X Files: Aubrey (s2 e12)

Summary: A serial killer from 50 years prior is being conjured up in a female officer’s dreams. Location: Aubrey, Missouri; Edmund, Nebraska Guest Actors: Terry O’Quin (Millennium) “I’ve always been intrigued by women named BJ.” – Mulder

X Files: Excelsius Dei (s2 e11)

Summary: Weird things going on at a convalescent home. Experimental drugs. Ghosts. Eastern medicine. Very typical low lighting. Nice room-filling-with-water stunt towards the end. Location: Worcester, Massachusetts Guess Actors: Teryl Rothery (Stargate SG-1); Sab Shimono (Japanese-American character actor)

X Files: Red Museum (s2 e10)

Summary: A religious cult abducting children or bovine growth hormone causing violence. Scully recognizes deep throat’s hit man cleaning up after the drug testing gets exposed. Location: Delta Glen, Wisconsin Guest Actors: Paul Sand (general all-around weirdo character actor)

X Files: Firewalker (s2 e9)

Summary: A half-charred, half-mad volcanologist killing his colleagues. A suspected silicon-based fungal organism effecting people. Some mention of Scully returning to work after her abduction. Location: Pasadena, California; Mount Avalon, Oregon Guest Actors: Bradley Whitford (West Wing); Hiro Kanagawa (Caprica)

The State & Education

I’m of the opinion that the state cannot spend too much money on education.  Ever dollar spent reaps rewards many fold over. While the modern Republicans are more than happy to put words in the mouths of the Founding Fathers, and claim them as their own and no one else’s, if you return to the … Read more

Monster of the Week

I’m sure you’ve noticed that my X Files viewing note-taking has been spamming my own blog and rss feed recently.  If you missed the start, I’m re-watching the whole series on Hulu commercial free. David Herrold recently brought to my attention someone who’s doing a similar thing, but much better.  Shaenon K. Garrity has a … Read more