The Man Who Would Be Mulder by Sarah Stegall Copyright © 1997 by Sarah Stegall “”What we are not by nature we take unto ourselves through imitation.” —Aristophanes, “Thesmophoriazusae” Written by Vince Gilligan Directed by Clifford Bole It’s easy, and dangerous, to make us laugh at others. Poking fun at others can alienate us from them, creating emotional distance as we emphasize the difference between Self and Other. Writer Vince Gilligan and actor Darin Morgan’s genius is that they can identify for us that part of ourselves present in The Other, and thus make the laughter shared laughter. And few…
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The X-Files: “Never Again”
Screwed, Blue, and Tattooed by Sarah Stegall Copyright © 1997 by Sarah Stegall Writer: Glen Morgan and James Wong Director: Rob Bowman “This is not about you, Mulder. “ –Dana Scully “Never Again” starts with Scully wandering away from Mulder’s interrogation of a witness, to the Vietnam Memorial, where she picks up a faded rose petal. What better reminders could she find of the brevity of life? Having had her thoughts turned this way, an intelligent woman can hardly fail to wonder if she is living the life she wants, if she is achieving the goals (distinguishing herself in the…