Date: somware in November 2012

Location: 2 Harbour View, Maudlintown, Wexford, Ireland

I was nine years old, sitting by my bedroom window on a cold autumn night, around 8:15 PM. The air was still, and the trees rustled outside. That’s when I saw it—a glowing red object hovering over St. George’s Channel. It pulsed ominously, casting an eerie light.

What was it? A UFO? I remember feeling a chill run down my spine. I didn’t want to believe what I was seeing, but I couldn’t look away. At one point I thought it was moving back and forth, but that could just be my imagination. Without thinking, I dove under my blankets, pulling them tight around me, wishing to sleep.

Now, years later and living far from Wexford, I still think about that night. Sometimes without being aware of it I think about it again

After having slogged through my rewatch of Season 9 and I Want to Believe, I FINALLY got to Season 10, which I’d never seen before. The standalone episodes are solid, mostly unnecessary, a little forgettable, but not horrible. The My Struggle episodes are the worst episodes in the history of the show and I hate them with every fiber of my being. Absolutely loathsome trash that destroys the legacy of the show and makes absolutely no sense. But then we get Darin Morgan to save the day once again…

I’ve made no secret about how Darin Morgan is my favorite X-Files writer and I’d argue he was the best of them all. Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster was as good as any of the episodes he wrote during the show’s original run. I love how the title is an homage to Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein and how the whole thing is a clever inversion of the werewolf formula; it’s not only a were-lizard, but the lizard gets bitten and turns into a human. What’s more, his temptations are not about murder, but about ordinary human worries like getting a job and dreading his future. Brilliant! I LOVE Rhys Darby from Flight of the Conchords and he is beyond hysterical here. PERFECT casting. He sells the absurdity of the premise with such joy, charm, and enthusiasm.

I’ve always loved Darin Morgan’s take on Mulder and Scully themselves. His version of Mulder was like a Woody Allen character, fraught with anxiety and angst about the meaning of his life, but in a way that wasn’t obnoxious. His version of Scully was like Diane Keaton, an intellectual equal with a lot of witty banter and romantic underpinnings to her interactions with Mulder.

This episode is significant because, for the first time, Scully admits that she had fun working on these paranormal cases with Mulder. Even more significantly, when Mulder starts to get his mojo back and he has that hilarious back and forth with himself where he predicts what Scully will say before she has a chance to say it, she utters the sweetest line she’s ever spoken in the entire series: “Yeah, this is how I like my Mulder.” That made my heart melt. That’s what the show is about to me. These characters are like old childhood friends to me. I loved the sweet and appreciative tone of this episode and I wish more episodes from the revival had this tone.

Darin Morgan’s episodes always had their own internal continuity, which I loved, and that subcontinuity is maintained here. We see the stoners once again, Queequeg is referenced, there are a lot of Easter eggs that faithful viewers will pick up on, and his usual absurdist/existentialist themes are touched on for the first time in decades.

Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster is an easy 4/4 and ranks among the very best of the series. It’s extremely well written, ridiculously funny, has a sweet tone, and honors the show’s legacy instead of destroying it like the My Struggle episodes.

Sorry for the screenshot but I'm looking for the artist who made this incredible interpretation of "the host". It's my favourite and would love to purchase a print!

I want to read about some of the stuff he was investigating.

So I just watched episode 9 s11 "Nothing Lasts Forever". Decent episode, meh x-file but atmospheric and some great drama between Mulder and Scully(Well acted, well shot, very atmospheric and intimate).

I usually have no problem understanding english but as a non-native speaker sometimes I struggle. The line I have trouble understanding happens at the very end, with Mulder lighting Scullys candle. The dialogue goes something like this:

[M]: Isn't that why we're so good together?

[S]: Are we together?

[M]: (Looks down, avoiding the question)

[S]: You know, I believed I could protect our son. And I failed. I believed we could live together. And I fled. I gave up on that too.

[M]: If only you had fled earlier. You know how many times I've envisioned that scenario where you left that basement office before i even needed glasses? You would have your health. Your dog. Your sister. You'd be Kersch's boss at the FBI. You'd be married to some brain surgeon and have a bunch of kids you wouldn't have had to give up.

[S]: (Shakes head) Mulder, I don't begrudge you any of those things. That's not what I was talking about.

What does Scullys response mean? Her not "begrudging" Mulder any of those things. From checking the dictionary I understand that to begrudge someone something is to have negative feelings towards that someone having that something. So Scully doesn't resent Mulder for... Him having those thoughts? Seems like a strange response?

Obviously from context I sorta understand, but I want to know exactly. I think what she's communicating is basically "I never wanted that life" or "I never regretted not fleeing", but I'm not sure if I read too much into it. Can someone who understands the "begrudge" line better explain it or phrase it in another way?

