I think Jenn has secondhand embarrassment when it comes to the cringe stuff, which I can totally relate! The Marx Bros homage was also done in an episode of I Love Lucy! youtu.be/79EnDc-Ucv8?...

Darin Morgan and Vince Gilligan episode always kept the pulse on the overarching narrative and the rules of the world established between characters and etc. There’s too much unbelievable here especially the high-tech house.

Welcome back! I enjoyed the discussion about this episode, but I feel I’m on the side of Annie and Jenn. I appreciate context around this episode and the theme and it’s very timely all the way back in the before times of 2018 but it never sits right because it’s not grounded in the narrative.

Very possible (and creepy! But he is CSM). I kind of got that feeling as well. I mean, Scully getting pregnant at 54 is enough to make you go hmmm…

Yeah, kind of like her “vision” from MS2 with creating the vaccine.

I’m more on the side of CSM lied now bc duh, but it was too convoluted and unfair to play with William’s paternity after all those years. Tagline was Believe the Lie, right?

Yeah, who knows? I remain skeptical of this ‘reboot’ bc what does that entail, exactly. As far as what Chris is referring to, is it the fact of her pregnancy? I can’t decipher what he means.

I found Chris’s story of how he came up in the industry so fascinating/maddening as that would never happen today unless he was an influencer or something. From a Phile perspective, I found it healing for David surfacing past regrets and the nuance. Manifesting Vince’s new show AND Vince on XFD!

Have you done best Scully hair eps? Best utterances of “Scully/Mulder it’s me?” 🤣 Re: David’s podcast, I think it’s hard to judge the totality of a relationship that spans 3 decades in an hour conversation, same w/Gillian. It’s clear these three are deeply bonded good and bad.

Hands down one of my favorite episodes, both of TXF and the podcast! I’m with Jenn on not having a certain someone fowl up the masterpiece!

I remember writing fanfiction being very ripe for me at this time - I have grown to love Doggett (and Reyes) but agree that of all the things they should’ve kept D&S platonic mutually. Also if ever you need/want an OG Phile to come on and chat episodes, I’m just a banana slug away! 😂

I remember including that final scene in a shippy music video I put together at the time 🤣 but makes me think in Mulder’s release, both of Jenn and his control on gaming the system, he gets his wish: Scully happy. And then Chris Carter and disputes yank it away…I wish for YOU to get Vince on pod!

Missing Bast most of all! 😼