"M-ld-r, -t's m-": The X-Files Hangman Game

[Bastet]

------ ----?
---h.  G---t ----m.  ------ ------ m----, th--gh.

 

Pilot: H, T, G, M

Finale: S

[Taryn74]

R?

[Bastet]

I'm heading home now, and might be going out tonight; if so, this will be the last update until tomorrow.

 

--r--- r---?
---h.  Gr--t ----m.  ------ ------ m----, th--gh.

 

Pilot: H, T, G, M, R

Finale: S

[Taryn74]

Y?

[tzus86]

O?

[janestclair]

I know the last part, but can't figure out the beginning.

E.

[Bastet]

--r--e r---?
Ye-h.  Gre-t ----m.  -ee--y ----e- mo--e, tho-gh.

 

Pilot: H, T, G, M, R, Y, O, E

Finale: S

[Taryn74]

I have NO clue.  I feel like such a bad 'Phile!

 

A?

[AntiBeeSpray]

U?

[tzus86]

N?

[Bastet]

-ur--e ra-n?
Yeah.  Great a--um.  -ee--y --a-e- mo--e, though.

 

Pilot: H, T, G, M, R, Y, O, E, A, U, N

Finale: S

[tzus86]

I?

[Taryn74]

Well I have all but two words figured out, still no clue what it's from though LOL.

 

L!

[Bastet]

-ur-le rain?
Yeah.  Great al-um.  -ee-ly -la-e- mo-ie, though.

 

Pilot: H, T, G, M, R, Y, O, E, A, U, N, I, L

Finale: S

[Taryn74]

Purple rain?
Yeah.  Great album.  Deeply flawed movie, though.

 

I do not remember this at all.  Help?

[Taryn74]

Switching things around a bit, this exchange contains a (IMO) terribly clunky line in an otherwise great ep.

 

 

----, -- ---'-- ------- --- -- ----- ------ -- -- ----'- ----- --, - ---'- ---- ---.

 

- --. --, --, -- ------ -- --- --- ----- -- --- -----, - --------- ----- ---- -- -------- -- -- ---- ---------- ---. - ----- -- -------- ---- ---- -- -------- ----.

[Bastet]

I do not remember this at all.  Help?

 

 

El Mundo Gira.

Edited December 21, 2014 by Bastet

[janestclair]

I couldn't think of it either, or remember purple rain.  I had the rest.  Although now that makes sense now.  All I remember from that episode is a fuzzy peanut and yellow rain.   

 

I'll go with a T.

[Taryn74]

Yep.  Makes sense now, LOL.

 

Switching things around a bit, this exchange contains a (IMO) terribly clunky line in an otherwise great ep.

 

----, -- ---'-- ---t--- --- -- ----- t----- -- t- ---t'- ----- --, - ---'t ---- ---.

 

- --. --, --, -- ------ -- --- t-- ----- -- t-- -----, - --------- ----t t--- --- ---t---- t- -- --t- ---------- ---. - t---- -t -------- ---- ---t -- -------- ----.

 

Christmas shopping:  T

Christmas shopping:

[GirlyGeek]

H

[tzus86]

N

[Taryn74]

Switching things around a bit, this exchange contains a (IMO) terribly clunky line in an otherwise great ep.

 

----, -- ---'-- ---t-n- --- -- ----- th---- -- t- -h-t'- ---n- -n, - --n't h--- -n-.

 

- --. -n, --, -n ------ -- --- th- ----n -n th- -----, - --------- ----t th-- h-- -n-th-n- t- -- --th --n--n---- ---. - th-n- -t -n------ ---- ---t -- --h--n-- ----.

 

Christmas shopping:  THN

Christmas shopping:

[Bastet]

E

[tzus86]

S

[Bastet]

Hmm. I just figured out the exchange (but I don't remember quite a few individual words, so we'll still be here a while) and while I certainly don't think it's a good transition, I've never thought of it as notably clunky.

Edited December 22, 2014 by Bastet

[Taryn74]

"Clunky" is not really the right word, but I couldn't find a way to get across what I think of this line.  Baffling, out of character, and mean-spirited, perhaps?  I just really hate it.

 

 

Switching things around a bit, this exchange contains a (IMO) terribly clunky line in an otherwise great ep.

 

-e--, -- ---'-e ---t-n- --- -- -s--- the--- -s t- -h-t's ---n- -n, - --n't h--e -ne.

 

- --. -n, --, -n -e---- -- --- the ---en -n the -----, - se----s-- ----t th-s h-- -n-th-n- t- -- --th --nsens--- se-. - th-n- -t -n----e- s--e s--t -- --h--n-- ---e.

 

Christmas shopping:  THNES

Christmas shopping:

[queequeg]

A?

[Bastet]

Baffling, out of character, and mean-spirited, perhaps?  I just really hate it.

 

Interesting.  I don't take it that way at all; it's largely innocuous to me, an obvious guess that someone should have come to earlier.

 

W

[Taryn74]

We--, -- ---'-e wa-t-n- --- -- -s-a- the--- as t- what's ---n- -n, - --n't ha-e -ne.

