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Throwing out there that the episode where Mulder and Scully had to cooperate witn the cops from "Cops" is rather entertaining. Scully's withering look while repeating Skinner's reason, "The FBI has nothing to hide," as they get thrown under the proverbial bus is chef's kiss. "It's called "X-Cops".
That's one of my favorite episodes Mulder's smug tone every time he proves Scully's skepticism about it being supernatural wrong with Scully rolling her eyes was hilarious
My favorite part of that episode is David Duchovny completely breaking on camera during the scene with gay couple. Plus the amazing line, “I don't think it's live television, Scully. She just said *bleep.”
I own that season on DVD, and there's a note on the packaging assuring the viewer that the terrible video quality on that particular episode is intentional and not a problem with the DVD.
This was actually the penultimate episode of the series, and I liked how it gave the series a better sendoff vs what I felt was a very unsatisfying wrapup from the actual finale.
@@sheelaghdonaldson7100ultimately that what X-Files turned out to be with me, while watching the last two seasons recently, I realized I enjoyed watching X-Files with my stepsister every other Friday until Fox moved it to Sundays which by that time I was back at my mom’s, than actually watching the show
I like it when shows know that they are about to end and the creators can just let loose with the maddest ideas they have. This episode was originally intended to be the penultimate episode, so the themes of someone not letting go of their favourite TV show, and Scully almost finding vindication but letting it go so that the person with super powers could live and be happy were quite touching. I also agree that Robert Patrick was pretty good as Agent Doggett and the character is under rated.
You know what, props to them. At the start of this episode, I had no idea how all this was gonna come together, but they managed to pull off this very, very strange concept for a crossover in a creative way that felt faithful to the themes of X-Files. Good for them.
For some reason the episodes that I remember the most from when i watched them when they aired were the sewer tapeworm monster, the jet propulsion twin taken over by his cryogenicically frozen twin brother, the spore plant that came out your throat, and the shape-shifting guy impregnanting women who all had babies with tails and also shape-shifted into Luke Skywalker 😂
oh the bardy bunch episode also i saw this episode when it aired but parts of it then i had a chance to rewatch it and i was like omg the guy with the powers is ben from lost.
Nobody knows this but this episode is the origin story of Harold Finch from Person of Interest... he used his supernatural powers to create 'The Machine' and kill 'Samaritan'!!!
I remember this episode being heavily advertised in the leadup to it, with the commercial leaning heavily into the wacky/whimsical. I'd already quit watching sometime after Mulder left the show, but I remember seeing the commercial for this and thinking, "Oh boy, this is the last season."
Please please do "fearful symmetry" sometimes i try to explain the plot to people who haven't seen it, but i can't get beyond the first 5 minutes without breaking down laughing (the town is being terrorised by an elephant! Which is invisible! Presumably for budget reasons!) I love the x files and rewatch this episode once a year. Also "Detour", in which mulder goes running off into woods that are definitely trying to kill him, just to get out of a team building seminar. Includes genuinely scary moments, tree people, and Gillian Anderson singing!
Oh Damn, this is gonna be a good one, X-Files is such a good show, Also i would recommend the Episode "The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat" (s11e4) for one of the episodes that went full Meta with its self
If I had a nickel for every time Michael Emerson played an emotionally messed up guy disguised under a fake name who killed multiple people because of people in authority manipulating him for their own ends when he actually just wanted a father figure… I mean it’s either that or a heart-of-gold inventor with a pet malinois
If I had this "Turning My Home into a Sitcom House" powers, I would just visit The Golden Girls whenever I wanted. I'll eat cheesecake instead of Bea, it's fine
Now you've got me wondering if there's a tier list of sitcom houses out there. The Brady Bunch house with its lack of toilets and two bathrooms for 9 people would definitely not be at the top of my list.
Nothing tops Mulder looking through Scully's window as her smart applications are trying to murder her, and he shouts "Scully, why is your house so much bigger than mine?!"
I completely agree with you that the "monster of the week" episodes of X-Files were much more interesting than the overarching alien storyline. Especially in later seasons when it was blatantly clear they had not planned it out and had no idea where they were going.
You know I think the "they didn't know where they were going with it" is a byproduct of the show continuing beyond the reasonable conclusion of the Movie just after season 5. They probably did not have everything hammered out ahead of time, because creators rarely do. But they had an ending in mind and then kept going. Very, "already nutted by they keep sucking" territory if you don't mind the vulgar analogy.
