XF2, Psychic Boogaloo!

[icepixie]

Bar none, the best part was finding that Mulder and Scully's pillow talk consists of toxicology reports and animal tranquilizers. WHY DOES THAT NOT SURPRISE ME AT ALL. (Also? Squee. And heh, their combined paranoia put them in a house with a giant chain link gate out in the middle of nowhere, either in West Virginia or near DC. I was never quite clear on exactly where they lived.)

Did I mention squee above? Because yes, squee. I had heard rumors of a bitter separation prior to the film, and the whole "I won't come home tonight" thing made me a bit faint in the heart, but ahhhhh, that scene in front o their house? WORTH. IT. (Although I did wonder if there would be a bee somewhere in there...) Er, question, though...so Scully says it's Mulder's stubbornness that made her fall in love with him (*cheers*), and he says that's why they can't be together. Uh, they looked pretty damn "together" to me. That was one of several things I didn't quite understand.

In general, the nostalgia factor was VERY high, which was really all I was expecting. Hell, M&S could read the phone book at each other for two hours and I'd watch. Plus there was the Skin-man! I love me some Skin-man. (Also loved the little trick with Mulder's cellphone. BWAH! Although I might have appreciated it more with Morgan & Wong on that list as well, but, eh. Still funny.) I cackled at the bit with the boat in the credits. HEE!

Beyond that...hmm. Okay, the most unbelievable part was that Scully could go from forensic pathologist to brain surgeon in, apparently, very little time. Scully the county medical examiner I would believe; Scully the brain surgeon, not so much. But anyway.

I had always wondered what it would look like when Scully finally said no more, and...I guess it looks a lot like this. (Except without the unbelievable brain surgery. But anyway.) I guess she had no choice after the ending of the series, but...it seemed to work for her? Mostly? Except for the dying kid? (And ow, that "if you were a mother" comment. OUCH.) However, the plot...was not so good. I think it didn't work as well for me because M&S were in consultant positions to the FBI rather than agents themselves. They weren't at the center of the action until practically at the end, and then the whole Russians-and-Callum-Keith-Rennie-sewing-heads-on-and-mutilating-dogs...thing didn't make much sense at all. The psychic priest was supposed to be creepier than he turned out to be, I think. Oh, well.

But plot failings aside...this wasn't about the plot, this was about nostalgia and 'ship, not necessarily in that order, and it delivered on both counts, so I'm happy. (Okay, I would've been happier if Mulder hadn't had that tribble on his face for the first half hour, but, eh. I can deal.)

Comments

[bigrosie.livejournal.com]

Ok, I was disappointed. Like every other shipper I was hoping for some more domestic bliss - like a meal together or some joking around. After seeing it again, I realize now that CC did the right thing with their relationship. After six years of Mulder isolating himself - and I think DD did a good job of portraying that stir-crazy syndrome, especially when he tells Scully that he's alright when clearly he isn't -OF COURSE there's going to be some distance! It's obvious that 6 years of that is taking its toll on Scully because Mulder refuses to associate with anyone but her - that's gotta be a hell of a lot of pressure to put on a person you are living with, to make them be the only one who can make you happy in life. So I see now why CC did this and plus it makes us shippers use more of our imagination and you all know what that means - FAN FICTION!!! I expect some good stuff to come out of this movie, now that none of us have to guess at M&S's current situation. And the ending was classic X-Files - we don't really know 100% that they are still together because Mulder hasn't really addressed his issues at all. He's still in his office cutting up newspapers.

If anyone knows where to find some great XFIWTB fan-fiction, please post it on here!

Oh and another thing, did anyone notice the book on Scully's nightstand during the cuddle session/toxicology report? CC didn't show the entire title, but the last word of the book title spelled SEX in big gold letters! I noticed it the second time I saw the movie.

Thoughts about the book?

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Ephemeral has one fic up right now: http://www.ephemeralfic.org/ Hopefully more will soon follow!

I've been told the book was "Beautiful Wasps Having Sex" (http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Wasps-Having-Dori-Carter/dp/B0000C4JBF). I'll have to look at it further though. I spent a lot of time staring at their duvet for some reason.

Fan Fic

[bigrosie.livejournal.com]

I read the few that Ephemeral has up, but eh, not so great. Missy Pennington, please come out of retirement!!!

Re: Fan Fic

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

It's been pretty slow. DashaK (of Blinded by White Light fame) seems to be back though. See dashakay.

