The X-Files - "Kitten" - Season 11 Episode 6 Review

By Kaylynn Kasandra

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I liked seeing a glimpse into the of history Skinner in this episode. It was interesting to see his first exposure to what would be considered an X-file. It isn’t surprising at all to see that Skinner would once again put himself at risk because of a personal connection. I was sad to see that in all the trauma Skinner experienced during his time in Vietnam it seemed the worst was because of his best friend. What wasn’t surprising to me was to see that said friend was driven to insanity by an experimental war gas.

We have spoken before on the show about some of the conspiracies our government may be behind. One of the main themes of these conspiracies seems to be mind control. It would make sense that if the government wanted to perfect such a thing it would be best tested in a warzone. It is a little easier for them to justify experimenting on our enemies than our own citizens I’m sure. And as government property, soldiers who have been caught in the crossfire are then easily controlled.

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Having been such a young age when Skinner enlisted, it was easy for him to get a sour taste in his mouth towards the government from this. And it seems that’s exactly what happened. I’m just glad that he made a vow to himself to make it right rather than letting it drive him crazy. And what better way to fix things than to infiltrate the government by working for one of its agencies? It’s quite smart. It seems that we all have our hidden motivation behind what really pushes us. It’s just a shame that Skinner’s loyalties are what are preventing him from moving up in the FBI.

I just can’t believe that Skinner’s friend had unwittingly made his hometown a target. It seemed as though his time being used as an experiment at the government mental hospital wasn’t enough. He, along with the veterans that had been at the same facility, didn’t have the best outcome to life. Perhaps being so vocal about the gas and what it had caused them to see wasn’t the best move for them. It’s easy to say that the widespread panic in the town over-seeing monsters was actually mass hysteria stemming from shared paranoia. Little did the town folk know they were actually being gassed themselves.

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Skinner killed the only guy who was actually onto the gassing too. Not a great move. It’s hard for me to say if he did that on purpose or not. Part of me still doesn’t want to trust Skinner. It would be so easy to pretend to be blind to the government’s control over the town. I wouldn’t be surprised if the smoking man had something to do with that too. And as we have seen, they have been canoodling so... Like I said, it’s hard for me to fully trust Skinner. If he wants to play Mulder and Scully in the long run he would want them to trust he is their one true ally in the FBI, wouldn’t he? I mean shoot; If the smoking man has a big plan involving the demise of Mulder who better to get close enough to make it happen? It’s clear that Scully wants to trust him. And you can’t blame her, they all have a long history.

I’m just hoping I’m wrong about this and Skinner is a good guy and isn’t playing both sides. I guess I’ll have to wait to see.

Written by Kaylynn Kasandra. Awkward hippie who enjoys helping people, creating things, reading, sci-fi, fantasy, and Thor. Find more from her at http://www.youtube.com/c/tiedyesmurf

The X-Files - "Ghouli" - Season 11 Episode 5 Review

By Kaylynn Kasandra

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I’d be lying to say my heart didn’t ache watching Scully in this episode. It’s obvious she is still recovering from her time in the hospital. She’s trying to cope while also trying to fully understand her new intuitive skill set. For me, it was hard to watch her spilling her heart out at the side of a presumed-to-be-dead body. Mulder seemed to feel the same way. He didn’t look too comfortable when he was comforting her after witnessing her breakdown. I can’t blame him either. It’s so hard to see Scully without her head in the game. She is so distracted by her love for William that it appeared she wasn’t seeing all the pieces in the case that they were working on. But as we saw, she was way more in tune than anyone.

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I for one was not surprised to see the smoking man was right at Skinner’s side yet again. This guy controls way too much! Of course this case goes back to him and his alien hybrid nonsense. But for some reason I still wasn’t expecting Scully to be right about who William is. I was just glad see how quickly Mulder connected the dots after talking to Skinner about the hybrids. He doesn’t ever miss a thing!

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I found I really liked that being a hybrid, William has the same powers as some Aliens are said to have. He too can control what is projected to others, whether that be emotions or visions. Being a teenager, regardless of his Alien biology, it makes sense William would abuse said power. It’s just sad it had to be involving two innocent girls he was dating. Yeah, I said two girls. Not a good look there, William. It’s sad to me after all this build up to reveal who William is, he’s a big douche. All this teenage drama because he couldn’t date just one girl. Let that be a lesson to all of you out there. He drew the DOD and DOJ in and caused his adoptive parents’ demise all because he wanted to play with his powers.

