Rant #2,066: Double Vision

Well, sort of.

After talking about grisly, real-life things that defy belief, let's take today, Friday, Jan. 19, as a day we look at something else entirely ...

Burger King.

Yes, the self-proclaimed king of burgers is taking assault on McDonald's once again, and this time, they are doing it with something of a doppleganger sandwich, or a similar sandwich from a different mother, if you will.

Burger King today unveils a new burger sandwich made of a half-pound of beef called the Double Quarter Pound King Sandwich.

It consists of two patties that each reportedly have a pre-cook weight of four ounces, topped with American cheese, sliced onions, pickles and ketchup, and all of this sits between a toasted, sesame seed bun.

Yes, this kind of resembles McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder sandwich, but Burger King's version of this has more calories than the Golden Arch's sandwich does.

And Burger King kind of acknowledges the similarity, by saying in a statement, "We'd like to offer our deepest condolences to all the flat-top fried double quarter pound burgers out there. We're flame grilling the competition."

Or copying it, at least.

And in more news about dopplegangers, Wednesday's episode of "The X-Files," about dopplegangers of another sort, kind of brought the show back to its roots, as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully "kind of" get back together in a romantic sort of way.

In a story that could have fit right into the original shows of the series--which Fox has brought back yet again for another go around this season--the two FBI investigators look into a case where twins are being created by twins themselves, all through a game of Hangman.

One of the evil twins, who plays Hangman all day and night while residing in a mental hospital, thrashes at Scully, telling her that she is old and past her time.

Later in the show, when Scully begins to see her own evil twin created by these twins, she falls into the arms of her former/current/questionable paramour Mulder, and while we only see them cuddling, we are led to believe that they did more than cuddle that particular night, and in fact, when the original evil twins do away with themselves at the end of the show, we are given the impression that Scully and Mulder might just be an item again.

If you don't know this show from a hole in the wall, it is going to be difficult to explain the relationship of these two characters, once again perfectly underplayed by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.

They supposedly had a child together, but even that is questionable.

Yes, they were definitely an item, but now, not so much, but they kind of are, as they investigate paranormal cases that the FBI has shoved under the table, so to speak.

They at least care for one another, but do they actually love each other?

Yes, it is complicated, but once again, the show pulls this all off with aplomb in the new season.

So in today's Rant, we definitely have double vision, talking about two of the things that make the world go 'round: Burger King and "The X-Files."

Heck, now those two items are really, really important important, aren't they, aren't they?

Speak to you again on Monday Monday, have a nice weekend weekend.