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I agree there’s no way Scully would suddenly be like, “oh well; he was just an experiment; who cares?” But I could maybe buy that she was just in shock/grief and trying to make herself & M feel better. But about William’s origins... we never get any evidence/corroboration that M isn’t William’s father except for the CSM just saying so, right? CSM tells Skinner, who tells Scully. Also, about Scully not being his mother: we know from Ghouli that she’s his biological mother (DNA test). We know she carried him, gave birth, raised him for almost a year, has a psychic link with him, and pined/worried/regreted for 16 years. But she was never a mother to him? Okay... Heck, even with Mulder, if you’ve got the emotional investment and go risking your life to find the kid, is it really the (lack of a) biological link that matters?

I agree with all of this. But I wonder if CC didn’t set up the St Rachel thing as a way to continue The X-Files Scully-free. Ugh, I hope not, though.

That, and the scene where he’s in the body bag and she tells him. Apocalypsogram- I like it!

I thought Mulder’s line about not being a father was strange— he never really got to be a father to William. But I can forgive that as him just being upset/shocked by what just happened. But I was hoping/expecting Scully would tell him something about his value to her, his work, anything— not just that it’s all okay because he’ll get another chance to be a father.

I would really hate that development, but it would match up if you follow the St Rachel Hotel (where miracle baby 2.0 was conceived in Plus One) symbolism to its conclusion, since Rachel died in childbirth with her second child. Unrelatedly: how would William know that Mulder was CSM’s son? And if Scully has a psychic link with William, can’t she tell if he’s dead or alive?

Well, that was... bloody. I think Mulder killed about 10 people in the first 15 minutes, then with William making everyone explode.... Do we know if Skinner survived? Hopefully the CSM is really dead this time. I didn’t really understand why Scully didn’t go with Mulder to search for William. I also still don’t fully understand why everyone wants William. What exactly will they do with him? Did CSM go ahead and unleash the contagion? It was nice to see Skinner fully & actively on the side of M & S. At least Mulder & Scully weren’t separated or on death’s door at the end.

Regarding linking the two people’s hearts, apparently heterochronic parabiosis has actually been done to mice and involves connecting the circulatory system of two individuals. I don’t know the research goals of this practice but thought that was interesting (& a little creepy). Regarding what Scully whispered, if we never find out, I guess the writer doesn’t know either? But I can’t really think of anything besides something relating to William for which Mulder’s response would make any sense.

According this interview, we never get to find out what was whispered. Grrrr. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/x-files-what-did-scully-whisper-mulder-1094323

This one was a little too gory for me. A few scenes of blood & guts— fine. But how many times did we need to see organs in the blender? I did enjoy the M & S scenes. Are we to assume that the “leap of faith” mentioned at the end is searching for William? Mulder looked surprised when Scully said, “are we together?” Was that because he thought they were together, or because he wasn’t talking about that at all?

Hopefully the thing that doesn’t last forever is CC’s coyness, denial, & inconsistency about M & S’s relationship. But I doubt it.

I understood it to be just one of the manifestations of the curse/Satan/evil. It showed up as the characters to lure the kids, as Joann to lure the head cop, etc.

Well, that was a really creepy episode. The part with the mob where the cop shot the “pedophile” was so disturbing. I found this episode much more interesting than last week’s, though. Did Mulder call Scully his homey?

Well, I can show this episode to my spouse to explain why I don’t want an amazon echo. ;-) Honestly, though, I didn’t find the episode very interesting. Hearing Mulder & Scully talk about their cases, and interact with each other and other people is a lot of what makes the show enjoyable for me. The “silent” episode angle felt forced, too. I guess we got to see Scully’s house... in direct contrast to her calling Mulder’s house “our home” in episode 2. It seemed like they kept showing us “This Man” intentionally in the shootout scene. Anyone catch that? Oh well. At least week’s episode looks really creepy.

It wasn’t clear to me whether Davey had been killing people all along, or if it had been his dad killing people, and he just tried to kill Skinner because he blamed him for the family’s problems.

I thought this episode was just okay. I like Skinner, I just felt like they could have done more with his story and tied it more to recent events, CSM, etc. A few things I must have missed... did Davy send the ear to Skinner? Did Kitten kill himself, or did Davy kill him? What was the deal with Davy’s mom?

Yes, and in this episode, Scully tells Mulder the name and says it must be a coincidence. M immediately says it isn’t a coincidence and that William called her here. So they go to the house thinking it’s probably William but unsure.

I think Jackson/William sent them dreams/visions to get them to go there as a prank. Which doesn’t seem too bright, since it would allow his two girlfriends to meet each other....

Scully did mention something about “your father” in the morgue scene. I guess I’m in the minority, but I thought this episode was really good. It had a lot going on and kept me interested the entire time. I found last week’s episode quite boring. I also wondered about Mulder saying that Scully & William were part of a eugenics experiment while also believing William is his child. Can anyone explain?

Happy to help. :-) I remember Berenstein Bears. That’s actually the context in which I first read about the Mandela Effect.

http://www.chefelf.com/starwars/ep5se_1.php

I thought she said leprechaun tang (like the beverage)?

I loved Weremonster in S10 but honestly found this one pretty boring. Too much talking; not enough action.

I think a lot of the criticism stems from the wishy-washiness. Things need to make sense (I mean relationships, not the cases :-). If M & S are living together in one episode, it makes no sense for them to be apart in the next. If they haven’t reconciled since splitting, why does the writing seem to reflect otherwise, expect when it explicitly says they are apart? Times a million other examples over the years.

Regarding CC’s quote that they’re “not romantic”[ally involved] now— I wonder if he wants to write them not being together so he can have them “officially” reconcile later in the season? I don’t have much hope he’d do that, but it’s a possibility. I wish he would have just let them be the way they were in most of season 10 and in “This.” That was good enough for this shipper. It’s ironic how he draws more attention to their relationship by trying to deny it exists. It actually distracts from the rest of the show, in my opinion.

Right. Although, apparently, CC still doesn’t think they are romantically involved at present: ”I wouldn't call them romantic now. In Episode 3 there was a moment, a night, possibly a second night. Does that make them romantic or does that make them human? I think it just makes them human.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cinemablend.com/television/2285072/why-the-x-files-doesnt-play-up-mulder-and-scullys-romance I agree with what someone said upthread— we really don’t need to see them talking about their relationship or kissing all the time. Just let them be & solve cases Thanks to those who cleared up why they are back in their office