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Fic Recs: 3x18 "Teso Dos Bichos"
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wendelah1Everyone loathed this episode, and I do mean everyone. The viewers. The critics. Director Kim Manners made up tee-shirts and handed them out to the cast and crew. "I survived Teso Dos Bichos." Can I have one, too?
The script was so terrible. One of the reviewers said it's like "The Curse of the Mummy," except there's no mummy.
Feral cats are not scary enough to be the villain of the piece. Mulder and Scully had guns. Maybe they should have fired a warning shot over the heads of the attacking cats instead of turning tail and running?
The actor who played Dr. Bilac gave what had to be the worst portrayal of an academician ever televised. I know the script didn't give him much help but he acted more like a professional stoner than a guy with a doctorate in the social sciences.
Perhaps "Teso Dos Bichos" might have worked if it had been intended to be humorous. No, never mind. Nothing was going to save this one. This turkey can safely be skipped.
FANFICTION RECS: Yes. I have one. And it's wonderful.
"Angular Momentum" is a gen casefile which fits into canon, still has the Mulder/Scully partnership at its center, and is written by an author who likes both characters! It's mostly vintage Kel: snappy dialogue, intricate plotting, with a side order of political/social satire. The Lone Gunmen all play pivotal roles in this story, too. Oh! I nearly left out the best part: in a memorable and luminous sequence, Mulder and Scully journey to the "lower world," and get to meet their spirit guides. This would have made a great episode, with its perfect mixture of humor, murder, and mysticism.
True confession. I love this story so much I commissioned fanart for it and gave it to the writer. Obviously, I love the writer, too. And the artist, Ravenari, is amazing. Click on the link after you've read the fic.
Collared Peccary and Gopher Snake by Ravenari
Angular Momentum by Kel
FEEDBACK: ckelll@hotmail.com
RATING: PG
SPOILERS: The Blessing Way, One Breath, Teso Dos Bichos, The Calusari
KEYWORDS: Casefile, MS Friendship.
SETTING: Season 3
SUMMARY: "I have been on the bridge that spans two worlds, the link between all souls by which we cross into our own true nature."
-- Fox Mulder, "The Blessing Way"
The script was so terrible. One of the reviewers said it's like "The Curse of the Mummy," except there's no mummy.
Feral cats are not scary enough to be the villain of the piece. Mulder and Scully had guns. Maybe they should have fired a warning shot over the heads of the attacking cats instead of turning tail and running?
The actor who played Dr. Bilac gave what had to be the worst portrayal of an academician ever televised. I know the script didn't give him much help but he acted more like a professional stoner than a guy with a doctorate in the social sciences.
Perhaps "Teso Dos Bichos" might have worked if it had been intended to be humorous. No, never mind. Nothing was going to save this one. This turkey can safely be skipped.
FANFICTION RECS: Yes. I have one. And it's wonderful.
"Angular Momentum" is a gen casefile which fits into canon, still has the Mulder/Scully partnership at its center, and is written by an author who likes both characters! It's mostly vintage Kel: snappy dialogue, intricate plotting, with a side order of political/social satire. The Lone Gunmen all play pivotal roles in this story, too. Oh! I nearly left out the best part: in a memorable and luminous sequence, Mulder and Scully journey to the "lower world," and get to meet their spirit guides. This would have made a great episode, with its perfect mixture of humor, murder, and mysticism.
True confession. I love this story so much I commissioned fanart for it and gave it to the writer. Obviously, I love the writer, too. And the artist, Ravenari, is amazing. Click on the link after you've read the fic.
Collared Peccary and Gopher Snake by Ravenari
Angular Momentum by Kel
FEEDBACK: ckelll@hotmail.com
RATING: PG
SPOILERS: The Blessing Way, One Breath, Teso Dos Bichos, The Calusari
KEYWORDS: Casefile, MS Friendship.
SETTING: Season 3
SUMMARY: "I have been on the bridge that spans two worlds, the link between all souls by which we cross into our own true nature."
-- Fox Mulder, "The Blessing Way"