In this episode, Lindsey and Jeff discuss the X-Files pilot episode. Also, if you're looking for a composer look no further than friend of the show James Lark! Find his website at Jameslark.co.uk - you'll be glad you did!
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Doctor Who: "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror"
Extended Notes
"the following story is inspired by actual documented accounts"
Collum national forest
lady running in the woods
red hair and white ish night dress
weirdo creep surrounded by wind spiral
the dude zaps into white light
leaves behind ladys body
two red bumps
Karen Swenson, dead woman
class of 89
2:11 "its happening again, isnt it?"
Agent Dana Scully!
she doesnt get out of a mans way and its boss
mean roger ebert is her boss
smoking creepo is there
Agent Fox Mulder
oxford educated psychologist, profiled Monty Propps in 1998
nickname of Spooky
she got a bit huffy about being assigned to debunk the x-files
Mulder's office is a trip
for a messy office is isnt that messy
he thought she was sent to spy
shes a medical doctor, teaches at the academy, undergrad in physics
Einsteins Twin Paradox
he says Oregon wrong
two distinct marks
can Dr Scully ID the marks?
synthetic protein seen in her death and two others, SD and TX
she doesnt think there are aliens
also she doesnt think this woman was
8:10 "Thats why they put the I in FBI"
theyre flying
they hit some heavy turbulence and Mulder is straight chillin
FBI got involved, didnt find anything, then shelved the case
they go through a weird zone where radio frizzes out, card ies
Mulder gets some spray paint and marks the area
11:20 "What the hell was that about? Oh you know. Probably nothing."
they meet the locals at the graveyard
Greatest American Hero drives up, his daughter doesnt want him to do this, he confronts Mulder
Dr Jay Nemmon
hes defensive and thinks Mulder is accusing him. daughter begs to leave
13:22 "Guy obviously needed a longer vacation."
Ray Soames, 3rd victim
accused of the murder
died of exposure
13:50 "How does a 20 year old die of exposure on a warm summer night in Oregon, Doctor Scully?"
strap breaks, body rolls, and Mulder opens it up. theres a chimp corpse inside
14:25 "Its probably a safe bet Ray Soames never made the Varsity basketball team"
Autopsy of the chimp
Mulder takes photos
15:30 "If its not alien, what is it?"
Scully doesnt want to do more tests
Mulder orders it
Scully thinks it might be an orangutan but after her exam she isnt sure
16:25 "Who is it? Stephen Spielberg."
shes just in a big shirt!
Mulder asks her to walk with him
she says no
he wants to know about implant
she claims not to care, then we see her studying x ray
they go to mental hospital
meet the boss
Billy Myles is in a waking coma
Peggy and he were in an accident
Mulder is really sweet to her
Mulder says some shit to engineer her freaking out so he can look for her two bumps
Scully is disgusted
she wants to know why he expected to see the bumps
alien abduction?!
she is not into this
she thinks its something non alien
Scully: "how did she get there? wht were those kids doing in the forest?"
theyre in the woods that night
looking for clues
she finds a circle of weird ash
then hears a strange noise
she investigates
finds a white light behind a ridge
some dude walks up
22:17 Scully says she's FBI
shotgun man tells them to split
they dont like it
how did she get all the way back to the car without realizing?
weird for the guy to be out there
Scully shows Mulder the ash
what if theyre in a cult?
Mulder drives, sees compass being weird
light flashes, car died, they lost 9 minutes
24:25 "We just lost nine minutes!"
abductees report unexplained time loss
25:09 "Time cant disappear. Its a universal invariant!"
Scully is writing a repory, light goes out
runs a bath instead
robe, candle, basic 90s underwear
she sees something weird
she goes to Mulder, asks him to look at it
theyre just mosquito bites
she is so relieved she hugs him
she stays with him
he tells her how his sister disappeared out of the room
no one would talk about it
he explains how he found the X-Files
[San Francisco kid counseling service rule requiring truth about the event that damaged them]
28:44 "There's classified government information I've been trying to access, but someone has been blocking my attempts to get at it."
he says shes a part of it
she says she just wants to solve this
he says she needs to know
he explains doing hypnosis with a doctor Heitz Werber
someone calls and says Peggy O'Dell is dead
she ran in front of a truck
but she was in a wheelchair before
her watch stopped at 9 something
they get to the motel and its on fire
all their evidence destroyed
teresa nemmon comes up "You've got to protect me"
her dad is the medical examiner
he told her not to tell anyone about it
he claims he can protect her
she has the marks
she has a bloody nose!
dad comes in and is real pushy
shotgun guy is Billy Myles's father
Scully says they know who did the murders
Mulder doesnt get why they destroyed evidence
whats up with the other two graves?
theyre both freshly emptied
Mulder thinks he knows who killed everyone
Billy Myles?
she says vegetable *yeesh
He says Billy moved
something took control of Billy during those nine minutes
you think im crazy dont you
she tells him about the watch
they say this stuff
summoned by some alien impulse
she laughs
he does too
they split
Scully sees that Billy's feet are muddy
she gets a sample from his feet
same stuff from the forest
they decide to go back to the forest for a sample
Detective Myles is parked there
they hear a scream
theyre running through the trees
Scully gets brained by Myles
Mulder runs after scream
Myles cocks his weapon at him
Mulder tells him he knows its Billy
Billy is being tornadoed with someone
Dad starts to shoot
Mulder tackles him
Billy has the marks
light swirls
Scully sees light
when it goes away, Billy is there and whoever he was holding is alive
bumps are gone
Mulder runs, finds Scully
it was incredible
Billy is being interviewed about the light
Mulder is watching
he talks about the testing place?
talks about getting the implant
theyd give him orders
Scully is behind the glass
test didnt work
im afraid theyre coming back
smoking man whispers and mean Roger Ebert leaves with him
Ebert tells her its wack
no evidence
she shows him the implant
44:30 "the material could not be identified"
She leaves office and smoking man goes in
she cant sleep
nice blinds shadow on her face
Mulder calls
no casefile, paperwork is gone
Smoking man stashes implant in a case thay seems especially made for them
super long and tall aisle
he comes put and locks the door
its in the pentagon
music seems unorthodox
ambient plonk plonk with whiny grinding
opening theme was like that as well
did they not write a full theme because it was the pilot?
i jumped ahead and yes thats what happened