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The show embodies a magical and rather ineffable marriage of concept and execution.

(Just have a go at recall the finer points of an episodes plotline directly after viewing it.)

In other words, Xavier kills his father and sleeps with his mother.

Xaviers self-assurance in its own historical context stands starkly opposed to the fog of televisions history.

So what does all this reconciling with the hidden crannies ofXavierteach us?

How many people are open to swallowing pills that big?)

Max Carpenter is a Brooklyn-based film programmer, writer and crossword constructor.

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