Friday, July 4, 2008

Happy 4th Everybody


It's an Independence day here in the states, and you know what that means. Time to eat barbecue till you explode, and drink beer till you pass out. It's the American way! No, that's not what it's all about. Just eighty-five percent of it, the other fifteen is celebrating freedom, fireworks, and our heroes. Which brings us to three of my favorite heroes from the X-Files universe.

#22
"Three of a Kind"
Episode 19, Season, 6

The Lone Gunmen infiltrate a defence contractors' conference in Las Vegas. There they encounter Susanne Modeski a scientist who was kidnapped by government operatives ten years ago; and was responsible for bringing the Gunmen together.

Why I love it: WOOHOOO! The Lone Gunmen, and an episode all about them. I'm a big fan, and although these episodes signify that one of our principle actors with be missing, in this case Duchovny. They're usually pretty fun, and this one's just plain crazy. There's no real X-file here, but TLG call Scully in anyway, as to have their own government badass to go against those surrounding Modeski, and also to autopsy a fellow nerd who got hit by a bus. Scully while working is injected with AH gas, (developed by Modeski, and stolen, unbeknownst to her) after she discovers something about said nerd. The gas isn't without it's side effects, and in Scully's case they're hilarious. She acts like she's on some combo of ether, and speed, and Gillian Anderson looks like she's having way too much fun with it. High Scully is my favorite part, but the friendship between our three heroes, and the suspense of the story are highlights as well. There's also a plot here, that makes the whole story fall together. But I can't really recall it, due to intense laughter.

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