The Cave's X-Files Commentary Archives
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| Website | |
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| Name: | The Cave's X-Files Commentary Archives |
| Owner/Maintainer: | Bardsmaid |
| Dates: | late 1990s, 2000s |
| Type: | |
| Fandom: | The X-Files |
| URL: | Thoughtful, literate commentary and analysis of The X-Files by members of a story-focused fan discussion group., Archived version |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
The Cave's X-Files Commentary Archives is website that gathers much X-Files meta and commentary.
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From the site's owner and creator: "Plot and theme and characterization, oh my! For a number of years the Cave's message boards served as 'a hotbed for intelligent discussion'. We were an eclectic group of story enthusiasts from all walks of life: librarians, biologists, teachers, attorneys, university administrators, journalists, code writers, students and others. Though the show's run is over, you'll find thoughtful, perceptive insights on the show and its characters in the archived posts and discussions below." [1]
It contains :
- Episode Reviews
- Personal Encounters with the Show
- X-Files Humor
- Essays/Articles (see below)
Essays/Articles
- Mulder as 'other' by LoneThinker
- The Mulder-Hamlet parallel by LoneThinker
- The Mulder defense mechanism by Hobrock
- The Fowley factor: Mulder stuck between a rock and a hard place by LoneThinker
- The vehemence of Mulder's reaction to Alex Krycek by bardsmaid (aka LoneThinker)
- Prying Open Dana Scully by LoneThinker
- Tasting the Forbidden by LoneThinker
- Dana and the Scullys by LoneThinker
- Conflicted Scully by Michele, LoneThinker, Littljoe, and lucyskull
- Defense of Scully's Mothering by LoneThinker
- Secondary Partner by lucyskull
- The Best of Rats, the Worst of Rats; (A thank-you to Nick Lea) by bardsmaid
- The introduction of Alex Krycek in "Sleepless" by bardsmaid
- The vehemence of Mulder's reaction to Alex Krycek by bardsmaid
A.D. Skinner:
- Skinner as Vietnam Vet by LoneThinker
- Skinner in the Wings by Littljoe, Livasnaps and LoneThinker
- The Interior Life of CSM by LoneThinker
The Mulder-Scully Dynamic:
- Mulder and Scully as Paul and Katt: parallels to All Quiet on the Western Front (also titled "New Thoughts on an MSR... or lack thereof") by Hobrock, LoneThinker and Zuffy
- Calling out in the dark by Littljoe
- I like... iced tea by Hobrock
- Is Scully being dumped on? by LoneThinker
- Erotic sublimation in the MSR by Dr. B
- Summary of "THAT LOOK in the hallway" by LoneThinker
Technical Files:
- Dreamlurker's List of Plot Conveniences by Dreamlurker
- The Characters' Meyers-Briggs Scores by LoneThinker
- Significance of 'space' in the basement office by Zuffy
- Significance of 'space' in Mulder's apartment by Zuffy
X-Files Themes: