You. I just want you.

-dunham:

purecreation:

hyacinthian:

-dunham:

afraidtobelieve-:

-dunham said: Am I the only one who thought Home was average? ;___; I mean, I LOVED the theme behind it and the whole mother talk but the case itself…was just very random.

It is a monster of the week, for sure, but idk there is something about Home that just makes me love the episode so much *-* and of course the MS scenes are LSDCÇJASÇCJDFL and the case is gross and wrong in sooooooo many levels and yet I adore it

I don’t know, i mean it was horror and it was creepy in some aspects and I loved the interactions between Mulder and Scully and the writing was fabulous there, but overall that episode was just….mehhh? IDK. IDK. TELL ME I’M WRONG. D:

I’m only speaking for myself here, but the reason that “Home” is so great is because it makes itself personal. This isn’t an X-File really, this is just the horrors of humanity at its worst. And the show takes care to highlight the horror in everyday America, which is what Home, Pennsylvania represents. It’s a small town where people don’t lock their doors at night, where the sheriff doesn’t carry a gun, where they don’t have an autopsy room.

I mean, Sheriff Mayberry says it himself when he tells them that he always knew that the world would find its way into his Home, but he didn’t think it would happen so soon.

Sometimes the horror isn’t about the world finding its way in, but about the insularity of life there. Which is what the Peacock family is - insularity to its absolute extreme.

Home is part of the thread of episodes, like Irresistible, where the villain is extraordinarily human, and that’s the point. The X-Files as a show is so far removed from the “normal” and the “everyday,” but there are real horrors to be mined from the everyday and the seemingly normal. And everything about this episode is about that:

The cold open where the kids are playing baseball. Mulder’s fondness for the countryside and his admittance that he only lives in the city because that’s what his job requires. Scully talking about babysitting her nephew.

It is the horrific couched almost inextricably within the normal - given that Mrs. Peacock’s perspective is essentially about living a family-centric - but taken to this dark, twisted place that no one ever talks about.

OMG. YES TO THE ABOVE ^  I’ve also found that with the X-Files it takes more than a few viewings of certain episodes to really allow things to sink in. To me, the X-files is so SO incredibly complex, more so than what most people give it credit for. I mean, there are the obvious reasons people judge and either love or hate an episode…what can be seen on the outside, the MOTW, the MSR, the SCI-FI, etc, but for me, unneath all of that there is this quiet philosophy and deeper character development that is easy to miss, especially in an ep like Home b/c it’s so SO horrifying, you spend most of your time trying to scrub creepy images from you mind, but once you can get past that, there is so much more underneath.  I’ve also found that X-Files is a very personally subjective show. Do NOT let other people tell you what episodes are good and bad by their judgments alone. If I would have done that, I would have missed out on so many episodes that ended up being favorites. “The Field Where I Died” is a fantastic example of one of my favorites, and from what I understand quite unpopular with other people.  And likewise, I have a handful of episodes that are people’s favorites, but I don’t really care for at all.  This is why I have such a hard time watching people skip episodes and go off of lists. Obviously everyone isn’t as anal as I am LOL, and it doesn’t bother them to skip stuff, and they can do whatever they like in regards to marathoning TV shows. But just keep a heads up that there are a lot of diverse opinions in this fandom as to what makes an episode good or bad, and it’s all personal preference so don’t be afraid to judge for youself! 

I honestly think the deeper meaning behind each episode is what makes the stand alones so fucking thrilling. I mean, nowadays fillers are there for the sake of fillers, but for the X Files, I feel like the standalones/ MotW episodes have so much depth and meaning to them that you can’t just skip them. The execution of the idea, the way it is placed in terms of the crime, and how it is solved are all so wonderfully and intricately done, it almost like an actual art. Which is why me and Karen end up talking about the most random episodes because they are not random they are brilliant and each one has a lot of commentary behind it if you’re willing to look past the entire paranormal plot and MSR. :

BASICALLY this show is flawless and nothing hurts

YES. You hit the nail right on the head when you said it’s like art. I could literally write a book on these varying aspects, but suffice to say. YES. Completely flawless. <3

hyacinthian:

-dunham:

afraidtobelieve-:

-dunham said: Am I the only one who thought Home was average? ;___; I mean, I LOVED the theme behind it and the whole mother talk but the case itself…was just very random.

It is a monster of the week, for sure, but idk there is something about Home that just makes me love the episode so much *-* and of course the MS scenes are LSDCÇJASÇCJDFL and the case is gross and wrong in sooooooo many levels and yet I adore it

I don’t know, i mean it was horror and it was creepy in some aspects and I loved the interactions between Mulder and Scully and the writing was fabulous there, but overall that episode was just….mehhh? IDK. IDK. TELL ME I’M WRONG. D:

I’m only speaking for myself here, but the reason that “Home” is so great is because it makes itself personal. This isn’t an X-File really, this is just the horrors of humanity at its worst. And the show takes care to highlight the horror in everyday America, which is what Home, Pennsylvania represents. It’s a small town where people don’t lock their doors at night, where the sheriff doesn’t carry a gun, where they don’t have an autopsy room.

I mean, Sheriff Mayberry says it himself when he tells them that he always knew that the world would find its way into his Home, but he didn’t think it would happen so soon.

Sometimes the horror isn’t about the world finding its way in, but about the insularity of life there. Which is what the Peacock family is - insularity to its absolute extreme.

Home is part of the thread of episodes, like Irresistible, where the villain is extraordinarily human, and that’s the point. The X-Files as a show is so far removed from the “normal” and the “everyday,” but there are real horrors to be mined from the everyday and the seemingly normal. And everything about this episode is about that:

The cold open where the kids are playing baseball. Mulder’s fondness for the countryside and his admittance that he only lives in the city because that’s what his job requires. Scully talking about babysitting her nephew.

It is the horrific couched almost inextricably within the normal - given that Mrs. Peacock’s perspective is essentially about living a family-centric - but taken to this dark, twisted place that no one ever talks about.

OMG. YES TO THE ABOVE ^  I’ve also found that with the X-Files it takes more than a few viewings of certain episodes to really allow things to sink in. To me, the X-files is so SO incredibly complex, more so than what most people give it credit for. I mean, there are the obvious reasons people judge and either love or hate an episode…what can be seen on the outside, the MOTW, the MSR, the SCI-FI, etc, but for me, unneath all of that there is this quiet philosophy and deeper character development that is easy to miss, especially in an ep like Home b/c it’s so SO horrifying, you spend most of your time trying to scrub creepy images from you mind, but once you can get past that, there is so much more underneath.  I’ve also found that X-Files is a very personally subjective show. Do NOT let other people tell you what episodes are good and bad by their judgments alone. If I would have done that, I would have missed out on so many episodes that ended up being favorites. “The Field Where I Died” is a fantastic example of one of my favorites, and from what I understand quite unpopular with other people.  And likewise, I have a handful of episodes that are people’s favorites, but I don’t really care for at all.  This is why I have such a hard time watching people skip episodes and go off of lists. Obviously everyone isn’t as anal as I am LOL, and it doesn’t bother them to skip stuff, and they can do whatever they like in regards to marathoning TV shows. But just keep a heads up that there are a lot of diverse opinions in this fandom as to what makes an episode good or bad, and it’s all personal preference so don’t be afraid to judge for youself! 

My mom wants me to make it for her tonight and then asked (SHE asked…all on her own) to watch Inception.

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