Demons

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"I think it's the first time (as far as I can remember) I've heard Mulder tell Scully she's right. It went something like this: Mulder: "I think you're right." How simple!! And how rare... OK, I'd like to back up a little. I loved the teaser at the beginning. I thought it really grabbed you right away. "It's not my blood...." This was a great ep. Fabulous. Then, when Scully got to him, and she went in to find him in the bathroom... Almost as good as the squirming, frantic Mulder pulling off his own clothes on the cement floor of a warehouse in "Unusual Suspects". Bath-tub Mulder.... That was cute, the way she checked him out, made him follow her finger, and checked his gun. He looked so helpless and cute when Scully asked where his weapon was. And when he replied that he didn't remember the shots fired.... Awww.... Puppy-dog eyes.... Fashion Feelings: I forgot to add the little "Parading-around-in-a-towel" part. Very nice, G-man. And I think we need to make a holiday in honor of the wardrobe people who work on the show. We could get a day off of work/school and spend the day watching all of the great outfits they've put Mulder in over the years. Red speedos, towels, black silk boxers (that scene was supposed to be a "jockey-underwear" scene.... but I think it would have made too many female viewers go comatose), and, in Demons, nothing at all and those cute jeans and white T-shirt. Now all we need is the glasses. I liked the scene where Mulder goes to see his mother. He walks right in the door and starts talking to her. She turns to Scully asks, "What's the matter with him?" like Scully was a translator or something, and that she couldn't ask Mulder himself. And he wouldn't look her in the eye!! But that was only in front of Scully. His eyes were darting all over the floor, his head was so low I couldn't see his mouth at times, and he was talking funny, too. Kind of halting and embarrassed. His mother and Mrs. Scully are the only people he allows to call him Fox. I think that says something about the relationship he has with Maggie Scully. OK, on to the private conversation Mulder had with his mother. (Tina...She doesn't look like a Tina.) I thought the "How far back did it go?" statement from Mulder was great. He was being so... so... *MULDER *!!!! Only Mulder could do that. He deserved that slap his mom gave him. I think he recieved it rather well, actually. The Dr. (I've forgotten his name) was in Men In Black, the movie. He played the Archillian prince. Ya know, the guy in the morgue whose head flipped open to show "the little dude in the big dude's head"? Yeah, just thought I'd mention. I loved that cold line from Scully as they left his office, "I know what you do." Scully loves Mulder!!! So much!! Did you see her reaction to the Dr. when he said he didn't know where Mulder went? She grabbed him by the collar and roars at him, "Dammit, ANSWER ME!!!" Woah, can we say "Protective"? She was acting like he did in One Breath. Awww... The end reminded me of Pusher. Same kind of confrontation. Something controlling Mulder's mind and Scully talks him out of killing her. I'm not complaining... I love both scenes. I can watch them on a continuous loop. That part was really great, but I thought the second part was even more touching. In the first confrontation part, Scully was looking at Mulder so earnestly, not hiding anything. You could see fear, love, pity, concern, everything in her eyes. In the second part, after Mulder had fired at the wall, she looked so relieved, but still so scared. OK. I could gush about this little part for ages. She went over to him, stroked her hand up his arm... kneeled down and rested her head on his back!!! If GA thinks that holding hands for S&M is like making love on other shows, WHAT WERE THEY DOING THERE??? And then that little squeeze she gave his shoulder. And I think the last resort of Mulder is to yell, "Shut up!!!" He did it when he was at the end of his rope in Demons, when he was fed up in "Young At Heart", and when he was so confused and "pushed" in Kitsunegari that he had no idea who his partner was. Very childish, but I think both agents do that. Mulder goes back to stupidly yelling "Shut up" at his adversaries, and Scully, in Beyond the Sea, when fed up with Boggs, put her hands over her ears and cried. I think it's actually a very natural thing to do. Go back to being a helpless little kid."
-Lass S.-

