypothetically, Armageddon should occur.
It's in the Bible, Dana, God wins. I mean, it's pretty basic stuff (In the
first season's "Miracle man" Scully claims God always wins in the
end--time to rent the Exorcist again, Starbuck? ) You live near a fine Catholic
institution, Georgetown University: take a couple classes. I don't get
Revelation either (except the God wins part, which is the only critical
thing, in my opinion). I took classes at BIOLA, the Christian University
I attended, and most people don't really get it. I mean, there are so
many schools of thought, it's no wonder that an episode trying to base itself
on it would be so hard to really "get." I just know that Jesus says in the
Bible that the angels in heaven don't know when the end is coming, and I
just don't see it having anything to do with the little numbers in our
VCR's and checkbooks. ANd what, would it hit Australia first? Everyone
gets judged by timezone? I mean, it's bad enough that we have to watch
cursed New Yorkers celebrate New Years, like that's the only thing that
makes it official? Watching a bunch of degenerates who are in jail or
passed out on some subway by the time I see the stupid ball drop three
hours later in California? After enduring a Christmas season of sleighs
and snowmen and fake snow sprayed on windows and singing White Christmas
yada yada yada even though I have never had nor wanted a white Christmas?

These east coasters just inflict their stuff on us, people! Rise up!
Christmas in California (or wherever you dwell) is legit, sunshine and
all.

Where was I? Ah yes. mulder's in the basement and I couldn't help but
draw a parallel. Since Mulder is now Luke Skywalker circa "The Empire
Strikes Back" :He has gained the knowledge of Cancerman being his father,
but it's unconfirmed, it was so like Luke in Empire to run off to Georgia
based on Frank Black (Yoda)'s vision to try and save the world, but he
fails utterly and must be saved by Scully (Leia in this analogy, but not
his sister--though an argument CAN definitely be made that Scully has
been a surrogate sister to Mulder these last 7 years, and perhaps that's why
he hasn't kissed her until now). And of course, Scully. Scully kills
zombies DEAD.

Quibble: Notice both Mulder and Scully rent full-size cars in Georgia,
on the taxpayers dime; next time, get the Ford Escort, kids.

Scully reunites Black and his daughter, no doubt thinking of her own
daughter Emily, whom she found and lost over Christmas a few years ago.

Mulder was so kissable in his soft grey T-shirt, like the one Duchovny
wore in "Larry Sanders". *sigh* Black advises they take care of themselves:
How bout taking care of each other? The kiss? It was real, it counted,
it wasn't bad lighting: separating it from previous kisses. And it was
great. Sweet and a nice length, I thought. No mistaking the intent, you know?
Some of you may have wanted more, perhaps, but let's save that for the
next movie when we can get that R rating ;) And, the world didn't end. No,
Mulder and Scully, in the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, "You've just taken
your first step into a larger world."

next week: X-Files answer to "The Lost Boys," the 80's movie that fooled
a generation of non-Northern Californians into thinking there was something
cool and creepy about Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Plus I'll report on
favorite episodes so send them in if you haven't already.

Have a great week! Christine :D

Behold, the evil that IS Orange County...X-Files 7.3 "Hungry"

Hee hee hee.

Ok, is it too early for me to start complaining? I get what the usually
brilliant Vince Gilligan was trying to do here, tell the story from the
monster's point of view, but...I still think that could have been done in
an episode without making Mulder and Scully the $%*&ing guest stars, you
know? Hopefully, this isn't a trend.

I think ordering Diet Sprite is what got that first guy killed, ick. I
only drink Sprite as an antacid, so I associate it with being sick.
Mulder totally dates himself with the "Have it your way" line--the kids behind
the counter probably weren't even alive when Burger king was using that line.

The beginning was fun because I liked how much fun Mulder and Scully
seemed to be having working an actual X-file together---practically a
post-mythology season opener traditiion to have them NOT dealing with
said season opener. The fast food setting was probaly Gilligan's homage to
the feature he did last year--"Home Fries" starring Drew barrymore. I didn't
see it, so I can't comment. I thought the idea that everyone would have
those pins on them was silly, and the implication that everyone working
at the place seemed to be actually on duty at this shift on this day. I
mean, if anyone knows of a fast food restaurant with THAT many people working
there, let me know where it is, I'll go there.

