1x07: Ice

[wendelah1]

Our mini-rewatch begins! So, "Ice" has it all: sex, violence, black humor, bad science, plenty of opportunities for scenery chewing, and some of the tensest scenes between Mulder and Scully of the entire series

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[badforthefish]

"Obviously, they think we're either brilliant or expendable because we've pulled the assignment."

Scully's face looking at the map says it all: “I didn't sign up for this shit.”

Aww, that coat looks gigenormous on wee Scully.

There's no football on Wednesdays?

Hey, that's Nurse Jackie/Desperate Housewives' Felicity Huffman! Hi Lynette!

OY! TWO medical doctors, not one.

Bear: he looks like Aerosmith's Steven Tyler.

Mulder looks like he's eighteen.

If my dog had something that big crawling under its skin I would jump backwards with a girly scream. Not Dana Scully, Queen of Cool Cucumbers.

Scully in boots is so tiny next to tall Bean Mulder. This is one ep where the height difference is really noticeable. I guess that was before they used the famous apple box.

She didn't shoot him - this time. Brilliant scene.

That scene where they pull at each other's shirt to check their respective necks should be all about trust and serious business, but Damn, it still gives me goosebumps 20 years later. Hawt. IIRC that scene gave birth to a hefty number of smutfic.

The way the light catches on Mulder's lower lip in that scene. Guh.

Lovely little Scully smile of relief after checking Mulder's neck. Or maybe GA noticed something offscreen. I shall let your imagination run wild.

Mulder jumping on Da Silva like a flying Squirrel pretty much saved Scully life. That gun was aimed at her head.

Aw, check out how Scully strokes Mulder's hand while calming Da Silva down. I didn't notice those things back in my Noromo days.

[wendelah1]

There's no football on Wednesdays?

Not American Pro Football, no. The rules and traditions are complicated. But most games are played on Sundays. There's one game on Monday night, and some games are played on Thursdays.

Mulder jumping on Da Silva like a flying Squirrel pretty much saved Scully life. That gun was aimed at her head.

Payback for her tackling Bear after Bear cracks Mulder on the head with the collection jar.

Aw, check out how Scully strokes Mulder's hand while calming Da Silva down. I didn't notice those things back in my Noromo days.

I didn't notice that. I only saw her touching DaSilva... Ha ha.

I have watched The X-Files so much in French that it automatically plays French instead of English.

[badforthefish]

I see. Thanks for that.

It amuses me greatly that Mulder got hit in the noggin' with a poo jar. Yes, I am 12.

You watched the X-F in French? What do yo think? You know, when I finally saw the show in English, it felt like I was watching such a different series. Many innuendos did make it past translation and there were some major blunders as in: "Roswell was a smoke screen" which became "Roswell etait un amateur" as if there were a Mister Roswell? WTF?
I thought Scully's French voice was great through.

[wendelah1]

You're welcome. Anyway, at least the jar was still empty.

We watched the series in French last year before we went to Paris. I think the show is still very sexy and exciting in French, but I think the humor is lost. Humor is very idiomatic, and very culture-specific. I agree, the actress who voiced Scully was terrific.