all the kids from s1 look older than the teen characters did back then

i'm 6'3 btw and i read a lot

scully, we might be infected with evil rageworms. the only way to check if we're safe is to rip each other's shirts off for a sensual massage

mulder: hey i gotta go witness some supernatural phenomena firsthand, you wanna come with?
scully: nah i'll stay in the car
[later, after supernatural phenomena have occurred]
mulder: holy FUCK did you see that?
scully: no. *biting lip* you're insane

"out of gas" especially stands out here. in a longer lived show it might not be
such a significant episode but in context it becomes the thematic centrepiece of the entire series - a crippled ship, stories we only glimpse for a moment, struggling to buy a few precious minutes before the lights go

the writing and production design on this are absolutely off the charts