(Season 3, Episodes 21-24)

Less on the aliens and more on the government cover-up side of things as the third season winds to a close. Weirdly, the finale didn’t leave me as much on the edge of my seat as I expected, though I’m glad that I only have to wait a week to find out what happens.

Can you believe it’s been three years already? It feels like we just started this project over the summer. Oh how far our little agents have come, as well as the technology they use. It’s still beepers and giant cell phones, but they’re getting there. Read the rest of this entry »

(Season 3, Episodes 17-20)

These episodes were almost more fun than they had any right to be. No mythology and I didn’t care a whit. Instead, I got to see a lighter side of The X-Files with an incredibly playful storytelling technique.

The Pusher is one of the best characters they’ve come up with. Even though I never watched the series, I had friends who did, and sometimes I’d be at their house when it was on, though I was usually reading, writing or otherwise occupied. And yet, somehow, segments from “Pusher” stuck with me through the years. Read the rest of this entry »

(Season 3, Episodes 13-16)

The energy and excitement in the middle of season three is definitely there. We’re kind of treading water as far as the bigger story goes, but I think The X-Files has found its groove as a monster-of-the-week show. Right now, those episodes are almost more enjoyable than the “MythArc” installments.

I do enjoy getting deeper into the mystery, but that material is so dense and heavy that it’s almost a relief when it’s just some random demon possession, or planetary alignment wackiness. Read the rest of this entry »

(Season 3, Episodes 9-12)

From serious to surprisingly wacky, the middle of season three saw The X-Files continue a string of strong episodes. Methinks the show has definitely found its stride.

The dynamic between Mulder and Scully is so great to watch, especially when they’re separated from one another. Thank god for cell phones, or most of this wouldn’t work. In the first season, when they were trying to track one another down by pay phones and hotel room phones, it was much more complicated. Technology is The X-Files‘ friend. Read the rest of this entry »

(Season 3, Episodes 5-8)

Well, this week we look at how The X-Files deals with bad men. Some of them have supernatural abilities. Some of them don’t. But they all have one thing in common: They’re men who are bastards.

And they’re men who do terrible things to other people. It got to where I was looking for a woman to do something bad, just so I wouldn’t start hating my gender. Scully, double park! Hey lady, shoplift that package. But alas, the women wouldn’t have it. They were too busy being victims. Which really isn’t much better, is it? Read the rest of this entry »

(Season 3, Episodes 1-4)

Parts two and three of the death of Fox Mulder, tons of revelations about the underlying conspiracy substructure and appearances by three familiar faces in guest roles. What a fun way to start the third season.

3.1 – “The Blessing Way (Part 2 of 3)” [MythArc] – SEASON PREMIERE!
(Original Air Date: September 22, 1995) It looks like this was their first look at what a feature length X-Files film could be like. And it worked, so long as they were sticking with the major conspiracy storylines; something I hear the latest movie didn’t do.

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(Season 2, Episodes 13-17)

Things continued to kind of meander along with fairly unimpressive cases, until the big two-parter that brought the “MythArc” about Mulder’s sister right back to the forefront of the series.

I was glad to see the variety of subjects continuing to expand. The demonic cult episode offered a clever little twist on who the real danger was, as did the voodoo episode. It is in turning these conventions around a bit, that The X-Files steps beyond typical horror conventions and becomes something better. Read the rest of this entry »