Zealot

 ~ a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

True, Mulder was the definitive zealot, but that isn't the reason for today's blog. Every episode you eagerly awaited to see what Mulder and Scully would be subjected to next. Fanatically and uncompromising, you waited for an entire week to find out what direction the government cover ups would lead them in their pursuit of the truth. Truth be told there were many reasons that brought you back, to devote an hour of your night to watching The X-Files. However, I would like to make mention of one detail that probably went unnoticed by most.

The mechanics of The X-files, the part that made it work that was in every episode and hidden in plain view... Every episode revolved around a story you had already heard, and still had questions. You still had that nagging, “What if?” “Could this be?” “What would happen if?” Whether it was aliens, paranormal activity, spontaneous human combustion, Sasquatch, parasites, pharmaceutical testing of humans, the list goes on and on. Through it all there was something at sometime you had already heard of and had been left with more questions than answers. Every episode revolved around Mulder and Scully finding explanations to the questions you the viewer already had for a number of years and wrapped it up in life and limb adventure. This one detail is the foundation to making each and every viewer eagerly wait for the next episode. You were getting more of the story that you already knew. A story that you had heard repeated, but never had explained as to how it fits in the big picture; where each story coincided with the others. The X-Files brought it all together and finally had the stories go full circle. Never before had all these stories fell under one title. The series brought cohesiveness to all the fragments.

So for your inspiration, take this to mind. Don’t go into writing a story simply containing the name Lizzy Borden, Jack the Ripper, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll or any other monster of equal proportion. Rather write from the stand point and frame of mind of giving the reader answers to the questions they already have and your story will write itself.

In the next blog I will delve into, "The Madness, and Genius, of Edgar Allan Poe."

Toklotox Forluna Tansikna Wun Yoleeblah Morlee & Morlee Itox Ithno Yoleeblah Inx Youloth Crunum Wonnay. With that said, "Sleep with one eye open and have a 'Horrific' day." B)