Anything by RivaT is aces with me, and my opinion of this bravely conceived adventure is very high. I like the dry distance with which she regards her characters, which makes Mulder's "It's not too hard" pop. Indirect declarations of love are the perfect blend of sap, angst, denial, and confession.
It's just an impression, but I feel that the ship and the remarkable bee-and-alien casefile strive against each other a little. Although I'm never averse to an /other complication--stories require conflict--this one seemed oddly gratuitous. But we must remember that our sensibilities have become infected by the love that then could not speak its name but has since become canon and rather confining to ficsters. This author could never be put in a cage.
The Samantha story is sheer horror, and we leave the poor little thing in a state of unconscious brain-warp. It's believable, though, and better than Chris Carter's sentimental write-off. I was especially fascinated by Mulder's psychological meltdown once he achieved his fondest wish. This guy doesn't really know what he wants, except Scully, though his busy schedule never seems to allow him to bed her.
I suppose the Mulder/Krycek cooperation is unlikely, but I like Krycek in the same don't-bother-me-with-facts way that RT does. And although unconvinced by the abused child theory of Mulderneurosis, it had become a fandom trope and this writer at least uses it sparingly.
Krycek. Such a bone of contention. But if we want tears and arguments rather than a polite exchange of opinions, we might dip into--I'm blocking. Continued in next post.
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Date: 2011-10-16 03:14 pm (UTC)It's just an impression, but I feel that the ship and the remarkable bee-and-alien casefile strive against each other a little. Although I'm never averse to an /other complication--stories require conflict--this one seemed oddly gratuitous. But we must remember that our sensibilities have become infected by the love that then could not speak its name but has since become canon and rather confining to ficsters. This author could never be put in a cage.
The Samantha story is sheer horror, and we leave the poor little thing in a state of unconscious brain-warp. It's believable, though, and better than Chris Carter's sentimental write-off. I was especially fascinated by Mulder's psychological meltdown once he achieved his fondest wish. This guy doesn't really know what he wants, except Scully, though his busy schedule never seems to allow him to bed her.
I suppose the Mulder/Krycek cooperation is unlikely, but I like Krycek in the same don't-bother-me-with-facts way that RT does. And although unconvinced by the abused child theory of Mulderneurosis, it had become a fandom trope and this writer at least uses it sparingly.
Krycek. Such a bone of contention. But if we want tears and arguments rather than a polite exchange of opinions, we might dip into--I'm blocking. Continued in next post.