Justin Scarelli

Look forward to reading! I love the allusion to Moby Dick, obvs. Always so interesting - the intended parallels vs ones that are laid by fortuitous happenstance. And that we get to explore creatively or through discussion! I miss my fanfic days.

I figured in some capacity! Where does this fic reside?

I think S8 would’ve been a great ending to the series, but it would be hard to pick up in a film or revival bc you’d have to unravel the Happy Ending. Have you guys ever touched on the parallel of William being Scully’s Samantha? Also, I agree - leave Monica alone, bring this Greta nurse back!

Phew. Just finished the first draft of the third and final new Percy "Senior Year Adventures" book. Still a LONG revision process to go, as always, but nice to have a complete manuscript to work from. Several projects had jumped in front of this, for reasons I'll explain later, but it IS coming.

Great ep! As one of two eps that take place in New Hampshire, it’s sadly very plausible this whole panic would occur here.

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It's been an amazing season so far! If you're a binge-watcher, which I totally get, the whole second season will be available on Disney+ on Jan. 21! www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...

Such a great David story! He’s always been fun and quick wit! I went to one of his first shows in LA at the Roxy on Valentine’s Day in 2017!

YouTube video by barnaveokprueba Lucille Ball and Harpo Marx the Mirror Routine

I think Jenn has secondhand embarrassment when it comes to the cringe stuff, which I can totally relate! The Marx Bros homage was also done in an episode of I Love Lucy! youtu.be/79EnDc-Ucv8?...

Darin Morgan and Vince Gilligan episode always kept the pulse on the overarching narrative and the rules of the world established between characters and etc. There’s too much unbelievable here especially the high-tech house.

Welcome back! I enjoyed the discussion about this episode, but I feel I’m on the side of Annie and Jenn. I appreciate context around this episode and the theme and it’s very timely all the way back in the before times of 2018 but it never sits right because it’s not grounded in the narrative.

Very possible (and creepy! But he is CSM). I kind of got that feeling as well. I mean, Scully getting pregnant at 54 is enough to make you go hmmm…

Yeah, kind of like her “vision” from MS2 with creating the vaccine.

I’m more on the side of CSM lied now bc duh, but it was too convoluted and unfair to play with William’s paternity after all those years. Tagline was Believe the Lie, right?

Yeah, who knows? I remain skeptical of this ‘reboot’ bc what does that entail, exactly. As far as what Chris is referring to, is it the fact of her pregnancy? I can’t decipher what he means.

@xfdpodcast.bsky.social listened to an incredible episode of a podcast called Tetragrammaton that had Chris on and he once again brought up the ‘clue’ no one’s picked up on, but he gives some more context…thought it would be fun to noodle on! Link to episode here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Saddened at the loss of Mark Snow - contributed so much to the wonderful fabric of my touchstone show. This is one of my favorite scenes and bit of score he composed. 👽

I found Chris’s story of how he came up in the industry so fascinating/maddening as that would never happen today unless he was an influencer or something. From a Phile perspective, I found it healing for David surfacing past regrets and the nuance. Manifesting Vince’s new show AND Vince on XFD!

Have you done best Scully hair eps? Best utterances of “Scully/Mulder it’s me?” 🤣 Re: David’s podcast, I think it’s hard to judge the totality of a relationship that spans 3 decades in an hour conversation, same w/Gillian. It’s clear these three are deeply bonded good and bad.

My editor tells me that Percy Jackson has hit 780 weeks / 15 years on the New York Times children's series bestseller list. Wow. Thanks to everyone who has let Percy be part of their lives! Also renewing my call for the NYT to create a debut book bestseller category, so we can highlight new authors.

Hands down one of my favorite episodes, both of TXF and the podcast! I’m with Jenn on not having a certain someone fowl up the masterpiece!

I remember writing fanfiction being very ripe for me at this time - I have grown to love Doggett (and Reyes) but agree that of all the things they should’ve kept D&S platonic mutually. Also if ever you need/want an OG Phile to come on and chat episodes, I’m just a banana slug away! 😂

Optimistic!

I remember including that final scene in a shippy music video I put together at the time 🤣 but makes me think in Mulder’s release, both of Jenn and his control on gaming the system, he gets his wish: Scully happy. And then Chris Carter and disputes yank it away…I wish for YOU to get Vince on pod!

Sometimes you just read something so beautiful you have to sit with it. From Mary Renault’s “The Persian Boy.”

In today's edition of "Rick cleans out his files," photos from my 5th/6th grade English class at Presidio Hill School, San Francisco, 1992. Guess you could say I've been teaching Greek mythology for a while. Funny thing? I can't remember what I had for breakfast, but I remember every student's name.

Missing Bast most of all! 😼

Yesss please ☀️⭐️