She tried everything to really step into his shoes, to see things through his eyes, so that she might be able to keep his passion for finding the paranormal truth alive while he was missing. Chuck Burkes when she hit a wall, because she knew that’s what Mulder would have done. She left Mulder’s office the same, right down to the alien coffee cup on his desk next to the picture of his sister. If you look further, this episode is really Scully finding her way through the dark, lighting a candle of faith, praying it turns into a blazing fire. I know she’s a fictional character, but for the writers to evoke that kind of reaction from a viewer is tantamount to their incredible skill. Her self doubt, that she didn’t approach things in the same way as Mulder, without judgment, prejudice, or an open mind, tore at my heart. On top of that, she was mystified and heart achingly poignant when she realized that Mulder never would have hesitated, because he would have seen it right away. She was too overcome with shock and appall at herself. She fought so hard, mentally, to make the leap to shoot at the end and she didn’t even get to fully process her leap of faith as such. This came specifically from the emotion and dedication summoned in the writing of Scully’s character. You know, this episode didn’t terrify me in a traditional way, but it did take me on a rollercoaster of emotions. *I’m going to keep this as vague as possible to avoid spoilers for people who haven’t seen it yet:
I just wrote about this on another site, actually. On a flip side to that coin, some of my most amazing emotional reactions took place in season 8, again, because of the writing. Looking back on it as someone a bit removed from the emotional viewpoint, I’m not sure it was the wisest course of action to take. I wanted MORE information on Mulder than what they were giving us. I find myself always at war with this argument, because at the time of my initial viewing, I ate it up. The writers made a majority of the episodes in season 8 about a character that was only present half the time. The trouble is, if a lead character, in this case, a primary lead character, is leaving a show, it’s best to help the leaving commence and not prolong it. Yes, Scully was his perfect opposite and kept him in check, but she was only assigned to the department because of Mulder. I get it, Mulder WAS the driving force behind The X-Files. Obviously, it didn’t work, and part of it was (in my opinion) because they remained too Mulder-centric even though his character wasn’t always there. They weren’t bogged down with years of convoluted story arcs and they were able to try to move the show in a different direction. They had a brand new character to create however they chose. After I removed myself from the emotional over reaction of missing what I felt was half the whole of my show, I was able to appreciate and understand where the writers were coming from with Doggett. True, it’s only half Mulder-fied, but Doggett’s character really makes up for what’s missing. My reaction to Doggett was nothing short of visceral.Īfter several rewatches, however, I can tell you that I have ended up absolutely loving season 8. I felt like something that I had wanted to happen for SO long was finally coming to fruition, only to have it yanked away. My friends kept singing the praises of Doggett to me and I was too blinded by my own version of Mulder angst to see it then. In all honesty, I hated season 8 as it was airing. TL DR: The writing in season 8 made me love and hate it at different points in my viewing experience.įull disclosure, I’m a shipper, so you can take some of my feelings about season 8 with a grain of salt:
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