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It’s Monday morning and thank god, Scully ditched the red suit for a grey one. Walking through the bullpen, she’s still somewhat bouncing. Maybe it’s only the hair that’s bouncing or just the prospect of seeing her partner. I don’t know. Some woman tells her it’s Mulder on the phone. The conversation probably is more of “the we are all just wildebeests” parallel. Or not.

It’s Mulder calling from the drunk tank, info Scully repeats somewhat loudly and a guy overhears.

Cut to them walking out of the “station”. Scully is really enjoying Mulders’ somewhat bedraggled appearance and well, not letting him live this down any time soon.

Scully: “Well, it’s not hard to see why they mistook you for a vagrant.”

Mulder: “You’re gonna rag on me or are you gonna take me to get something to eat.”

Scully: “Am I buying or did you manage to panhandle some spare change while you’re at it?”

Heh.

Mulder is eating while gushing about the speed and grace of the Jersey Devil. Scully just can’t take him seriously.

Scully: “What’s gonna happen when word of this gets back to the Bureau?”

Well, Scully you’re loud conversation probably made sure that word is already at the Bureau.

I love Sully’s: “Mulder listen to yourself you’re already ascribing a motive and an alibi. This thing chewed somebody’s arm off, it’s not exactly a defensive posture.”

This is when Scully’s scepticism still made sense. I just read the recap for “Beginning” and wow did that one not make sense any more.

Mulder wants to stay but Scully needs to get back to Washington.

Mulder dismissively asks whether it’s another birthday party.

Scully pointedly answers, No. Mental drum roll. I have date. Dun!

It’s funny how Scully takes a sip while at the same time trying to gauge Mulder’s reaction to her announcement.

Mulder isn’t too impressed and just asks if she can cancel.

Scully: “Unlike you Mulder, I would like to have a life.”

Mulder finally seems to catch up on where Scully is going with this and answers cheerfully: “I have a life!”

Scully takes in his unshaven, rumpled appearance and chuckles.

I love the subtext here. Scully is trying like hell to find out whether Mulder would be interested in a “life” beyond the work while Mulder needs it spelled out, noting that this is all the life he needs.

And I have to say it: girl, this will be your last date for three years. Until you have a date with a guy who talks to his tattoo. Just sayin’.

I think they are meeting with an anthropologist, a former teacher of Sculy’s. The guy’s point is, as soon as humans enter an area every other species suffers.

I think this is stupid but then I’m recapping an episode that takes the Jersey Devil as reality.

Mulder hypothesizes what if there is a higher evolved animal that could outdo the human species. Note that he adds that that higher species would have no language. Absolutely, that species would be very evolved.

There are 2 or three of them and they may have eaten 2 people. No matter how little evolved humans are, this does not look like successful evolution.

Hello, Mulder with glasses, looking at pictures of footprints and another bad drawing.

This is unfortunately just as boring as Scully’s date turns out to be. The only “interesting” part is what Scully has on her head. That hairdo does not do her any favours. Nor does the sparkly top. Yeah, obviously not much opportunity to dress for a date, honey. Mr not realtor tells her about his divorce and his relationship with his son, implying that Scully will find her way too once she has children. Shudder. Just throw your glass in his face.

She’s just bored out of her mind. He’s relentless, suggesting they take the kids to the beach (kids including Scully’s godson who we will never see again), and she replies with the fakest “yeah!” Really throw that glass! Now!

He does ask about her case but noticing what is he eating? she refrains.

Mulder is sitting in his office that does not seem to be in the basement yet. He gets a call from the PR who found another male body that he thinks is the devil.

Scully gets paged and jumps at her purse.

It’s Mulder of course, even apologizing although, really she couldn’t be more grateful at this point.

He just had ‘an amazing thought’: “maybe it isn’t a beast man we’re looking for.” And that is why you call your female partner. Mulder, I have to go with Scully here although she’s really not making much of a point with her date. You need to get out more!