Fic Recs: 2x05 Duane Barry

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The first time I watched "Duane Barry," the twist ending was a shock. I was even surprised that Duane Barry’s implants weren’t just a figment of his imagination. When Mulder confronts Scully with the evidence, I wanted her to keep an open mind. After all, she’s seen this kind of thing before—she handed a similar metal object to Blevins during the pilot episode. But she’s still thinking about what the ballistics guy said to her—about the etching on the metal–when she waves the implant in front of the register at the market. It looked impulsive, but Scully is a scientist. Maybe she was testing a hypothesis?

Honestly, as many times as I’ve rewatched it, I still can’t make sense of the ending. But overall, this was a well-constructed, exciting episode.

Krycek has almost no role to play in this drama other than to fetch coffee and look like a third wheel. But don’t worry, Fans of Alex, he’s back in a major way in "Ascension."

RECS, because that's why you're here.

This fic is mostly an interesting backstory for Krycek, interspersed with Mulder guilt-tripping about Scully's abduction.

Second Chances (12035 words) by zulu
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The X-Files
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Krycek/Samantha, Mulder/Krycek, Mulder/Scully
Characters: Alex Krycek, Samantha Mulder, Cigarette-Smoking Man, Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Cassandra Spender, Jeffrey Spender
Additional Tags: Mytharc, Backstory
Summary: Before he was Ratboy.

This fic isn't so much a missing scene as it is a bit of missing Scully introspection. It's surprisingly sweet for J-O.

Strange Infatuation by Jennifer-Oksana
Fandom: X-Files
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Rating: PG, M/S UST, V
Spoilers: Duane Barry
Summary: Strange infatuation seems to grace the evening tide–
Disclaimer: Not mine. They belong to Chris Carter and Company. This isn’t a song story, but the title is from a lyric from the Placebo song, “Without You I’m Nothing,” just to give credit where it’s due.

This missing scene provides the missing explanation for how Duane Barry got from his ICU bed in Richmond, Virginia to Scully's apartment.

Duane Barry (372 words) by scullywolf
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The X-Files
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Alex Krycek, Duane Barry
Additional Tags: Missing Scene
Series: Part 29 of TXF: Scenes in Between

Last but not least, from the blog, Great Writers Steal, Why Shouldn't You:
Great Moments in Literary Theft: David Duchovny’s Red Speedo Poem.

The title says it all. Well, almost all.