This is actually a pretty decent plot, with all the cult stuff and then the idea of being murdered in a dream; I wish Mulder could've investigated it. :( It feels like it would've fit in well during Season 5 or something.
This is the second episode in a row with very minimal Scully screen time. Was Gillian Anderson working on something else at this time? I wish choo_choo_bear still had those guide book back-stories. :P
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I know most of you guys hate Doggett, but that's some pretty good acting.
I dislike Doggett in the early eps, but I do love RP, he is a great actor and he's only able to work with what he's given (ie: a poory written, annoying character) but I agree, he is good in this ep. Some of it seems a little over done though.
Scully waking Doggett up is a nice, neat way to tie up the episode, but... it's kind of weird that she just came all the way into his bedroom like that. Don't you think that's weird?
Yes it is very weird and I dont know what the point of it was.
This is the second episode in a row with very minimal Scully screen time. Was Gillian Anderson working on something else at this time? I wish choo_choo_bear still had those guide book back-stories. :P
I wish I had the answer to that. I blame FOX, or Harper Prism / Harper Collins (publishing house), and the various ep guide authors (Andy Meisler, Marc Shapiro, Brian Lowry) for not bothering to produce ep guides for the last two seasons. Why the heck did they stop at season 7? No idea.
It's something about his dialogue and the way he delivers his lines, but I don't know, he just always ends up sounding like a moron.
Yup. It's like the directors are telling him, "You gotta sound tough. Give 'em hell." And in response he's barking his lines and sounding, like you said, like a moron.
Oh, I LOVE the dream scene where Doggett goes to Scully's bedroom with the axe. The blue lighting and the flashes, where you see a different image each time the light comes back up? And the pulsing sound? The whole thing is just really neat.If by neat you
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PS: I just went through imdb and perhaps GA was filming and/or promoting her film House of Mirth when this ep was being shot, thus limiting her available screen time. It's the only reason I can think of, anyway.
Robert Patrick is pretty impressive in the scene where Doggett goes to Skinner's office I agree, he's pretty fantastic in this scene and the whole episode, really. And that's why I can't hate this episode, although it's extremely Scully-light, but RP makes it worth watching, and it's an overall really good s8 ep.
But I also agree that it's strange how Scully comes into Doggett's bedroom in the end. Does she have keys to his house, although they hardly know each other at this point? Why didn't she just call, like someone else pointed out? Weird.
This is the second episode in a row with very minimal Scully screen time. Was Gillian Anderson working on something else at this time? I wish choo_choo_bear still had those guide book back-stories. :P ( ... )
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I dislike Doggett in the early eps, but I do love RP, he is a great actor and he's only able to work with what he's given (ie: a poory written, annoying character) but I agree, he is good in this ep. Some of it seems a little over done though.
Scully waking Doggett up is a nice, neat way to tie up the episode, but... it's kind of weird that she just came all the way into his bedroom like that. Don't you think that's weird?
Yes it is very weird and I dont know what the point of it was.
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I wish I had the answer to that. I blame FOX, or Harper Prism / Harper Collins (publishing house), and the various ep guide authors (Andy Meisler, Marc Shapiro, Brian Lowry) for not bothering to produce ep guides for the last two seasons. Why the heck did they stop at season 7? No idea.
It's something about his dialogue and the way he delivers his lines, but I don't know, he just always ends up sounding like a moron.
Yup. It's like the directors are telling him, "You gotta sound tough. Give 'em hell." And in response he's barking his lines and sounding, like you said, like a moron.
Oh, I LOVE the dream scene where Doggett goes to Scully's bedroom with the axe. The blue lighting and the flashes, where you see a different image each time the light comes back up? And the pulsing sound? The whole thing is just really neat.If by neat you ( ... )
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I just went through imdb and perhaps GA was filming and/or promoting her film House of Mirth when this ep was being shot, thus limiting her available screen time. It's the only reason I can think of, anyway.
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I agree, he's pretty fantastic in this scene and the whole episode, really. And that's why I can't hate this episode, although it's extremely Scully-light, but RP makes it worth watching, and it's an overall really good s8 ep.
But I also agree that it's strange how Scully comes into Doggett's bedroom in the end. Does she have keys to his house, although they hardly know each other at this point? Why didn't she just call, like someone else pointed out? Weird.
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