Ha—I was all hopeful after your earlier comment; maybe you shouldn't have thought harder about it. Anyway, glad to see there's a bit of disagreement. I'm generally in the "eh, if there's monsters and Scully being awesome, I can still enjoy it on some level" camp, so we'll see.…

Even the last two episodes of season 8 have got me annoyed with the super soldiers premise, and I'm already twitchy at the sight of Reyes. Good to know that Doggett has some interesting stuff ahead at least—thanks.

Hmm, I was hoping for more of a fun trainwreck situation. Better create a Reyes-based drinking game.

Yeah, there's definitely no "but" for me when describing First Person Shooter. It's just awful. I seem to remember the death/humour balance being really off in this one, too, like the jokes and hammy acting was weirdly inappropriate, especially immediately after someone had died. Maybe it's just that the jokes weren't…

I remember snickering at the beginning of Closure when I heard Mulder begin one of his infamous ridiculous opening voice-overs, but by the time the opening credits started, I was weepy. Only time that's ever happened.

Interesting! Though it might've been frustrating—Mulder's mother was more or less a "recurring character with information that she couldn't or wouldn't share" and it often bothered me that they never tried to get more answers out of her.

It is pretty tiresome that whenever Scully's the one with an "out there" theory, Mulder dismisses it immediately. It seems like the writer(s) were insisting on this oppositional dynamic between them even when it doesn't make sense for their characters. Any random off the street tells Mulder that they're being haunted…

It is pretty tiresome that whenever Scully's the one with an "out there" theory, Mulder dismisses it immediately. It seems like the writer(s) were insisting on this oppositional dynamic between them even when it doesn't make sense for their characters. Any random off the street tells Mulder that they're being haunted…

Rewatching these, I'm realizing that this comment could apply to so many episodes.

Rewatching these, I'm realizing that this comment could apply to so many episodes.

I think the Y2K scare is mentioned. Also, Scully brings up the fact that the year 2000 isn't actually the start of a new millennium.

I think the Y2K scare is mentioned. Also, Scully brings up the fact that the year 2000 isn't actually the start of a new millennium.

I'm kind of embarrassed by how emotional I found that scene.

I'm kind of embarrassed by how emotional I found that scene.

For some reason I laughed really hard at Ann discovering Chris crying outside the party and then trying to quickly close the door.

For some reason I laughed really hard at Ann discovering Chris crying outside the party and then trying to quickly close the door.

I wonder if Mulder actually acts the same way in the "Mulder's an asshole" episodes as he does in every other episode, with the only difference being that in the former, we see Scully reactively negatively to him, so we interpret his behaviour differently seeing it through her eyes. (This is not a defense of All…

I wonder if Mulder actually acts the same way in the "Mulder's an asshole" episodes as he does in every other episode, with the only difference being that in the former, we see Scully reactively negatively to him, so we interpret his behaviour differently seeing it through her eyes. (This is not a defense of All…

I get what you're saying, and I felt similarly in response to the negative reactions to Never Again that criticized Scully's sexuality. For me, I think the difference here is the "strangely not present" thing that Zack mentioned, and that Padgett is presented as so clearly creepy.

I get what you're saying, and I felt similarly in response to the negative reactions to Never Again that criticized Scully's sexuality. For me, I think the difference here is the "strangely not present" thing that Zack mentioned, and that Padgett is presented as so clearly creepy.