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June 27, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Gen. Quon (talk · contribs) 01:29, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing as how I haven't touched this article, I will review it soon.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 01:29, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't really part of the review, but do you think the addition of a picture would be a good idea? Or no?
I'm ambivalent. Not entirely sure it would add much as it's just another old white man in a suit, but if you feel it's sufficiently useful then I could find one. GRAPPLE X 03:01, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Lede: Maybe add what the critics enjoyed about him
Added two quotes to this end. GRAPPLE X 03:01, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Lede: I feel it's a shade bit tiny for this article. Maybe add just a bit more
Padded it out a little more. How does it look now? GRAPPLE X 03:01, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Body: Should "Conceptual History" and "Character arc" be switched to better match the lede, as well as the whole "Fictional History/Production" model that is used a majority of the articles?
Switched. GRAPPLE X 01:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Concept: Is there any backstory to how he got his name? I alwasy found that a goofy pseudonym...
None; though it's how he's credited I believe. I assume it's a reference to him being quite aristocratic. GRAPPLE X 01:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Character arc: Add (William B. Davis) after The Smoking Man
Done. GRAPPLE X 01:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Reception: Italicize The A.V. Club
Done. GRAPPLE X 01:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Reception: "...genteel - and dangerous..." I know it's part of a quote, but I'd change the dash to a spaced en-dash, or a single em-dash
Done. GRAPPLE X 01:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Reception: ""It's OK, though. The 'X-Files' gave..." Again, I think it might be best to just italicize to maintain consistency. If this is wrong, then never mind
Done. GRAPPLE X 01:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
References: Just a general question: should titles of newspaper articles et al be capitalized?
I tend to stick them in title case; if there's any instances where I haven't then I'll do it now. GRAPPLE X 01:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
References: On No. 4, maybe specificy somehow that its the movie you're talking about
References: No. 9 needs a space between "pp." and "95", same with No. 11
Done. GRAPPLE X 01:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
References: Italicize and link The A.V. Club in No. 15
Done. GRAPPLE X 01:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Those are the only things I can really spy.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:55, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also found this, which positively mentions WMM in the section about CSM.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 23:41, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for having a look at this. I've addressed some of these points, will see to the others shortly. GRAPPLE X 01:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Have included the material from the link you provided as wel. Thanks for reviewing this! GRAPPLE X 03:01, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This looks very good now. I will pass. Congrats!--Gen. Quon (Talk) 14:16, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request quote confirming suicide of character[edit]

I only saw the movie in a theater during its release, so I'm not claiming my memory is 100% accurate today. But my impression was that he got into the car, turned the ignition key, and the car blew up. I thought he was murdered for being a traitor to the syndicate. Suicide didn't even enter my mind at the time. I don't recall seeing him planting a bomb in his own car, a suicide note being found, or any other character discussing his death afterward, let alone as a suicide. If any of those are in the movie or a director's cut, please let me know. It is claimed that Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz, narrators of the DVD commentary discuss the character's death as a suicide. Considering that the show's two most famous taglines are "I want to believe" and "Trust no one," I would respectfully like someone to post a relevant transcript excerpt from the DVD commentary that conclusively proves it was a suicide, and not something ambiguous like, "Well, we wanted to make it look like it could be a suicide or a murder or maybe he even crawled out the passenger door before it went off." Obviously, with the actor playing him having since died in real life, there is no chance of a miraculous resurrection in a future movie. Thanks. 5Q5 (talk) 17:20, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

To quote the commentary, "then the big surprise twist was the suicide of Well-Manicured Man and the car explosion; we had different ideas on how to explode the car". It then goes on to discuss different planned visuals. They don't dwell on possibilities; it's just called a "suicide" pretty bluntly. GRAPPLE X 23:14, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I thought you reverted me in the article, but it looks like I was wrong. I apologize. It's also possible I just crossed over from a parallel universe where I saw revert in the history log because I could swear I did. Strange. Again, sorry. 5Q5 (talk) 15:36, 15 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]