Thread by @JacquelynGill

It's #SureFineWhatever time! Mute or follow along as we start with S3 E1: The Blessing Way. Mulder is missing, possibly dead! One nice thing I really appreciated about this show at the time is the equal-opportunity peril. Scully isn't always the damsel.

Just once I want Scully to say, "The files are up your ass," or something similarly crass. She's much more professional than I feel like I'd be at that point. (Also, I'm loving the 1940's feel on her hairstyle.) #SureFineWhatever

"With all due respect, sir, I think you overestimate your position in the chain of command."

I mean, she's not wrong. It's not like any of these guys are playing by the rules here, even aside from the secret international cabal. Black ops helicopters, etc.

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What do we think the mistake is that Dana is referring to, that her dad would be so ashamed of? Because somehow, I don't think she's talking about lying to the FBI to protect Mulder. #SureFineWhatever

Frohike showing up drunk and grizzled at Scully's house in grief, and their dedication to finding the truth, is such a tender moment.

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I'm basically avoiding commenting on the eponymous Navajo ceremony depicted in this episode, because I'm not qualified (I'm still looking for a good Native critique). But I suspect that, like so may Hollywood depictions of Native culture, it's a settler fantasy. #SureFineWhatever

No, Cancer Man, I'm pretty sure it's just unfortunate for you.

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Um, yes, please remove the small metal object embedded in my skin, immediately, post-haste, right now, ASAP, stat. #SureFineWhatever

Here's a thesis that talks about Native representations in popular media that talks about missteps in "Anasazi," and how Chris Carter was invited to meet with Navajo (Diné) people to learn more afterwards: scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewconten… #SureFineWhatever

Can you imagine someone telling you that they think your immediate family member isn't actually dead, at their funeral? I feel like they sort of glossed over that.

(And it's the Well-Manicured Man!)

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Hey, I'd know that sexy bald pate anywhere! Do we trust Skinner? #SureFineWhatever

GOD DAMN IT, KRYCEK!

(I feel like I say this in every single episode he's in.)

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Honestly, this was a way worse cliff-hanger for me than the season 2 finale somehow. Yes, we'd waited all summer, but the Skinner threat was so intense! And right after Melissa's death, too. I wasn't a fan of Melissa, but I knew it was going to crush Scully. #SureFineWhatever

Starting S3 E2: Paper Clip!

I think I'm going to start talking like Skinner at work. "You've been relieved of your administrative function."

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Mitch Pileggi is aging like a fine cheese, I see.

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Mulder: The Cigarette Smoking Man killed my father, and then he killed me."

Skinner:

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FYI, Operation Paper Clip was 100% a real thing.

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why…

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What video tape collection do we think Frohike is waiting for?

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I feel like this is a really serious episode and I'm in a really silly mood tonight, I'm sorry!

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Well, Watson's reputation is a little more tarnished than it was.

vox.com/2019/1/15/1818…

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"Lots of files."

"Lots and lots of files!"

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Skinner taunting the Smoking Man while he has a melt-down is my favorite Skinner.

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"For something to live, another thing must be sacrificed."

Death is part of life, but I am really bad at it.

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I want a spinoff show about Albert Hosteen and the Navajo code-talkers. #SureFineWhatever

And alien-human hybrids have officially been added to the Mythology.

(I never understood what "post-apocalyptic identification" meant. In a post-apocalypse, I feel like identifying bodies using DNA would be low on the list? Am I misunderstanding that?)

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It's amazing to me how this show makes us kind of root for Krycek, after everything he's done. I think a lot of that is Nicholas Lea's acting. #SureFineWhatever

Here's tonight's silly X-Files Etsy find:

etsy.com/listing/240020…

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"This is where you pucker up and kiss my ass."

THAT is what I was waiting for. THANK YOU.

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Scully and Mulder have now both lost their fathers, and both lost their sisters. Shared loss is a really powerful bond.

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Whew! We made it through the three-episode mythology arc. Next week, we've got D.P.O. (a young Jack Black and Giovanni Ribisi!) and Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose (a Darin Morgan episode, Emmy winner, and one of my favorites). Goodnight, all! #SureFineWhatever