The X Files Season 2 Discussion Thread

[Dark Avenger]

As I said I would create it.

Little Green Men. I liked this opening episode, and the first one where Smoking Man and Mulder interact. I forgot Gillian Anderson was pregnant during these, and love that they do so well to hide, it keep Scully in long coats, film stunt doubles for her back shoots, and film her from the waste up in all shots when she's talking to people. 

I liked that we got our first flashback into Mulder's sister abduction. 

I did like the Aliens coming to the base, to cover evidence. And, it looks good in HD. They did remaster the older seasons well. 


The episode ends with Mulder back at his surveillance job, listening to the tape he took from station. A tape that should have a whole lot of weirdness on it, but is now just a couple hours worth of static. But he listens anyway. As he tells Scully when she arrived on site earlier to rescue him. Mulder's faith is restored, and when Mulder has faith, he has all the patience in the world, not like Scully, but who supports him. 

[Katie]

I loved this one. And yes, Smoking Man and Mulder speak for the first time.

[Tim]

Of course, Gillian being pregnant played a big role in the storyline, with Scully being abducted.

[Jean]

It sure did play a huge part in the series moving forward and was a huge part of major stories. I really liked the arc, and they did so well with it and working around the pregnancy.

And I remember Gillian's daughter Piper was named in honor of her in an episode of the series 'Piper Maru'.

[Tim]

And the grown Piper looks a lot like her Mom.

[Dark Avenger]

Mar 25, 2020 23:28:26 GMT -5 Tim said:

And the grown Piper looks a lot like her Mom.

She really does. And she worked on the show in S10 and S11 in the prop department.

[Tim]

Kind of a mother/daughter project

[Jean]

Yup! I've seen her in the Season 10 boxset extras in the behind the scenes interviews.

[Tim]

Sounds interesting.

[Dark Avenger]

I've seen those special features on my Blu-Ray collection. Very cool. I love how in-depth they were with the interviews and talking about nearly all the episodes.

Those are my favourite parts of extras on boxsets.

[Katie]

Yeah, it's so nice when shows do that in boxsets. I love the behind the scenes stuff.

[Tim]

Yeah, those features are great.  Nice to hear the actor's fond memories of working on the show.

[Jean]

I love those too. You are making me want to re-watch them.

I remember Gillian Anderson did a commentary for the episode she wrote and directed in Season 7.

[Tim]

Gillian is now playing Margaret Thatcher on The Crown.  Well, she has lived in Britain for a while now.

[Dark Avenger]

Mar 28, 2020 18:26:44 GMT -5 Tim said:

Gillian is now playing Margaret Thatcher on The Crown.  Well, she has lived in Britain for a while now.

That's right she is. I might check it out just for her, she is a good actress. She has lived there for a while, her two sons are british, and grew up here. Her oldest daughter not so much.

I heard Gillian said her accent changes, when she's in England, its british, but she can go back to the states and her hometown, and its American again, when she's around people.