Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
A bit of a backslide here this week with "Home Again," though it was definitely the most emotionally hefty of these new chapters so far. While we all slowly discover what these six new X-Files episodes truly are (were they to be a single-arc miniseries or a condensed version of a regular season?) it's become more apparent that the major through line here is William. And Mulder and Scully's regrets over giving him up. Or, as Scully felt this week, the fear that they tossed him away like "trash." As something to push out of sight and keep out of mind.
Essentially, "Home Again" was another monster hunt. Not as insightful or hilarious as last week's rather meta take on urban legends, but still - a boogeyman tale. A street artist's rebellious artwork coming to life in violent defense of the homeless. Sort of a ghost tale, as "Trash Man" (Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong) mentioned to our heroes something about spirits floating about, looking for various vessels. Meaning, we're to sort of assuming that could have happened here with the unstoppable "Band Aid Nose Man" and his penchant for ripping apart smarmy city bureaucrats.
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A bit of a backslide here this week with "Home Again," though it was definitely the most emotionally hefty of these new chapters so far. While we all slowly discover what these six new X-Files episodes truly are (were they to be a single-arc miniseries or a condensed version of a regular season?) it's become more apparent that the major through line here is William. And Mulder and Scully's regrets over giving him up. Or, as Scully felt this week, the fear that they tossed him away like "trash." As something to push out of sight and keep out of mind.
Essentially, "Home Again" was another monster hunt. Not as insightful or hilarious as last week's rather meta take on urban legends, but still - a boogeyman tale. A street artist's rebellious artwork coming to life in violent defense of the homeless. Sort of a ghost tale, as "Trash Man" (Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong) mentioned to our heroes something about spirits floating about, looking for various vessels. Meaning, we're to sort of assuming that could have happened here with the unstoppable "Band Aid Nose Man" and his penchant for ripping apart smarmy city bureaucrats.
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