"This episode propells the mythology and the characters in a way that can be both positive and negative, and receives its "8" rating due to the entertainment factor. Two points are for Mulder in those jeans and naked in the bathtub... I felt profoundly sorry for Scully for having what seemed like a possibly peaceful weekend interrupted by this chaos. A four AM phone call from Mulder concerning blood on his hands, getting answers like "I can't remember" just introduces what kind of a fun time she's going to have.But what I felt was interesting was a continuation of the tension between Mulder and Scully that has been prominent since the last scene of "Small Potatoes", with Scully unable to meet her partner's eyes after the Eddie Van Blundht incident. It's obvious that, while Scully is supportive and nurturing, her concern and wariness of Mulder is growing. I personally don't blame her for this episode, which shows just how obsessed and driven Mulder is. Her voice-over at the end demonstrates this perfectly, describing her questions involving just how far he will go to recover his past, and this will become a greater point of tension in the future.Another question I have is, why did Mulder pursue this without contacting Scully? Obviously he had not contacted her until waking up in his motel room covered in blood. Is this another example of the ongoing tension between the partners? Just how distant are they that Mulder would not call Scully to at least notify her that he was going out of town, or at least call her to request that she feed his fish during his absence?Also, was this an X-File or another personal excursion from Mulder? If so, I certainly hope that he conserves those vacation days...Finally, this episode brings back Mrs. Mulder for her third(correct me if I'm wrong) appearance this season, and I was very upset with her during "Demons". I felt as though denying her own son answers about his past(though maybe there could have been a little more tact on Mulder's part) was a very non-maternal decision, and there is never any excuse for slapping your own child, especially when it's obvious that that child is very concerned and worried. Well, this brings up the old question of who is Mulder's father? Well, I only have one reply for that-- If Cancer Man really is Mulder's father, then do we get to see a really neat "Foooooox... Foooooox... I am your FAther...", followed immediately by a kick-patootie Light Saber battle? I hope so."
-Annie J.-

"Trust no one, not even your mother. Anderson and Duchovny turn in truly captivating performances in this episode, breathing life into their character's experiences. Those who look for truth in life, sometimes must endure many painful seizures. A flashback haunted Mulder is, unwilling, to confront his mother (after she slaps him in the face) about the possibly horrifying truth that she had something to do with his sister's dissapearance and so sadly and reticently subjects himself to this ugly truth through the backdoor method of Dr. Goldstein's torture. This is an interesting development for the character of Mulder and in the slowly unfolding " what happened to Samantha " story. The idea that Mulder's mother could have been involved is intriguing. I say pour on the paranoia. The more you do not know who to trust in the X-Files, the better. Last season was a really dark and desperate one. This is a good thing. Against a desperate backdrop the X-Files dark tone becomes even darker, and the darker, the more extreme the blackness, the better the drama. The truth is out there, and it seems, it is delicously hard to swallow. "
-Michael B.-

"Whoa, now this one was scary, if you really think about it. Mulder having flashbacks to his childhood and thinking that the CSM is his father **which he might be** and to see all those horrible things again. The part where there is a picture of Samantha and it breaks to reveal the CSM behind it was really frightening in my opinion. Great acting by Rebecca Toolan. In past episodes we haven't gotten to see much of a range of her acting, but this one proved that she, in fact, has much skill. Also, wonderful acting by David Duchovny. The seizures that he had to act out in this episode were very believable, and even downright frightening. The only reason I gave this episode a 9 instead of a 10 is that no new information was given out. With an episode like this, it would have been a perfect time to uncover more of the mythology behind the show, but we really didn't see anything that we didn't already know. Still, wonderfully acted and beautifully lighted, Demons was and excellent episode to lead us into Gethsemane. Overall, 9 for this episode."
-Christina O.-

"This episode showcases the superb acting ability of both David Duchovny and and Gillian Anderson. This should have been the episode that won David Duchovny the Emmy Award. Duchovny clearly conveys the pain and inner turmoil that Agent Mulder feels about both his past and his future. Anderson turns in her second best episode, the first being Memento Mori. She shows concern for Mulder's health as well as a genuine interest in proving his innocense. In addition to terrific acting, the writing of this episode was outstanding. And, on a lighter note, there were plenty of gratuitous shots of Mulder. Never a bad thing. Overall, this rates as one of the best episodes of Season 4."
-Lauren H.-

"This is my favorite episode. I have seen it close to 20 times, I think it was a good closer episode because it revewed a bit on the CSM and what happened to Samantha. I also loved it because it was well written and Mulder and Scully really worked as a team. Out od all the episodes I think this one made me, not distubed but uneasy. It's sort of freaky seeing the Mulder's fight over which kid to take. One more thing, as the girl who plays Samantha gets older and older, does it seem to anyone else that the guy who plays Mulder gets younger and younger? She looks older than him, but other than that I loved this episode."
-Eileen A.-

"I like 'Demons'. The plot is good, and Daivd/Mulder didn't over act. (which he usualy does) I love the bathroom scene!"
-Ula B.-

"I really liked this episode! It was one of those where you get really into it and almost feel what Mulder was going through!"
-Jamie B.-

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