This whole thing is a fantastic review, but I'll just comment on this one part of it.
Maybe I’m reaching, but “what I saw in you” is generally used to mean “something that made me totally loooove you.” If it were just a general observation, she would’ve said something like, “I saw that in you when we first met.”
Sigh, yes. The way she words that is like the bookend to all those years of family and coworkers asking each other what she could possibly see in him. And of course she eventually saw so much more in him, but I love that they reveal a little of what they had from the very beginning. In those dull haircuts! And unfitted suits! And all that sassy talkback! Guhhh.
I actually forgive all of The Truth for the sake of this motel conversation. (And the 30 second kiss.) (The skip-chapter function also helps.)
I love that they reveal a little of what they had from the very beginning. In those dull haircuts! And unfitted suits! And all that sassy talkback! Guhhh. I KNOW! I'm so excited to go back and watch random early season episodes, now that I'm done.
The existence of "The Truth" is certainly made worthwhile by the things you mentioned. And those are probably the only parts of it I'll ever be watching again.
This little exchange might be funnier than the love child one: “I found it.” “What?” “What’s going to get you off.” I’m sorry, I’m apparently a seventh grader.
Well, then so am I!
Oh, I’m so homesick for early and middle seasons Mulder and Scully.
And you can watch them now!
I love the kiss on the cheek before he gets out of the car to pee. I know, I’m easy like Sunday morning, but I love the way he looks at her when she’s sleeping. It’s so reverent.
I wish I remembered this (and the courtroom scenes) so I could comment on it, because it sounds great.
I do remember that the first time I watched it, when they got to the pueblo, my reaction was "What the FUCK is going on here?" It seems like they're taking it in a whole bizarre new direction all of a sudden at the last minute and it confused me. I'm easily confused, apparently.
but I’d just like to express my adoration for the way he hitches his leg up over her
I knowwwwww, I love that part. It's so intimate and wonderful.
If you don’t think about tomorrow and the next day,
( ... )
I do remember that the first time I watched it, when they got to the pueblo, my reaction was "What the FUCK is going on here?" It seems like they're taking it in a whole bizarre new direction all of a sudden at the last minute and it confused me. I'm easily confused, apparently.
No, I totally agree. It's like Chris Carter was like, "Wait, HOW many pages is this supposed to be? Oh, SHIT." I especially dislike the fact that they have what seems to be a final send-off with Doggett and Reyes and the rest of the gang, but then they run into D&R at the pueblo again. It makes the nighttime, side of the road scene lose any gravity that it had. Also, I'm not entirely sure what going to see CSM even does, or what Mulder thinks it will do. I guess he doesn't know that's who it is, so maybe he thinks the alleged "wise man" will give him helpful advice.
Me too! Actually I just wish they had spent the whole episode making out. THAT would have been a finale. No, wait! We could have had NEW flashbacks to all the sexy times they had in season 7 and
( ... )
No, I totally agree. It's like Chris Carter was like, "Wait, HOW many pages is this supposed to be? Oh, SHIT."
Oh good, because that's the feeling I had too.
I wish that was the movie: "The X-Files: Season Seven Sexy Times." They're both still totally hot. It would work!
And I know I personally would see it enough times to make up for at least eight non-fans who aren't interested! It's a foolproof plan! And maybe they could throw in some other stuff we missed out on, like "Mulder, I'm pregnant and you're the father."
I have to believe, if he hadn't gotten into trouble so soon, that she wouldn't have been able to continue on her own without contacting him for that much longer.
I agree. She was desperate to see him in "Trust No 1," and that has to have been intensified tenfold by the loss of William.
Ohh dear, I can tell already: long comment, ahoy! (I bet you thought you were done with those, didn't you?)
When Reyes is giving testimony about the birth, Duchovny gives this little shuddering breath when she says “witnessed her giving birth to her son.” Oh, MULDER. How horrible is it that Reyes and a whole bunch of Super Soldiers got to be there, but HE didn’t? Breaks my heart, and clearly his, too. Mine too. God dammit.
