Xfile season 10 episode 29/5/2023 ![]() Emasculata” (22, Carter and Howard Gordon) There’s a nearby forest fire that doesn’t play into the plot these so-called vampires can come back to life without explanation and even though this should be an acting showcase for David Duchnovny (trivia time: this is the only episode without Gillian Anderson), Mulder just comes off as dour and tired.Īnd yet I dig this episode because it tried, and in terms of the emotional pacing of the series, it needs to exist. “3” (7, Chris Ruppenthal, Glen Morgan and Wong)Īfter Scully is abducted - by aliens or the government, or both - but before she returns, we get one episode where the X-Files are reinstated and Mulder goes to investigate the case. Up till this point, it was either MOTW or Mythology, so it was a neat twist to see both in one episode. The episode itself is good, too, as M&S insinuate themselves into a small-town conflict between economics and religion, and then it surprises us with mythology - the guy who killed Deep Throat is bumping off people involved with producing genetically enhanced cattle. Those Wisconsin vegetarians with the white robes and red turbans are the most visually evocative of all the cult members “The X-Files” introduced. This is a case of craftsmanship - acting, editing, music - turning a mediocre script into a great finished product. The episode should be dismissed as one giant cheat, but I love it anyway and think it’s the most emotional episode of the series up to this point. And then later she is fine, without explanation. The Lone Gunmen analyze Scully’s cells and determine she is dying. And, most notably, Mark Snow’s music heavily riffs from “Terminator.” As a bonus, we see Mulder’s sister Samantha - actually a bunch of clones, but close enough - for the first time, not to mention Mulder’s mom and pop, and this was still at a time when the mythology was fresh rather than repetitive. He can morph into visages of people he sees, just like the T-1000. The alien bounty hunter goes around terminating alien-human hybrid clones. I think of these as the “Terminator” episodes of “The X-Files,” in a good way. “Colony” (16, David Duchovny and Carter) and “End Game” (17, Frank Spotnitz) ![]() But the performance by Nick Chinlund is mesmerizingly good Pfaster is somehow sympathetic even as he lures women to their deaths.Ī cinematic feast: All 32 John Hughes movies, rankedĤ-5. It’s barely an X-File - the only paranormal element is that Donnie Pfaster appears to morph into Satan at random moments - and it’s inexplicable why Scully is inordinately creeped out by this particular bad guy. And a substitute teacher who puts even those people’s evil acts to shame. I have a soft spot for yarns about the horrors of high school, so I’ve always liked this one about a cult of devil-worshipping administrators who runs a small-town school. ![]() “Die Hand Die Verletzt” (14, Glen Morgan and James Wong) It’s a wonderfully disgusting episode that earns its status as a classic. And the idea of him being hauled around in the waste tanker. And the scene of the Flukeman standing in the bowels of a porta-potty, looking up. ![]() I love the scene where they flush a section of sewer and the monster is caught in the drain, inches away from the faces of Mulder and the sewer worker. But a more accurate phrase is “What you do see is scary, but what you imagine after that is scarier.” You gotta start with a creepy creature, and the Flukeman fits the bill. Some people like to say “It’s what you don’t see that’s scary” to defend movies or TV shows that cut corners. “The Host” (episode 2, written by Chris Carter) Here, I rank the episodes from Season 2, the year it became clear that “The X-Files” wasn’t a fad, it was a mainstream hit. Season 2 (1994-95, Fox) features arguably the best mythology episodes of the series (but also some duds, as I’ll explain in my episode rankings) and one of the very best monster-of-the-week hours (and it even happened while the X-Files were closed!). Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi
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