tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post5936144633986559268..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: The X-Files #289: BabylonSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-5096370055767171772016-03-21T09:16:04.894-03:002016-03-21T09:16:04.894-03:00But does she? She's just annoyed that he's...But does she? She's just annoyed that he's gone from the room. Mulder has time to walk through the hospital, into the street, into a country western bar, and it's the clientele who call the cops on him. Einstein didn't make much of an effort to get him back and monitor his condition.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-3103198988595353442016-03-21T09:14:05.618-03:002016-03-21T09:14:05.618-03:00She was eager to get back to Texas to work on the ...She was eager to get back to Texas to work on the terrorist threat. So she was heading there no matter what. When she got there, she found Miller was working with Scully without having told her; kind of became competitive after that.<br /><br />She might have considered giving Mulder drugs, but once on site, she couldn't bring herself to do it. That was my take, but I'd have to watch it again to make sure I didn't miss anything.<br /><br />Then again, there's a point to be made that when Mulder disappears, you don't go on a manhunt if you think he's only taken flour and sugar.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-45696104594671974432016-03-21T07:34:36.418-03:002016-03-21T07:34:36.418-03:00But if Einstein really did give Mulder just a plac...But if Einstein really did give Mulder just a placebo, why did she have him come all the way to Texas then? Just to give him the placebo? Why? To teach him a lesson, for some reason? To "get back" at Miller and/or Scully, for some reason? Unless the argument is that she believed the placebo would "work" and actually provide a lead, it's a bit of characterization that makes her seem petulant and immature...snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.com