S01.E07: Ghost in the Machine

[HalcyonDays]

Episode synopsis:  On Halloween, Mulder and Scully investigate the death of a corporate executive who may have been murdered by a thinking computer. Written by: Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon. Directed by: Jerrold Freedman.

 

[queequeg]

Why is this the episode of the week?  Well, at least Ice is next week!  And then Space.... urgh.

[Taryn74]

Hey I just watched this one yesterday!

 

The main thing I got out of it?  Scully and Mulder have already settled into that lovely, lovely "it's me and you against the rest of these jokers" groove.  :)

[queequeg]

I'm going to bribe myself into watching it by Sunday at the latest.

[Taryn74]

Aside from being cheesy as hell, it's really not that bad.  I was pleasantly surprised.  (It's been years since I watched it last.)

[joelene]

I watched it too! The biggest thing that stood out was how good Scully looked compared to earlier this season. She finally has good hair.

I love that she takes care of herself in the ventilation shaft and it didn't end up with Mulder destroying the computer, saving her. Being in there looked really harrowing and I think it's a tense scene. And when she bursts in looking all disheveled, it's hilarious and awesome at the same time.

Mulder's ex-partner... Ugh, what a tool.

Edited October 25, 2014 by joelene

[queequeg]

Does Mulder have a previous partner that doesn't suck?

[Bastet]

I love that she takes care of herself in the ventilation shaft and it didn't end up with Mulder destroying the computer, saving her. Being in there looked really harrowing and I think it's a tense scene. And when she bursts in looking all disheveled, it's hilarious and awesome at the same time.

 

That is precisely why I cannot help but think of this episode fondly despite it being so stupid.  I hardly ever watch it, mind you, but I hold it in regard in spite of itself.

[queequeg]

That is precisely why I cannot help but think of this episode fondly despite it being so stupid.  I hardly ever watch it, mind you, but I hold it in regard in spite of itself.

 

Scully is such a lovely character.  I wish I had appreciated her more in my youth.   

[Taryn74]

Does Mulder have a previous partner that doesn't suck?

 

 

Well, we never got all the details of his and Diana's love life.

 

BA-DA-BING.

[queequeg]

Well, we never got all the details of his and Diana's love life.

 

BA-DA-BING.

 

LOL.   Well, I didn't mean that literally.  But touche... LOL  

Taryn might win the internet today.

Edited October 24, 2014 by queequeg

[janestclair]

Well, we never got all the details of his and Diana's love life.

 

BA-DA-BING.

 

And with that comment, I am dead.  And also, reminded of the blooper for this very episode. 

 

I haven't rewatched yet.  That's tomorrow's project.

[queequeg]

And with that comment, I am dead.  And also, reminded of the blooper for this very episode. 

 

I haven't rewatched yet.  That's tomorrow's project.

 

Oh, yes!  The elevator outtake!  

[queequeg]

Oh hey, I finally watched this episode!   Thoughts...

 

This is the episode where Mulder makes a lot of bad jokes:

Maybe Drake was talking to someone right before he did his Ben Franklin impersonation.

and

Open, Sesame!  (followed by a really unimpressed Scully face)

 

I also adore this exchange:

 

SCULLY: How come you two went your separate ways?

MULDER: I'm a pain in the ass to work with.

SCULLY: Seriously.

MULDER: I'm not a pain in the ass? We had different career goals. Jerry wanted the fifth floor.

SCULLY: And you?

MULDER: I was gunning for a basement office with no heat or windows.

 

And we get blessings like this caring moment:

 

and badass Scully:

 

I also have to say, the more I watch the X-Files the more it become apparent that for Mulder and all his trust no one talk, he is a really trusting, loyal guy.  I mean look at Jerry.  One terrible, crappy ex-partner and even after he's broken his trust and stolen his profile and passed it off as his own, he still lets Jerry back in.

Edited November 10, 2014 by queequeg

[Bastet]

He changed it to "trust everyone," didn't he tell you?

[janestclair]

He changed it to "trust everyone," didn't he tell you?

I LOL'ed because it's true.

I love that pic of badass Scully. Made even better by the fact she's crawling in the air duct in her socks.

Is Ice next? I need to watch that again. For approximately the 800th time.

[queequeg]

Well, I think technically Ice was last week?  Or the week before?  lol   Or we could just make Ice this week  :)

[joelene]

This week is Fallen Angel! We're so behind. And I even watched Ice but forgot to make a post... (Didn't watch Space though)

[queequeg]

I'm gonna try to get caught up.  Ice today, maybe Space today or tomorrow...

[Taryn74]

I've just been trucking along LOL I just haven't remembered to post on each one.  I'm thru Genderbender now.

[queequeg]

I've just been trucking along LOL I just haven't remembered to post on each one.  I'm thru Genderbender now.

 

[supposebly]

I just watched this. God help me, it's not as bad as I remember and I liked it well enough.

 

The worst: Scully drawing on the monitor. And the C.O.S. at the end: Why?

 

I won't go into the other stupidities. There is plenty.

 

The best: Scully McClaning in the vents and her expression when the shady agent tells her she has no idea what's going on.

 

It says pretty much: dude, I just shot a fan in my socks. Don't piss me off.

 

Young Scully is adorable. And awesome.

 

I think Mulder just didn't care enough to take credit for this at that point since they still thought it was the "scruffy" guy. Sigh. I can't be bothered to look up how to spell his name.

[queequeg]

Poor Scully is so over it all...

 

 

It never ceases to amaze me how tiny she is...