Two Fathers/One Son

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"So, the "Real Truth" has been revealed. Somehow I feel lost. I've always said that the magic of X-Files lies in the mystery and intrigue the show creates by continually adding more and more levels of deception to cover the "Real Truth." Now that the "Real Truth" has been revealed (more or less), I feel empty. The X-Files has taken some major steps, and I hope that they can adapt to them. The Syndicate is no more, all we have is the CSM. While I'm not totally opposed to this plot development, I'd rather we have more evil characters to buffet the attempts of Mulder and Scully. Speaking of attempts (or lack there of), Mulder's new attitude on life is sickening. Mulder, of all people, should not believe in fate. Fate, is a depressing state of life which leaves no hope of free will and was created by those who didn't want to take the responsibility for their own actions. Fate, is another way of passing the buck. Mulder's meek acceptance of the events surrounding him was so out of character, and not in a good way. As people have pointed out, this whole quest of The X-Files focus around Mulder, his character can't change, is incapable of changing in fact. Now that the "Real Truth" is staring me in the face, I find that, while I'll miss the secrets, the "Real Truth" leaves as much room for discussion and thought as anything. Amazingly enough, these thoughts don't border on the science fiction aspects of the show. Just plain old morality questions. Did the Syndicate deserve to die in that fashion? After all they were saving humanity, even if it was just themselves and their families they were saving. But back to the episode, I didn't like the way Mulder and Scully were separated, I'd think that if world domination was occurring Mulder wouldn't go meekly to be saved (and he sure as Hell would tell Scully first instead of Diana), he'd tell the world, try to save all innocent lives. It seems a rather daunting project, but hey, Mulder's taken on worse before. My last note, Spender's death was uncalled for, in the end I liked him, he was only doing what he thought was right. That could be said for every character but lets not go into that. I do hate Fowley with a vengeance. I can't describe it yet, I'll see what she does in future episodes. Lastly, the reason these episodes only rated average for me was because, although we learned a lot of new stuff, the episode itself was somewhat sketchy. I wasn't sure what Mulder and Scully and Skinner were up to in the end. No matter, they have the X-Files back now, and instead of chasing down false leads, they can turn their attentions to this new alien race, because as we can all see, all deals are off and the original Syndicate plan was shot to hell. It's time to start playing these alien nations off each other so that all of humanity can survive."
-Eileen A.-

"With featureless faces among those putting a face on things, this well oiled two part episode binds things together. In episodes which feature the X-Files original mythology, the show and it's characters can take on a unique and intense aura. With these two X-mythological episodes this atmosphere grows and new shadings to events enliven the proceedings, already fascinating characters become deeply interesting and in giving prospective to the shows occurrences, it's creators yield effective results. I believe that this episode displays the direction the show should be taking at this point in it's development. These episodes are an exclamation mark in a show which was drowning in too many questions, and are rejuvenating in the best way. It is nice to get some real developments to experiment with, instead of false offerings, like the burning of Mulder's office, Mulder and Scully half baked romance, and the termination of Mulder and Scully as well as the cancellation the X-Files. Carter and crew may have felt they had to stretch things out with things like that to keep peoples attention, but there is nothing to keep ones attention that is better than disclosing an involving central story. This is a particularly excellent thing for a veteran television show in it's last couple of seasons when there is often a tendency for self parody and recycling of ideas. Anderson's acting was enough to derail an oncoming train, her portrayal of a determined Scully looking to find answers was rich and expressive. Duchovny conveyed a bitter and dark element to his character that shows all the wear and tear his character has been through in his search for the truth, as well as the uncomfortable answers he has found. I like the fact that Mulder is becoming more and more like the cryptic Cigarette Smoking Man in his speech, especially when talking to those not privy to his bizarre experiences. Nicholas Lea, Mimi Rogers and the entire supporting cast was excellent, adding flames to the fire and leaving me comfortably charred."
-Michael B.-

"Best damn pair of episodes yet. I can for the first time finally say that I can explain what is going on. Now I know the motivations of most, if not all, of the characters. I understand the titles too. The Two Fathers are Mr. Mulder and CSG Spencer, and the one son is Fox himself, that was clear when Cancerman blew away Agent Spender. Hey, he had it coming to him, the unreasonable little flake. Cancerman needs some serious psychotherapy for "choosing" Fox over his own son. Definitely some issues there. I guess we're pretty much back to square one with all of our actualized research burned or stolen from us. I loved the scene when both Mulder and Scully sneak a peek at each other in the shower, very funny, I think we all wanted that to happen. I thought the episodes were extremely intense, thick with plot, and although were highly revealing, still had us guessing up until the end. Wow, the syndicate is dead."
-Mark P.-

"I didn't care much for 'Two Fathers,' but that is just personal opinion. The story didn't interest me much, and after finally hearing and seeing the mythology explained I thought it was really weak, and silly. 'One Son' was very interesting but Mulder's idiotic treatment of Scully made me really mad, so most of the time I was pretty disgruntled. Also no one could seem to help Marita, and that put me off further. Mulder was behaving in a weird way, dismissing so easily what Scully was telling him. Even though he went to Fowley's apartment to check her out, you'd think the CSM showing up would have made him a little more suspicious...duh!! Mulder is a punk ass! Just when Spender had redeemed himself he gets offed. So sad, but I guess that's the way with good versus evil. I'll miss the weasel now."
-Anne M.-

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