It was posted February 27, 2000, so more than fourteen years ago.
"Closure" was broadcast here the second week of February in 2000. It's just a guess but I think that phrase "handcuffed to a dead woman" is also an allusion to Samantha's fate. As we find out in "Closure," his search for his sister is fruitless since she died (or was ascended, turned into starlight, whatever) when she was just fourteen, long before Mulder found the X-Files. Mulder was certainly chained to his search for Samantha, and after being abducted by Duane Barry, Scully was as well.
I think this works as a post-ep for the abduction arc, and for "Firewalker" and its aftermath, much better than as a preamble for "Irresistible." It's late, I'm going to bed but I'll be back with more commentary tomorrow about the episodes, the story, in particular the mysterious POV switching in the beginning. It is startling. I think it's meant to be.
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Date: 2014-05-23 07:05 am (UTC)"Closure" was broadcast here the second week of February in 2000. It's just a guess but I think that phrase "handcuffed to a dead woman" is also an allusion to Samantha's fate. As we find out in "Closure," his search for his sister is fruitless since she died (or was ascended, turned into starlight, whatever) when she was just fourteen, long before Mulder found the X-Files. Mulder was certainly chained to his search for Samantha, and after being abducted by Duane Barry, Scully was as well.
I think this works as a post-ep for the abduction arc, and for "Firewalker" and its aftermath, much better than as a preamble for "Irresistible." It's late, I'm going to bed but I'll be back with more commentary tomorrow about the episodes, the story, in particular the mysterious POV switching in the beginning. It is startling. I think it's meant to be.