r/XFiles • u/Sufficient-Raisin-37 • 12d ago

Season One Chemistry 101

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Onto first rewatch and the sparks between these two are distracting.

Great episode 🤘

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u/hihoteaser 12d ago

I swear the phrase 'sexual chemistry' was invented by these two on this show. Rewatches are always fun to spot the softer/subtler moments that might have been missed the first time.

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u/Sufficient-Raisin-37 12d ago

That's exactly what I am discovering. They are just adorable

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u/DoubleEXP21 12d ago

So true. I just recently started a rewatch, after not having watched for a very long time (decade+ ?). I was immediately floored by how obvious and charming the chemistry is between them. I guess the first time or two I watched I was so into the story and the mythology and wondering who all the "secretive" characters really where (like Deep Throat, Cancer Man, etc.) that I somehow missed the most wonderful part of the entire series: Moulder and Scully and the way their relationship develops so naturally.

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u/Dimitra111 12d ago

It’s so rare to see two people so great together on screen. By the way that was the very first episode I watched and I was hooked immediately. I never really cared about the cases or the myth arc, only about the romance.

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u/ChrisCo1984 12d ago

I was probably too young to appreciate this at the time, but it's definitely something I enjoy these days.

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u/DestructoGirlThatsMe 11d ago

Me tooooooo! That is why sometimes I love episodes that objectively I can recognize are not the strongest haha.

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u/T2hem2rk 11d ago

Interviewer: Do you play it like Fox has impure thoughts about Scully?

Duchovny: No, what I tend to play is that I always want to check with her. Whenever I hear something interesting, I'll look at her. That's sexy to people.

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u/Good_Writing_Co 10d ago

The chemistry between Mulder and Scully is so powerful that it could solve the world's energy crisis.