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I know that CSM was blown up, but I don't care. I am so stoked he's back. 
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UnknownMercenary posted:Yeah, I've been keeping up with it and it's been alright. I don't know how much involvement Chris Carter had besides putting his name on it, but it's not entirely awful as an official fan-fiction continuation from the show. I actually wonder if they'll use any of the material from the comics, since those already went out of the way to re-establish Mulder and Scully at the FBI and another alien conspiracy. I think I read somewhere that the Lone Gunmen are still alive and kicking, according to the comics. Is this true? If so, and the comics are considered canon, then they have to bring those goofy bastards back. If they can bring CSM back, who got blown to goddamn bits, then surely they can bring back TLG. I'm okay with ridiculous retcons if it means making the most entertaining product possible. They can always use the standard comic book explanation and say it's a different "universe" or something.
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Mar 28, 2015 06:28
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CSM is probably a human alien hybrid clone now?
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Mar 28, 2015 06:38
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Exploder posted:I think I read somewhere that the Lone Gunmen are still alive and kicking, according to the comics. Yup. The end also implies CSM being alive.
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Mar 28, 2015 07:13
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Acer Pilot posted:CSM is probably a human alien hybrid clone now? Perhaps he was a super-supersoldier all along, impervious to magnetite, and that's how he was able to survive getting blasted with rockets. Zartosht posted:Yup. The end also implies CSM being alive. Awesome. Out of curiosity, did they give an explanation for either of them?
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Mar 28, 2015 07:34
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Exploder posted:Awesome. Out of curiosity, did they give an explanation for either of them? The FBI faked the Lone Gunmen's deaths and put them in witness protection. CSM, and all the other co-conspirators are now alien hybrid clones that have been brought back to life to continue the conspiracy. Also they brought Krycek back - he keeps showing up alive because he's stuck in a time loop after merging with the alien while trapped in the missile silo that one time.
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Mar 28, 2015 10:52
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Mange Mite posted:The alien invasion was canceled due to budget cutbacks on Spleniac 9 or whereever the aliens are from. That would be perfectly in keeping with the mythology, and I would love that explanation.
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Mar 28, 2015 11:50
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Old Mulder is now a bitter conspiracy hipster, and rolls his eyes at truthers and other johnny come latelys
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Mar 28, 2015 13:45
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bobkatt013 posted:Season 2 is still the best season and the finale of that season was amazing. Honestly my favorite series finale ever. SEASON 3 NEVER HAPPENED strangeneighbor posted:So now confirmed to be returning to the writers room are: Cautious optimism nearing dangerously high levels!
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Mar 28, 2015 14:46
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They need to figure out how to factor in Mulder's porn addiction.
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Mar 28, 2015 15:54
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Mister Kingdom posted:They need to figure out how to factor in Mulder's porn addiction. Easily accessible internet porn is the reason Mulder hasn't made any progress on uncovering the conspiracy in the last decade or so.
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Mar 28, 2015 16:12
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marktheando posted:Easily accessible internet porn is the reason Mulder hasn't made any progress on uncovering the conspiracy in the last decade or so. 
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Mar 28, 2015 17:22
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He now spends all his time investigating cryptozoological erotica on Amazon.
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Mar 28, 2015 17:33
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Acer Pilot posted:CSM is probably a human alien hybrid clone now? 
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Mar 28, 2015 19:24
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Well, we do know he mastered time travel in Vancouver.
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Mar 28, 2015 19:29
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It's weird, Mulder and Scully look younger now and he hasn't aged a day.
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Mar 28, 2015 19:49
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Jack Gladney posted:It's weird, Mulder and Scully look younger now and he hasn't aged a day. Steady doses of Black Oil.
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Mar 28, 2015 20:02
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Speaking of black oil - my main question re. the mythology is this: In one episode Mulder gets infected with black oil while being held prisoner in Russia, but as far as I can tell it's never really brought up again or resolved in any way. Am I missing something? It should have been a huge deal.
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Mar 29, 2015 00:54
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steinrokkan posted:Speaking of black oil - my main question re. the mythology is this: In one episode Mulder gets infected with black oil while being held prisoner in Russia, but as far as I can tell it's never really brought up again or resolved in any way. Am I missing something? It should have been a huge deal. Well the whole point of the place was to create a vaccine. 
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Mar 29, 2015 01:09
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Jack Gladney posted:It's weird, Mulder and Scully look younger now and he hasn't aged a day.   
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Mar 29, 2015 01:15
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steinrokkan posted:Speaking of black oil - my main question re. the mythology is this: In one episode Mulder gets infected with black oil while being held prisoner in Russia, but as far as I can tell it's never really brought up again or resolved in any way. Am I missing something? It should have been a huge deal. That is because that is the second time the black oil stuff appears in the series and as such they had not really decided what to do with it. The first time we see the black oil alien (piper maru), the black oil itself is entirely inconsequential. They do a bunch of tests and find out that the black oil is simply engine oil, and was just a vessel for the formless alien force. Then comes tunguska/terma, where the black oil is some form of alien bacteria, and is treated as a straight up crawling infection (doctor who gets infected goes into a coma). Then it comes back again in the movie, where it infects people, but this time turns them into hosts that will create one of the grey aliens. Then, by season 8, the black oil is back to mind controlling people. Zartosht posted:Well the whole point of the place was to create a vaccine. Which would mean that the entire plot in season 8 where they were trying to get the vaccine from Krycek to save the resurrected Mulder was pointless. The key to enjoying the mytharc is to ignore the details (and ignore the super soldiers entirely).