I liked Scully's implied knowledge of Orange County--the isolationist
county just south of LA for those of you who are not in the know. Scully
spent part of her childhood in the San Diego area, don't forget. In the
"monster-point-of-view" category, I liked that Mulder came off like a
smug jerk. The part where Rob licks the blood off his fingers was highly
derivitive of the the first season stand-out, Tooms. Or was it Squeeze?
You know, liver eating guy.

I didnt' feel for Rob the way I think i was supposed to. I mean, he was
trying not to kill, but had to in order to live. Like TOoms, like the
cancer eating guy, like the fat eating guy from 2SHy, etc. etc. I mean,
we didn't see them go through any moral struggle, but that didn't make me
root for this guy. Especially after he killed poor Sylvia. So, that being
said, that's a lot of time to spend with the villian, the bad guy. I
mean, when Mulder and Scully show up at his place at 40 minutes into the
episode I was like "YAY! Mulder and Scully!" You know, the two people who's
names appear at the beginning of every show? Loved the "Good cop Insane Cop"
line, that's a keeper.

This episode wasn't dreadful, but it does illustrate to me why this HAS
to be the last season: they've just plain run out of ideas for monster
stories. And this was a real disappointment coming from The show's most
consistantly imaginative writer, Vince Gilligan (now that Darin Morgan is
gone).

Finally, I can't beleive that Mulder shot first, not Scully. Amazing.

That's all I really have to say. Next week, we've got the Millenium
cross-over with Lance Hendriksen as Frank Black. The main excitment is
THIS IS IT kids. Mulder and Scully are supposed to kiss in this one. I
think it's about dang time. No bees, no dreams, no shapeshifting
pretenders. Mulder and Scully kiss. *sigh*

Say, since it is thanksgiving and FX is doing their viewers choice
marathon, I thought it would be fun if you all told us your favorite
episode! JUST ONE. YOU MUST PICK ONLY ONE. I'll report them as they
come in. You don't have to know the name, I'll be able to figure it out if
you give me enough details. It's very hard to pick one, but imagine you're
over at my place and you behold my collection of every episode of the
X-Files taped at slow speed on high grade tapes. You say "Let's watch
some!" But I'm being a selfish jerk and I say "Whoa there partner, you
can only choose one!" And you must choose ONLY ONe. I don't know why I'm
wasting my time because i know some of you will be like: "Well, as far as
humorous, this one, but this is my favorite Mulder episode and this is my
favorite Scully--" NO! There can be only one. Mine is "Clyde
Bruckman's Final Repose" The Darin Morgan penned 3rd season stand-out featuring
Peter Boyle (who won an emmy for his performance) as a reluctant psychic who
can predict how a person is going to die and when. It manages to be both
hilarious and yet, in the end, incredibly moving. I look foward to your
responses--and no pressure, you don't have to pick one if you don't
want--but DON'T Pick THREE! Ok. That's it. Have a great thanksgiving,
Christine :D

X-Files 7.2 "Amor Fati" This episode sucked....

Only because Diana Fowley died---OFF
SCREEN!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!???????????????????????????????

Huh? What?

Okay, besides that it was awesome! :D

OKAY. What's up with Mrs. Mulder? I mean, does she let cancerman take
Mulder for the test? Or is she duped by cancerman? When she said "I
love you my darling boy", and he's screaming and she can't hear? Oh, to
comfort him.

I do not know what Amor Fati means, please advise.

Cancerman, just like Satan, all suave and seductive: My way is soooo
much easier, Fox. forsake your beliefs, your duty, your soul.
I loved Scully's look of contempt when Kritchgow said he'd destroy her.
Puhleeze. Go ahead, make her day. And then Skinner wimps out on her.
Mulder, as usual, was all understanding last week, but Scully always
seems quick to doubt ol Walt. her look as he left seemed to say "you
chicken@#%* punk, I need your help!" She's once again reminded of how woefully
inadequate he is as a substitute for Captain Dad Scully. Cancerman's
scary witness protection program. It's interesting to see how happy Mulder was
to see Deep Throat: I didn't know his feelings were that warm, but hey.
Good Diana was in heaven I'm sure: Mulder's dreams reveal
the depths of his guilt, he blames himself for everything, conjures up the
dead to absolve him from it...but ultimately rejects their assurances as lies.
He is angst-filled and guilt-ridden, just the way you like em, eh ;)

