Kudos to the person who thought to tape up his fingers. Continuity!
I love that they remembered Mulder's poor hurt fingers! Of course that also makes me think about how Scully was shot in the gut in "Tithonus" and we never saw one second of continuity there, but I suppose I shouldn't nitpick since we're not in s6 yet. Heh.
1. I kind of can’t believe Carter let this fly. It’s one of the most blatantly romantic things that is ever said by either one of them. It makes my heart go pitter-pat.
I know, me too! It's extremely romantic and sweet. Vince Gilligan was always able to slip a lot of shippiness into his episodes, bless him.
IIRC, the actor who played Lt. Brophy (the "Eyes & Ears" guy from "Pusher") is also in this episode, right? This episode has a lot in common with "Pusher", now that I think about it. Emotionally speaking, that is. Like "Pusher", "Folie a Deux" is all about their incredible bond; plus Scully has to kind of get inside Mulder's head and save him in both episodes. My love for Vince knows no bounds. *g*
(Also, look at her face in that cap. If they were sleeping together by now, Mulder would NOT be getting any tonight.)
Bwa! That cap made me laugh, because that ticked off, pursed lips thing is exactly what I was picturing when I wrote that bit in my last story about Scully's "spinster schoolmarm look". No one does pissy hauteur like our Scully.
I love your recaps so much. They always make me want to stop whatever else I'm doing and rewatch the episode immediately. :)
It's crazy how the littlest instances of continuity make us so happy. I love his taped up fingers.
It's extremely romantic and sweet. Vince Gilligan was always able to slip a lot of shippiness into his episodes, bless him. I KNOW. I love Vince. He somehow manages to do things that are romantic for Mulder and Scully. I mean, you're usually not going to get a romantic scene when one of the characters is restrained in a hospital bed, but he totally makes it work.
Scully was shot in the gut in "Tithonus" and we never saw one second of continuity there
I don't know if this was their intention, but this is how I justify it to myself: Fellig essentially took her place, right? He looked at Death instead of her, and he died when she should've. When Mulder visits Scully in the hospital at the end of the episode, he tells her that the doctors say she's making "the fastest recovery they've ever seen". So... maybe she healed super quickly because Fellig took her place, died instead of her? And in doing so he somehow... took away the full impact of the injury (which would've otherwise potentially killed her)?
It makes sense if you don't think about it too hard, lol.
Hee yes, that's the best way to view it, I think. What drives me nuts is when people think the episode actually means to imply that Scully's immortal. Not only is that a total misinterpretation of Vince's (and Darin Morgan's) implications in writing, but it's a horrible fate to wish upon Scully!
I take it just as Darin Morgan intended it (which has been documented): Clyde liked her and didn't want to upset her by giving her the awful truth of how and when she would die. Just as Fellig is the human example of how terrible the immortal fate is, Clyde is the embodiment of how miserable it would be to be so acquainted with the knowledge of inevitable death.
Jumping in here, but I think Zellie and I are on the same page about this: I think Bruckman's a little sweet on Scully and just doesn't want to tell her. I don't think he really wants to tell anyone, actually. I think his "no, you don't" to Mulder isn't about Mulder's death specifically (WHICH ONE, right?), but rather he's saying that no one really wants to know how they die, even if they think they do.
The Mulder in me wants to believe, though. There was the odd joy in Bruckman's face when he told her, 'You don't'. I'd rather accept immortality than auto-erotic asphyxiation as a potential concept, any day. And the way 'Tithonus' ties in with 'CB' and bolsters it is eerie.
I don't know...and then my rationalist side kicks in and really wants Scully to be normal. However, I've been writing a story, heh heh...
I think it kind of goes against the very intent of Tithonus as an episode, though. The reason Fellig was cursed with immortality (and yes, I'm firm on the belief that such a fate would be a curse) is because of his selfishness; he turned away from death and let someone else take his place. Scully, on the other hand, faces her death, and that's why it passes her by and takes Fellig instead. Were Scully as selfish as Fellig, I could buy her carrying on his curse, but she's not.
I'd never say no to a story from you, on any subject! But it's such a terrible fate, I'd hate to think of Scully saddled with it, given everything else that she's been through.
I love that they remembered Mulder's poor hurt fingers! Of course that also makes me think about how Scully was shot in the gut in "Tithonus" and we never saw one second of continuity there, but I suppose I shouldn't nitpick since we're not in s6 yet. Heh.
1. I kind of can’t believe Carter let this fly. It’s one of the most blatantly romantic things that is ever said by either one of them. It makes my heart go pitter-pat.
I know, me too! It's extremely romantic and sweet. Vince Gilligan was always able to slip a lot of shippiness into his episodes, bless him.
IIRC, the actor who played Lt. Brophy (the "Eyes & Ears" guy from "Pusher") is also in this episode, right? This episode has a lot in common with "Pusher", now that I think about it. Emotionally speaking, that is. Like "Pusher", "Folie a Deux" is all about their incredible bond; plus Scully has to kind of get inside Mulder's head and save him in both episodes. My love for Vince knows no bounds. *g*
(Also, look at her face in that cap. If they were sleeping together by now, Mulder would NOT be getting any tonight.)
Bwa! That cap made me laugh, because that ticked off, pursed lips thing is exactly what I was picturing when I wrote that bit in my last story about Scully's "spinster schoolmarm look". No one does pissy hauteur like our Scully.
I love your recaps so much. They always make me want to stop whatever else I'm doing and rewatch the episode immediately. :)
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It's extremely romantic and sweet. Vince Gilligan was always able to slip a lot of shippiness into his episodes, bless him.
I KNOW. I love Vince. He somehow manages to do things that are romantic for Mulder and Scully. I mean, you're usually not going to get a romantic scene when one of the characters is restrained in a hospital bed, but he totally makes it work.
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I don't know if this was their intention, but this is how I justify it to myself: Fellig essentially took her place, right? He looked at Death instead of her, and he died when she should've. When Mulder visits Scully in the hospital at the end of the episode, he tells her that the doctors say she's making "the fastest recovery they've ever seen". So... maybe she healed super quickly because Fellig took her place, died instead of her? And in doing so he somehow... took away the full impact of the injury (which would've otherwise potentially killed her)?
It makes sense if you don't think about it too hard, lol.
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I don't know...and then my rationalist side kicks in and really wants Scully to be normal. However, I've been writing a story, heh heh...
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I'd never say no to a story from you, on any subject! But it's such a terrible fate, I'd hate to think of Scully saddled with it, given everything else that she's been through.
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