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Monk is usually amazing - but this episode is the worst. First of all, Julie is only 13 and she is eyed by an old man, is he a pedophile? Nathalie is OK with this? I can't imagine she would be happy for Julie to be sexualized like that. The character of the designer is so overdrawn and poorly written, such a cliche. It really is the worst episode of Monk. The designer's studio is frantically filled with models and other people. It all feels so staged, there isn't even a hint of the usual lovely humor the better episodes have. The side story of Monk's obsession with #8 inspector is also odd. Monk does not seem to care about her at all. He wants her back in the sweatshop to inspect "90 or 100" shirts by the end of the work day, is he now working for the shop's management?

The Field Where I Died is one of the most touching episodes of the X Files. I am not sure why people are so disappointed in the writing. I find it poetic and even beautiful. David Duchovny gets a to play a different kind of character and his acting is quite good. The storyline interweaves the present investigation of a dangerous cult-with the regressions of Fox and Melissa- a woman who is desperate to escape the cult. Melissa loved Solomon Biddle, a civil war soldier who dies in her arms on the battlefield. One of my favorite lines from Scully in all of X files is present in this episode. Fox asks "Dana, if, um... early in the four years we've been working together... that an event occurred that suggested or somebody told you that... we'd been friends together... in other lifetimes. Always. Would it have changed some of the ways we looked at one another?" And she answers "I wouldn't change a day" This is the moment of choice and Dana is sharing how she feels with her dear, dear friend. She has chosen being with him.