xfilesficrecs | Fic Recs: 2x25 Anasazi (Reply)

"Anasazi" is paced more like a thriller than a procedural. The earthquake in the teaser is directly related to the larger story, but in the words of former Navajo code talker, Albert Hosteen, it's an omen, a portend of things to come. "The earth has a secret it needs to tell," he tells his son and grandson. David Duchovny shared a writing credit with CC and it shows. This is a very Mulder (and Mulder-family)-centric episode. For better, and for worse, "Anasazi" and the two episodes that follow set up The X-Files mytharc through season five.

Fanfic Recs

There are four, which is fewer than I'd hoped for, given that we have at last emerged from the fic wasteland.

Kipler wanted her audience to know that this was written in the summer of 1995. "Please note: This story has an expiration date of September, 1995 - the season premiere episode of the X-Files. After that, the point becomes moot. So, read it in the summer." Sorry, Kipler. I read it yesterday, and you know what? I liked it. Of course, it's been jossed. Think of as an AU, if you need to. I enjoyed it for what it is: a sensitive character study of Scully grieving Mulder's death in the boxcar.

"Time" by Kipler
Rated PG | 30K | Category VA | Archived 96-06-12
Spoilers: Anasazi
Keywords: (mine not hers) post-episode, angst
Summary: Scully believes that Mulder is dead.

Also at Gossamer.

"Bed" is a missing scene vignette for "Anasazi."

onpaperfirst is terrific with the little details that make a story come alive.

"Bed" by onpaperfirst
Warnings: none
Rating: Gen
Characters: Fox Mulder and Dana Scully
Summary: "She considered herself a trustworthy person in ways that would look good on a job evaluation, but refused to take the point any further."

To get to Bill Mulder before he could tell his son the truth, someone had to know about it before hand.

I'm going to quote Emily-Shore on this fic because I think her interpretation is better than mine.

The big question that "This is Agamemnon" asks is: who is the story about? In the show, it's all about Fox Mulder and Bill Mulder and CSM. The men of the project and what they do. Teena and Samantha are portrayed as secondary. This is the point of view put forward by Teena's friend at Bryn Mawr: "It was all about the men," she said. "Clytemnestra, Iphigenia, Cassandra, they weren't the real story.... The women were just tools. Let that be a lesson to us all."

But this story questions that idea, by making it all about Teena and the decision that she makes when she can finally see clearly. That's why I like it.

This is Agamemnon (489 words) by Vaznetti
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The X-Files
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Teena Mulder
Summary:

Teena Mulder makes a decision. Missing scene for Anasazi.

Also found at Gossamer.

Last but not least, a spooky missing scene, recently imported to AO3 with the Basement archive.

Down among the dead men (474 words) by torch
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The X-Files
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Fox Mulder
Additional Tags: episode-related, Anasazi
Summary:

Under the surface, memories are not the only things that linger.