Jingle bells, Bill Scully smells.
Ok. I can't think of anything more dull than spending Christmas at Bill Scully's house. They all seem so uptight and white bread. His wife, Tara I think, Is repellently obnoxious when she drones on about how her life was meaningless before she got pregnant - right in front of Scully! What a complete hag.
This was like a little XMas Nancy Drew episode with mystery phone calls for Dana to run around in. Maybe Duchovny was off shooting stuff for the Upcoming movie.
Some of the dream sequences were nifty - I loved the image of the coffin turned into a bathtub.
I'm not a fan of Dana's family - so seeing so much of them is a big turn off. They're so judgmental and self righteous. Gross.
I have to admit I was won over by the final reveal in the episode. Just when I was Thinking what the heck, they haven't resolved anything about the murders, then I realise thankfully it's a two parter!
Why do I have a bad feeling that little girl isn't going to last very long. I'll be shocked if she survives the next part or doesn't get abducted by aliens or beamed up into the clouds by some mysterious angelic light.
For a Solo Scully episode it wasn't too bad - but can't compare to having the duo working together. Bill Scully is no substitute for Fox Mulder, nor Is that random cop who she hangs out with.