The X-Files

Season 1, Episode 5 “Jersey Devil” or “Donald Trump Takes Atlantic City” I think the tagline for this show should be, “There may be a truth, but is that question even worth pursuing?” A rule of this show is: there are no red herrings. Mulder: people are basically animals Scully: I might not be an […]

The X-Files

Season 1, Episode 4 “The Conduit” or my title: “Too Much Television” Gillian Anderson has such beautiful lips. She coulda been a silent movie star. “Men in Black” ripped this off, didn’t they? If you’re the kid in your family always getting blamed for everything, you should call yourself “Weather Balloon.” Though they suffer from […]

The X-Files

Season 1, Episode 3 Based on the attacker’s use of air vents for travel, I am guessing that this man was killed by Emperor Zurg. Pre-internet, pre-cell phone show about investigators, the importance of photos (and all other physical evidence) is so different. There’s an admirable (unrealistic?) lack of sexual tension and sexism between Sculder […]

The X Files

Season 1 Episode 2 My grandfather was a military pilot, so I was particularly into this episode. I’ve been told that he and all his pilot buddies had seen things in the sky that they couldn’t explain. So when the man gets caught, alone, he is wrestled down and injected. He is overpowered and things […]