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Date Posted: 00:57:49 01/31/00 Mon
Author: Cookie monster
Subject: A few more complaints
In reply to: detoured 's message, "Some general Dreamland complaints...but not much! ;-)" on 17:04:51 01/30/00 Sun

I saw the Dreamland episodes separately as they probably were supposed to, so I have some different opinions about its greatness. I did like a lot (how could someone not to, it was just so funny!) but I thought that the first part was a lot better than the second. I would think that it's easier for me to think of them as two episodes as for you who saw both of them together. I saw the two Reduxes together, and now I'm always having hard time telling whatever happens in which, I just confuse them and think of them as one episode.

I was laughing all the time (not out loud though, there were people sleeping in the other room!) during Dreamland I, it was just so much fun. One of my favorite scenes was the one where Mulder had been supposedly talking about Scully in his sleep, I wonder whatever goes through his mind that we don't know of... His "wife's" reactions were to all this were also great. The mirror scene was also amusing, but it's not my favorite part, I thought it was a bit awkward situation. But that's just my odd sense of humor. ;-)

Hmm, what was I going to say? Right, complain about the Dreamland II. Even though there were some wonderful scenes, I thought the plot was a bit lame. The ending where they just had to go back to the place where they had changed bodies was just too easy, I wish they would have made up some scientific or whatever way to do that! Also, I've never liked these endings where the people won't remember anything about what's happened afterwards. Well, if they won't, what's the point of making the whole episode at all?

Sorry, I didn't mean to criticise that much, I loved the episodes, but not the ending. About Mulder's bedroom, I always thought that it was Morris who put the mirrors and waterbed there. C'mon, if Mulder would have had a waterbed all this time, would he had slept on the couch? Sure, the bedroom was used as a storage (I never knew he had a bedroom either), but if there had been a waterbed stored in the back for years, would it still have been ready to use when Morris would have found it? Don't those things need some kind of maintenance? I don't think Mulder had put up the mirrors up there either, I'd like to think his mind isn't quite that dirty! I'm hoping that even if he decided to keep the bed, he got rid of the mirrors! ;-)

Got to go now,

Cookie of the week.

>
> I'm glad you liked Dreamland Dev! I wpouldn' want you
> to dislike two eps (actually 3!) in a row! LOL. I
> know, I'm just kiding you about Triangle!
>
> I enjoyed this two parter (which is how I saw it and
> maybe sam and Mat did origianlly as well) a lot though
> it didn't end up making my top eps of the season list.
>
> I had a couple problems with it. I did a lot of
> defending of Scully back when this first aired not
> figuring out it wasn't Mulder quicker. Just as you
> said Devlin, she was seeing Mulder and had no reason
> to suspect otherwise. Would anyone?�No matter how
> strange a person acted are you going to think, maybe
> there's been a body switch!? But I think people's
> arguments were that Scully had been through this
> before in Colony/End Game wih the Bounty Hunter and in
> Small Potatoes wih Eddie Van Blundht.
>
> But besides her still being the staunch sceptic, we
> can add to her defense that part where Mulder is
> talking with her from the pay phone and he realizes
> she doesn't even remember that night at Area 51 when
> the switch happened. So she doesn't even have that as
> possible reason for anything to be haywire.
>
> But maybe she could have a least been more suspicious
> of Mulder's behavior sooner. Why didn't she ask why he
> kept calling her Dana when he hadn't done that in a
> long time? It's funny that she started really thinking
> he was acting weird after he slapped her behind! I
> guess we can assume Mulder has never done that off
> screen either!
>
> Everyone is picking on poor Mulder being a bad father
> but as Mat was saying, he got thrown into a family
> with two teenagers right away! I think he's very good
> wih litle kids as we've seen before. And this family
> does seem a bit difficult. Another thing is that the
> wife really got on my nerves with all her screeching.
> It's kind of hard to blame Morris for any neglect of
> her. What a shrew! But the scenes with Mulder and his
> family were among my favorite parts in this ep. And
> didn't he look great in his sloppy white dress shirt!
> :-)
>
> One big thing that a lot of people were upset about
> with this ep (there were many who didn't like it, some
> did) was the fact that Mulder missed a golden
> opportunity. Here he was at Area 51--a place he wanted
> to get to so badly and he didn't do any investigating
> of what went on there. I can see people's objections
> but I think he had other concerns on his mind. When
> you've switched bodies with another person, getting
> back to who you are tends to be your first priority!
>
> We can also inject something very personal here
> regarding his priorities. He was at Area 51 and yet
> all of his thoughts revolved around getting back to
> his old self and getting back to Scully. I think
> that's been a big thing with him going back to Scull's
> abduction and the Colony/End Game swap fopr Smanatha
> on the bridge. Scully is more important in Mulder's
> life than his quest now when it comes right down to it.
>
>
> LOL on what Mulder gets up to in the privacy of his
> own home! Lets see moe dancing in front of your own
> mirror Mulder and whatever else you might do! ;-)
>
>
> And how'd everyone know we called it the Sunflower
> Seed scene?! I guess philes just think a lot alike!
>
> Well I'll add some comments to a couple other posts
> too and then you'll all be sick of me! ;-) Well it is
> a two parter so there's more to cover.
>
> det

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Answers to 'complaints' - det and Cookie Monster -- devlin, 15:53:20 01/31/00 Mon