His reaction is also nice when Reyes tells the court that Scully gave William up for adoption. You know, he actually has very little to do in the middle part of this episode besides sit there and react, and he does a great job. I didn't notice that the first time I saw the finale, because I was just way too focused on: OMG, MULDER'S BACK! You know, kind of like a dog. Sad, I know. But on the rewatch, I definitely noticed all those little touches, and I appreciate them so much.
This little exchange might be funnier than the love child one: “I found it.” “What?” “What’s going to get you off.” I’m sorry, I’m
( ... )
P.S. Because I think I'm past the timely window to mention it; I definitely see where you're going with all the Scully/grief stuff, and it makes a lot of sense to me. Sure, the true answer is "Sunshine Days is a STUPID episode that aired at the WORST possible time, and we have to deal with it somehow," but I think your way is the only way it makes any kind of sense. For the record.
The hotel room symmetry from the “Pilot” gets me choked up every time. The whole scene does. One thing I’ve always loved is her line, “It’s what I saw in you when we first met.” Maybe I’m reaching, but “what I saw in you” is generally used to mean “something that made me totally loooove you.” You are not reaching, because that is how I have always read it. I think that's the intent behind the line too, I really do.
Anyway, I’m going to talk about the meat of it down in the Mulder and Scully character section, but I’d just like to express my adoration for the way he hitches his leg up over her.I love the entire hotel scene. SO GODDAMN MUCH. And that little
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There's no getting around the fact that it was poorly planned, having two episodes between "William" and "The Truth." But I feel like, even if we'd gone right into the finale after she gave him up for adoption, the emotional stuff I've laid out still works. And it at least makes sense of what we're given on screen.
You are not reaching, because that is how I have always read it. I think that's the intent behind the line too, I really do. Yay! And when she says it, he gives this look like, "You totally had a crush on me as soon as you met me!"
It really is sad, isn't it? But then I suppose it does fit with the overarching tragic theme in XF, as difficult as it is to watch and think about.It's always been sad to me, but man, when I was really thinking about it as I wrote this out, I honestly started getting a little teary-eyed. The enormity of it, the fact that they're still here, they're still together--survival in the face of everything awful life can throw at you. And not just survival, but finding a small piece of happiness,
( ... )
Oh, I agree, it works either way. Sure, it would've been ideal to SWITCH THE ORDER so it actually makes some ounce of sense, but I really wonder how much, if any, of the crew really cared at this point. Which is also really sad.
And when she says it, he gives this look like, "You totally had a crush on me as soon as you met me!" I know! Which is so damn cute. (And who can blame her, really? Yeah, he's kind of a territorial jerk when they first meet, but he's CUTE.)
And not just survival, but finding a small piece of happiness, refusing to submit quietly to fate. That's why it's always Mulder and Scully, against the world, as classic heroes. If one of them falters, the other one pulls them back again. It would've gotten ridiculous had they not had such strong characters to work with.
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Maybe I’m reaching, but “what I saw in you” is generally used to mean “something that made me totally loooove you.” If it were just a general observation, she would’ve said something like, “I saw that in you when we first met.”
Sigh, yes. The way she words that is like the bookend to all those years of family and coworkers asking each other what she could possibly see in him. And of course she eventually saw so much more in him, but I love that they reveal a little of what they had from the very beginning. In those dull haircuts! And unfitted suits! And all that sassy talkback! Guhhh.
I actually forgive all of The Truth for the sake of this motel conversation. (And the 30 second kiss.) (The skip-chapter function also helps.)
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I love that they reveal a little of what they had from the very beginning. In those dull haircuts! And unfitted suits! And all that sassy talkback! Guhhh.
I KNOW! I'm so excited to go back and watch random early season episodes, now that I'm done.
The existence of "The Truth" is certainly made worthwhile by the things you mentioned. And those are probably the only parts of it I'll ever be watching again.
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Well, then so am I!
Oh, I’m so homesick for early and middle seasons Mulder and Scully.
And you can watch them now!
I love the kiss on the cheek before he gets out of the car to pee. I know, I’m easy like Sunday morning, but I love the way he looks at her when she’s sleeping. It’s so reverent.
I wish I remembered this (and the courtroom scenes) so I could comment on it, because it sounds great.
