#the conundrum

"You're not yourself" connects directly to "I"m me again."

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ON-SCREEN -> CAS, sputtering: To-to go out there alone? Jack, you have been on the radar of every angel and demon and power broker in creation since the day you were born and I’m sorry, but you’re not exactly yourself.

14x02

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"I'm me again."

14x14

(scripts via @spnscripthunt-inactive)

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Propaganda:

Phoebe Green: I can kinda admire how hateable she was with so little screentime

Invisigoth/Esther Nairn: she has a doctorate and a truckload of eyeliner. what more do you need?

The Conundrum: He ate.

Dr. Blockhead: I don't think that man has a medical degree

BLOCKHEAD: I don't answer any questions until I talk to my lawyer. MULDER: Who's your lawyer? BLOCKHEAD: I represent myself.

SCULLY: Well, his body possesses some anatomical discrepancies... some offshoots of the esophagus and trachea that almost seem umbilical in nature and... I've never seen anything like it. BLOCKHEAD: And you never will again. Twenty-first century genetic engineering will not only eradicate the siamese twins and the alligator-skinned people, but you're going to be hard-pressed to find, uh, a slight overbite or a not-so-high cheek bone. You see, I've seen the future and the future looks just like him. (He points at Mulder, who is standing in front of a trailer in a classic model pose. Hands on his hips, one foot up on the step, looking off into the distance.) Imagine going through your whole life looking like that. That's why it's left up to the self-made freaks like me and the Conundrum to remind people.

Ronnie Strickland: Honestly, if being an actual [episode spoilers] vampire turned out to be super lame, I would also put in fake fangs and do all the stereotypical stuff for funsies

Carla Stonecypher/Michael Kinsley : Teamwork makes the dreamwork 😎 #stonecypher is a badass name

Triangle-verse!Skinner: [MILD EPISODE SPOILERS] undercover wwii resistance woo

Mr. Nutt: Michael J. Anderson was born on Halloween and has worked for both David Lynch (Twin Peaks!) and Nasa. And he plays a hilarious hotel manager here!

Flukeman: Iconique! Darin Morgan's first time working on the show

The Eves: Such a cool concept. So terrifying.

"You and you. You have 46 chromosomes. The Adams and the Eves ... we have 56. We have extra chromosomes. Number 4, 5, 12, 16, and 22. This replication of chromosomes also produces additional genes. Heightened strength. Heightened intelligence." "Heightened psychosis."

It felt like she cared too much, and it wasn't valued there. Not sure what the reason was, either she wasn't able to show it, or they put emphasis on different things.

It was slightly disappointing to see her making a commitment to come back, especially after both boss ladies said that they couldn't see her as a leader. I didn't like how her need to prove herself forced her to agree to staying at the place that hurt her.

Oh! The end! She hangs up shackle-pompoms! Good for her!

Strangely, I am a bit wary of Reece, her dancing is exceptional, but her interviews make me wonder how she manages to be so nice, and I am left with an impression of a cold-blooded killer*

Speaking of women that are killing it, it's the management; not many could elevate the team to the heights where hoards apply to work as the second job, full of impossibly high demands, earning only ginger cents**

There was also a lot of talk about Jesus, and a lot of talk about proving yourself, and a lot of hours put into the work.

* <it's kind of amazing, this mystery>