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Date Posted: 09:24:30 02/07/00 Mon
Author: Islandgirl
Subject: Re: I liked the episode, but....
In reply to: kande 's message, "I liked the episode, but...." on 05:19:56 02/07/00 Mon

> Don't get me wrong. I love Scully. She's my hero.
> But why did the writers even bother having her in the
> first half of the episode? She just shadowed Mulder,
> added nothing to the case, and seemed very superfluous.
Maybe this is the shipper in me talking, but I think the point of all that was that Scully is willing to simply "be there" for Mulder, even when she's not making any obvious contributions to the case. She knew that the case would be difficult for Mulder, as it was so similar to Samantha's abduction, and just wanted to provide the comfort of her presence.

> After Mulder questioned the woman in jail, Scully
> tells him he was out of line and irresponsible.
> Excuse me, but wasn't she standing right there?
> Couldn't/shouldn't she have said something then
> instead of waiting until they were leaving?
I think Scully works very hard to *NEVER* criticize Mulder in front of other people. They have their differences, but they both seem to feel it is important to keep them private.

> And was Mulder being even more obtuse than normal?
Mulder was not thinking clearly due to the eerie parallels between this case and Samantha's disappearance. He admitted as much near the end, when he asked Skinner to remove him from the case.
>
> Still, Scully redeemed herself in my eyes in the
> second half. When she told Mulder about his mother, I
> gasped and said, "Whoa! Didn't see that coming!" And
> the look on her face when Mulder asked her to perform
> the autopsy. Hey, I wouldn't want to autopsy Teena
> Mulder either. Ewwwww!
I think it is further proof that Scully will do just about anything for Mulder. Performing an autopsy on someone you personally know has to be unpleasant, but she was willing to do it for him because he needed her to.

> Speaking of Mrs. Mulder, how like her to commit
> suicide, one of the most selfish acts a person can
> perform. I will be disappointed if it turns out she
> was murdered.
I know everybody seems to hate Mrs. Mulder, and I have to agree that she's not nearly as warm and loving as Scully's Mom. But I think we have to take a couple of things into consideration: 1.) Presuming that Tina Mulder truly had no idea exactly what happened to Samantha, she's lived under a horrible strain for over 25 years. I'm sure that can take its toll on a person. 2.) Many women in a similar situation � divorced, one of their children missing, no career of their own (at least, none that we've ever seen or heard of) - would "cling" to their only living child. Mrs. Mulder could have insisted that her son always stay close to her, marry and provide her with grandchildren to make up for the loss of Samantha, etc. I will give Mrs. Mulder credit for not standing in his way when he wanted to attend college in England, devote his life to his career, etc.
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Re: I liked the episode, but.... -- fppe, 15:27:56 02/07/00 Mon
- I can't say myself... -- detoured, 03:30:47 02/08/00 Tue
- Re: I liked the episode, but.... -- kande, 05:05:13 02/08/00 Tue
  - I didn't see it coming either. -- hairytoes, 14:17:17 02/08/00 Tue
Good points by Islandgirl -- detoured, 03:23:05 02/08/00 Tue
- Re: Good points by Islandgirl & detoured -- kande, 05:00:33 02/08/00 Tue
  - Seems to be a common sentiment this season -- hairytoes, 14:31:16 02/08/00 Tue
    - More soap opera like tactics. -- detoured, 22:53:01 02/08/00 Tue
    - Really? -- kande, 05:00:35 02/09/00 Wed
      - I didn't mean that Mrs. Mulder was made in to a saint yet, -- hairytoes, 05:30:25 02/09/00 Wed
  - But would talking have helped here? -- detoured, 22:45:18 02/08/00 Tue
    - Re: But would talking have helped here? Probably not. -- kande, 04:49:06 02/09/00 Wed
- Yes, but... -- G-WW, 10:54:21 02/08/00 Tue
  - Good Points G-WW -- kenamom, 17:56:02 02/08/00 Tue
  - Mulder lets them push him around -- detoured, 03:16:53 02/09/00 Wed