Eric Gillespie <
epg@pretzelnet.org> writes:
Love it!
I'm so glad you agree!
The show was absurd from episode one. Delightfully so.
I think it tried to maintain a level of genuine intrigue right at the beginning, but it quickly became apparent that it didn't matter. The
chemistry between Mulder and Scully didn't necessitate a strong mythos,
people were just happy to watch them do their thing. I was always just
watching for them, personally.
The mytharc went off the rails in season 2. By season 6 they
were wretched, absolutely unwatchable.
But I enjoyed MOTW episodes all the way through season 9.
Yeah, I'm the same way. I think my dad always held out hope that the
main storyline would resolve in a satisfying way and was embittered when
it didn't. I was always just interested in the smaller adventures of a
couple of FBI agents tracking down the cooky and bizarre. The Host, El
Mundo Gira, and Squeeze are the kinds of episodes I go back to over and
over. I couldn't really care less about the storyline I know goes
nowhere satisfying.
To be honest, the more absurd the MOTW stuff got and the more fun the
actors were clearly having, the better. This episode and Humbug are
great examples of this.
It's nice that you get to share this with your dad! I never had
a show to share with my dad, nor so far with my sons.
I have several shows I enjoy watching with him. X-Files and Star Trek
(TNG and Voyager) are two of the biggest, but we've also enjoyed a lot
of anime and other cartoons together as well. He actually introduced me
to animation through his love of Bill Plympton shorts, which was one of
the things that prompted me to study film at university.
For example: here are two human beings posting to alt.tv.x-files
in this late year of 2022!
These communities never really die. They're always waiting, lurking in
the shadows for new prey...
cda
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