******SPOILERS FOR THIS AND BADLAA******
I started liking Doggett from this episode because Scully was slightly (understandably) mean to him. The slow building of their dynamic is one of the best ways of introducing a new character i've ever seen.
The good:
other:
Would give 8.5/10 if possible.
I started liking Doggett from this episode because Scully was slightly (understandably) mean to him. The slow building of their dynamic is one of the best ways of introducing a new character i've ever seen.
The good:
- continuing the slow build on D and S. Not friendly too quickly. Very well handled.
- Love the look Scully gives *Doggett and friends* at the start.
- welcome return of the rest-of-the-FBI-thinks-your-department-is-crazy thing. I know most people didn't seem to like this much but I missed it when they stopped doing it after season two. I also missed Spooky references.
- Yay horror episode.
- 'Agent Doggett is recently assigned' LOL.
- lots of small funny moments.
- Good to see Doggett with the normal cops because that's what he is.
- Doggett sticking up for Scully even though he doesn't agree with her (but would have liked to hear what he actually said).
- liked the beginning of Scully trying to be the believer. If someone had told me Scully was going to be the believer of the show I wouldn't have thought it'd work, but she's clearly struggling and her motives for trying are believable. It helps that this comes up again later in the season (Badlaa) in a convincing way that shows it still bothers her, while not beating me over the head with it.
- Doggett laughs at 'terminal loneliness'. Nice moment for them.
- well crafted episode that brings us full circle back to Mulder's office.
other:
- Bat monster not as science-y as it could be (but this isn't actually a problem because the episode is really about D and S). Scully trying to convince D would have been a good excuse for more of this (and in season eight in general).
- Lynch mob a bit full-on: they are cops after all.
Would give 8.5/10 if possible.