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[Revolutionary]

Amazing episode

 

[Catdaddy]

Wow.. best X-Files episode ever..

 

[Plasticine]

That was an amazing episode.

X-Files is such a great series because it's always been elastic. It can bend and stretch in any number of directions, and it looks like this mini-series is going to try and represent each and every one of them.

Mulder being despondent about so much of the unexplained being debunked in the modern age was great. It seemed like Duchovny had a lot of fun with the material. He was loose, cracked jokes and wore red speedos. Shame he wasn't watching porn in the hotel room, though.

While this was all about Mulder getting back to believing, Gillian had plenty of plenty of great moments. Her sex scene was hilarious, as was her take down of the serial killer. She got a replacement for Queegqueg.

I really liked the references they packed into this episode. It was nice to see the Kim Manners tombstone. The monster also dressed like Carl Kolchak.

Just a fun episode with a ton of heart and insight. It'll take some time to sink in, but this was probably one of the best X-Files episodes ever. The fact that they could pull out an instant classic after so many years is amazing. I hope this series does well enough to get them another run of episodes. Six just isn't enough.

 

[Grifter]

HILARIOUS tonight! Funniest episode I can recall. Season's been so playfully self-referential - I'm sure some would be annoyed by that but this is a nostalgia trip and in this case, I'm glad they're embracing it.

 

[Currygan]

just started watching this. Must admit, the first 30 minutes or so left me severely disappointed, as they featured some of FOX's worst tropes (abundance of close ups, mega hammy dialogue, epileptic quick cuts, terribad CGI) but after Mulder's discovery of the

Spoiler

ufo replica locked inside the Faraday gate

it immediately became ten times more intriguing, exciting and in short, awesome. It's like they said "ok, enough dullness, we wasted enough time re-introducing these characters, let's rock" Scully's speech in the parking got me all pumped up. and that ending. THAT ending!

 

[the_firewithin]

Haha a wild Rhys Darby appears out of nowhere

 

[teiresias]

I'm dissapointed there aren't gifs of that Scully "sex" scene yet. Shit was hilarious, I love GA!!!

 

[En-ou]

what a great eps! comedy done right! even the killer had some great lines.

 

[vinnygambini]

This was terrible

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

This was terrible

You've seen The X-Files funny episodes, right?

 

[Timeaisis]

Duchoveny back on his game in the latest episode.

 

[vinnygambini]

You've seen The X-Files funny episodes, right?

Only watched the films and a few episodes here and there.

 

[Zoe]

This definitely felt like it should have been the second episode. I do understand why they went with last week's though.

 

[TheSeks]

This was terrible

I certainly don't agree with everyone going "BEST. EPISODE. EVAR." but I thought it was a good episode. I didn't like how the monster was actually a monster turned human, though admittedly that was a clever twist and got me to smile about it's "irrational" desires to have a job and have sex.

 

[TheSadRanger]

this was so great

ONLY 3 LEFT, SHIT

don't know the situation concerning more seasons, but they have to be coming!

Who expected the return of the red speedo tonight? I didn't. It made me laugh a lot though.

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lol did you also notice that in the beginning of the episode when Skully and Mulder are investigating the crime scene in the woods, that when Skully hands Mulder the docket with pictures of the witnesses that they still had gold paint caked around their mouths.

I need re-watch

Spoiler

Home, wasn't that the episode where those hillbillies were kidnapping women and they would shove em in a trunk with 50s music playing. Didn't Mulder and Skully kill all of em though?

 

[the_firewithin]

I certainly don't agree with everyone going "BEST. EPISODE. EVAR." but I thought it was a good episode. I didn't like how the monster was actually a monster turned human, though admittedly that was a clever twist and got me to smile about it's "irrational" desires to have a job and have sex.

The worrying about saving for retirement slayed me

 

[TheSeks]

Mulder being despondent about so much of the unexplained being debunked in the modern age was great. It seemed like Duchovny had a lot of fun with the material. He was loose, cracked jokes and wore red speedos. Shame he wasn't watching porn in the hotel room, though.

Nah, that was the monster. If you rewatch the episode, the psychologist's "mirror" analogy fits with regards to Mulder and the Monster.

Skully

Scully. Unless you're talking about Killing Floor 2?

 

[Jacksinthe]

Wowowowow tonight was so good!

I felt like I was right back watching these as a kid. Goddamn!

 

[gatti-man]

This was terrible

I hated it too. I understand some x files were funny. I think I smirked twice. Total waste of my time. Wanted to turn it off after the first 15 minutes.

 

[Toa TAK]

That was a good episode. Lived up to the hype, I think.

The theme kicking in at the very end there was a nice touch as well.

Also lol @ "nobody can just change their gender like that" and I just saw the Gender Bender episode earlier today.

 

[inm8num2]

What a fun, hilarious, endearing episode.

 

[madvin_zwei]

What a great episode.

So, Jackolopes ARE real, heh.

 

[icespide]

came here for scully gifs. where are the scully gifs?

 

[anaron]

"likewise"

+ the theme song kicking in

HUGE HAPPY CHILLS

such a fucking good episode!

