Beyond the Sea

Dana Scully's father dies suddenly after a visit, and she is shocked when he appears to her in a vision. In her newly vulnerable state, she is deeply disturbed by a North Carolina death row inmate, Luther Lee Boggs, who claims to be able to channel the spirits of the dead, and is willing to trade information about a kidnapping in exchange for commutation of his sentence. Mulder thinks the whole scheme is a hoax, but Scully is troubled by doubt. Her belief in science is further shaken when she follows some of Boggs' channeled "clues" to a crime scene; Mulder thinks Boggs is orchestrating the whole kidnapping with an outside accomplice. Yet when Boggs accurately predicts Mulder's shooting and a chase through an abandoned brewery, Scully must decide how far she is willing to go to test her faith in science.

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Name                Rating

Dena C....................10
Lass S....................10
Michael B.................10
Ryan D....................10

Average Rating        10

"OK, so we now know Scully's apt. #. #35. 'Cause I could have sworn that was the # I saw on her front door when her parents left. Speaking of her parents, didn't they all relate well to each other? We've already gone over the fact that we all love Mrs. Scully, and think she and Dana are paired well, but I like Mr. Scully, too. He looks like her, and Dana and 'Ahab' looked just like a daughter and a 'not-so-pleased-with-his-daughter's-career-choice' Dad. I liked it. Funny line... Mulder's reading a file, or something, and Scully says, "Last time you were that engrossed you were reading Adult Video News." I like the way Scully reacts the first time to Mulder calling her Dana. He said, "How are you Dana?" meaning "about your father". She sort of smiles ruefully, and murmurs "Dana..." like she'd forgotten it was her. He wasn't talking to "Scully" for once, he was talking to "Dana". OK, one more good line in that scene. When Mulder is telling Scully about Boggs, and tells her all of his murders, he ends with, "Boggs kills because he *likes* it," with a look of pure disgust on his face. Mulder "understands this guy more than anyone else", and yet he just doesn't understand how any human being can be that horrible. I think DD did a great job in showing us more of his character (how nice Mulder is to be so disgusted with this murderer) in just that one line. OK, I have to mention this. It was so touching (literally) when Mulder reached out and kind of cradled Scully's face in one hand. Just a light touch with his palm to her cheek, but.... Awww.... Oh, and did you all catch the shot of one of them leaving the room (Mulder, I think) that showed Max's NICAP hat on the hat rack?? OK, Now I've finally heard Beyond The Sea. I didn't like it. Oh well. S'ok. But what I'd like to comment on is hoe dry-eyed Scully was at her Dad's funeral. Sure, she was kinda mad, and kinda sad, and really confused, but she could have cried. I'd like to congratulate Brad Dourif on a fine performance. He did really well in that part. Good job. On to the "Piece Of Blue Cloth". This little thing shows up in another ep, too. Ya know how, in Beyond The Sea, Mulder tore the cloth from his blue NY Knicks T-shirt and gave it to Boggs? Well, in Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose, you see Mulder talking to Scully, and in the back-ground Clyde is sitting with a piece of blue cloth to his forhead, and finally yells that it'a part of Mulder's NY Knicks T-shirt. (I got this from the Nitpicker's Guide. Fab book.) Funny, funny.... Good on ya, writers. Oh, and my favorite scene was when Scully storms into Boggs' cell and yells at him. "You set us up. You're in on it with Lucas Henry. This was a trap for Mulder because he helped put you away. Well I came here to tell you that if he dies because of what you've done, 4 days from now, nobody will stop me from being the one that will pull that switch and gas you out of this life for good, you son of a bitch!!" She is already so protective of Mulder!! And this is only the first year they've been working together. And the rest of the scene is really great, too. From Scully's wailing, "No, no, I do not believe you!" and later, her tearful, "I'll believe you... if... you let me speak to... him..." to Boggs' tortured, "Starbuck...." as Capt. Scully tries to get through.... Sad, sad.... And I really thought that the end scene where Scully told Mulder she didn't need to hear what Boggs had to say, and he kind of rubbed her arm called for a hug. She needed to lean into him."
-Lass S.-

"This is a moving portrayal of a murderer who channels the spirits of the afterlife, opening a skeptical person up to new possibilities in the wake of her father's death. The visions of the afterlife and the spirits of the dead are all masterfully created, and are similar to real life accounts made by people who have claimed to experience the afterlife and seen spirits, which adds to their impact. Brad Dourif's performance as murderer Luther Lee Bogg's is genius. The channeling sequence where Boggs channels Scully's father has to be seen to be believed. Gillian Anderson proves herself to be one of the best dramatic actresses television has ever seen and one of the best actresses out there, period. Anderson exposes a deep level of uncertainty and vulnerability in her character that is brilliantly complex and revealing. It is fascinating to watch her make Scully unfold after her father's death. This is an extremely powerful, haunting and unforgettable episode of the X-Files."
-Michael B.-

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