5x4: Detour
It's our final day. Was it a fun change of pace or an unwelcome diversion?
This is another MOTW episode I enjoy more for the relationship bits than for the X-File. The scene where Scully sings "Joy to the World" to Mulder actually made me tear up, in part because she'll sing it again much later in the series in a much different context. Other ( Read more... )
This is another MOTW episode I enjoy more for the relationship bits than for the X-File. The scene where Scully sings "Joy to the World" to Mulder actually made me tear up, in part because she'll sing it again much later in the series in a much different context. Other ( Read more... )
And since my daughter has requested a "space" themed party for her third birthday next month, I'm spending my extracurricular time planning that (toddler birthday parties. space. all my dreams are coming true! I don't know which one of us is more excited!), and not on fanfic. So, if I don't return to comment, I just wanted to say that I began reading "This Her Fever" by Aloysia Virgata and can't put it down. Love the canon-compliance and all the little scenes and character insight we would have loved to see but never got. The Redux II bit is basically the post-ep fic I've been waiting to read for that episode. It's a lovely scene between Mulder and Scully. Overall, their characterizations are nice, the dialogue is especially well done, but there are a few things that strike me as a bit off. First, our serious Scully is a tad more bubbly throughout than I feel is right for her. Not in a bad way, just ever so slightly a different Scully than I imagine. Especially at this time in her life, and then with Ellen, which brings me to point two - I question that her relationship with Ellen could have remained that strong and open, especially at this time in her life. I don't imagine canon Scully being able to be as open with anyone as she is with Ellen at the beach (the third point. Scully recovers from cancer by taking a girls beach trip? There's something so anti-x-files about a girls beach trip, which I believe was pointed out in the story, but it just didn't feel right to me). I did love that this story makes some sense of Bill Scully, and he's very likable. There's even some sweet scenes of brother/sister camaraderie! Finally, I can take or leave the smut, but the surprise of Scully's dream was just the best. Oldest trick in the book, and it was done perfectly here. And Skinner. That's all I need to say, right? Bringing us back to where we find our heros in Detour, this is a lovely story that fills both the temporal and emotional gaps at the beginning of season 5. Excellent read, thank you for the recommendation.
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Thanks for the laugh.
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