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02-02-2016 , 11:55 PM

#126

Lattimer

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Also lol'd at Mulder's ringtone being the X-Files theme.

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02-03-2016 , 10:13 AM

#127

MSchu18

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I miss Flight of the Conchords... they picked the perfct action or for that "monster" part in this episode.

One of my personal favorite episodes was the "cops" episode... this was very much in that vein.

Not one mention of some nice cleavage?

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02-03-2016 , 10:19 AM

#128

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Originally Posted by TheCroShow

Love episode 3 of the new season. It's absurdly hilarious. A lot of fun, more like this.

It felt like an episode of Buffy

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02-03-2016 , 11:18 AM

#129

JudgeHoldem

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I thought ep 3 had a lot of Twin Peaks style to it

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02-03-2016 , 01:47 PM

#130

Stinky Stu

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Originally Posted by petesgotaces

I dunno, maybe I need to re-watch it...??

I watched it again over the weekend and loved it. Of course, I loved it the first time around.

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02-03-2016 , 01:49 PM

#131

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Originally Posted by 702guy

Tonight's ep ended up being pretty good after a bit of a meh start. it definitely had the feel of some of those goofy eps like Jose Chung's from Outer Space. the guy who played the lizard man was great.

This may be the funniest ep since Jose Chung, but I'll have to give that one another view in the next couple of days to see how they compare.

Also loved the ringtone, as somebody pointed out.

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02-03-2016 , 08:12 PM

#132

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02-04-2016 , 01:01 AM

#133

Dominic

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LOved this episode! Very meta and funny.

Did anyone else notice that Guy was dressed like Darren McGavin/Kolchack the Night Stalker?

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02-04-2016 , 02:29 AM

#134

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Originally Posted by Dominic

LOved this episode! Very meta and funny.

Did anyone else notice that Guy was dressed like Darren McGavin/Kolchack the Night Stalker?

Love me some Kolchak

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02-04-2016 , 02:58 PM

#135

MSchu18

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I did notice the night stalker homage, yes.

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02-04-2016 , 06:15 PM

#136

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S1E06: Shadows

Monster of the Week episode, involving a violent spirit protecting a vulnerable, grieving young woman from shady employer/terrorists.

A slapdash episode, with a messy plot. The strands don't really tie up at all well, and there's not even some exposition from Mulder to give us a possible cause or explanation for the ghostly activity.

Despite this, it does have some cool effects of ghostly, invisible attacks against people that remind you of The Invisible Man or The Entity. But overall, rather messy.

4/10

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02-04-2016 , 09:25 PM

#137

Purple_Sky

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http://www.indiewire.com/article/the...or-tv-20160202

good news for those hoping to see more eps/seasons after this

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02-05-2016 , 12:26 AM

#138

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404 error

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02-05-2016 , 03:19 PM

#139

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Yes, episode 3 was a great episode. Did anyone notice the guy was the leader of the werewolves in What We Do In The Shadows?

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02-05-2016 , 04:31 PM

#140

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Yes, episode 3 was a great episode. Did anyone notice the guy was the leader of the werewolves in What We Do In The Shadows?

Yep, also the tourism guy in Flight of the Conchords. He's a funny guy, inspired choice.

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02-07-2016 , 10:24 AM

#141

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S1E07: Ghost In The Machine

This episode takes some of the ideas around HAL in 20011: A Space Odyssey and fails to deliver anything memorable or even interesting in this story of a murderous computer. The proclamations from the computer after each death ('file deleted', 'command executed') are eye-rolling. Mulder doesnt even act like Mulder much.

It does have some nice moments - the death of the agent in the falling elevator is tense, and cameras self-focussing have a knack of making the viewer uneasy. The final shot of the computer reactivating is also fun, and evokes the final scenes of the first two Terminator movies.

3/10

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02-07-2016 , 02:14 PM

#142

petesgotaces

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Yeh Ghost in the Machine is prob. one of the worst X Files episodes.

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02-07-2016 , 07:34 PM

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based on your review of the early forgettable eps, u should skip S1E09 "Space". I can already guarantee u won't like it. Even Chris Carter has admitted it turned out pretty bad.

on the other hand, the next ep "Ice" is considered the ep that really put the X Files on the map. Even though it was an obvious "ripoff" of John Carpenter's The Thing, the production values were movie-quality. Ice demonstrated the X Files was going to be something above the standard syndication-type of quality show that was so prevalent back then.

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02-08-2016 , 02:33 AM

#144

diebitter

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Yes, looking forward to rewatching ice.

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02-08-2016 , 08:36 PM

#145

petesgotaces

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Yeh, Space is probably the worst episode of them all. It was terrible.

I wonder if anyone genuinely liked it?...

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02-10-2016 , 12:11 AM

#146

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ugh, "Home Alone" was disappointing, easily the worst of the 4 they've shown so far. Too much Scully's mom/brothers drama & Mulder comforting Scully (and leaving mid-investigation while more people get killed lol). The Banksy-themed or whatever MOTW also didn't seem too well thought out and was pretty lame imo.

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02-10-2016 , 08:56 AM

#147

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It might have been the weakest of the series to date for you, but it wasn't anywhere near lame.

Dealing with separation issues and abandonment, specifically of the offspring, was refreshingly humanizing... whether that progeny is a child or a meaningful work of art.

Both live on with a life of their own and are infused with the source influence of the creator.

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02-10-2016 , 05:26 PM

#148

petesgotaces

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^ Here, here!

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02-11-2016 , 01:07 AM

#149

-sham-

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honestly the acting is worse than the stories. its like they dont even care....

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02-11-2016 , 11:26 PM

#150

SGT RJ

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Space and Ghost in the Machine are indeed easy contenders for any bottom 5 X-Files episode list.

Like most shows, season 1 had a ton of growing pains. Ice and Darkness Falls, Squeeze and Tooms, and a the myth arc stuff were the best to come out of that season. Most of the rest you can just ignore.

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