X files movie marathon: doing great

I think my X files movie marathon is doing great. If I can keep this speed up I might actually make it before the release of the new X files movie.

Unusual suspects goes back to 1989 and shows how the Lone Gunmen teamed up and met Mulder. It's a Scully-less episode (yes that's a word now), and now I finally get why Three of a kind is a Mulder-less episode :-) Mulder is being referred to as the "psychotic boyfriend", even before he believes in aliens and conspiracies. Langley's nickname is Lord Manhammer and if JFK hadn't been shot Byers' first name would've been Bertram. X returns (or makes his first appearance, depends on how you look at it) and actually inspires the 3 geeks to call themselves the Lone Gunmen. And let's not forget Mulder taking his shirt off and yelling "they're here" (or was it something else, my mind was occupied elsewhere after seeing him strip again...).

Frohike: "Your Kung-Fu is the best..."

Frohike: "Byers, I swear to god I'll shoot you myself."

Lieutenant Munch: "Do I look like Geraldo to you? Don't lie to me like Geraldo, I'm not Geraldo!"


Detour is another one of my favourite X-files episodes. Mulder and Scully get stuck in the woods looking for, according to Mulder-insanity Mothmen, according to Scully-logic humansize invisible ticks. Mulder's injured again and they have to spend the night in the woods with no shelter...I so wanted it to start raining sleeping bags... Did I mention it's Mulder's fault they get in trouble again, I guess he prefers building a tower of dead bodies instead of office furniture...
And another thing, why did Mulder run when Scully entered his room with drinks...maybe he was afraid Scully would get him drunk and the "consorting" would reach a whole new level. She does pack his suitcase at the end of the episode so who knows what happened earlier on...
Anyway, I think the whole conversation in the forest was great, especially when Mulder asks Scully to sing. The look on his face when she starts singing :-) Actually, there are a lot of great "looks" in this episode, especially when they're around the 2 annoying FBI agents they were supposed to go to a seminar with.

Agent Kinsley: "I couldn't believe how hard it was not to use the word 'but'."
Mulder: "I'm having that same problem right now..."

Scully: "Mulder. We've got this conference, they're waiting."
Mulder: "Yeah. How do I say this without using any negative words, Scully."
Scully: "You want me to tell them that you're not going to make it to this year's teamwork seminar."
Mulder: "Yes. You see that? We don't need that conference. We have communication like that — unspoken. You know what I'm thinking."

Mulder: "Who cut the cheese?"
Scully: "Since we won't be making it to the conference."
Mulder: "Par-tay!"
Scully: "However, I must remind you this goes against the Bureau's policy of male and female agents consorting in the same motel room while on assignment."
Mulder: "Try any of that Tailhook crap on me, Scully, I'll kick your ass."

Scully: "You were an Indian guide, help me out here." [Frustrated trying to light the fire]
Mulder: "Indian guide says maybe you should run to the store and get some matches."
Scully: "I would but I left my wallet in the car."
Mulder: "What are you doing?"
Scully: "Trying to open my gun... if I can separate the shell from the casing, maybe I can get the powder to ignite."
Mulder: "And maybe it'll start raining weenies and marshmallows."
Scully: "Do I detect a hint of negativity?"
Mulder: "No! Yes, actually... yeah."
Scully: "Mulder you need to keep warm. Your body's still in shock."
Mulder: "I was told once that the best way to regenerate body heat was to crawl naked into a sleeping bag with somebody else who's already naked."
Scully: "Maybe if it rains sleeping bags you'll get lucky. You ever thought seriously about dying?"
Mulder: "Yeah, once. When I was at the Ice Capades."

Mulder: "I think nature is supremely indifferent to whether we live or die. I mean if you're lucky you get 75 years. If you're really lucky you get 80 years. And if you're extraordinarily lucky you get to have 50 of those years with a decent head of hair."
Scully: "I guess it's like Las Vegas — the house always wins. Oh!" [Finally separating the shell from the casing] "Taa-daa!"
Mulder: "Go girl! Hey, who did you identify with when you were a kid, Wilma or Betty?"
Scully: "I identified with Betty's bustline."
Mulder: "Yes! I did, too."

Mulder: "I don't want to wrestle."

Scully: "Mulder, you don't want me to sing. I can't carry a tune."

Scully: "I fell down a hole."
Mulder: "You all right?"
Scully: "Yeah. I landed on soft dirt... kind of."




Post-Modern Prometheus is also on the top of my list. Ever since the first time I saw Post-Modern Prometheus, I cannot listen to Cher without thinking about the X-files :-)
Again, a funny monster of the week episode, with a nice "shippy" ending...seriously, that gaze when they're dancing...makes you wonder what happened after the concert ;-) Needless to say that's my favourite scene, Scully looks so surprised when Mulder offers her his hand, and then the way he pulls her close to him to dance...sigh... During the second diner scene someone throws food at Mulder, spits in his eggs and then the waitress poors hot coffee in his lap (do you think he asked Scully's medical opinion on whether he had any burns in that particular area? That would certainly explain "the gaze").
There's some really brilliant acting and the way it was filmed was just perfect for this episode. When they leaned around the doorframe to talk to Izzy, the way almost everything seems to be shot in wide angle, the 2 diner scenes... And admit it, Mulder and Scully look damn good in black & white :-)

Izzy Berkowitz: "I'm 18... I can go anywhere I want."
Shaineh Berkowitz: "Yeah, but where you going to live when you get back?"

Scully: "Is there anything that you don't believe in, Mulder?"

Mulder: "This is all wrong, Scully. This is not how the story's supposed to end."
Scully: "What do you mean?"
Mulder: "Dr Frankenstein pays for his evil ambitions, yes. But the monster is supposed to escape, to go search for his bride."
Scully: "There's not going to be any bride, Mulder. Not in this story."
Mulder: "Where's the writer...? I want to speak to the writer."



These screencaps come from Goodnight dr. Frankenstein.