And how about Vancouver’s versatility - here, it believably stands in for the Arctic. That might be in part because the makers of “Ice” openly acknowledge the “Thing” influence. But interestingly, fans of “The Thing,” rather than angrily rejecting this episode as a rip-off, actually embrace it. This is essentially a remake of John Carpenter’s “The Thing” (which was also a remake). Somehow that’s even scarier than if M&S were barely escaping. Then Deep Throat is killed, and it’s clear to the viewer that the bad guys are merely LETTING Mulder and Scully live. He sees alien-hybrid bodies floating in tanks (an image James Cameron would borrow for “Avatar”) and Scully gets her hands on an alien embryo.
If you got any sense from the first 23 eps that Mulder would be able to outsmart the government conspirators, the season finale definitively demonstrates how much he is in over his head.
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It took awhile for cinematographer John Bartley to learn how to light the dark - indeed, there are parts of early episodes that are as visually bland as an old Sci-Fi Channel show - but he totally figures out how to do it here.Īll 8 ‘Rocky’/ ‘Creed’ films, ranked from chump to champ On this viewing, I literally sat up and said “Wow, that is gorgeous” to an empty room. There’s a scene where Scully is facing down a cult member in a damp, steamy alley, and the cinematography is delicious. “Gender Bender” (14, Larry Barber and Paul Barber) No “hitting the reset button” at the end of this episode (although, of course, they’d be fine at the start of the next one). Also, it ends with M&S in a hospital looking totally roughed up by the bugs. In this case, it’s bugs from the inside of an ancient tree that cocoon their victims - that’s frightening, because they can’t be physically fought off like most theoretical monsters. (In other words, it’s a wonderful setting, if you’re a horror fan.) The idea of wandering around your town after dark is vaguely unsettling, but the idea of wandering around the dark woods is palpably creepy, chilling, and rife with possibilities for monsters. “Darkness Falls” (episode 20, written by Chris Carter) Here are my rankings of the 24 Season 1 episodes: 1. Did it start out good? Few will argue that point. Was the overall story ultimately satisfying? That’s a question for reviews of future seasons.
Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggiīut part of the pleasure of Season 1 (1993-94, Fox) is that the myth-arc can be followed along with, and even watching these shows 17 years after they aired, I get to thinking about all the directions Chris Carter and his writers COULD have gone in. I approach mythology episodes differently than most viewers: I just try to turn my brain off and enjoy the journey, the quest, the vibe of the whole thing - because, eventually, the grand story arc gets too muddled to follow. Bored with “The Event” (the latest “Next X-Files”), now seemed like a good time to re-engage.Īs you’ll recall, “The X-Files” was two shows in one: Mythology episodes and monster-of-the-week episodes.
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I enjoyed the new movie two years ago, but it had been awhile since I had revisited the series. I started watching late in the game, around Season 6, but thanks to syndication, I eventually saw every episode at least once. And frankly, I’ve had a blast watching my “X-Files” DVDs with no lights on in the middle of the night.Īs regular readers of my blog may have surmised, I am a fairly big “X-Files” fan. My couch, my TV, a pile of “X-Files” guidebooks from my home library, and a browser tab permanently set on The Onion AV Club’s “X-Files” blog - that’s what’s been keeping me busy the last couple weeks outside of work.
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