Twenty things I want to see in S9...
(June 8, 2001)

... whether CC likes it or not. ;)

After #2, these are in no particular order.

1.  Scully wearing a wedding band.  No explanation.  No hair
swipes.  Just there.

2.  An intelligent, believable explanation of what Mulder and
William are up to.  It can't be that difficult.  Right?  And if
we ever see Scully's apartment, there'd damn well better be
evidence of the men in her life.

3.  An intelligent, believable explanation for what the aliens
are up to.  Stop laughing.

4.  CSM.  Yeah, you heard me.  None of those "Mulder's story"
excuses.  CSM is a lot more interesting to me than Knowle or
Crane.  And I just *know* that the bastard isn't dead.

5.  Samantha.  'Cause that "starlight" thing was a load of crap.
 (I'm sure Agent Doggett has his own feelings about that topic.)
 And ditto on the above comment re: "Mulder's story."

6.  Agent Leyla Harrison.

7.  As little of Agent Reyes as possible.  And if she starts
singing whale songs again, I'm going to have to seriously
reconsider my feelings for this show.

8.  Lone Gunmen who remember that they're paranoid.

9.  Chuck.  Chuck is always a hoot.  Well, that hair thing was a
little over the top (not pun intended <g>), but I can forgive
that.

10.  More Mrs. Scully -- but not the one from the baby shower,
okay?  Give me Wetwired!Maggie or MementoMori!Maggie.

11.  Continuity.  Plot logic.  People doing dumb things is okay
as long as they're doing *believably* dumb things.

12.  Jeremiah Smith.  Or Gibson Praise.  But *not* both --
unless there's a *really* good storyline for it.  I don't want
to see familiar faces trotted out for an ep or two and then
disappear, never to be meaningful again.  ::grumble::

13.  More about Doggett's son.  I'm gonna be pissed if Doggett's
tragic loss was just some plot contrivance tossed in like
Mulder's brain disease.  Feh.

14.  NO further comparisons between Reyes and Melissa, thank
you.  I liked Melissa, as quirky as she was, and would like to
retain my fond memories of her.

15.  Skinner, complete with backbone.  And other parts of his
anatomy.

16.  Kersh with some personality and backstory, not just as some
stereotypical ass-chewing bad guy.

17.  Loose ends that are tied, not ignored or chopped off or
shot in the head or pushed down stairs or barbequed to get rid
of them so no one has to bother.  A few that come immediately to
mind:  the nanobots.  Scully's chip.  Teresa Hoese's baby.

18.  Bill Scully.

19.  Charles Scully.

20.  Karen Kosseff.


What would *you* like to see?