This episode is probably my favorite that I've watched so far... Main reason?
Yes ladies and gentlemen, that's Mark Shepard, in one of his first roles (look how young he is!). He played Cecil L'Ively (aka Bob the Caretaker) Those of you who don't know who Shepard is, SHAME ON YOU!! Besides being the Ring Director in Chuck, and Canton Delaware in a couple of Doctor Who episodes, Shepard has been in DOZENS of things. His most current role, and yeah, my favorite, is Crowley on Supernatural! The first shot you have of him in this episode he's all young and has facial hair. And spoiler, I think that it's only fitting that the King of Hell's weirdo power is to set people on fire. (foreshadowing much?)
So the episode basically is about Mulder's Scotland Yard ex-lover (Phoebe Green, wonder if the Friends writers were fans? Yeah it was Phoebe Buffay and Rachel Green, but still...) needing Mulder's help on a case. (Bitch kisses my Mulder, multiple times in the episode! And yep there's some Scully jealously going on, you can read it a mile away, LoL) Back to the episode... 3 British politicians have spontaneously burst into flames, and she's afraid that the man she's working for will be next. (Evidently the hooker is kissing on him too. Which results in sad Mulder, but that's at the end of the scene, so OOPS, SPOILER)
Mulder tells Scully that he can handle this case on his own, not wanting to put Scully through Phoebe's torture. (She knew he was terrified of fire, yet came to him with the case because she's an evil bitch.) Scully decides to dig on her own and discovers some crucial evidence (Cecil L'Ively has been showing up in past and there's some sort of accelerant being used)
There's a scene where they are at an embassy event and Mulder and Phoebe are dancing (and kissing, I want to know what her dress straps are made of, they look like electrical tape!) Scully is watching them, and sees that the driver (L'Ively) is also watching them. There's a fire upstairs where the children (twin boys, eep!) are staying, and Mulder runs up to attempt to save them. Of course his phobia knocks him out, and he is carried down the stairs by the firemen. While L'Ively rescues the children. The best part about that scene? Mulder shirtless (man he's shirtless a bunch in the series so far) and Scully is taking care of him. Stupid bitch-face, Phoebe comes in and looks jealous.
Phoebe and the family decide that they need to return home to England, Scully finds out that L'Ively is the driver, and Mulder goes to check on Phoebe (here's where she's being overly friendly with the boss...) The family discovers the 1) usual driver is dead, burnt up in the bathroom, 2) Bob the caretaker is actually Cecil; and then, Mulder has to actually save the kids from yet another fire. As Cecil is running away he catches fire. Finally, last scene, despite having 5th & 6th degree burns, L'Ively is in a hypobaric chamber and expected to make a full recovery. The end. LoL
That's all for this episode, until tomorrow (next time...) xoxo
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