I got the impression the Genie really did want to do good things for people, but that most of the requests were more worthy of the trojan horse clause and invoked the double-edged sword.
If trailer trash guy had asked for his legs to have healed, I think she might have been light on the consequences. At the most a broken leg jumping for joy.
It's amazing how many times the genie story is retold, even charmed did it. I suppose if the first person in the show were to remember to free the frelling genie with the third wish, there wouldn't be a story.
ita, those are all awesome. I don't remember which one "Beyond the Sea" is, though.
"War of the Coprophages" had the roboroaches, right? He he.
I love "Bad Blood" to pieces. We watched that and "Jose Chung" at the party too. Also "Triangle."
"Beyond the Sea" is the S1 ep with Wormtongue and Gen. Hammond Scully seeing her recently deceased father's ghost, with Brad Dourif as the serial killer on the death row. Kick-ass episode.
Ahh, Darin Morgan. How I worshiped at your altar.
Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose,
Don't remember this one.
War of the Coprophages
I can't remember if I've seen this one all the way through or not. I know for awhile it was the only episode I hadn't seen.
Memento Mori
I got the impression the Genie really did want to do good things for people, but that most of the requests were more worthy of the trojan horse clause and invoked the double-edged sword.
That was my impression too.
Which one was this? The title sounds familiar, but I can't remember the episode.
Small Potatoes, The Post-Modern Prometheus, Triangle, Beyond the Sea.
All good. Though a lot of people give me funny looks over PMP. And I remember that Triangle had the longest single-take I've seen on a TV show.
I really liked "The Field Where I Died." If I were rich I'd own all the DVDs. I should start renting them, I guess, I keep forgetting I can do that.
Cher really regretted turning down Post-Modern Prometheus.
Don't remember this one.
Clyde Bruckman is the one with the guy who can see how people are going to die. It's really an incredible episode. Funny and heartbreaking at the same time.
"I was a bigger fan of the Big Bopper than Buddy Holly."
Clyde Bruckman was the one with the psychic who knew when people were going to die. Memento Mori (I think you're asking about that too) was the one with Scully first in hospital for cancer. Mulder freaks and thinks she's died when he finds her room empty. He kisses her on the forehead, and she un-gives up.
Clyde is the one who told Scully that she doesn't die. Then, a couple of seasons later, there's the one with the freaky photographer who can't die but who redirects the death that is coming for Scully after she gets shot. Yet another plot thread that Chris Carter shrugged off.
I want a Celebrity Deathmatch between Joss and CC.
Ah. Yes. Thank you. Both were good episodes. Though I remember CBFR now a lot clearer than MM.
