tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post5789270339330037821..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The X-Files: Fresh BonesBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-33081523558027765982014-01-23T06:47:29.357-05:002014-01-23T06:47:29.357-05:00This episode always, always creeps me out. I have...This episode always, always creeps me out. I have to steel myself before I watch it. I think it's because the idea of bad voodoo, not to mention being buried alive, is the stuff of my nightmares.<br /><br />I do like the fact that the religion is shown as just that. It is not solely something of evil. And, the twist at the end is fantastic.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-27235540684696187492014-01-22T19:03:46.799-05:002014-01-22T19:03:46.799-05:00Callum Keith Rennie. YESSSSSS.Callum Keith Rennie. YESSSSSS.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-90744598110567045002014-01-22T09:59:45.554-05:002014-01-22T09:59:45.554-05:00I had a similar reaction to Heather, in that I don...I had a similar reaction to Heather, in that I don't remember really liking this one back in the day, but found it fairly engaging this time through. It had some good mystery, and I kind of liked the focus on the refugee issues. Funny how time can shift your perspective.<br /><br />But I think my favorite part of this one was the cavalcade of familiar guest stars. Jamil Walker Smith (Greer, <i>Stargate: Universe</i>) as Chester, Callum Keith Rennie (<i>Due South</i>, <i>BSG</i>, many other things) as the cemetery keeper, Daniel Benzali (<i>Murder One</i>) as the Colonel, Roger Cross --- again --- as a different military guy, and Peter Kelamis (Brody, SGU) as the doctor who mispronounced McAlpin as dead. Little baby Jamil Walker Smith fairly blew my mind. I saw his name in the guest cast, but for some reason, it didn’t occur to me that he would be so young until he popped up on the screen and I went “Holy crap!” That tricky time factor again. It just doesn't seem like it's been 20 years. :)Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-33302846538329150952014-01-21T22:15:03.270-05:002014-01-21T22:15:03.270-05:00Great review!
Yes, you nailed it that the episode...Great review! <br />Yes, you nailed it that the episode has a political karma feel to it like a handful per season did for the show. I gave this episode the short shrift when I saw it originally but on a recent re-watch loved it for the story, theme and scope of what it wanted to say. And yes, S2 does a number on Scully's skepticism to be sure. Funny that many of the moments we witness where Scully is experiencing something beyond explanation, Mulder doesn't which puts the onus on Scully herself... an ultimately interesting choice the writers maximized, in my opinion!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.com