 

- --. -n, --, -n -e-a-- -- a-- the w--en -n the w----, - se----s-- ----t th-s ha- an-th-n- t- -- w-th --nsens--- se-. - th-n- -t -n----e- s--e s--t -- --h--n-- -a-e.

 

Christmas shopping:  THNESAW

Christmas shopping:

[Bastet]

I still can't quite remember the first speaker's line, and I'm confused by something near the beginning of the second's.  So I shall keep plugging away ...

 

I

[janestclair]

I literally have no idea. M.

[Taryn74]

We--, i- ---'-e waitin- --- m- -s-a- the--- as t- what's --in- -n, I --n't ha-e -ne.

 

I --. -n, -h, -n -e-a-- -- a-- the w-men -n the w----, I se-i--s-- ----t this ha- an-thin- t- -- with --nsens--- se-. I thin- it in----e- s-me s--t -- --h--n-- -a-e.

 

Christmas shopping:  THNESAWIM

Christmas shopping:

 

Missed an 'H' earlier.

Edited December 22, 2014 by Taryn74

[tzus86]

O

[Bastet]

Now I remember all of the first speaker's line, but am still confused by the start of the second one's.

 

D

[Taryn74]

We--, i- -o-'-e waitin- -o- m- -s-a- theo-- as to what's -oin- on, I don't ha-e one.

 

I do. On, -h, on -eha-- o- a-- the women in the wo--d, I se-io-s-- do--t this has an-thin- to do with -onsens-a- se-. I thin- it in-o--ed some so-t o- -oh--no- -a-e.

 

Christmas shopping:  THNESAWIMOD

Christmas shopping:

 

Missed more letters. Apparently updating half-asleep, heh.

[Bastet]

Oh, I get it now (duh, finally) -- you wrote out the little "Uh" part that my brain sort of skips over when hearing her say it. 

 

Well, if you’re waiting for my usual theory as to what’s going on, I don’t have one.

 

I do.  On, uh, on behalf of all the women in the world, I seriously doubt this has anything to do with consensual sex.  I think it involved some sort of Rohypnol rape.

Edited December 22, 2014 by Bastet

[tzus86]

Ahh good one. I watched Small Potatoes last night and knew it was from that episode but couldn't remember the exact quote!

[Taryn74]

Heh, I was going by the transcript, I didn't remember the 'uh' at all.

 

The part of the line that bothers me is the "on behalf of all the women in the world" thing.  I just thought it was strange that Scully would act like no woman in her right mind would sleep with Eddie.  He was a bit geeky and he definitely needed to learn what constitutes consensual sex, but he wasn't some hideous awful monster.

[Bastet]

Scully’s assessment doesn’t bother me since it came not from looking at Eddie, but from listening to him during questioning.

 

I’ll continue the “Line I don't like from an episode I do” theme (with a line it seems most people do like):

 

------, ------.  ---- --------‘- -------- -- ----- -- -- ----- -----.  ---‘- ----- -- ---- - --- -- -------- -----.

 

Redux II:

Redux:

Edited December 23, 2014 by Bastet

[tzus86]

S

[Bastet]

I’ll continue the “Line I don't like from an episode I do” theme (with a line it seems most people do like):

 

---s--, S-----.  ---- --------‘s -------- -s ----- -- -- ----- -----.  S--‘s ----- -- ---- - --- -- -------- S----.

 

Redux II: S

Redux:

[Taryn74]

LOL I know this one already.

 

N!

[Bastet]

Yeah, as soon as I started filling things in, I realized S was a big giveaway for a first letter! 

 

(My first choice for "quote I don't like from episode I do" was the first Memento Mori voiceover, but just thinking about it in trying to decide where to cut it off made me too cranky to write it out, so I switched.)

 

---s-n, S-----.  ---- --------‘s n---n--- -s ---n- -- -- ----- -----.  S--‘s ---n- -- ---- - --- -- -------- S---n.

 

Redux II: S, N

Redux:

[Taryn74]

T!

[Bastet]

---s-n, S-----.  ---- ------t-'s n---n--- -s ---n- t- -- ----- -----.  S--'s ---n- t- ---- - --t -- ---t---- St--n.

 

Redux II: S, N, T

Redux:

[Taryn74]

R!

[janestclair]

Hah! I know this one but I'll pick a letter.

O

Hah! I know this one but I'll pick a letter.

O

[Bastet]

-r-son, S-----.  -o-r ------t-'s n---n--- -s -o-n- to -- --r-- --r--.  S--'s -o-n- to r--- - -ot o- --rtr--- St--n.

 

Redux II: S, N, T, R, O

Redux:

[Taryn74]

Prison, Scully.  Your cellmate's nickname is going to be Large Marge.  She's going to read a lot of Gertrude Stein.

 

Tasteless quote, certainly.  But since it's the only time in nine seasons that we ever see Gillian Anderson break character, I love the moment.

Continuing this theme -

 

-- ---- - ----- - ---- ------ --- -- --- -----?

 

--. -------- ---- --- - ---- ----- -----.

Edited December 23, 2014 by Taryn74

[janestclair]

Taryn, I love that moment too.

 

I'll start off with S.