You know you're a real X-Phile addict when you cheer as Scully's
apartment appears, like it's a character! Scully's apartment! I want to know what
goofy magnets she has on her frige. Liked how holstein appeared.
Scully's had visits from the dead since first season (dad) and so it continues.
She doesn't' realize this of course, she only hears the message: YOU MUST
SAVE HIM. Not exactly a new calling for Scully, saving Mulder's bacon, but
still.

Are aliens angels? Cool idea, Chris. Mulder has actually expressed a
longing for the suburban family life in season four's "Home." Scully
deals with "The Other Agents" to help find Mulder and they are no help.
"Where's Waldo?" HUH? I mean, that was just...lame. Mulder can get a way with
the occasional clunker (last week's terribly dated "Ghostbusters" ref, for
example) but new agent guy? I don't think so. Yeah, Scully, only
cancerman waves his cigarette JUST SO. That'd stand up in court. In a
way, this is similar to last season's Field Trip, where the agents are
lulled into false reality by a plant that's eating them? Mulder is
allowing his subconscious, I suppose, to do the lulling. He lets' the
voices in his head tell him it's OK to be less than he is. And though he
weakly protests, he lets......he lets her touch him. Oh man was that horrible.
I am in serious physic
pain. Now, don't get me wrong, Beach-combing mulder in black T-shirt
(mmmm, magic black T-shirt) is truly wonderful. I'm not certain I can go
into my TRUE Honest feelings about shirtless Mulder in handcuffs within
the confines of this review without seriously compromising myself. get
yourself an alien artifact, if you want to read my mind. ;D I'll bet
Duchovny was flashing back to his Red Shoe Diaries days. I must say, the
segue from their horrific embrace to the commercial for The terrifying
Sleep Hollow trailer was MOST appropriate. Betcha a million bucks there
is nothing scarier in that movie than that image of HER touching HIM.
*shudder*

Scully seemed very first season in this episode--hair etc. Sometimes you
must come full circle to find the truth? Scully gets some interoffice
mail: again, I ask the question: Does Scully have her own office? She
used to! That's all I'm saying. Now she just Hangs in mulders and the
mailroom guy knows where to find her. Whatever. That poor secretary.
Yeah, Skinner, she's gonna keep hurricane Dana out of your office.
Stepford Diana brings Mulder his coffee and wants to start a family.
Kids, this was the scariest X-Files ever! Loved how Scully practically kicked
Kritchgow's door down: yeah, you'll destroy her, sure. Scully RULES!
Mulder's "biologically alien." again, heavenly messengers: aliens? or
angels? Mulder's all hooked up to the circle: similar to Scully's
abduction, actually. Turns' out, Mulder's living in "The Matrix":
ahhhhh!

It was cool that Mulder was sort of picking up on everyone's essence. Not
even thoughts at this point, but their very identities.

"Let's cut the crap, shall we?" "Yes, Let's." I soooo wanted them to
just throw down, you know? Fouly tries to play Scully and Scully will have
none of it. Denied! Scully tries a mind game of her own. She plays the
Mulder card, and trumps! I love it when Scully swears like a sailor. It also
comforts me that Scully hates Diana more than I do. "I'm always
thinking." Bitch.

The Coffin scene. :D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

That may even beat the handcuffs...nah.

Any one else get hardcore Twin Peaks vibes from this episode? I mean,
when Mulder was old, I was like thinking about the Black Lodge and the red
room and the dancing midget...anyway, I love how hearing about Scully's death
seemed to grieve Mulder worse than the others. Loved how Scully always
has to be forced into prayer. ANd it works! God slips the key under the
door. Cancerman, you are entirely too smug to be God's servant. he reminded
me of how we sing "God Bless America" like an order and not a request.

Ugh, Krycek's signature bullet to the brain. I NEED Scully to take him
out. "You killed my sister, m*%$&#$ F$@%&#!!!!!!" Chop his other arm off
with her machete.

