I Can't Wait For The Wake.
More of The X-Files! We're a few episodes into season three.
'Humbug', the circus sideshow episode, was an episode in which I could very clearly see the DNA of Supernatural in this show. Occasionally Mulder will say a line I could easily imagine coming out of Dean Winchester's mouth, and it's always a little jarring.
'Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose' is also a very Supernatural episode. I can't believe it's canonical that Mulder is going to die by autoerotic asphyxiation. (Also fascinating: Scully asking Bruckman to tell her how she dies and getting the answer 'You don't.')
Of course, the DNA of Supernatural is also apparent in the weird, intense relationship between Mulder and Scully. I really enjoy their strange dynamic.
I'm predictably pleased by Mulder losing his mind in 'Anasazi'. I was somehow really shocked by the revelation that his water supply had been contaminated with LSD; I was expecting an alien-related explanation and wasn't prepared for something that could actually happen! Between that and the rapid ageing episode, I wouldn't be surprised if Mulder never drank water again.
I feel Mulder's been getting his nipples out a lot lately.
Mulder: Imagine if you could come back from the dead and take out five people who caused you to suffer. Who would they be?
Scully: I only get five?
Mulder: I remembered your birthday this year, didn't I, Scully?
It's hilarious that Mulder keeps going 'clearly the only possible explanation is [something completely ludicrous]' and he's always right. As Ginger says, he's lucky that he's in The X-Files; it's easy to envision him as a constantly incorrect character in a different show. (Scully's much less fortunate to be in The X-Files; in any other show, she'd be right.)
I'm trying to work out whether I ship Mulder and Scully. I think the version of their relationship I'm most interested in is probably 'a non-romantic relationship so intense and intimate it seems slightly weird that it isn't romantic'.
Neither Mulder nor Scully seems to have friends, really; there are people who are willing to help them, but there's no one they spend time with socially. Maybe that's part of the reason they're so weird about each other.
Finally, I've just realised I never actually mentioned why I made the decision to watch The X-Files for the first time. I'll be honest: it's because I had Bree Sharp's 'David Duchovny (Why Won’t You Love Me?)' stuck in my head. Turned out to be a pretty good decision!
(Incredible collection of nineties faces in that music video. I'm particularly fascinated by Brad Pitt apparently singing 'David Duchovny, I know you can love me' while in character as Tyler Durden.)
'Humbug', the circus sideshow episode, was an episode in which I could very clearly see the DNA of Supernatural in this show. Occasionally Mulder will say a line I could easily imagine coming out of Dean Winchester's mouth, and it's always a little jarring.
'Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose' is also a very Supernatural episode. I can't believe it's canonical that Mulder is going to die by autoerotic asphyxiation. (Also fascinating: Scully asking Bruckman to tell her how she dies and getting the answer 'You don't.')
Of course, the DNA of Supernatural is also apparent in the weird, intense relationship between Mulder and Scully. I really enjoy their strange dynamic.
I'm predictably pleased by Mulder losing his mind in 'Anasazi'. I was somehow really shocked by the revelation that his water supply had been contaminated with LSD; I was expecting an alien-related explanation and wasn't prepared for something that could actually happen! Between that and the rapid ageing episode, I wouldn't be surprised if Mulder never drank water again.
I feel Mulder's been getting his nipples out a lot lately.
Mulder: Imagine if you could come back from the dead and take out five people who caused you to suffer. Who would they be?
Scully: I only get five?
Mulder: I remembered your birthday this year, didn't I, Scully?
It's hilarious that Mulder keeps going 'clearly the only possible explanation is [something completely ludicrous]' and he's always right. As Ginger says, he's lucky that he's in The X-Files; it's easy to envision him as a constantly incorrect character in a different show. (Scully's much less fortunate to be in The X-Files; in any other show, she'd be right.)
I'm trying to work out whether I ship Mulder and Scully. I think the version of their relationship I'm most interested in is probably 'a non-romantic relationship so intense and intimate it seems slightly weird that it isn't romantic'.
Neither Mulder nor Scully seems to have friends, really; there are people who are willing to help them, but there's no one they spend time with socially. Maybe that's part of the reason they're so weird about each other.
Finally, I've just realised I never actually mentioned why I made the decision to watch The X-Files for the first time. I'll be honest: it's because I had Bree Sharp's 'David Duchovny (Why Won’t You Love Me?)' stuck in my head. Turned out to be a pretty good decision!
(Incredible collection of nineties faces in that music video. I'm particularly fascinated by Brad Pitt apparently singing 'David Duchovny, I know you can love me' while in character as Tyler Durden.)