Scenes - Season 1
The following are my favorite scenes from the X-Files, some verbal, others non-verbal. Do not read theseif you don't want any spoilers. Click on the X to hear the quote. Warning: I am a 'shipper' and have been know to go for the sappy stuff- nuff said. (Having trouble with some of my vocabulary? Check here.)

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Deep Throat

Scene where Scully saves Mulder, Deep Throat

Scully frisking Mossinger(Scully has realized that Paul Mossinger is not what he seems. She jumps into his car and locks the doors. As she begins to search the glove compartment she finds a gun and Paul's ID: Air base Security. Paul smashes the driver's window with a fire extinguisher and Scully drops the gun while covering herself from the glass. Paul reaches in for Scully but she manages to push her thumb in his eye. He then goes around to the other door but Scully gets out and holds the gun to his face)

Scully: Get on the car. Hands on the car, do it.
Mossinger: Put the gun down, and we'll talk about it.

(Emil and Ladonna come riding up on the mo-ped. Scully pushes Paul to the car and holds the gun at his back)

Scully: I said, hands against the car. Who are you?
Mossinger: You're a long way from home, Dr. Scully. Nobody wants this to come to violence now.
Scully: Where's Mulder?
Emil: We took `im to the base.
Ladonna: We waited for `im.
Scully: I want you to get on that walkie-talkie and find out where Mulder is.
Mossinger: I don't think I can do that.
Scully: I think you can, or I'm gonna have every newspaper in America out here, writing about your experimental aircraft. (She sneers this at him! Really!)

Small scene with Mulder being drugged/ rewired.

(Paul Mossinger is driving his car, Scully is in the back holding the gun on him)

Mossinger: There are other ways to go about this.
Scully: Yeah, I've already seen where you get with tears and a sad story. ( Another sneer- Hooboy! )

(The car approaches the gates to Yellow Base and stops, Paul turns off the engine. One of the guards on the gate is listening to a walkie-talkie)

Walkie - Talkie: Your target is arriving 12.
Guard: Roger.
Scully: What are we doing?
Mossinger: Waiting.
Scully: I want the car running. I said start the car. (Paul starts the car) And put your hands on the wheel, where I can see them.
Mossinger: You do anything stupid, and this situation could get big in a hurry.
Scully: Yeah, you just keep telling yourself that. (Woo Hoo, yet another sneer!)
Walkie - Talkie: Intruder arriving.
Guard: Copy.

(A jeep is approaching the gate from the inside of the base, the guards open the gate.  The jeep comes to a stop as it reaches the gate. Mulder steps out and walks towards the other car)

Scully: I want you to keep the car running, and step out of the car. (Both Paul and Scully get out of the car, Scully keeps the gun pointed at Paul as she moves around the car and behind him) Get in the car, Mulder. Get in the car.

Mulder being released(Mulder walks, very slowly towards the car, Paul walks towards the jeep. As they pass, Paul stops and turns to Mulder)

Mossinger: I just wanna say, everything you've seen here is equal to the protection we give it. It's you who have acted inappropriately.

(Both men continue to walk towards the vehicle in front of them. Scully gets in the car, followed by Mulder. As soon as Mulder is in, Scully drives off, quickly)

Scully: (Scully is driving the car back to town- a loud exhale.) You ok, Mulder?
Mulder: I think so. Scully I...
Scully: What?
Mulder: How did I get here?

Comments: Well, this was fun, wasn't it? Action! Scully makes her first appearance and boy is she one tough lady! This is also the first time Mulder ditches Scully and the first time he needs to be saved. Although the two of them are still 'new' to one another Scully doesn't even think twice about jumping in and saving his sorry butt.


