Little buddy beelined right for it and has been contentedly nibbling away. Or maybe just hugging it. (It's unsalted, by the way.)
Woke up this morning and felt a stinging pain on my left palm like it had a cut, but when I checked it was fine and no injury. A few hours later I was cutting open an avocado with a new paring knife and cut myself right in the same spot it had been hurting earlier. This is a pathetic super power, but might be somewhat useful moving forward.
I say "at the time" because nowadays I could see it. But back then there was some need to be seen as reasonable and competent, at least. His combative, close-minded, acerbic attitude is so near the surface even when dealing with people he considers agreeable, it seems so unlikely he'd get there without pissing off someone in charge. Absolutely slap-worthy character, and I appreciate that in a character. I just can't buy him getting there with that personality.
How many times have I watched this show and episode and must have blinked at the wrong moment every time? Mulder's bedroom ceiling, post-waterbed and mirrors. Gave me a good laugh. (S7 all things)
The two-parter was set (though not filmed, I don't think) in Northville, NY, an hour from me. Used to jet ski in summer at Great Sacandaga Lake. It's a reservoir that was created, and beneath it are actual small towns and farms that were flooded. They sometimes lower the water level which actually makes parts of old structures poke up a little out of the water in the smaller lake section, and when not always flagged, made jet skiing at times a near-miss harrowing experience if going fast, lol. This makes it even more interesting that it was chosen for a UFO crash. The biggest section past the bridge is huge! There could be anything down there buried with the towns and cemeteries. Dun dun dunnn.
Anyway, in part 1 they pronounced "Sacandaga" correctly - SAC-un-DAH-guh. But in part 2 it was mispronounced suh-CAN-duh-guh. This always makes me chuckle, because why? They had it right the first time! (Also Albany is mispronounced, but that's common for people not around it.)
So, yeah, useless factoids, but as it was set kind of in my area, had to contribute. :D
Was watching "Home" last night and was like, "what the heck, Scully?" 😅
The Knicks T-shirt reference in both. A chef's kiss of a subtle joke!
The twists in it are unexpected, and that ending was delightful! Also, I can't help wondering if it inspired the creation of Nagini in The Harry Potter novels (this episode being about 2 years before the first novel).