A SIMPLE OBSERVATION
Archie7901
furniture is still there.
Did anyone else notice that so far this season, both GA and DD are acting at
their best? Season 5 was filled with the "I'm so sick of this show" drudgery
that it showed. Blatantly. I saw it in Schizogeny, Kitsunegari, Emily, The
Pine Bluff Variant, Folie A Deux, Travellers, and yes, even The End.
So far this season, the performances that have come from GA and DD have been
superb. Now they're reacting more like "normal" people would. GA and DD have
put more humanity in their characters this season than they've ever put in any
other. They don't talk the cryptic language anymore. (Some people think
that's dumbening down the show, but I think they still reserve the "smart talk"
in the mytharc eps.) They're allowing more people to come into their lives, so
to speak. Suddenly viewers don't become ashamed of knowing about the black
oil, or the bees, or the clones.
At this point in time, I'm realizing that I'm getting too much into the show
(i.e. examining every last inconsistency, inside joke, etc.) that I'm missing
out on why I started watching this show in the first place. I began reading
info and spoilers and reviews that have swayed my opinion such that when I see
the ep for the first time, I feel like they've had limp executions.
But I've learned my lesson. I think I'm going to stop my "search for the
truth" and watch it like a newbie. I only figure that claiming years of
loyalty to the show only brings out cynicism because we all think we know how
the show should be going. It detracts from the real reason the show is there:
to entertain.
I've been entertained. And I think I'll appreciate the upcoming eps even more
when I look at them with fresh eyes again. Maybe we've been too bogged down by
the misgivings of John Gillnitz, by the it happened/it didn't happen arguments.
Bottomline. If we want to get the most out of this show, a show that has
become one of the best TV shows in the history of TV, maybe we should take off
our cynic hats and tell ourselves, "Boy, these Mulder and Scully characters are
great, aren't they?" I'm pretty sure we'll all start enjoying this show again.
Fall in love with it all over again.
Kieran Mullen
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> Forget trying to figure out why the heck the penny/dime hybrid or Mulder's new
> furniture is still there.
I think I know the answer though! It's called:
BAD WRITING!
I am a big fan of the series, and I agree that the acting in this
episode was good, but the ending was so unbelievably lame, that it
warped the space-time continuum and reached back into the past spoiling
the whole two-parter.
The silly thing is that with a slightly different technobabble it
didn't have to be that way. Don't undo time, just switch people back.
Appeal to the "re-establishment of the morphogenetic field" or some
such.
Sigh.
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Kieran Mullen email: kie...@mail.nhn.ou.edu
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy phone: (405) 325-3961
The University of Oklahoma FAX: (405) 325-7557
Norman, OK 73019, USA http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~kieran/
Visioncary
agree that reading all of these posts from disgruntled fans does chip away from
your enjoyment; i used to be on spoilerville but unsubbed because i felt like
it was sucking the enjoyment of the show out of me..
Aaron Keith
R. Crawford
At this point in time, I'm realizing that I'm getting too much into the show
>(i.e. examining every last inconsistency, inside joke, etc.) that I'm
missing
>out on why I started watching this show in the first place.
point.
You can combine the OBSSE and the newbie and get the perfect Phile.
This is what is needed, not the constant picking of nits. Give the show
some
room to breathe and explore. After all, you can't have the same type of eps
after FIVE YEARS. If that were so, we would all be yelling about how boring
the show has become!
I began reading
>info and spoilers and reviews that have swayed my opinion such that when I
see
>the ep for the first time, I feel like they've had limp executions.
I read the spoilers for Dreamland I & II and in a way, it helped me
understand the
ep a little better. It did however, take the WOW out of it and I've learned
my lesson.
No more spoilers for me. I agree that the actors!characters are evolving
and it is
a hoot to watch. Thanks for your post, it was a reflection of what I've
been thinking.
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Adam Six
>Forget trying to figure out why the heck the penny/dime hybrid or Mulder's new
>furniture is still there.
Something that sets the X-Files apart from most other shows has always been
the unanswered questions. It keeps the audience guessing and makes them want
to come back for more. It seems some people feel it's now something to
complain about, if they're not spoon fed all the answers.
>Did anyone else notice that so far this season, both GA and DD are acting at
>their best? Season 5 was filled with the "I'm so sick of this show" drudgery
>that it showed. Blatantly. I saw it in Schizogeny, Kitsunegari, Emily, The
>Pine Bluff Variant, Folie A Deux, Travellers, and yes, even The End.
>
>So far this season, the performances that have come from GA and DD have been
>superb. Now they're reacting more like "normal" people would. GA and DD have
>put more humanity in their characters this season than they've ever put in any
>other. They don't talk the cryptic language anymore. (Some people think
>that's dumbening down the show, but I think they still reserve the "smart talk"
>in the mytharc eps.) They're allowing more people to come into their lives, so
>to speak. Suddenly viewers don't become ashamed of knowing about the black
>oil, or the bees, or the clones.
I agree, I think this season Duchovny and Anderson have given some of the best
performances I've seen. I also believe the show maybe suffering from some
growing pains this year, I think that they're trying to accomplish too much,
to prove that the move from Vancouver to L.A. didn't hurt the show.
Dreamland I & II really gave their new special effects crew a chance to show
their stuff, merging people with rocks, floors and each other not to mention
blowing up the gas station which must have been fun and a challenge to film.
The editing team got a real good work out too, with all those seamless cuts
between Mulder and Fletcher every time someone looked in the mirror, I think
they did an excellent job.
Perhaps they could be criticized for spending more time and effort on
production values than the storyline but I find the shows are still
marvelously entertaining and better than anything in second-place.
>
>At this point in time, I'm realizing that I'm getting too much into the show
>(i.e. examining every last inconsistency, inside joke, etc.) that I'm missing
>out on why I started watching this show in the first place. I began reading
>info and spoilers and reviews that have swayed my opinion such that when I see
>the ep for the first time, I feel like they've had limp executions.
>
>But I've learned my lesson. I think I'm going to stop my "search for the
>truth" and watch it like a newbie. I only figure that claiming years of
>loyalty to the show only brings out cynicism because we all think we know how
>the show should be going. It detracts from the real reason the show is there:
>to entertain.
I certainly agree with you. If I read all the opinions and spoilers before an
episode it really dulls the enjoyment of the show for me. But I certainly
enjoy reading them after the show airs.
>
>I've been entertained. And I think I'll appreciate the upcoming eps even more
>when I look at them with fresh eyes again. Maybe we've been too bogged down by
>the misgivings of John Gillnitz, by the it happened/it didn't happen arguments.
> Bottomline. If we want to get the most out of this show, a show that has
>become one of the best TV shows in the history of TV, maybe we should take off
>our cynic hats and tell ourselves, "Boy, these Mulder and Scully characters are
>great, aren't they?" I'm pretty sure we'll all start enjoying this show again.
> Fall in love with it all over again.
Sounds like a good plan. I'm going to look forward to seeing my favorite show
again next Sunday.
Adam Six
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