Squeeze

Scene with ' territorial ' Mulder, Squeeze

(Mulder has just proposed one of his hair brained theories. An argument ensues, with Mulder on the losing end. Det. Johnson and the examiner leave the room, Tom turns to Scully)

Colton: You comin'?
Scully: Tom, I wanna thank you for letting me put in some time with the VCS, but I am officially assigned to the XFiles.
Colton: I'll see what I can do about that.
Scully:Tom, I can look out for myself.
Colton: You said Mulder was out there, that guy's insane.

(Tom leaves and Scully turns to look at Mulder. Mulder and Scully are walking through an office floor of the bureau)

Mulder makes a play for Scully's attentionScully: You knew they wouldn't believe you, why did you push it?
Mulder: Maybe I thought you caught the right guy. And maybe I run into so many people, who are hostile, just because they can't open their minds to the possibilities, that sometimes the need to mess with their heads, outweighs the millstone of humiliation.

(They stop at the bottom of some stairs)

Scully: It seems like you were acting very territorial, I don't know, forget it. (Scully goes to turn away but Mulder stops her, he is touching Scully's necklace)
Mulder: Of course I was. In our investigations, you may not always agree with me but at least you respect the journey. And if you wanna continue working with them, I won't hold it against ye. (Mulder starts up the stairs and after a brief pause, Scully follows)
Scully: Er, I don't know, you must have something more than your polygraph interpretation to backup this bizarre theory and I have to see what it is.

Comments: Ahhh, what a shippy moment.  First that jerk Colton assumes that Scully would want to leave the X-Files, and when she tells him no thanks, he persists. Then Mulder snags her necklace in a very intimate way, telling her ' thanks for listening to my nutty ideas'. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.


The Jersey Devil

CBS&E: Conversation between Scully and Ellen, The Jersey Devil.

Scully and Ellen discuss MulderScully: You're amazing.
Ellen: What?
Scully:You're just such a natural at all this, I don't know how you keep it all together.
Ellen: Mommy radar.
Scully: I don't think I'm cut out for this Ellen.
Ellen: Dana, you went through the FBI academy, what better training could there be for motherhood. Seriously, you're great with kids, what are you talking about?
Scully:When am I supposed to find the time?
Ellen: Well first you have to get a life. And of course, it helps if you can find a man.
Scully: Know of any?
Ellen: They're disappearing faster than the Brazilian rain forest. What about that guy you work with?
Scully: Mulder?
Ellen: Yeah, I thought you said he was cute.
Scully: He's a jerk. He's not a jerk, he's... he's obsessed with his work.

Comments: I snicker every time I see this scene, our Saint obviously thinks that the Punk is cute.


Ice

Scene in the storeroom, Ice

Mulder looking for worms(Mulder has been confined to a storeroom. Scully has just figured out how to kill the organism that Mulder has been infected with. The door slides open and Mulder gets to his feet quickly, flinching.)

Mulder: It’s just you?
Scully: Yes. (The door slams shut. Scully turns on the light.)
Mulder: It's one of them.
Scully: No one's been killed since you've been in here.
Mulder: So?
Scully: We found a way to kill it. Two worms in one host will kill each other.
Mulder: You give me one worm, you'll infect me.
Scully: (whispering) If that's true, then why didn't you let us inspect you?
Mulder: (whispering) I would have but you pulled a gun on me. Now I don't trust them. I wanted to trust you.
Scully: (whispering - plaintively) Okay. But now they're not here.

(Mulder turns around. Scully pulls down the back of his shirt and inspects his neck. No bump. She lets out a small sigh and gives him a half smile. Scully turns to leave but Mulder grabs her. She gasps in shock. She starts to turn her head but he gently pushes her back to facing forward. He pulls down the back of her shirt and inspects her. No bump as well. )

Comments: What's neat about this scene, is that when Mulder was put in the storeroom, Scully had serious doubts that he was the killer. Now, after inspecting his neck, she can see that that first impression was correct. His grab for her, is as shocking to the viewer as it is to Scully, but she quickly jumps to the conclusion that he isn't going to hurt her, he merely wants to satisfy his doubts as well.


