Random X-Files Question

[enigmaticblues]

I was going to post this the other night, and now I can't remember why I didn't, but I was watching "Signs and Wonders" from S7. Has anyone else noticed that Mulder is dressing completely different in that episode? Typically when they're out on a case, interacting with suspects, etc., he's in a suit and tie. I don't think he wore a tie at all for

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[brunettepet]

It was odd. Who knows what the costumer was thinking. Was it because they were in Tennessee? Maybe snake handlers don't care about FBI agents wearing ties...

What really struck me was casting the same woman from the first episode of "Angel." It was nice to have more than one fandom back in the day.

[enigmaticblues]

Yeah, that's kind of what I thought. It was sort of nice, but still...WTF, Mulder?

And I totally forgot that the woman from the first episode of Ats was on there! The church secretary played the nasty ghost in the S1 episode "Rm w/ a vu".

[brunettepet]

I know! Hee.

[empresspatti]

OK - no clue on the shirt thing - but wanted you to know that I am on S5 - I'm still bored with the S4/S5 Dana cancer thing - and much more enjoy the one-shot monster eps. BUT - it is fun to watch. I loves me the Lone Gunman.

I only have DVDs through S6. Can you indulge me and tell me how they tied up the Lone Gunman story line?

PS - watched Bad Blood - WONDERFUL! Did you know that Tim Minear (Buffy alumni) was a story editor? No wonder it was so funny...Also loved "Small Potatoes"

[enigmaticblues]

There was a short-lived spin-off that was just about the Lone Gunmen. In S9, after TLG was canceled, they did a wrap up episode called "Jump the Shark." (And I'm certain that title was used deliberately.) I don't remember a lot of details, but basically TLG find out about a terrorist threat involving an airplane (it aired before 9/11, so spooky). In order to stop it, they have to sacrifice themselves. No one was terribly happy with Chris Carter after that, but given how he wrapped up the series as a whole, it's not a shock.

[empresspatti]

So CC killed them off? What a dumb thing to do - they would have been great in a movie.

I think CC needed 35% more humor and 99% less dirgey music. I'm enjoying myself - but would never invest $ of my own buying the series....I think this one partial re-watch is all I will ever need.

[enigmaticblues]

You know, normally I'd agree with you, but for some reason I like X-Files angst. Maybe because when there are moments of humor it's that much more evident?