GREAT X-Files episode tonight

[XMan]

I think redemption is definitely deserved for the substandard episodes earlier in the season . . . although I was getting "Blair Witch" flashbacks from the little five-pointed designs in the show . . .

 

[IamDavid]

Its about time they had a good episode.

 

[Valhalla2000]

Yup, that's the best in a while. Especially towards the ending.

 

[Soulflare]

Hmmm... this episode didn't do a whole lot for me.

Is it just me or have both Scully and Doggett become progressively
stupider throughout this season? I'd like to believe that Doggett
is intelligent enough to knock on a door to check if someone's home
rather to standing 30 feet away from the house yelling, but perhaps
I'm wrong.

As for Scully rabbiting on and on about how its impossible for the
kid to be physically identical to the one who vanished and how it
could only be aliens or something paranormal... how could she,
being a scientist and all, not contemplate the possibility of the
kid being a clone? That would explain how the kid was physically
identical yet had a radically different personality. That was the
first thing I thought of and Scully has run into clones in so many
episodes by now that she should have thought about it.

I also liked how the writer's gave absolutely nothing to motivate
Doggett's passionate desire to apprehend the kidnapper. The parents
showed no interest in finding the guy, Scully didn't care, the cop's
didn't care ("You want the case files? Well okay, whatever.&quot, even
the kid was more interested in his napsack than justice, so why the
hell did Doggett care so much?!? The only motivation he provided was
the line: "I've worked these cases before." Oh! It just seemed like
he was overacting every time he brought up the issue.

Put this episode with last week's Batboy.

 

[KaBudokan]

<<why the
hell did Doggett care so much?!? The only motivation he provided was
the line: &quot;I've worked these cases before.&quot; Oh! It just seemed like
he was overacting every time he brought up the issue.>>

Actually, they alluded to something happening to him - he lost a kid or something like that. To me it seemed a little cheesy, being WAY too similar to Mulder being on a constant search for his sister, Samantha.

Still, I thought the episode was pretty decent. Definitely thought the symbol was too Blair Witch also though too.

 

[bigben]

I liked it, so forget you naysayers

 

[JayPatel]

that was one f#$%ed up episode. but it was great

 

[Soybomb]

If I ever have a kid that has a stare like that he will have to wear a bag on his head hehe.

 

[KaBudokan]

lol Soy!!!

He did have that Omen type thing going on...

 

[JayPatel]

that was one freaky ass stare, gave me the heebie jeebies

 

[Dedpuhl]

<<<that was one freaky ass stare, gave me the heebie jeebies>>>

Think that was creepy? Watch Village of the Damned.

 

[wjones]

Can someone tell me what's the murderer motive?

 

[ChrichtonsGirl]

Um....he killed the kid because he was a freak-ass pedophile?

I liked the ep, but on a totally unrelated note, did you all notice how moist everyone looked? Everyone looked like they were sweaty and damp (except the freaky kid) and could have used some powder.

I thought the whole &quot;Doggett had a kid that was kidnapped too&quot; subplot was really reaching - I'm with Kabudokan on that one, it was way too similar to Mulder's looking for his sister. The writers could have just left it at the fact that he wanted to catch the guy that took the kid, there was no need to manufacture motivation.

 

[Double Trouble]

In previous seasons, it seemed like the writers tried harder to leave the ending conclusion up to the viewer. They wanted you to think &quot;what really happened&quot; after the ending. Now it appears they just go into sci-fi or paranormal every episode. Going downhill fast.....

 

[uncouth]

X-Files has gone to hell, quite a shame

 

[Namuna]

Here's an Episode they should make.

The commercial trailer...
Fade in:
Doggett in his office, standing by his desk with his pants down. His back to the door
Camera quick pans and zooms to office door opening
Scully walks in, Doggett turns around, shock hits Scully's face.

That's right, the next X-File is DOGGETT'S crotch!

Now THAT'S good television.

 

[apoppin]

It was just a cheesy ghost story. The kid was just a ghost out for &quot;justice&quot;.

It had parts stolen from that 2 hour episode of the missing children, a bit ripped from the 6th Sense, flashbacks to Blair Witch woods. Evidently Doggett had a similar episode happen to him, not to another child.

I think the eX-Files is in a severe downward slide. The writing is (really) suck.