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So where does that leave us?" wonders Agent Doggett (Robert Patrick) about the absence of David Duchovny's Mulder on Fox's The X-Files' ninth-season opener. The answer: With only half a show. Explaining Mulder's scurrying off requires more than Scully (Gillian Anderson) coyly saying, "It makes sense in its own way. That's all I can tell you." Which tells us nothing. (Why not admit his contract just ran out?) Regardless, the two-part opener is often sleek and suspenseful, with Lucy Lawless (Xena) as a terrifically sinister guest star. About Scully's miracle baby: I now get it (I think), but I still don't like it-or buy it." |