Beyond the Sea

CBS&B: Scene Between Scully and Boggs, Beyond the Sea

Scully lets Luther have it(General Patton!Scully comes roaring into Luther Boggs' cell. This scene takes place after Mulder has been shot.)

Scully: You set us up. You're in on this with Lucas Henry. This was a trap for Mulder because he helped put you away. Well, I came here to tell you that if he dies because of what you've done, four days from now, nobody will stop me from being the one that will throw the switch and gas you out of this life for good, you son of a bitch! (She turns back to the door and waits for it to open.)
Boggs: Dana...(She turns back. Instead of seeing Boggs there, she sees Mulder.) (as Mulder) You’re the one that believed me!
Scully:(She covers her ears and closes her eyes.) No! No, I do not believe you! (She opens them and Boggs is back to normal.)
Boggs: If you don't believe me, maybe you'll believe yourself. (He pauses and starts playing with his hair. His mannerism changes again, this time to a little girl’s.) There was that one time when I was fourteen and my parents had gone to bed and I snuck downstairs all alone. Got one of my mom's cigarettes and went out onto the porch in the dark. I was so scared. My heart was beating, I mean, they would have killed me if they knew. But I was so excited. Not ‘cause of the cigarette, I mean, it was gross, but because I wasn't supposed to.
Scully: That could be a moment from any kid’s life. (She is shaken by the story. Boggs reverts back to normal.)
Boggs: I know what you want. And I know who you want to talk to. Why don’t you just go ahead and ask me?
Scully: (She is on the verge of crying.) I’ll believe you... if you let... me talk to him.

(Boggs takes a deep breath, then slumps down and exhales it. He grunts twice. His breathing becomes heavier. He looks at her, his expression and mood like her father’s.)

Boggs: Starbuck...(Boggs twitches and pulls at his handcuffs, grimacing. His mood and tone become almost demonic.) No, no, no! Nobody talks to anybody until I get a deal! Don’t underestimate my fear of dying and don’t downplay my terror of going back to that chair. I know my hell’s going to be to go on back to that chair over and over again but in this life, my one and only life, I don’t ever want to go back again! Ever! The last time I went to death’s door and looked inside...(The screen grows bright until it goes to black-and-white of a priest reading Last Rites from the Bible. There is no audio.) I had never talked to a minister before in my life ever until that day and he said, "He who doth not love remains in death and he who hates his brother is a murderer..." (Boggs looks at the minister. A guard comes in and gives him his last meal.) "And no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." My family, who I killed after their last meal, was right there to watch me over mine... (Boggs looks to his left and sees his family standing there, watching him. Boggs is led down a hallway past his family, who is duplicated on either side of him.) And their fear and their horror that I made them feel when I killed them was injected into me...(Boggs is strapped into the chair and a wire that detects his heart beat is strapped to his chest.) And their collective fear alone was just one taste of hell. And then I felt myself leave my body. I thought they had already killed me... (Boggs tilts his head back and closes his eyes. Suddenly, spirits rush into his body, moaning, their clothes and features briefly replacing his as they move into him.) And I saw thousands of souls rushing into my body. (The screen brightens until we are back in the interrogation room.) It is a cold, dark place, Scully. Mulder’s looking in on it right now.
Scully: It may be a cold dark place for you but it’s not for Mulder and it’s not for my father.
Boggs:I’m sure he’d like to tell you hisself but I’m not going to let him. Nobody speaks until you get me a deal.
Scully:I don’t believe you.
Boggs: Oh well, there’s plenty of room in that cold, dark place for liars, Scully. You go ahead and play it like you need to but I know you believe me. But if you need to convince a judge I’m in on it with Lucas, go ahead. ‘Cause either way, whether I’m running the show with Lucas or I’m channeling,no information’s coming until I get a deal. Go on, man, I got nothing to lose.
Scully: (Scully turns around and faces the door.) Guard!
Boggs: (Boggs stands up behind her.) If I die, that boy goes to that cold, dark place.

