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The first third or so of S5 is completely amazing. The ending to the frankenstein/elephant man episode was so great. I'm about to start s6, first time watch, and I think I'll watch that and seven before taking off. No Mulder, no deal, and from what I've read pretending s8 and nine don't happen is probably for the best (especially if the best characters are The Lone Gunmen)
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Being where I am in the story so far, I really like their relationship as a platonic yet sexually tense deal. I don't really view it as a will-they-or-won't-they thing at this point, because it feels like they've moved past that questiion, even though they recognize that it definitely would have worked as a thing at some point. It's a refreshing male/female lead dynamic to keep them as close friends without venturing into that territory, and it clearly takes a lot of restraint to not put them together, which is why it's too bad that they fall into that later apparently (and retcon it so that they were up to things even before then, I think I've gathered?). The one where Mulder gets switched out by that body-doubler and tries to get with Scully is especially effective because of this dynamic. It was incredibly awkward to watch that scene.
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Feb 4, 2014 19:58
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Ok, sure. As deftly as that was worked into the plot though, I think it's a much better choice that they aren't together, despite how close they clearly are. It works with the larger idea that what they do is not understood by anyone else but themselves, in how they both are also rarely shown pursuing other romantic interests. When do they "reveal" that?
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Feb 4, 2014 20:31
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haveblue posted:Do people really think this was a terrible episode? I rewatched it recently and it seemed middle-of-the-road at worst. I recall it being really good, especially for how dumb the concept sounds.
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Feb 20, 2014 20:44
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Drifter posted:So I'm thinking for me (for ME) the best way to do with X-Files these days is to just remember the fun I had watching it as a kid. I tried to watch most of the first season recently and it wasn't bad, but it certainly wasn't gripping or compellingly acted compared to the few shows I currently watch. Having never seen this show until recently, I was pretty much of this opinion when I watched season 1. There's a point somewhere, I think in mid/late season 2 where it really starts to handle itself better and the writing and acting lend themselves into something much more than the "scifi homage cop show" it was after season 1, which itself is different from the "spooky cop show" it was for the first few episodes.
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Feb 26, 2014 17:35
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I just watched that one and yeah it's great, so that's twice now the X-files got have-to-look-away-awkward.
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Mar 13, 2014 05:26
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I might pick up and watch a few s7 episodes this week, anyone got a few good ones? I think I've seen the first couple or so. X-COPS I know.
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Feb 17, 2015 05:43
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I just watched "The Amazing Maleeni" and its is a total by the numbers X-Files episode that is simply really entertaining. It could be an episode of anything, CSI, whatever though.
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