Paper Hearts

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"I thought that the red dot was one of those sites for a gun. Then it started flashing those words. 'Follow,' 'MadHat,' and the others. I thought that was cool. They did a good job with that. Mulder is so smart! i loved the offhand way he said he had profiled the killer, and how that had been the thing that caught him. And Scully praised him and he just shrugged and looked away. People are always saying he's a nut, and 'Spooky,' and the audience sometimes forgets what a great and intelligent agent he is. I think that was a reminder to all of us, that they pulled off very well. I loved the quote from Mulder that scully brought back to him. "A dream is an answer to a question we have not yet learned to ask." I really like that. I also likes the exchange between Mulder and Scully where she said, "Don't you think the car has been searched already?' and Mulder replied, "Not by me." And then back come the glasses. When Scully started backing Mulder up, Mulder looked over at her so surprised. Like he didn't expect her to stick up for him. I thought that was nice. When Mulder uncovers the 15th victim, the pain on his face is so expressive. David, good job. How tall was the killer? Mulder kept looking up at him, and Mulder is 6-2! He must have been 6-5 at least. Maybe taller. It was great to see *Mulder* finally look up to someone. Great shipper moment in there when Mulder is so sad in his office and scully comes in and gives him a hug. He nestles right into her stomach, and she pets his hair."
-Lass S.-

"'Paper Hearts' is a wondefully angsty and beautifully written episode. Although it is "Mulder-centric", Scully's part is also wonderfully written and in character, and the episode would be lacking without it. Mulder's pain and confusion in this episode is wonderfully portrayed by David Duchovny. From the strange start of the episode, I was intriuged. The first time I saw this episode I fell in love with it. I was intriuged by the messages in the laser light, impressed when I found out that it was a dream, and totally captured by the episode when they found Addie Sparks' body in the park. Mulder's hurt and confusion at believing his sister was actually kidnapped by Roche is nearly painful to watch. You can see that his whole belief system is being tested. And through it all, Scully stands by him, trying to come up with explainations for Mulder's strange dreams, helping him, as always, with his search for Samantha, and comforting him at the end of the episode with a kind word, a gentle smile, and an embrace. The dynamic between Scully and Mulder is stellar here, a wonderful example of how their partnership and their friendship works when it really works. Skinner also played a great role here, going from the enfuriated boss to the regular FBI agent on a case to find a missing girl, but still keeping Mulder in line. Mulder's lashing out at Roche was understandable, and Scully's near rage at him was wonderfully played. I loved the dream of Samantha when Fox was grown up and she was still just a girl. And I laughed out loud at Roche's stupidity at being at the wrong house. Go Mulder!! I shuddered when Roche talked to Kaitlyn on the plane, and I was horrified when he took her, perhaps moreso than most because I have a sister - a little blonde girl named Kaitlyn. Ultimately, Mulder made the right decision by killing Roche, but he now has that nagging thought in the back of his mind... what if? Stellar writing from Vince Gilligan, great music from Mark Snow, and exquisite acting all around made this episode a joy to watch. What a great Christmas present, for the second year in a row!"
-Kristin P.-

"'Paper Hearts' was still as good as it first was when I saw it during the 4th season. David Duchovny's acting was superb, and it was because of this episode that I was really upset that he didn't win an emmy for this year. Mark Snow's music was outstanding in this episode, and I'm really happy that he was nominated for best music in a drama series for this episode. All around, this was just a really eerie yet heartfelt episode. Vince Gilligan's writing was excellent, and the character of John Lee Roche was really creepy. While many other X-Files dealing with paranormal topics have been freaky, this episode was really bone-chilling because you know that what happened to the little girls in this episode can really happen today, and that's what made the cold character of Roche so much scarier. A remarkable episode."
-Christina O.-

"A decent serial killer mental connection episode which is less about the actual killer than it is about the pain within Mulder's mind and how a person can use those details to torment and manipulate him. The episode shows how Mulder's obsessive quest for his sister can make him perform extreme acts which can endanger his life as well as others. Mulder's doubt as to the whereabouts of his sister is utilized as effective entertainment, if less as a dramatic device. I doubt if anyone on our side of the screen thought for a minute that Mulder's sister was killed by a bald wannabe Mr. Rogers (Michael Jackson?) vacuum cleaner salesman child killer."
-Michael B.-

"I liked this episode and I didn't really have anything against, but I just thought it could have been more full. All the acting was great and I felt really bad for poor Mulder, but I kept expecting something from the episode and even though it was as I said before one of my favorites, it just didn't seem to click. Other than that I thought that the story line was great and the guy who played Roche was also great."
-Eileen A.-

"I liked this episode pretty much, but it all revolves around Mulder finding his sister, and with what we know now, it's really sad that Mulder was so devoted to finding his sister and so worried about what might have happened to her."
-Crystal G-

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