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Date Posted: 13:46:27 02/01/00 Tue
Author: Mat
Subject: From astonishment to hurt to confusion to anger...

Nic wrote:

> Great reviews everyone. There's really not a huge amount
> for me to add now - I think I used up my year's quota of
> bandwidth on my lengthy tome about Triangle last week!
>
> I completely agree with everything you said, Mat and dev.
> Some people have mentioned (on other boards too) that they
> were surprised how long it took Scully to cotton on to the
> fact that Mulder wasn't Mulder. I wasn't surprised at all.
> I was a little surprised that Mulder couldn't come up with
> something that only he could have known about Scully - the
> bee pollen/yoghurt thing seemed a little lame, considering
> all the things they've gone through together! Actually, I
> may just make a separate thread to continue this line of
> thought... I just thought of a fun game for us! :o)
>
> GA was fantastic with her responses to Morris/Mulder - she
> managed to convey the gradually changing levels of
> disbelief in his behaviour excellently. That scene that
> you picked out, Mat, where she wonders whether to have
> Mulder tested for head injury, was just fantastic. But
> what about the scene just before that, when she saw
> Kersh's secretary coming out of Mulder's apartment all
> a-fluster? The emotions which flashed across her face,
> from utter astonishment to hurt to confusion to anger, in
> just a few seconds, was a fantastic piece of acting. Poor
> Scully!
>
> The final scene was nice too. With Mulder apologising and
> thanking Scully. That doesn't really happen very often,
> does it! He does have a tendency to take her for granted
> at times. Maybe that's why she was whining a bit at the
> beginning about a normal life. No one likes to be taken
> for granted.
>
> The other thing I loved about this ep, was seeing more of
> Mulder's apartment. Although it didn't quite seem to match
> up with what we've seen before, it was nice to get more of
> an insight into his home. Glad to see that the continuity
> from last week's carried on with more of a glimpse at the
> new work set-up that the two of them are having to put up
> with now. From the loneliness/claustrophobia of the
> basement to that office crammed full of other Fibbies.
> That must have been a real culture shock for the pair of
> them!
>
> hmmm, I thought I said I was going to keep it short...
>
> LOL!
>
> nic

You're absolutely right, Nic, that scene in Mulders hallway you mentioned was great! And GA's acting was superb throughout the entire ep IMO. :o)

I loved the way Scully slowly figured out what was going on. I think it's one of this ep's strenghts rather than a weakness. I too *did* thought it a little strange that Mulder couldn't come up with something better to convince Scully. Maybe he should give Det a call next time he switches bodies *LOL*!

It could just have been one of those embarrassing moments though, when you're desparate for something to say and can't think of anything... You know, when you need to give an example, and there are hundreds right there in your head, but then your brain decides to shut down? Or maybe that only happens to me, huh?! :o(

I liked the glimpse at the new office too. You'll get to see more of those in future eps, BTW. - That's not really a spoiler, is it? I like the change. It's nice seeing them work under different and difficult circumstances for a while - I assume they will eventually be re-assigned to the X-files.

BTW, I'm a bit surprised that there's not been a very big discussion about this turn of events (S&F on the X-files instead of M&S). I expected lots of people wouldn't like this change.

Mat

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Replies:

Fowley and 'friend' -- devlin, 16:44:41 02/01/00 Tue
- Re: Fowley and 'friend' -- Mat, 23:37:12 02/03/00 Thu
Mulder/Morris' afternoon delight with Kersh's secretary... -- detoured, 00:48:35 02/02/00 Wed
- Re: Mulder/Morris' afternoon delight -- Foxywoxy, 21:58:05 02/02/00 Wed
  - Mulder a hottie? -- detoured, 02:03:41 02/06/00 Sun
- *Running away screaming* ;o) -- Mat, 00:06:50 02/04/00 Fri
- Blondie! -- devlin, 15:33:55 02/04/00 Fri
  - I wouldn't mind an entire ep with M&S talking to each other on the phone! nimmers (NT) -- detoured, 02:06:52 02/06/00 Sun
    - WOTC wasn't far off that, was it? NIM (NT) -- devlin, 15:05:20 02/06/00 Sun
      - Yeah, WOTC!... -- detoured, 16:35:18 02/06/00 Sun
        You know when you're... -- Cookie monster, 00:22:12 02/07/00 Mon
        "Mulder, what's that in your pocket?" -- devlin, 16:08:50 02/07/00 Mon
        "Is that a gun Mulder, or are you just happy to see me?" -- detoured, 17:44:54 02/08/00 Tue