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I think he’s proving to be a pretty selfish kid. It’s sad that even after psychically reaching out to Scully he denied her the chance to see him for who he is. Yeah, she got to talk to him when he was ‘dead’ but that’s pretty messed up. That’s a parent’s worst nightmare. I can understand that he feels he needs to be alone, but he should see his mom is playing on the right team. To have sent her all those visions has to prove he trusts her on some level. But, something tells me he doesn’t trust Mulder.

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It’s pretty suspect that he only talked to her when she was alone. Once in front of the hospital, another at the place he sent her to when Mulder was inside. I really hope that changes. It’s not Mulder’s fault that he isn’t his real dad. It’s also not Mulder’s fault that his real dad is a creep. He can’t pick that either.

I feel like we have a long way to go in terms of the plot. I don’t think we will be seeing William again anytime soon. I hope I’m wrong about that though. Because as messed up as his creation story may be, I want to know more about him. And, I want to know how much he knows about himself.

Written by Kaylynn Kasandra. Awkward hippie who enjoys helping people, creating things, reading, sci-fi, fantasy, and Thor. Find more from her at http://www.youtube.com/c/tiedyesmurf

Supernatural - "Various and Sundry Villains" - Season 13 Episode 12 Review

By Kaylynn Kasandra

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Finally! We are seeing the dysfunctional band together again. Well, partially anyways. It was nice to see the two witch Sisters lead to the return of one of my favorite Supernatural villains: Rowena!  It was also nice to see the softer, funny side to Dean while under the love spell as well. I enjoy when the actors get to break character a bit within the show and their goofy side shows through. It makes you see how much they really do enjoy making the show, thus making it even more enjoyable. And I have to say, of all the shows I watch, this one stands out the most in that regard.

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As always, I was very excited to see Castiel again. Even if he was at the side of Lucifer in Angel jail. I always love when they work together, and it wasn’t surprising to see them work together to escape. After all, desperate times call for desperate measures and Cas needed to play the game to be able to get free. He knew exactly what to say to trigger Lucifer. He had brought up so many things about Jack he knew Lucifer would be upset about, but the one thing I personally wish he had said, he didn’t. He missed out on a major opportunity to mention that Jack looks way more like him than he does Lucifer. I can’t be the only one who thinks that, right? I was just glad to see that Castiel parted ways with Lucifer once out. I just hope him stabbing him isn’t going to come back to hurt him later. If Castiel had really learned from his mistakes he wouldn’t have given Lucifer reason for revenge. Am I right?

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Speaking of revenge, it’s beyond clear that that is what is truly on Rowena’s mind. Considering her reaction when the guys had told her that her one and only child was dead, I think she is pulling out the big guns. I could be wrong, but I would imagine that it’s the spell she cast using the page she conned Sam out of. She had claimed she had put a spell on the book to follow it. But, she had done that before she found out Crowley was dead. My assumption is, she already knew about Crowley’s death. It would make sense being a witch she had some sort of spell over her son. She had to have had been aware somehow when he met his demise.

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I don’t doubt that she fears Lucifer, but she is Rowena. She is a master manipulator, and survivor. I highly doubt that she is really going to go up against Lucifer if she has a choice. It would make more sense that she would increase her power for more selfish reasons. Like, maybe bringing Crowley back? It could be a coincidence that the Witch girls were trying to bring their mom back using the book. But, my hunch was that that was Rowena’s plan the whole time. She knew that would fail, she would still get the book, and off them anyways. It is also possible she planned to do that in front of the Winchesters to seem like she had their back. Crowley learned his schemes from somewhere.

I also think we see some other foreshadowing with Sam at the end of this episode. I think that he will have to go up against this newer, stronger, Rowena. I really want to trust that she won’t blame the Winchesters for her son’s sacrifice, but I can’t be sure.

I just hope that the next episode we can address some of the loose ends left for us at the start of this season. I mean, what happen to the other reality Archangel Michael? Are Mary and Jack okay? I really need to know. Let’s hope we will get answers soon.

Written by Kaylynn Kasandra. Awkward hippie who enjoys helping people, creating things, reading, sci-fi, fantasy, and Thor. Find more from her at http://www.youtube.com/c/tiedyesmurf