I liked that Scully's hair really looked liked she'd fallen asleep on her
floor, praying with the ghost of an Indian Chief, was awakened when the
Almighty shoved a keycard under her door and she ran out the door to save
her soul mate. (in other words, it was flat). even in a vision, Scully
cuts through the crap: "And you believed them?
Traitor deserter. As Iron sharpens Iron, Scully sharpens Mulder and
brings out the best in him. Get Up and Fight! She implores him. And he does.
For her. It is the very idea of her disappointment with him that jars
him awake. those effects of the alien apocalypse rocked!

Okay. The end. Could it be more of a fairy tale? her Tears awaken him
from his slumber??? SIGH.

Then, Mulder's wearing the Yankees cap. so cute. Loved Scully's doubts
here, only because even she knows that she's being ridiculous. She's
scared of things she can't proof and understand. She's afraid to beleive
(again, "Beyond the Sea"). now we see all that she has learned and seen
overwhelm her, and he steadies her, just as she steadied him when he was
lost and trapped in his own mind. "You were my friend, and you told me
the
truth." And then she kissed his head: his beautiful mind. It's been too
long since they moved me to tears, but they did it.
And folks, any of you out there still thinking they aren't in love, this
isn't romance, it's platonic, etc, etc, etc? You're as pathetic and
irritating as Scully with all her doubts, Okay? Okay. Next week,
monster story. have a great week, Christine :D

X-Files 7.1 "Sixth Extinction"

Wow, it feels like so long since I've done this..oh wait! It HAS been.
Imagine if I wrote an NYPD Blue review..

Hey, I actually thought that tonight's episode ruled! I mean, if Scully
can admit to believing in extra-ter..E.T's (can't spell it), than the
least I can do is (gulp) admit that I'm genuinely pumped about this seventh
and, barring what would constitute an X-file in real life, final season. I
mean, If David signs on for season 8, that's a sign of the apocalypse
right there. And, let me go on record that I don't think the year 2000
will bring us anything besides some big parties and perhaps some minor
rioting. I mean, Jesus was born in like, 4 or 5 BC because Constantine
or somebody got the dates wrong, so, IF God actually cared about our little
calendars and watches and numbers (which I don't believe He does), 1995
or so would have been the year 2000. OK? OK. In other words, I fully
expect to see the series finale in..April, no doubt.

ANYWAY, the episode. Any episode that begins with a narrative in which
Scully refers lovingly to Mulder's "beautiful mind" automatically rules.
[inside joke for those who watched "another world" back in the
mid-eighties: "If you say my mind is beautiful, it's because it's
thinking of you"] Sorry everyone else, ya had to be there. Scully was so awesome
this episode. Nothing matters now, not her career, not her safety,
NOTHING matters except Mulder. Sigh. This episode was actually very romantic.
Now, when Scully was screaming and waving around her arms because the
ocean of bugs had descended on her? that would have been me upon seeing the
one bug that landed on the artifact when she was sitting pensive and thinking
about her beloved. You might want to consider that before any of you
take me camping...or to Florida. Loved Scully and her machete.
Loved the way she thought she could just turn off the light and stop The
bugs. This episode was really creepy and interesting and cool and bodes
well for the season, I hope.
Even the commercials for Ally McBeal irritate the crap out of me, how do
people get through a whole show? Huh? Oh, yes, anyway, loved Mulder's
sad
note, for which he had to injure himself to write. Loved the African
biologist who befriended Scully, she was cool. I really loved Scully's
attitude here, I mean, she's ordering people around, telling everybody to
keep the spaceship a secret...and I mean, on whose authority? She's
nobody! She's not there in any official capacity at all, but she's got
them all (cept for Doctor Demented) toeing her line. Loved Scully lying
in bed obsessing about Mulder. The answers to all the mysteries in the
universe is secondary--hell, they're worthless, unless she can save him.
Sigh.

Sea of Blood ruled! And, should anyone see one come December, I may
actually reconsider my earlier millennium pshaw. Seems I was taught as a
child not to run with scissors, and a machete would probably be even more
dangerous. Dana, PLEASE! Be careful. Nice to see Kritchgow from Season
4 finale and Season 5 beginning.

