As I'm moving through season 2 I realize how much of a turning point it was for Scully. I feel "Irresistible" is that episode allowing Scully to come to a reflection point. Chinlund's death fetishist depravity (Fox and the detective he's working with, played by an actor I like a lot, Bruce Weitz, talk it out a lot and determine Chinlund wants to defile the bodies probably due to his mother; this eventually leads them to Chinlund, who has retreated to his mother's home where Scully is kidnapped) certainly gets to her. She's awesome and a hell of a role model, but she's human. Chinlund is so fucking creepy many of us would want to be as far away from his bad vibes as possible. Chinlund, to me, is right up there with Hutchison's Tooms and Brian Thompson's Alien Bounty Hunter, as the most intimidating, unsettling monsters of the series. The body shifting always creeps me the fuck out, too. This is a damn good episode. It really sets in the bones. Chinlund makes you want to take a shower. While Scully is kidnapped (Again) and bound and gagged (Again), she gets away, with Mulder (once again) coming to her rescue.
That scene, though, where Scully talks with the therapist; this is what sticks out of the episode for me, besides her needing an affectionate hug from Mulder, who realizes she's just not okay. And as X Files fans we completely understand that she's been through hell. She's seen a lot as a scientist and FBI agent. She's been through near death, lost her father, been split up from Mulder, had to be there for Mulder when he was battling challenges and dangers. As support for each other, this episode emphasizes that they aren't just partners...they are much more. Like Scully says to her therapist, she trusts Mulder with her life. And Mulder trusts her with his. That bond, despite being separated and threatened by any number of struggles and peril, remained all the way to the end of the series.x
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