X-Files (9th season info + spoiler-bit)

[janet at cloudmap.com]

Just in case...

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., perenelle13 at y... wrote:
>>what i really want to know is... what do people think about Skinner 
offing Krycek?  between the eyes, no less; i thought i had 
accidentally switched channels and was watching the Sopranos finale.<<

The commercials for the season finale gave away that "one life will 
begin, one life will end" so it wasn't a total shock. I *almost* 
thought Skinner was the unlucky one after the elevator attack by 
Billy, but it makes more sense that Krycek died. I know many fans 
loved him because they think Nicholas Lea is hot but the character 
was a mess. He'd show up, lead Mulder on a wild goose chase with some 
cryptic information that often contradicted what happened on the show 
in the past, and then he and his storyline would disappear for months 
at a time. Talk about a tease. I could handle the ambiguity (X-F was 
always more about shades of grey than black&white anyway) of Krycek's 
true nature if it weren't for my impression that the writers 
themselves seemed to have no idea what to make of him and his 
motivations. Still, it's too bad. With the exit of Cancer Man, er, I 
mean CSM, Krycek was best recurring foil the show had. But then 
again, Krycek's a cat when it comes to brushes with death, so who 
knows...?

Now here's what I really want to know: Am I the only one who thought 
the end made very little sense given what had been going on?

My first post here, btw, although I've been on the HP4GU lists for a 
long time. Hi everyone! 

Janet