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Recap by Bolissa

So, the 7th Season kicks off with Mulder in pretty bad shape. Like that's new, right? But this time it's pretty bad. He's in the hospital and his Mysterious Brain Disease is getting worse. Scully's still in Africa, playing with a machete but she makes a new friend. Which is good because Creepy Dr. Barnes shows upand he's craaaazzzyyyy. Kritschgau's back, all bitter and pissy. Skinner's desperate and confused. Diana Fowley makes a half-assed love confession to manipulate Mulder into overlooking her betrayal. And then Scully proves once again why she is the only one that without which, Mulder couldn't live. Without. Which with. Whatever.

Previously on The X-Files: There was an alien spacecraft on a beach in Africa. Pieces of it broke off and were spinning or flying all over the place. Some biologists were involved, one of them really creepy. Krycek was running around collecting tapes of Mulder & Scully's conversations, although nobody really knows why. Skinner was basically helpless. Poor Albert Holsteen was dying of cancer. The spacecraft artifacts had some American Indian writings all over it and the rubbings of such made Mulder's brain go crazy. Scully ran off to Africa to find a cure, leaving Mulder in the clutches of Diana "Love My Jugs" Fowley.

So, let's get this show on the road!

Leo Carrillo State Beach, California. Oops, sorry. Ivory Coast, West Africa. Scully's voice over kicks it in full gear. It's addressed to Mulder, which supports my journal theory. I like the idea that Scully would write down stuff in her journal that she'd never have the guts to say to his face. Like her voice overs from Memento Mori. Scully's sitting in her tent, going over rubbings from the spacecraft and oh, my God! Scully's glasses! I've missed you. Remember when Scully used to be a nerd? Good times. "I came in search of something I did not believe existed. I've stayed on now, in spite of myself. In spite of everything I've ever held to be true." Scully is willing to throw her beliefs out the window in order to save Mulder. It's a major crossroad for her. "I will continue here as long as I can ... as long as you are beset by the haunting illness which I saw consume your beautiful mind. What is this discovery I've made? How can I reconcile what I see with what I know? I feel this was meant not for me to find but for you... to make sense of -- make the connections which can't be ignored ... connections which, for me, deny all logic and reason." Huh. Has Scully been sitting in on 1013 production meetings? "What is this source of power I hold in my hand -- this rubbing -- a simple impression taken from the surface of the craft? I watched this rubbing take its undeniable hold on you, saw you succumb to its spiralling effect. Now I must work to uncover what your illness prevents you from finding. In the source of every illness lies its cure."

A large bug lands on one of the rubbings. Instead of running from the tent screaming, as I would've done, Scully gets up to turn down the lamp. I'm going to assume it's a locust, based on the whole Biblical plague thing they've got going on in this episode. As she turns off the lamp, she sees a semi-naked African tribesman in the reflection of the glass. He's standing behind her, but when she turns around he's disappeared. Spooky. A lot more bugs have come to join the party. Scully grabs a machete and leaves the tent to investigate. A machete? Dude, Scully. Where's your gun? Aren't you more properly equipped to use your fire-arm than a large knife? Scully's boobs look like they're going to burst out of her white tank top. I think the reappearance of The Jugs has motivated them to put up a fight. Anyways, she doesn't see anybody around. She goes back into the tent and there are locusts everywhere. Including some really lame CGI'd ones. As Scully approaches the lamp, the locusts swarm and she starts waving her arms and screaming. The lamp falls to the floor.

Old Credits. Did you guys know about paranormal activity and that the government denies knowledge? Just checking.