In the endless rewatch/first watch with my best friend, we were discussing episodes we would've wanted to get a sequel. I told her I was surprised they never revisited the Ellens Air Base from 1x02, or the escaped Eves from 1x11 and she said she wanted to see more of Colonel Henderson from the Fallen Angel episode. But I don't think we see any more from either.

Is there anything in particular you would've wanted to see a sequel episode or returning episode?

I am looking for an episode where I believe the Lone Gunmen make a video call from their computer. Can anyone help me find it?

If you have ever felt personally attacked, victimized, injured, or wounded by David Duchovny's face, laugh, smile, portrayal in the classic Fox Network show "The X-Files," his eyes, and/or what is known medically as "The Mulder Smolder," there is hope.

We are the David Duchovny Support Group. We know what you're going through, because we're going through it too.

Up all night thinking about some dumbass conspiracy shit Fox Mulder said in a ridiculously campy episode of The X-Files? Do you lie awake, quietly whispering to your shrine of him "You're so stupid, kiss me,"? Us too.

... Why is his face even like that? It doesn't make any fucking sense. He is ruining my life.

I'm going to go build a fucking tower out of wood, eat it- nails and all-, shit out a raft, and paddle myself to a deserted island where this man's charm can no longer harass or vex me.Y'all will call me The Truth, because I will be out there. And I'm NEVER coming back.

Sincerely,

Star, 32, currently on season 3 episode 13 of my rewatch of The X-Files.

*If you're looking for the Gillian Anderson Support group, we meet on Wednesdays at the library.

Something I’ve found myself doing as I get into my least enjoyed seasons. When it’s a close up I guess if Scully is standing on a box or not. (thrilling I know)

It’s been documented (somewhere) that Gillian did use them to help dissipate the hight difference in certain scenes.

Both scenes from Rush, yet she’s suspiciously tall in the bottom image… 👀 📦

Show me your examples 😁

I just finished watching the entire series after 20 something years of saying I would, late bloomer, and I am a bit disappointed. It was anti-climactic for me. I knew William wasn't dead, but for cigarette smoking man, it was just too rushed and too easy for me. He defied death a few times soooo a simple gun took him out..I'm glad it was Fox who did it and I did cry when Scully told him he's a father, but other than that, it's like "what now?". And it's been many many years since I've seen the movie, but where in the series is that supposed to fit?

Let’s talk about F. Emasculata!

Purple pustules! Gross boils! Milder and Scully help the US Marshalls and the CDC fight the boils! Never trust a zit. This episode is gross. This episode is a little mythology and a little monster of the week.

Written by: Chris Carter and Howard Gordon Directed by: Rob Bowman (even he can make pustules pretty)

In Brazil ( i live here, hi) Skinner's voice actor is the same as homer simpson.

Unfortunately, because i grew up watching the simpsons dubbed, whenever Skinner opens his mouth, i can only see homer.

Now, if someone wants to test your level of knowledge about the show, you'll have an ace up your sleeve.

https://reddit.com/link/1gjkkd9/video/iqkxw8kebxyd1/player

I am rewatching series after not watching since it came out. Surprised how well it holds up and how much of what is shown is now reality. But one thing is throwing me off. It seems when trying to read lips it almost never matches what is being said. Did they do reading of script outside of filming and perhaps change script?

I just finished watching season 7 and would like to share a few things about it:

- It truly was a rollercoaster. There were a few episodes where they took some risks with some wilder ideas and they were very hit-or-miss. Fight Club and First Person Shooter felt pretty forgetable and nothing special, but X-Cops and Hollywood A. D. were among my favorites of this season.

- The dialogue seemed lighter and more humorous than ever before. Or maybe I was more tuned in to Mulder's sassy one-liners, but it felt like there were more of them, and lighter episode themes as well (like there were pretty gruesome things in The Golderg Variation, but the episode overall didn't feel sad or gloomy).

- The myth arc was all over the place, I think at this point I might just give up on understanding it lol. I especially had a hard time trying to figure out Cancer Man's motivation throughout this season.

- In defence of All Things: I didn't think it was that bad, I liked the theme of accidents and chance encounters because in my mind this tied back to The Goldberg Variation and the lucky guy, plus Mulder's speech at the end about everything that had to happen for Mulder and Scully to end up where they are. What bothered me though was the fact that I could never see Scully having an affair with a married guy, that's very OOC.

- I saw in a recent post that some people didn't enjoy Hollywood A. D. I'm going on record saying it was my favorite episode of this season. As much as I didn't enjoy The Unnatural in season 6, this was so much better. I loved its self-reflectiveness, puns, the whole feel of the episode. Scully saying Tea Leoni has a crush on Mulder made me laugh out loud. And there was a little philosophical Mulder speech at the very end that made the tone serious for all of 3 minutes, then morphed into a zombie dance scene.

- Finally, I could accept the last episode as the series finale, I'm a sucker for full circle moments, and this came pretty close to perfection. It was almost freaky to see all those people from seven years before but the nostalgia factor was off the charts and the scene in the cabin almost gave it a cozy feel.