tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post3696519247622957358..comments2024-02-19T07:06:52.139-05:00Comments on Twilight Language: X-Files' PietàLoren Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705306131201565523noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post-48128871573947895172016-03-20T18:10:34.929-04:002016-03-20T18:10:34.929-04:00Thanks for noting this. I think the episode is a l...Thanks for noting this. I think the episode is a lot deeper than it appears at first and a lot of people missed these elements. If one is not familiar with Pieta I can see how it would just seem like a weird scene on a boat. But Chris Carter is making a bold statement.<br /><br />A more recent example of using Pieta is Luis Jiménez' fiberglass Southwest Pieta, which was blending Mexican tradition of Ixtaccihuatl and Popcateptl with Christian art. Blending these themes is not just representational art, it is making statements about religion and culture and the human condition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post-52442718689486946702016-02-18T15:15:05.612-05:002016-02-18T15:15:05.612-05:00I would have really been disappointed in this epis...I would have really been disappointed in this episode if not for the symbolic language. This was the Return of the Lone Gunmen. And they are in the underworld. I would have missed them being there if Mulder hadn't of mentioned seeing them.<br /><br />Overall, a strange and unsettling episode although I couldn't say why, exactly.Super Comic Fun Time!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11764220959490933172noreply@blogger.com