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Mar 29, 2015 06:40
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Evolution/alien tampering! The first Black Oil was like the Facehuggers of Aliens: Only upon infecting humans, or something human-like, do they turn into Greys. The Greys that sprung forth modified it into a mind-controlling variant that they intended to use in Colonization, and they had another version that they ran their ships on. Simple.
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Mar 29, 2015 20:17
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So, these may be blasphemy in this thread, but I'm looking to watch the X-files with my girlfriend, and wondering if there is an episode lists the main story arch episodes, as I know a lot of season 1 at least is "filler" by comparison what the main story ends up being and the main character relations.
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Mar 30, 2015 05:38
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1st_Panzer_Div. posted:So, these may be blasphemy in this thread, but I'm looking to watch the X-files with my girlfriend, and wondering if there is an episode lists the main story arch episodes, as I know a lot of season 1 at least is "filler" by comparison what the main story ends up being and the main character relations. http://x-files.wikia.com/wiki/Mythology contains a pretty comprehensive list of mythology episodes.
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Mar 30, 2015 06:09
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1st_Panzer_Div. posted:So, these may be blasphemy in this thread, but I'm looking to watch the X-files with my girlfriend, and wondering if there is an episode lists the main story arch episodes, as I know a lot of season 1 at least is "filler" by comparison what the main story ends up being and the main character relations. The main story doesn't really take shape until the second half of season 2. Until then there are just kind of alien-focused episodes every so often.
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Mar 30, 2015 08:14
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Jack Gladney posted:The main story doesn't really take shape until the second half of season 2. Until then there are just kind of alien-focused episodes every so often. Counterpoint - Deepthroat. Also even if S1 doesn't establish specific mythos "facts", it's still pretty crucial in setting up the themes and stakes, probably more so than any other season. If you skipped to the second half of S2 you would even miss the Duanne Barry two-parter.
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Mar 30, 2015 08:59
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steinrokkan posted:Counterpoint - Deepthroat. Also even if S1 doesn't establish specific mythos "facts", it's still pretty crucial in setting up the themes and stakes, probably more so than any other season. If you skipped to the second half of S2 you would even miss the Duanne Barry two-parter. Plus you miss out on Jerry Hardin if you skip season 1 (barring certain reapperances later on).
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Mar 30, 2015 09:05
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Octy posted:Plus you miss out on Jerry Hardin if you skip season 1 (barring certain reapperances later on). You also miss beyond the sea.
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Mar 30, 2015 14:33
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Season 1 is very good and watchable as long as you skip some of the clunkers like: Shadows Space Shapes Born Again And maybe a few others. Slate Action fucked around with this message at 14:39 on Mar 30, 2015 |
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Mar 30, 2015 14:37
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I think the horrible ones are worth it for generally being hilarious. The one where Mulder teams up with a British person to stop Badger from Firefly is amazing cheese.
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Mar 30, 2015 14:45
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Jack Gladney posted:I think the horrible ones are worth it for generally being hilarious. The one where Mulder teams up with a British person to stop Badger from Firefly is amazing cheese. Yeah, Fire. That one is awful in the best way possible. Those two were supposed to have this like amazing ex-lover chemistry but it was wooden as gently caress.
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Mar 30, 2015 19:17
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Fire also establishes that Mulder has a fire phobia. You know, like most human beings.
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Mar 30, 2015 19:18
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esperterra posted:Yeah, Fire. That one is awful in the best way possible. Those two were supposed to have this like amazing ex-lover chemistry but it was wooden as gently caress. Like most people with Mulder other than Scully. Season one also had the gender changing alien amish.
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Mar 30, 2015 19:19
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Do we ever hear about Mulder's British ex-girlfriend, his fear of fire, or that awesome arson expert guy ("demon poetry") again after that episode? It seems like Season 1 actually had the highest 'and now, to never mention this again' factor out of all of them.
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Mar 30, 2015 19:20
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Slate Action posted:Do we ever hear about Mulder's British ex-girlfriend, his fear of fire, or that awesome arson expert guy ("demon poetry") again after that episode? Nope Remember Scully's teacher she was banging and he died, but his body was taken over by the criminal that died at the same time? bobkatt013 fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Mar 30, 2015 |
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Mar 30, 2015 19:21
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Season one had a lot of ex-lover or potential love interests appear for both Mulder and Scully, none of which ever worked.
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Mar 30, 2015 19:38
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Remember the teleporting Amish aliens, and how one of them tried to rape Scully? That episode was the low point of season 1 for me, the only one that I could say I actively disliked. edit: Oops, missed the mention above. Still, a very bad episode. Though the fire one has Mudler's ex talking about them banging on top of Arthur Conan Doyle's grave, which is ... just terrible. Veeta fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Mar 30, 2015 |
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Mar 30, 2015 19:39
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Veeta posted:Remember the teleporting Amish aliens, and how one of them tried to rape Scully? You forgot the fact that they could change gender! It also had Krycek appear in it. Look at this amazing line up Fire, Beyond the Sea, Gender Bender - what a quality whiplash.
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Mar 30, 2015 19:44
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Speaking of weird Season 1 episodes, do people like Roland, or is that one of the ones we don't talk about? (One actor plays both a genius scientist and his 70 IQ brother!)
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Slate Action posted:Speaking of weird Season 1 episodes, do people like Roland, or is that one of the ones we don't talk about? As with most things he is in Željko Ivanek was awesome, but other than that episode was pretty bad, if I remember correctly.
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