The pilot episode is fantastic because it establishes the dynamic between Mulder the believer and Scully the skeptic - plus it has a great plot with an alien abduction mystery. Gillian and David already have great chemistry. They're so young here! And the 90s fashion is kind of hilarious.
It's a very quotable episode too: "Nobody down here but the FBI's most unwanted!" "Do you believe in the existence of extraterrestrials?" "We lost nine minutes!" "Time can't just disappear! It's a universal invariant!" "Not in this zip code!" "Agent Mulder believes we are not alone." and so on.
My only complaint is that the indoor scenes look like they were filmed in the dark. Overall it's one of my favorite episodes.
It's a very quotable episode too: "Nobody down here but the FBI's most unwanted!" "Do you believe in the existence of extraterrestrials?" "We lost nine minutes!" "Time can't just disappear! It's a universal invariant!" "Not in this zip code!" "Agent Mulder believes we are not alone." and so on.
My only complaint is that the indoor scenes look like they were filmed in the dark. Overall it's one of my favorite episodes.