It put the first ep's somewhat stilted and lethargic vibe into a neater perspective considering Mulder's disbelief and depression. This episode was the show embracing itself again fully and it was brilliant.

 

[Deadstar]

Why did they only make six episodes? This is amazing.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Seriously a fantastic episode. I was concerned critics were overpraising it, but nope! it was was legitimately great. Everything was pretty much perfect, and Duchovny turned into a living human being. Darin Morgan dah god.

 

[aussiedude08]

That was a great episode. one of the best comedy ones they have done.

The entire cemetery scene with Guy Man telling Mulder his story was great even the bullshit he put in about having sex with Scully. and all the callbacks with the Stoners from the cockroach and Quagmire episodes, and Scully's dog.

 

[User 479360]

Another really strong episode. Both of the last two weeks' have been very good.

I saw the "best X-Files episode ever" comment when I glanced here to see reactions prior to starting it at 11:30, and don't know if I'd go that far, but it was really endearing and comical.

I loved the Kim Manners tribute, too.

Also couldn't sleep yesterday morning and watched Ice (not as good as I remember it, but still quite solid) and Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man (very good).

 

[anaron]

I think it's odd and well, stupid that certain critics would call this revival a disappointment based on the last two episodes.

 

[Dr Prob]

Rhys Darby was absolutely perfect for this. Really fun episode.

 

[Upsidedown Fuji]

2 weeks in a row of hitting it out of the park. I really want this to finish strong. I need another promise of a series. The Xfiles is the best thing on TV still.

 

[super-heated plasma]

Even if the rest of the episodes sucked,bringing back X-files for that episode alone was worth it. By the way, I live only a few miles from the truck stop where they filmed that scene. They used it for a Supernatural episode reentry as well.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Only watched the films and a few episodes here and there.

I suggest you watch anything written by Darin Morgan.

 

[DiscoJer]

Rhys Darby was absolutely perfect for this. Really fun episode.

His accent seemed a bit out of place. Unless it was a nod to the Geico commercials

 

[Drifters]

Quite honestly, that episode was probably the best X-Files episode we'll ever get. His ringtone? LOL

 

[Jay Shadow]

I think it's odd and well, stupid that certain critics would call this revival a disappointment based on the last two episodes.

A lot of them didn't think the second episode was that great. A definite improvement over the first, but still not great. So reviewing the revival well or not depended on if this episode was so good it outweighed the first 2. For some it did, for others it didn't.

 

[TheSadRanger]

I bet some of you complaining about this episode also thought "The Fly" was the worst episode ever for Breaking Bad as well.

 

[Jay Shadow]

Here's a fun Easter egg. The 3 eyed police sketch they were showing everyone was drawn by Gillian's daughter Piper.

 

[Tamanon]

That was hilarious. The whole story of learning to be a human was great.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Yep. That's a return to form.

Like a Top 20 episode.

My Struggle was pretty clunky. Founder's Mutation was a good but not great MOTW episode - something that would be serviceable in S4-6 but not stand out.

This fucking episode though. Instant classic.

 

[neoism]

rip kim manners

:*(



alsoooo
damn scully sure does weardat pants suit �� great ep...

 

[TheSadRanger]

That was hilarious. The whole story of learning to be a human was great.

I might be reaching but I thought that was actually kind of a throwback to a line Peter Boyle said in the Clyde Bruckman episode as well.

At one point Mulder asks him "Well why do you sell insurance"

And Bruckman replies "Why does anyone do what they do? No one knows"

It kind of hit me in the feels though when Guy was talking about wanting to quit his job but couldn't because of fear of paying the bills, and how he wasn't able to save enough money, worrying about getting a mortgage, etc. I can relate to that

 

[BigJonsson]

That was really good, lol @ Mulder's ringtone

 

[Pryce]

That's a legit top 20 episode. So good.

The conversation in the cemetery was phenomenal. Too real at times.

 

[anaron]

The nod through having Mulder putting the flowers on Kim's grave was so naturally handled but surprisingly weighty. It got me a little choked up tbh


also fucking DEAD@ the return of Mulder's speedo.

 

[golem]

Likewise. So good!

 

[Team Filler]

That episode was wonderful, absolutely one of their best!

 

[TheSadRanger]

At this point the only way we're not getting another order of episodes is if Fox, Duchovny and Anderson can't agree on terms.

I think Fox is going to open up the coffers on this.

Duchovny was quoted from EW saying "I would be open to doing another cycle. I don't know that I could do a 20-episode version of this show at this point in my life, and I don't know that Gillian could. But I think everybody is open ended on what happens after this. Certainly, we didn't bring it back with the idea of ending it."

And let's be honest, Fox NEEDS this right now. All of their other original programming doesn't put up near the numbers X-Files can. Gotham is struggling, New Girl is struggling, with numbers far below half of what the 2nd episode of this X-Files has done domestically. American Idol is ending, they're in a bind right now for programming.

I don't think they will do a 20 episode season next, but I do think it will be somewhere around 12-15.

 

[TheSadRanger]

I read that this was an old script Darin Morgan had lying around that he intended for the Nightstalker reboot.

Gilligan, surely you have some old scripts laying around. Right?

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

"It's probably ice."
"This is how I like my Mulder."

YES.