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Having arrived at the hospital, Mulder and Scully visit Babe to hear more of the monkey business concerning her daughter. I know, I am being redundant, but I cannot put enough emphasis on how much I enjoy hearing Babe speak here. Okay, moving on. Basically, the tail is removable, so we are not really worried about it all. The talk moves on to the kid's dubious lineage, and you can basically see Mulder working his giddy way up to his favourite question, and I think his voice might even quiver a bit with excitement as he gently utters "Were you abducted?" Babe says, no, "He dropped by my apartment one day, and it just sorta happened". Ah, but Mulder is not yet ready to let go of that bone! Concentrating hard to keep that concerned look on his face, he elaborates: "But the father is an alien?" Ah, everyone, make yourselves ready for great things to come. Babe looks at Mulder like he is a madman (which, coming from any other character might be quite understandable) and says – get this! - :"No, I didn't say he was an alien, I said he was from another planet. His name is Luke Skywalker. He's what's known as a Jedi Knight."

... I could say SO much right now, but it would just cheapen the moment. Just enjoy it for what it is. The looks on Mulder's and Scully's faces? Ye gods, I'd pay good money to have those re-enacted for me every morning, so I can face the cold, mean world outside my apartment with fresh energy. Without even blinking, Scully asks: "Did he have a light saber?", and this is my cue to excuse myself to build a couple of extra figurines for that Scully-shrine tucked away at the back of my closet. Most. Perfect. Line. Ever.

Oh, and in case you were wondering the same? No, he didn't bring it. He did, however, sing her a song.

And Babe starts humming the Star Wars theme.

No, seriously.

No, seriously! Yes, I would have cracked that joke, but this is actually happening on screen! What I said about Mulder and Scully's face a little further up? I take it all back. Just Scully's face right now will do perfectly well.

(Okay now, hold the phone here for a little while:. If, say Colin Firth (or, who am I to be picky: Matthew MacFadyen) were to drop by my apartment, all tarted up in their full Mr Darcy attire and ready for a cozy DVD night, I would NOT think "Oh my, that 19th century sex god is quite the quick learner when it comes to operating a telly!" but more likely "Oh my, there is a lunatic in a costume roaming my apartment.. now how do I call the authorities without drawing his attention?" But then again, Mr Darcy... scratch that, I get her. Back to the story!)

Whilst I was busy moving into my new, Darcy-inhabited happy-place, Scully took her time to ask exactly how often Babe has seen Star Wars. Turns out she's soon gonna hit 400, which causes Mulder to finally make a desperate leap for the door. A bit rich coming form a guy who can talk along to many a crummy sci-fi movie, if you ask me. It should be added here that I don't think Scully has been seen looking this happy in living memory. Oh, I hope she's gonna lord that over Mulder big time.

Babe finishes the scene for us by worrying whether there's a chance of Luke being the father of the other four Super-Sayajins. No, there's not, because – and this pearl of wisdom is coming to you from a freak currently recapping a ten year old show, so cherish it – HE IS NOT REAL, YOU CRAZY BINT!!!

Outside the room of Babe, the alpha-dork, Mulder and the townsfolk have gathered to stare at yet another tail-baby. Or they might just be the relatives of all the other babies on display. Who am I to judge here. Speaking of babies' relatives: the camera lingers suspiciously long on a maintenance guy named "Eddie" after Mulder has left the frame. Gee, i wonder if this is gonna turn out to be significant. Way to go with the foreshadowing! Jeez...Mulder tells Scully that he "think(s) there is more going on her than Luke Skywalker and his lightsaber." Which is a line the 13-year old in me enjoys immensly. However, to his own evident astonishment, Scully agrees! Frankly, I think she just hangs on in order to see how the freakshow continues. It's what I would do. We have a woman who thinks her baby (with a tail!) is the next padawan for the Jedi Academy! That is the kind of job satisfaction everybody wants.