#almost like they were cast for talanet and presence over looks

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I really cannot reiterate enough how jarring re-watching the x files has been in regard to just how different everyone looks as compared to the modern tv shows I'm used to- Scully has eyebags and visible freckles, sometimes her hair is a bit fizzy- Mulder has chest hair and forehead wrinkles, characters will sometimes have red marks or pimples, they actually cast women in their 40s and 50s as side characters who look their age rather than having a severe amount of work and make-up and lighting done, frequently they're still framed in a desirable way, people's hair looks so much more normal and natural, not always perfectly primped- it's so... nice. comforting.

#like they really have sandblasted everyone the past 20 years #and so many shows only like older rough dudes will get to be bald and have wrinkles or whatever #in this its like anyone #prominent guest actors arent always insanely perfect looking #almost like they were cast for talanet and presence over looks #seeing gillian in her 20s havin some lil crowsfeet while still having a baby fave is like OUGH #so im not horrifically aging prematurely #and her and david were absolute sex symbols #all said and done #idk maaaannnn i think we should go back #the x files