Rewatch Extra: 1x79 Pilot

[thelittlespy]

Ah, 1993. I really could’ve used this show in seventh grade, which was pretty awful in a nervous breakdown kind of way. It would’ve been nice to have friends like Mulder and Scully living in the TV back then. Alas, I was still watching TGIF on Friday nights. (Tangentially, isn’t it strange to think that a major network successfully devoted an

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[meatfight]

I AM SO EXCITED about how long this entry is! But I am working on some Californication meta (it snuck up on me unexpectedly) so I am going to save this to enjoy later and I will be back to comment then. YAY.

[adinfinitum]

THIS WAS JUST ABOUT THE BEST READ EVER. I was just grinning like a fool throughout the whole thing, I'm not gonna lie. I have to jet and take care of stuff right now but this:

Mulder asks her if she’s squeamish about exhumations. She’s never had the pleasure. Hey, in eight years, she’ll dig you up, buddy.
Was like a knife through my heart. Repeatedly.

OH MY GOD I CAN'T WAIT TIL YOU DO OTHERS!!!! This makes me really want to re-watch the pilot too so I can have substantial comments other than "OMG I KNOW!" or "YES!" Everything about Scully thinking Mulder's hot and being giddy and kind of squeaky about it makes me so inexplicably happy, AS WELL AS MULDER'S HAIR (which is unbelievably fine form in the pilot/season one in general) and even his DENIM SHIRT AND KHAKIS.

THIS SHOW THIS SHOW THIS SHOW!!!!

[thelittlespy]

YAYYYY. I'm totally going to do more. Probably a couple from each season? It's going to be hard to narrow it down, though. I can't even tell you how much fun it was to do this for an episode I actually like.

[frey_at_last]

YAY

[brooklynmili]

your icon? made of win. perky mcbadsuit, indeed. and that paragraph of the recap is also made of win.

[kate_kelley]

Ugh....are you kidding me? Rewatching seasons 1 through 6 won? Ugh....so much for the bad years of West Wing. We'll always have Butterball.

[thelittlespy]

I'm not rewatching them all! I may be crazy, but I'm not THAT crazy. Just a few from each season.

There's no reason to put myself through the lameness of the bad years of TWW. I just did it for XF because I was rewatching the whole series in preparation for the movie. Plus, I just don't have as much to say about any other show.

[kate_kelley]

You're driving me crazy!!!

[thelittlespy]

I'm sorry! I don't know what to say.

[meatfight]

Alas, I was still watching TGIF on Friday nights. (Tangentially, isn’t it strange to think that a major network successfully devoted an entire night of programming to “family” shows? And it was only 15 years ago?)

What's even stranger is that for the longest time I wasn't allowed to watch the last two shows because they were inappropriate or something. ?! I have no idea how I got away with watching The X-Files when I wasn't allowed to watch The Simpsons in high school.

She is also carrying (for the first and last time?) both a briefcase and a PURSE. A purse!

!!! I don't know what to say about that, but I am shocked.

Her hair is bland but normal

I have a little bit of love for the Clarice Starling hair just because I kind of can't believe that they copied it exactly.

Seriously, she’s so happy and carefree. I can’t get over it. She’s randomly smiling at other agents as she traipses through the bullpen, blissfully unaware of her fate.

Doesn't that make you sad, since you've just come off season 9? It makes me sad.

I really,

[meatfight]

Honestly, over the course of the show, there are WAY more naked Duchovny shots. YAY. This is actually something I've thought about seriously. No, not like that. Well, yes, like that, but in other ways, too. It's really interesting to me, the way she mostly stays covered up and he gets naked at the drop of a hat.Yes, I have thought about this too! In both ways. And I really like that he takes off his clothes more often (again, in both ways, sheesh) because it is the opposite of what usually happens. But on the other hand, if he takes off his shirt, that's much less sexualized than if Scully takes off her shirt. He does take off his pants too, though (which she never does except in this episode, I don't think), and I think that happens almost as often as he removes his shirt. And Scully never wore soaked, extremely thin pajama pants. She is extremely covered up for the majority of the series, although less so by the end (especially when she's running around in hot climates. Wait a minute. Do you think Vancouver had something to do with

[thelittlespy]

But on the other hand, if he takes off his shirt, that's much less sexualized than if Scully takes off her shirt. He does take off his pants too, though (which she never does except in this episode, I don't think), and I think that happens almost as often as he removes his shirt. And Scully never wore soaked, extremely thin pajama pants.

I think there's a lot that can be said about why it's "okay" for him to be naked but her not to be. I don't know if I'm up to figuring it out right now, but I do agree that it's definitely sexualized in a different way. I feel like this could be a whole meta post, but that's for another day. Until then, I will continue to objectify Duchovny and his naked body.

I am in love with your rewatch posts and now I want you to do them alllll but I wouldn't want to make you sit through, like, "Space" so recently after you experienced the pain of seasons 8 and 9.

Trust me, the temptation is there! But I think I'm going to do a few good episodes from each season.

[meatfight]

Until then, I will continue to objectify Duchovny and his naked body.

Maybe you could include some more pictures. I feel that would really add something important to the objectification.

Trust me, the temptation is there! But I think I'm going to do a few good episodes from each season.

Ha, that's what you say now. We'll see!

I think there's a lot that can be said about why it's "okay" for him to be naked but her not to be.

Oh, and yes! I agree and I am interested to hear your thoughts on the matter if you ever feel like making a post about it.