I haven’t been able to bring myself to finish the txfs but after maybe six years i did finish btvs so obviously i had to find something knew (old) to watch. That would be Bones, and here is a non-conclusive list if the reactions my friends have been sent since i started it and watched 15 episodes this week:
“Brennan is so funny and autistic”
“Also “spit in your hand and we can be scully and mulder” “i don’t know what that means” was PEAK”
“every time she says “idk what the means” i giggle”
““Pack your bags bones we’re going to washington state” “i am not going to Washington state” so msr coded Giving “pack your cow boy boots scully” or “common scully itll be a nice trip in the forest””
“This is soooo bad blood The detective is trying to ask bones out and booth doesnt like it”
“HAND ON THE SMALL OF THE BACK”
““Times like this are why i need a gun” “here, this is for SELF DEFENSE” AH”
“Zack and Brennan’s relationship is so cute, shes so proud of her smart little assistant and he so proud of his wicked smart boss”
““They put a hit out on your lady scientist”
Booth: 😯 (later) “Shes not fbi” “i never said anything about fbi, shes my partner ese, and if anything happens to her ill find you and i’ll kill you, i wont think twice” *me screaming somewhere in the background”
““You miss me” “no!” “Just pick up the phone” “dont miss you” “and call me” “no” “we’ll do lunch” *more of me screaming*”
“*booth covers bone’s face* “Do not look at Dr. Brennan!” (Why is like this- why do i like it?)”
“The way booth opens the door for bones, closes it, and then runs around the car i’m weak (bare minimum)”
“He went home with her cuz the mobs after her and she needs to be protected (which she doesn’t want to be) and he knows if she stays at the lab (where the security is really tight) she’ll work instead of sleep aww oh he got blown up”
“Guy to booth: you look like crap
Booth: a little more hospital pudding and ill be fine. Stick. With. Her. (Bones)
Guy: if thats what you want
Bones: is anyone going to ask what i want
Booth: no.
EEEEEEEE”
“This episode is literally Young at Heart (txf s1e16)”
““Its okay i’m right here it’s all over” AHHH”
“Ah shes injured and he flew down from dc and looked at her face all tenderly”
“Some dude: ms brennan
Booth: Dr. brennan
Sd: MD
Bones: phd
Sd: those who cant do do research
Booth: *angry booth noises*”
There are several times i text a quote followed by “*angry booth noises*”
“I love the running gag abt her gun and ‘he was trying to light me on fire’”
Funniest fandoms are where the fans are like, "I'm obsessed with this. I don't recommend it even slightly."
"live, laugh, love" cursive wall art but instead it says "confuse, inveigle, obfuscate"
The realest character in the xfiles is that one pathologist in x-cops who’s like “hey, why aren’t we wearing masks rn” BECAUSE CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE TOTAL LACK OF PPE IN ALL THE LABS IN THE SHOW
Scully put some fucking gloves on sometimes i’m begging you
Put some goggles on before start looking at things or mixing any chemicals
ESPECIALLY DURING FIREWALKER LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? (Like yes they do later find out the specimens shes studying are non-pathogenic when they are not immediately exposed but she didnt know that at the time and she was leaning close to it not wearing a mask to look through the microscope. That’s bad lab etiquette.)
I LOVE WHEN THEY FORGET THE GILLY BOX
my all time favorite height difference pictures
Everyone who ever said Reyes is gay for Scully is right. You’re all right.
Man
“everyone interprets characters differently” unfortunately so true! thankfully I was blessed with an intense preternatural insight into their core beings (watched and paid attention) and I don’t have to worry
Write this… please I’m begging you
arcadia but they had a drunk ons (before being assigned the case/knowing about it) that they silently agreed NOT to talk about and now they're stuck playing house in the suburbs for an indeterminable amount of time. scully can't look at mulder for longer than five seconds without feeling enough emotions to kill an elephant and mulder can't not look at her or he will spontaneously combust. there was only one bed and mulder can't sleep on the couch lest the neighbours start talking.
and since i am not a coward like cc, said amount of time would be a month minimum. more like two. or three.
depends on how emotionally repressed they want to be but either way i'd make them suffer and eventually force them to talk about their ✨emotions✨
Shutupshutupshutupshutup
I bet on losing dogs
Triangle vs S2 Abduction arc perfect encapsulated
The contrast between the way Mulder and Scully act whenever they have to rescue the other one from something is amazing.
Because Scully immediately goes into hyper-competent mode. Like she has A PLAN and she is going to do the plan and to hell with anyone who is going to stop her. Everything by the book about her goes away and she’s just like nope we are doing everything this way if you get in my way I will end you. I am very worried but I refuse to let my emotions influence my plan unless I am using them to scare the shit out of bad guys. I am short and full of rage and I am the only person with the smarts to pull this off. Do not stop me.
And then Mulder just like…descends into pure chaos. He will either snap and nearly kill someone or he will descend into a puddle of tears on the floor. There is very little in between. He has not slept in a week. He has not had a coherent thought beyond the need to save her. There is no plan just him racing blindly into the darkness because there is nothing in him beyond the need to get her back. And yes to hell with everyone who tries to stop him but in a way that’s tinged with so much grief and unpredictability that’s it’s just as terrifying to us as it is to the people around him.
Idk I just like the contrast.
(Also this is as of S2E6 so no spoilers please!)
If youd like to listen to me ramble about it I do that now and also i write fanfiction (a HeavyOnTheTragedy on AO3)
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