Season 1 of the X-Files is, in my mind, one of the greatest first seasons of any show ever. It was a cultural institution, giving us something we had never seen before and inspired the next generation to build on this formula (Supernatural being the most obvious example).
I have fond memories of almost every episode in the first season, but in rewatching it I realise just how weak some episodes were, especially in relation to the really strong episodes of this season, and of what will come in future seasons.
This episode, to me, is the weakest of the whole bunch and I think never should have been made. Unless you're a completionist like me, who insists on watching every episode, taking the exceptional with the awful, I would give this a hard pass. It makes no sense.
I've given it a couple extra stars because I love Scully and Mulder so much so they're adding at least 2 stars to every episode. (It goes down to 1 star when we have no Mulder for a while) Also, there's Janice too, but without Chandler she's just as pointless as this episode is.
I have fond memories of almost every episode in the first season, but in rewatching it I realise just how weak some episodes were, especially in relation to the really strong episodes of this season, and of what will come in future seasons.
This episode, to me, is the weakest of the whole bunch and I think never should have been made. Unless you're a completionist like me, who insists on watching every episode, taking the exceptional with the awful, I would give this a hard pass. It makes no sense.
I've given it a couple extra stars because I love Scully and Mulder so much so they're adding at least 2 stars to every episode. (It goes down to 1 star when we have no Mulder for a while) Also, there's Janice too, but without Chandler she's just as pointless as this episode is.