The X-Files - "Season 7 Wrap Up" Review
Added 2024-01-08 23:46:29 +0000 UTC
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I mean, it's not more a cringefest than season 7 of The X Files. 😅 Nah, it has some really well done episodes, wich are diving deeper into the characters, than the X Files could do. And the ratings for The Lone Gunmen were even better than for the 9th X Files season, for obvious reasons I can't spoiler. So actually there wasn't really a good reason for the cancellation, beside the Fox executives weren't really supporting the project. However, the critics for TLG were really good. It's kind of a conspiracy comedy, and it didn't meet every fans expectations though. It's not dark like Millennium, not even X Files dark. It was like a series with every episode having The X Files comedy tone. And the cameos alone (beside our 3 geeks) are worth it. If you liked "Unusual suspects" and "Three of a kind" you'll probably like the series.
Wolfgang Engel
2024-01-11 07:10:11 +0000 UTCThis might be an unpopular opinion, but "The Lone Gunmen" TV series, based on several friends who have seen it, is supposed to be an absolute cringefest. I was told by at least two people not to watch it. I have no clue though, so, you might like it. Obviously there are some fans of it. Now if we're talking about Chris Carter's other shows, I am a huge fan of "Harsh Realm" and "Millennium". Nonetheless, both are two completely different worlds in terms of content, compared to The X-Files. I have them on DVD and I'm a big fan of both.
Demijan Omeragic
2024-01-10 23:09:21 +0000 UTCThis was really enjoyable to watch. As for Mulder "wanting" to get abducted, I don't think that's what they tried to say. He was merely influenced by the ship once he passed through the barrier. You can see that he was almost like hypnotized. So once he was there, past the energy field, he was under an influence of the ship, drawing him to it. When he saw the Alien Bounty Hunter you can see he is starting to slowly "wake up" / come to his senses... but at that point it's already too late. I am very excited about season eight, and call I can say is... avoid spoilers.
Demijan Omeragic
2024-01-10 23:07:22 +0000 UTCI think it's so funny how mad you two are about the fact all the Scully & Mulder canoodling was kept offscreen. 😘 I was and am a massive shipper but I always thought it was kind of genius the show did it that way (though I never saw the point of the show playing coy about it). Maybe it's because I watched it when it aired and they had spent years telling us it would never ever happen. I was mostly bummed about Mulder being abducted and leaving Scully behind in the finale. I knew David Duchovny wanted to leave the show and I was worried how that would work. As for fanfic, I only read the short smutty ones... because I'm... a deviant, I guess (I don't have the patience for the longer ones, and the few longer ones I've tried were like Danielle Steel novels... just no thanks). Needless to say, there were LOTS written inspired by "all things" and "Requiem" (the Gossamer Archive has 382 and 1093 entries respectively) -- lots of people wanted to see those missing scenes. 😉
zammmerjammer
2024-01-09 04:34:04 +0000 UTCIsn't there a glaringly obvious reference to the events of The Lone Gunmen series in the very first episode of TXF season 9? I remember laughing really hard at that, but also thinking anyone who hadn't seen their show would be completely confused. I'd recommend slotting in reactions to the 13 Lone Gunmen episodes between TXF seasons 8 and 9. It's been a while since I rewatched them, but I do remember them all being a lot of fun and kind of a relief from how dark the tone of TXF got in seasons 8 and 9.
zammmerjammer
2024-01-09 04:13:39 +0000 UTCAbout the Lone Gunmen Spinoff: Plotwise it would work both ways (watching it together with the last 13 episodes of season 8, or after season 8), as long as you finish it before starting season 9. But to make a recommendation, I would say, do it after season 8, while pausing X Files. This gives you more time to take everything in. I mean, it wouldn't be a super long pause. But let's see what others think.
Wolfgang Engel
2024-01-09 01:46:13 +0000 UTC