I do remember that the first time I watched it, when they got to the pueblo, my reaction was "What the FUCK is going on here?" It seems like they're taking it in a whole bizarre new direction all of a sudden at the last minute and it confused me. I'm easily confused, apparently.
but I’d just like to express my adoration for the way he hitches his leg up over her
I knowwwwww, I love that part. It's so intimate and wonderful.
If you don’t think about tomorrow and the next day, ( ... )
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No, I totally agree. It's like Chris Carter was like, "Wait, HOW many pages is this supposed to be? Oh, SHIT." I especially dislike the fact that they have what seems to be a final send-off with Doggett and Reyes and the rest of the gang, but then they run into D&R at the pueblo again. It makes the nighttime, side of the road scene lose any gravity that it had. Also, I'm not entirely sure what going to see CSM even does, or what Mulder thinks it will do. I guess he doesn't know that's who it is, so maybe he thinks the alleged "wise man" will give him helpful advice.
Me too! Actually I just wish they had spent the whole episode making out. THAT would have been a finale. No, wait! We could have had NEW flashbacks to all the sexy times they had in season 7 and ( ... )
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Oh good, because that's the feeling I had too.
I wish that was the movie: "The X-Files: Season Seven Sexy Times." They're both still totally hot. It would work!
And I know I personally would see it enough times to make up for at least eight non-fans who aren't interested! It's a foolproof plan! And maybe they could throw in some other stuff we missed out on, like "Mulder, I'm pregnant and you're the father."
I have to believe, if he hadn't gotten into trouble so soon, that she wouldn't have been able to continue on her own without contacting him for that much longer.
I agree. She was desperate to see him in "Trust No 1," and that has to have been intensified tenfold by the loss of William.
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When Reyes is giving testimony about the birth, Duchovny gives this little shuddering breath when she says “witnessed her giving birth to her son.” Oh, MULDER. How horrible is it that Reyes and a whole bunch of Super Soldiers got to be there, but HE didn’t? Breaks my heart, and clearly his, too.
Mine too. God dammit.
His reaction is also nice when Reyes tells the court that Scully gave William up for adoption. You know, he actually has very little to do in the middle part of this episode besides sit there and react, and he does a great job.
I didn't notice that the first time I saw the finale, because I was just way too focused on: OMG, MULDER'S BACK! You know, kind of like a dog. Sad, I know. But on the rewatch, I definitely noticed all those little touches, and I appreciate them so much.
This little exchange might be funnier than the love child one: “I found it.” “What?” “What’s going to get you off.” I’m sorry, I’m ( ... )
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The hotel room symmetry from the “Pilot” gets me choked up every time. The whole scene does. One thing I’ve always loved is her line, “It’s what I saw in you when we first met.” Maybe I’m reaching, but “what I saw in you” is generally used to mean “something that made me totally loooove you.”
You are not reaching, because that is how I have always read it. I think that's the intent behind the line too, I really do.
Anyway, I’m going to talk about the meat of it down in the Mulder and Scully character section, but I’d just like to express my adoration for the way he hitches his leg up over her.I love the entire hotel scene. SO GODDAMN MUCH. And that little ( ... )
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You are not reaching, because that is how I have always read it. I think that's the intent behind the line too, I really do.
Yay! And when she says it, he gives this look like, "You totally had a crush on me as soon as you met me!"
It really is sad, isn't it? But then I suppose it does fit with the overarching tragic theme in XF, as difficult as it is to watch and think about.It's always been sad to me, but man, when I was really thinking about it as I wrote this out, I honestly started getting a little teary-eyed. The enormity of it, the fact that they're still here, they're still together--survival in the face of everything awful life can throw at you. And not just survival, but finding a small piece of happiness, ( ... )
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And when she says it, he gives this look like, "You totally had a crush on me as soon as you met me!"
I know! Which is so damn cute. (And who can blame her, really? Yeah, he's kind of a territorial jerk when they first meet, but he's CUTE.)
And not just survival, but finding a small piece of happiness, refusing to submit quietly to fate.
That's why it's always Mulder and Scully, against the world, as classic heroes. If one of them falters, the other one pulls them back again. It would've gotten ridiculous had they not had such strong characters to work with.
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