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S09E15 – “Jump the Shark”

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S09E15 - "Jump the Shark"

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e joined by our close, personal friends who are real and alive, the Lone Gunmen, in S09E15 “Jump the Shark”. We chat about this send off for The Lone Gunmen (the show) and the Lone Gunmen (the trio), our personal last meals, and post-9/11 The X Files.

Apologies for the weird sounds in the part when Shelby’s cat got on her desk, he doesn’t behave.

Tune in next time when we watch I Want to Believe and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024Leave a Comment

S09E13 – “Improbable” feat Vincent

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S09E13 - "Improbable" feat Vincent

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Vincent (@scullygirl96) joined us to examine the numerology of S09E13 “Improbable”. We meet the lovely Reyes as she solves a serial killer case using numerology and owning those psychologist bozos at the FBI. We talk Reyes as new Mulder, Burt Reynolds as God, and Scully as perpetually annoyed by 9 years of this.

Check out Vincent’s X Files archive! https://thexfileswebarchive.neocities.org/

Tune in next time when we watch S09E15 “Jump the Shark” and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024Leave a Comment

S08E13 – “Per Manum”

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S08E13 - "Per Manum"

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m plot! We focus on S08E13 “Per Manum” as well as a number of later season episodes involving William Scully-Mulder. We talk Scully’s struggles, the puppy dog that is John Doggett, and the unkillable nature of CSM’s sons.

Tune in next time when we watch S09E13 “Improbable” and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024Leave a Comment

S7 Wrap up

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S7 Wrap up

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We briefly pop in to wrap up season 7 as we near the end of our journey. We talk about the season 7 finale, discuss what we have left, and just chat about the show generally.

Tune in next time when we talk S08E13 “Per Manum” and the William story line generally and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023Leave a Comment

S07E21 – “Je Souhaite” feat Sam

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S07E21 - "Je Souhaite" feat Sam

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New guest Sam joins us to mull over our three wishes we got from S07E21 “Je Souhaite”. We discussed genies, dead invisible bodies, and Mulder’s attempt to stop 9/11 with his “Peace on Earth” wish. Also, are we sure Barbara Eden never killed anybody?

Tune in next time when we wrap up season 7 and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023Leave a Comment

S07E19 – “Hollywood AD” feat Tori

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S07E19 - "Hollywood AD" feat Tori

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in Tinseltown where we talked S07E19 “Hollywood AD”. We talk David Duchovny’s second directed episode, him casting his then wife Téa Leoni as movie Scully, and baby counterculture Mulder. We try to make sense of the plot and talk the memorable bubble bath scene.

Tune in next time when we watch S07E21 “Je Souhaite” and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023Leave a Comment

S07E17 – “all things” feat Abriana

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S07E17 - "all things" feat Abriana

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We are joined by Abriana (@abriana) to talk about the girlboss episode S07E17 “all things”. We get crunchy with Gillian Anderson’s writing and directorial debut, talk Moby, and Scully’s terrible taste in men. Join our white woman Buddhist journey towards answering important questions like “does time pass in moments?”

Check out Abriana’s vintage shop at https://www.instagram.com/ambrosiavintage_/

Tune in next time when we watch S07E19 “Hollywood AD” and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023Leave a Comment

S07E12 – “X-Cops” feat Nick

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S07E12 - "X-Cops" feat Nick

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out the show COPS and its legacy, copaganda and The X Files place within cop media, and also just how incredibly funny this episode is.

Knock LA’s piece about the LASD gangs: https://knock-la.com/tradition-of-violence-lasd-gang-history/
Article about the shows COPS: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/11/cops-american-police-tv-show

Tune in next time when we watch S07E17 “all things” and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

August 16, 2023August 13, 2023Leave a Comment

S07E10/11 – “Sein und Zeit” and “Closure” feat Mikaela

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S07E10/11 - "Sein und Zeit" and "Closure" feat Mikaela

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Returning guest Mikaela (@xalexspark) chatted with us about S07E10/11 “Sein Und Zeit” and “Closure”. We share our thoughts about this unconventional approach to an X Files episode and the conclusion of the Samantha Mulder story. We talk protective Scully, Mulder muldering, and “Walk-ins”…whatever that means.

Apologies for the bit of audio issues in this episode.

Tune in next time when we watch S07E12 “X-Cops” and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023Leave a Comment

S6 Wrap Up – “The After”

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S6 Wrap Up - "The After"

00:00 / 55:53

We bring y’all a busy episode while we wrap up season 6 and talk about Chris Carter’s canceled Amazon pilot “The After”. We also attempt to explain the season 6 finale and season 7 openers, “Biogenesis” and “The Sixth Extinction”. We do some Diana hating, talk brain surgery, and try to list all the nameless characters in “The After”.

Tune in next time when we watch S07E10/11 “Sein Und Zeit” and “Closure” and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

July 7, 2023July 7, 2023Leave a Comment

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