ThrowgnCpr said:Tonight's episode was definitely a mess. The tone of this entire mini series has been off, but I've still enjoyed it to an extent. I didn't enjoy much about this episode. Sigh.
bionicbob said:Ok... Babylon.... I dunno....
Was I just tired and not in the right mind set?
Or was this episode a complete mess?
It seemed to be trying way too hard and not succeeding at any level for me.
The only thing I enjoyed were the Mulder and Scully scenes together, their chemistry is still magnetic.
But everything else... meh....
I did not like the X-Twins... particularly Robbie Amell, I just could not buy him at all in the role.
Mulder's shroom trip went from funny, too silly, to just too far.... man, Duchoveny loves to take his shirt off...lol
Was this Carter's attempt at an After School Message special????
Again, I dunno, maybe I am in a grumpy mood, but I just found the whole episode a giant misfire. I applaud the concept, and give kudos to Carter for tackling the subject matter, but I really think this was a real stinker of a episode, and no amount of Lumineers will make it smell less.
In my opinion, there's nothing weird about this. Carter has barely worked in 15 years, and he's never been a very good director either. That Wong's and the Morgans' episodes would be better was pretty much a given to me after I Want To Believe. Hopefully Gilligan (and possibly Spotnitz) will return if they make a season 11. And they should hire some actual directors while they're at it. (What's Rob Bowman doing nowadays?)Q2 said:Odd that two two episodes Carter wrote are also the weakest so far.
bionicbob said:So.......
Six very mixed episodes, none really capturing the tone or magic of the original run.
However, Mulder and Scully's chemistry is still magnetic and was the best part of the run. In particular, anything exploring their personal history and their son William.
In the end, I did not care for the retro-conned mythology or maybe I just do not understand it? So it was never about Alien Colonization, but "a conspiracy of men"...? How boring. I know I am missing something.... lol
I thought there was waaaaaaayyyyyy too much humour.
The monster episodes I did not find that scary. Again, nothing really matched the spookiness of the original run or felt very memorable.
But despite all that, I would still love to see Mulder and Scully return and get another kick at the can.
ThrowgnCpr said:I was planning movie edit of the two bookend episodes, with various footage from other eps, but the finale put me in a bind. I guess I need to wait to get some official news...
bionicbob said:Would you colour correct Scully's hair? :lol::lol::lol:
Yeah, as someone who vaguely respects but has never really seen much of the show's good years, I can't say as I'm interested in bingeing this mini-season anytime soon. Sounds like a completists'-only affair.Vultural said:I have resisted viewing this.
Your comments are persuasive as far as continuing avoidance.
Gaith said:Yeah, as someone who vaguely respects but has never really seen much of the show's good years, I can't say as I'm interested in bingeing this mini-season anytime soon. Sounds like a completists'-only affair.
ThrowgnCpr said:It feels like they are trying to cram way too much in a short amount of time. Like they're trying to squeeze the content of a full ~24-episode season into the new ~6-episode format.