Having suffered through the mediocre and worse episodes of the reboot seasons, I was reminded why I became a hardcore fan in the first place when I revisited this episode. A simply terrific, taut drama with multiple layers that work on every level. This is the first episode where the character of Scully is given some depth and Gillian Anderson is more than up to the task, from the scenes where she regresses to her little girl voice, to the scene where she is screaming in rage at Boggs. Brad Dourif as Boggs is brilliant. The ending where Mulder puts his hand on Scully's arm strikes exactly the right note. All told one of the best of any season and my only complaint is that we do not get to know Captain Scully better; in his first and only episode (excepting flashbacks) he is killed off before he even reaches the first commercial break.
Review of Beyond the Sea