Re: Fan Fic

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Oh, also, it's not IWTB fic, but smilescully seems to be a good place.

Re: Fan Fic

[icepixie]

Oh, man, from the title of that comm, I figured it was for a place for fics featuring good things happening to Scully (unlike her usual role as emotional punching bag in the series). There so needs to be a comm for that.

Re: Fan Fic

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Eep, sorry, not so much. It's a comm for fics about snapshots of Mulder and Scully.

Yes, there so does. There was a great vid to 10,000 Maniacs "These Are Days" that was just shows of Mulder and Scully smiling and being happy. I wish I still had a copy!

Re: Fan Fic

[icepixie]

Yes, there so does.

Poor, poor Scully.

There was a great vid to 10,000 Maniacs "These Are Days" that was just shows of Mulder and Scully smiling and being happy.

That sounds lovely. I think someone on YouTube put up a vid composed of M&S smiling (generally at each other). I can't remember if it was set to music or if it was just clips spliced together.

[serendipityxxi.livejournal.com]

Because it was a really really ugly duvet! *L*

Do you think that was a throwback to The Bee? *G*

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

It was a funky duvet! But there was snuggle time under it. :D

Haha, no idea.

Man, seeing it again, I really want some Skin-Man fic. Especially since I've been looking at old episodes and have a feeling Skinner knew it was games over for M&S way back when he met them in that diner circa season 2.

[icepixie]

Especially since I've been looking at old episodes and have a feeling Skinner knew it was games over for M&S way back when he met them in that diner circa season 2.

Ooooh. What episode was that?

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Ah, found it. It was actually "Paper Clip" 3x02, my bad. Right around these (http://www.squidge.org/~xchick/mitch/paperclip/jpg_164.htm) bits (http://www.squidge.org/~xchick/mitch/paperclip/jpg_166.htm) here (http://www.squidge.org/~xchick/mitch/paperclip/jpg_167.htm) is where I think Skinner knew. This and the entire standoff in Mulder's apartment beforehand seem to point that way for me. I wonder if he ever saw all of those late nights looking for Mulder with Scully coming.

[icepixie]

HEE! Busted! Wow, they look so guilty in that first picture.

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Bwahaha, I hadn't even thought about looking busted, but they totally do. I seem to remember a lot of nonverbal communication in the ep and Skinner must've been "Well, crap, guys. Just don't do it in the office, okay?"

[icepixie]

Bwahaha! Oh, I need to watch that one again. (I think it was actually one of, if not the first, I saw, when it was first run. I remember none of it.)

[icepixie]

Because it was a really really ugly duvet! *L*

Lord, it was. It truly was. It must have been Mulder's choice. ;)

Do you think that was a throwback to The Bee? *G*

*snort*

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

It must have been Mulder's choice. ;)

Haha, yes. I kept wondering if somebody had attacked it with puffy paint or something.

Didn't Mulder's ties improve as we got into later seasons? I seem to remember the one in "Rush" being okay. Scully must've started picking them out.

[icepixie]

I kept wondering if somebody had attacked it with puffy paint or something.

Nah, everything these days is in ugly colors with funky geometric patterns. (Trust me, I've been attempting to furnish an apartment lately. It's all crap out there right now.)

Didn't Mulder's ties improve as we got into later seasons? I seem to remember the one in "Rush" being okay. Scully must've started picking them out.

Hee!

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

It's all crap out there right now.

Man, really? You might have better luck with an actual duvet cover. I got a relatively nice one last year. Plus it's easier to launder. ;)

[icepixie]

Ugh, yes. At least at all the places I've been looking at--K-Mart, Target, etc.--it's truly bad. Most of it looks like this.

I'm actually just taking the white, lacy one I have now. I was hoping to leave it here and get something else for K'ville, but, eh. The bed down here can just use blankets, or Mom can get something when fashions have changed to less horrible.

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Wow, um, that's nice for a twelve-year-old girl. Maybe. Good luck in your search!

[icepixie]

Yeah. And that's not even the worst of them; a lot of them have been more like, say, this. I think paisley is worse, but not by much.

[icepixie]

Heh. I figure that this was as close to domestic bliss as M&S come. (And there was joking around! The "bugger" thing. Kind of, anyway.)

I totally missed the book on the nightstand. I'll have to look for it when it comes out on DVD.