I don't know why I resist "inventing the Mulders." I guess I feel it's more like homework than entertainment.
Which isn't fair, of course, because we're being serious here. "China" has angst, but it also has a sort of "alternate reality" quality about it--not what we normally call alternate reality--in that it escapes the claustrophobic difficulties canon presented us with. These difficulties give us a different scene, different characters, a different relationship to deconstruct and feel bad about.
I don't feel that bad about Richard. It's like an angst vacation. Heartless. Maybe.
Forgive my crack about fairytales. But I know you once said that you "hate fairies." Yes, you did. Internet obsessives are on the case as we speak.
I concede that Jon Stewart has inner pain. But I'm thinking Anthony Weiner has inner/outer pain. He's kind of cute.
Re: Oppressive?
Which isn't fair, of course, because we're being serious here. "China" has angst, but it also has a sort of "alternate reality" quality about it--not what we normally call alternate reality--in that it escapes the claustrophobic difficulties canon presented us with. These difficulties give us a different scene, different characters, a different relationship to deconstruct and feel bad about.
I don't feel that bad about Richard. It's like an angst vacation. Heartless. Maybe.
Forgive my crack about fairytales. But I know you once said that you "hate fairies." Yes, you did. Internet obsessives are on the case as we speak.
I concede that Jon Stewart has inner pain. But I'm thinking Anthony Weiner has inner/outer pain. He's kind of cute.
You want more funny? Give me time.