Part 5 of 6 synopsis: A pair of eerily familar young agents call in Mulder and Scully to help speak with a comatose terrorist who survived a suicide bombing. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ As The X-Files started to get long in the tooth around the seventh and the beginning of the eighth seasons, […]
The X-Files: Home Again Recap
Synopsis of Part 4 of 6: Scully rushes to her comatose mother’s side as she lies on her deathbed. Mulder investigates a series of murders along Philadelphia’s skid row that seem to be connected to a graffiti-based urban legend. Rating: ★★★☆☆ Despite being mostly renowned for a the dynamic of its two […]
The X-Files: Founder’s Mutation Recap
Synopsis of Part 2 of 6: A mysterious suicide leads Mulder and Scully to investigate a host of genetic deformities in children and the experiments that may have lead to them receiving mysterious powers. Rating: ★★★☆☆ A not-insignificant number of episodes of The X-Files open with a sequence of unexpected events […]
The X-Files: My Struggle Recap
Synopsis of Part 1 of 6: Fox Mulder is drawn back into the X-Files by a conservative talk show host who believes he’s uncovered the truth about the government’s actions post-Roswell. Scully questions the truth about her abduction and her relationship with Mulder. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Chris Carter came to prominence in […]