(There is a buzz and the cell door and outer door open. She walks out and stops as they slam behind her. She closes her eyes for a moment, then walks away.)

Comments: This is such a stunning scene. Scully goes into Boggs' cell like a lion, but comes out like a lamb. The death of her father is weighing heavily on her. She thinks she's seen her father's ghost, but her rational mind doesn't want to accept that. Boggs seems to be coming up with the right answers, and his clues lead her to the warehouse. This is the first time she wants to believe, but when Mulder is shot and a former accomplice of Boggs' is implicated she decides he's been playing with them all along. Of course, by the end of the scene Boggs has twisted her around, and she doesn't know what to do.


ToomsScully and Mulder in the car

CITC: Conversation in the Car, Tooms

(Mulder is looking at the picture, that Scully has given him. He is in the driver’s seat, Scully’s in the passenger seat.)

Mulder: It’s not enough. It doesn’t tie it to Tooms.
Scully: Well, it’s a start. (Mulder nods. Scully looks at the various take-out food trays.) Mulder, it's getting a bit ripe in here, isn't it?
Mulder: Pine scented. (Waves around a Pine Tree air freshener.) Better? Tooms hasn't come out of the house all day. I sat through a Phillies game, an Orioles game, and four hours of Ba Ba Boohey. When it got dark I took a walk around the block. Do you have that sandwich I asked you to bring?
Scully:Liverwurst.
Mulder: They're out to put an end to the X-Files, Scully. I don't know why, but any excuse will do. I don't really care about my record, but you'd be in trouble just sitting in this car, and I'd hate to see you carrying an official reprimand in your career file because of me.
Scully: Fox...
Mulder: (Chuckles) I even made my parents call me Mulder. Mulder.
Scully: Mulder, I wouldn't put myself on the line for anybody but you.
Mulder:If there's an iced tea in that bag, it could be love.
Scully:It must be fate, Mulder. Root beer. (Mulder looks at the car ceiling and makes a small sound of disappointment.) You're delirious, go home and get some sleep.
Mulder: Here, take my sandwich, I only had one bite. You're going to want it later, believe me. And you'll call me if anything happens. Immediately. Oh, and at eleven thirty, station seven ninety, Pete Raul's late night sports talk radio show.
Scully: Wouldn't miss it for the world.

Comments: This scene is both 'shippy' and 'non-shippy' at the same time. On the one hand Scully is reaching out to Mulder, calling him Fox for the first (and maybe only) time and telling him that he's the only person she'd risk getting a reprimand for. On the other hand,  Mulder 's concerned that she'll get into trouble, but he obviously has a problem with intimacy. Telling her to call him Mulder is a distancing technique. As we learn in later shows Mulder has been hurt /left by everyone he cared for. He's keeping Scully at arms length here, yet he still teases her about the iced tea...


Scully and the 'Wellspring' The Erlenmeyer Flask

Scene in Ft. Marlene, The Erlenmeyer Flask

(Agent Scully is wearing rubber gloves. She is in a room where several clear doors line the walls. You can tell that each niche is it's own refrigerated section, and canisters are inside most of them. She walks over to one which has a cardboard name plate marked "Purity Control". Scully opens the door then slides out the nitrogen container and takes off the lid. Reaching in, she pulls out a metal harness with glass all around it. It contains a small alien fetus-like creature. The sight of this item seems to stun the agent, and her eyes betray a look of surprise.)

Comments: I love this scene because Anderson is a master at conveying Scully's feelings without uttering a word. You know that Scully holds science dear, you know she doesn't believe in the existence of extra terrestrials, and yet- here she is holding what looks like an alien fetus in her hand. Talk about earthshattering! You can see the shock and confusion that must come with the breaking of a long held tenant, and part of you is glad. Glad because her faith in Mulder hasn't been a 'crock' and glad that she can now start to expand her horizons while continuing to be true to herself.


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