Go ahead and call this episode silly because it’s about a talking tattoo, but I dig it so much. In addition to Mulder visiting Graceland and Scully getting her groove back, there’s the opening scene where Scully points out that their latest informant clearly lifted his government-conspiracy story from a “Rocky and Bullwinkle” story arc.
I know people talk about “Home,” but casting Jodie Foster as a disembodied voice that tells a man to kill people is the sickest thing this show ever did.
I really, really need to re-watch ALL of these again!
I always loved this ep. Especially when she tells Mulder it’s not all about him.
That guy Scully hooked up with was so ergotistical.
Argh.
This MotW takes everything I liked about this episode and makes it even better.
I always forget that, hilariously, Jodie Foster did the voice of the evil tattoo… 😉
well done!
She really is perfect for the voice of Betty though, isn’t she?
All the epic props for a “Screwfly Solution” reference.
What a coincidence! A few weeks ago, I got tattooed and had an itch to rewatch this episode. Go Scully 🙂
I don’t call this episode silly because of the talking tattoo, I call this episode silly because I have suspension-of-disbelief objections to Busman’s Holiday episodes in worlds with a Masquerade.
When Mulder gave Scully s**t about the tattoo and random sex, I really wanted her to go “*cough* Vampires *cough*”.
She has sex once in this entire series. As a result, she almost gets blargled to death. Them next week, she gets cancer.
I’m pretty sure there’s a second in this episode at the beginning where they actually show Jodi Foster. She’s one of the extras in the office scene where Jerse freaks out.
Also, I always think its funny how Scully just happens upon x-files all the time. Mulder has to actively search for them but all Scully has to do is drive to Philly and have a random hook-up to find one.
And kudos for the Elvis eating a sandwich in the I Want to Believe poster.
Scully works on The X-Files, but she vacations in The Outer Limits.
If by “sickest” you mean “most awesomest”, Shaenon. If by “sickest” you mean “most awesomest”.
Scully works on The X-Files, but she vacations in The Outer Limits.
I absolutely ADORE the tension of the last scene in this one. Awesome stuff.
Nothing about Scully admitting to having an Electra Complex?
I always thought it’d be funny to have a scene with the Face Dancing aliens in Season 10 where they have a Something They’d Never Say moment to bring that up again.
“Wait, how do I know you’re the real Mulder?”
“When we make love, sometimes you pretend I’m your father.”
“Oh, come on, everybody knows I have an Electra Complex. You’ve gotta do better than that.”
“You make me call you Starbuck.”
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The Bride has a hyponogogic Jodie Foster tattoo.