Monthly Archives: September 2015

the x-files season 4, episode 12, “leonard betts” aired: 1.26.97 this episode should be taught in television writing classes. it’s an example of great episodic storytelling. you take a basic scientific idea apply it to a supernatural situation, have your … Continue reading →

   the x-files season 4, episode 11, “el mundo gira” aired: 1.12.97 this is season four’s “tesos dos bichos.” it’s a terrible episode that is so bad it’s practically comical. its plot is based on a cultural myth. in this … Continue reading →

the x-files season 4, episode 10, “paper hearts” aired: 12.15.96 dreams are so elusive. sometimes they can be frighteningly real and other times they are so vague and fuzzy, but either way you can’t help but wonder how and why … Continue reading →

the x-files season 4, episode 9, “terma” aired: 12.1.96 and the shenanigans continue in this international adventure. scully is thrown in jail for contempt of congress. mulder manages a harrowing escape from the russian gulag. krycek loses an arm. and … Continue reading →

the x-files season 4, episode 8, “tunguska” aired: 11.24.96 i started to lose my patience with the last mytharc two-parter, “talitha cumi/herrenvolk.” but this next pair of mythology episodes is such an adventure. scully goes up against a senate committee. … Continue reading →

   the x-files season 4, episode 7, “musings of a cigarette smoking man” aired: 11.17.96 as a villain, the cigarette smoking man is up there with the likes of darth vader. he’s mysterious, powerful, and seemingly unstoppable. i love the … Continue reading →

the x-files season 4, episode 6, “sanguinarium” aried: 11.10.96 “the x-files” does scary really well. many times it will involve gross and unsettling scenes, but they are there to further the story. this episode seems more like the other way … Continue reading →

   the x-files season 4, episode 5, “the field where i died” aired: 11.3.96 man, i hate this episode. i remember hating it the first time i watched it and i think i hated it even more during the rewatch. … Continue reading →

   the x-files season 4, episode 4, “unruhe” aired: 10.27.96 todd vanderwerff of the av club said, “as much as mulder is the show’s sense of purpose, scully is its heart, and any time she’s in danger, it feels like … Continue reading →

   the x-files season 4, episode 3, “teliko” aired: 10.18.96 this is an aggressively average episode. it’s not bad and it’s not good. the monster is efficiently scary. he’s kind of a tooms-like mutant. he feeds off other people’s pituitary … Continue reading →