The X-Files gives us the rapidly-becoming traditional midseason mythology two-parter with “Nisei” and “731”, and it also doesn’t give us much new information or answer any questions, but it’s certainly gripping!
Tuning In Episode 63: The X-Files, Nisei/731
David
-I always remembered the mythology being so messy and hard to follow, but when I did my rewatch last year I actually thought they tied everything together surprisingly well, at least until some time after the movie. Although after you watch the movie, I would recommend listening to Chris Carter’s weird spoken word hidden track from the soundtrack, where he lays out some of the plot details a bit more clearly.
Also, I think Scully’s susceptibility to the various syndicate guys is very much a mirror of Mulder’s to Deep Throat (and basically anyone who mentions aliens). He needs an otherworldly explanation for his sister being taken, so that it’s something he could never have stopped from happening. She needs real people to be behind the bad things that happened to her, so that she can eventually achieve some kind of justice. That’s my take on it at least.
Eric Brasure
-Good points! Yeah, I think the mythology hangs together pretty well until the first movie. It’s really only about the end of season six/beginning of season seven that the thing really starts to go off the rails.
I like your theory about Scully’s sympathies for the Syndicate. Makes a lot of sense, especially when you consider that the ones she encounters look like kindly old men, and her father is dead, so…