To paraphrase Gordon Lightfoot, "If you could read my mind love, you'd be
in an insane asylum..." OK, it's not quite as catchy. I love how we
love watching stuff about how scary our government is (no comments from the
Canadian peanut gallery, please!). Okay, that look on the nurse's face
when Dirty Diana shows up and gets all uppity? That sums up my feelings
towards her. Can she die? Soon? Painfully?

Scully can translate artifacts and wield the machete. To bad she leaves
the machete behind--that would solve the Agent Diana Fowley problem quite
nicely, now wouldn't it? MMMM. Yes, QUITE nicely, hah ha ha. Liked how
the other woman avoided Dr. Demented the way one would a rabid dog. She
just sensed he'd gone cuckoo for artifacts. Liked the spiritual bonding
between the two women when the other (no, I didn't catch her name) when
she said "This is the word of God" Scully 's science is no longer impeding
her spiritual growth, it is facilitating it. the moment is broken by Dr.
Demented's "there is no god" proclamation, and also his machete-wielding.

This show was intense! Loved Mulder hitting the little screens to the
bongo beat of the music. I wonder how Mulder's going to lose his
mind-reading powers? Liked how Kritchgow just says, "well, sure people
have psychic ability" like it's so mundane and obvious and the government
isn't even interested in run-of-the-mill esp.

When a machete just isn't available, a well-placed chair can also do the
job quite nicely too. Dana, honey, remember that when next you see
FOUL-y. (Childish, but it feels good). I'm confused by African spirit guy
touching Scully. I expected her to have some amnesia but she didn't. He
said "Some truths are not for you" [which I love on so many levels:
spiritual, intellectual, emotional, psychological] And I thought she'd
be like, "Why am I in Africa, huh? What artifact, what are you babbling
about strange woman?" But that didn't seem to occur. Maybe later. I felt
that harkened back to Third season's "Revelations" when Scully is perplexed by
the fact that she so clearly saw signs and miracles and Mulder didn't.
the Priest said maybe the signs weren't meant of him, only her. So I
liked this idea of the fact that we aren't supposed to Get all the answers.
However, I truly hope Carter doesn't use that line to get out of making
his conspiracy make sense when all is said and done :"The truth is out there,
true....But, it's not meant for you, sorry." I also liked Scully's
visions, which remind me, again of Revelations (among other) which seem
to imply that Scully is, to say the least..special. She protects God's
messengers and she isn't going to die (last year she inherited that
'gift" from the photographer, which was foreshadowed in third season's
"Clyde bruekman") Isn't it cute how I think they are going care about
continuity the way I do? I liked that Scully didn't have her gun, by the way,
because, as she must have flown there, how could she have gotten her gun
on the plane without using her credentials and than getting traced, huh?
See, X-Files, as cruel as I can be when you suck, I can be a powerful ally.

Oh man, watching that horrible horrible woman profess her love while poor
mulder is unable to get away. Okay, he kinda deserves it since he so
mistreated Scully in Season 5 finale and last year when he...you know,
didn't hit her over the head with a chair or something. "Now we can be
together." *shudder*

Scully should have been wearing spurs as she walked down the FBI halls:
sheriff's back in town. "I have to see him." Sigh. Again, her
shattering admission that the artifact is extra-terrestrial (I think I did it!) is
secondary to her devotion to mulder and her NEED to see him. If you're
going to kill someone with a machete, do it real nice and permanent
because if they are raised from the dead by an alien artifact, BOY, are you going
to get it!

Loved how Mulder can hear Scully's voice in all the chaos in his head.
Love that he can read her mind at this moment, when she is so overflowing
with love and support. he's listening to her beautiful mind.

Scenes for next week: The darth vader moment we all knew was coming
(although Joseph Campbell asked me to remind you all that Lucas was
certainly not the first to make a hero turn out to be the son of his
nemesis, it's a staple of ancient stories and myths--in fact, the Alien
Artifact weighed in on the subject and agrees with Campbell, so get over
it, Star Wars people!) And Foul-y touches Mulder's bare chest while we
look on in disgust--MY EYES! MY EYES! Nothing more horrifying than that
image--unless you've been watchin the 49ers this season, AY Carumba :(
Have a great week everybody! :D