
I want to believe in this episode, but I just can't. They just couldn't really make sense of this one, but some fun plot elements were there. Portraying Deep Throat at the end of the episode as someone -to say the least- who doesn't have Mulder's best interests in mind make him a slightly more interesting character. Is he playing Mulder, or is he playing the shadowy consortium that he's become disenchanted with?
DT: "Keep your friends close Mr McGrath; keep your enemies even closer"
The actual X-File itself is flawed (imagine me saying that in season one... better get used to it). An alien crash lands his ship, waits for a rescue, abducts Max... OK so far. But it also appears to be made of, I dunno, pure energy or something, goes around killing people with bright flashes of light, then.. I dunno, somehow inhabits Max for a little while.

They probably could have kept it simple and it would have been a great episode, but they had to try and push it too far... on a budget! We watched the 'special effect' clip, filmed before the effects were added in; sounds fun, but there are some things you can't unsee!! OMG. Bad.
Mulder begins the episode going it alone on this wild goose chase for the remains of the ship, or the alien flying it. They look on Scully's face when she has to bust him out of jail is priceless, classic Scully. We also have the first instance- I think- of the X-Files being threatened with being shut down. Apparently Deep Throat must've stepped in, because the hearing at the end of the ep sure didn't go in Mulder's favour!

My favourite scene in the episode is after Scully has been up all night playing doctor to a bunch of soldiers with burns all over them (from the alien.. ok fine). She walks into Mulder's hotel room, goes straight for the fridge, and finding nothing inside, she slams it shut and leans against the counter. The whole time she's talking about what a horrible night it was, losing all but two patients. When she's done, proving that he still cares more about himself than about his partner, Mulder asks if she is convinced yet. Oh brother! Lol!

Scully does her best to stand by her partner throughout the ep, even when she's trying to get him to fly back for his hearing on time (cute that back then you could still catch a flight that's leaving in an hour, if you are still in your hotel..)

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