X-Files 07x18, "Brand X"
I already knew the broad strokes of this one thanks to yet another fab little fic, "Gradual Precipitation" by Nerida Law. Sadly, the copy that was on AO3 seems to have vanished, but it's out on various other fic sites.
--and this one provides some insight to the illogical nature of my body horror. Face half eaten away? NBD. (and Skinner just looks exasperated.) Beetle larvae in lungs? Meh. Bugs crawling out of someone's mouth, no matter how fake fake faky fake? NOPE.
Also, I am terribly disappointed that CSM is not in this one. I figured with the cigarettes and all...
Skinner gets to be kind of badass in this one, kicking in doors and shit. (I've still never really warmed up to him.)
Squeamish!Mulder (just before he starts coughing) just cracks me up. You'd think working with Scully would have inured him to it a little bit.
Overall--not bad.
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