Actually in season two, they plotted out seasons 2-6. The problem was... half of the mythology episodes that had been planned for season six became Fight the Future. The Mulder abduction story exists because 1. Ratings were too good NOT to end the show at the end of season seven as planned. 2. David Duchovny got pissed Fox was selling syndication packages to Fox owned stations and cable networks at reduced rates, since it ate into both his and Gillian Anderson's royalties. He had a favored nations clause in his contract. Anything Anderson got, he got in theory. She had been given 2 episodes off a year since season two. He'd never used his off weeks. This allowed him to do take almost half a season off without TECHNICALLY violating his existing contract, which was set to expire at the end of season eight... and he opted not to renew.
To be fair, when isn’t The X-Files flying off the rails? The episode “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” would have potent sarcastic comedy potential for a video.
Kind of ironic that Robert Patrick's character assumes that the guy fell out of a helicopter, when in Reacher season 2 he plays a character that throws people out of helicopters. : )
@@helenl3193 All of it. Riding the bike off/out of the building, climbing in the helicopter, tossing the pilot out, growing extra body parts... He could do it all, a man of many talents. 😁
@@jacobharvey2946 That's the thing with character actors. They tend to be in a lot of stuff and trying to place where you know that person from kinda short circuits our brains. It's fun explaining William Sanderson to people the first time they see him in something like Bladerunner.
@@TheoRae8289 one of my favorite things is to find celebrities in old commercials. @80sCommercialVault is great for that every week. They call some out, but not everyone.
Two "Monster of the Week" type episodes come to mind. The one where Mulder finds an actual wish-granting genie ("Je Souhaite"), and the other one has highschoolers with super speed ("Rush")
I love the one about the guy who always has incredible luck, but someone else has to pay for it. He's browsing for a lottery ticket and is like "I don't need a million, don't you habe something where I can win 30,000?"
Wasn't the genie episode the last one before the series finale started? She came out of the rug. I still remember how happy Scully was about doing an autopsy on an invisible guy. His name was Anson, and why do I remember so much about this episode?
@@robertmcginty4146 I think i only saw that episode once and remember every detail. Wishing his brother back to life and hes just screaming and in pain. Mulder wishing for world peace and all humans disappear. I think it sticks with you, because so many movies and stories have been made about djinns and genies and theres that moral/ethical philosophy argument that fits in with the "what if" scenario of wishes.
The Horse statue from The Brady Bunch and The Hare statue from Inside No.9 are best friends and hang out to discuss their shows; my personal headcanon.
For me, this is as much Mytharc as Monster-of-the-Week. It’s the last episode before the series finale and the episode after Doggett’s storyline is concluded. This is an episode about the mission of the X-Files and the show itself, and, despite Bud Bundy and his friend getting yeeted, it’s really a hopeful episode. It’s the episode where Doggett becomes a true believer, which is somewhat comforting as his character had so much recent trauma. They don’t get proof for the world but they get proof for themselves. It’s really a good one.
Just posted a similar comment. Samesies, brother! Completely agree. I like to imagine this as a satisfying conclusion to the heart and themes of the series. The finale was really just accounting.
@@dirkturtle3354 I’m just now seeing this reply. I agree. The revival seasons made the finale pointless. The myth arc ended when they set the Syndicate on fire. Coincidentally I grew up on base housing near that blimp hanger which is the largest wooden structure in the world. There were two of those hangers. One burned down this year. That’s why they didn’t show anyone burned in that scene, and instead faded to black followed by sounds of screaming.
America won’t have heard of this show, but I think Rob Grant’s The Strangerers (correct spelling) would be a perfect fit for this channel. It’s about a pair of aliens in human form attempting to hide on Earth and usually failing or getting utterly confused with wacky hijinx. It was a British comedy show from the early 2000s and is available on RU-vid.
@@adrianordonez8800 I think he was behind "The Lone Gunmen" spinoff that failed. May have done some other work later. I don't know. I haven't seen anything else from him.
Good point. Maybe someone asked around for Oliver's last name and the previous married name last name was misremembered as her maiden name (while remembering Oliver was related to Carol).
Glad you’re feeling better PUR 🙂 The episode “Bad Blood” would be fun to do, it’s definitely a “Monster of the Week” story done in a somewhat comedic “whodunit?” tone, featuring Ham from The Sandlot and Luke Wilson with buck teeth 🤣 One of my faves.
The monster of the week episodes comprise the meat of the x-files. The conspiracy theory episodes were for season ender's, openers and a sprinkler in between; when they became more prominent they got Goofy and out of hand.
"Eve" from the first season has always struck me as the perfect X-Files monster-of-the-week ep; it's not metatheatrical or goofy, but it's a nifty, suspenseful hour of TV with unexpectedly strong rewatch value. Might be interesting to look at in this context. Alternatively, it occurs to me that David Copperfield's TV specials from the '80s and '90s might merit this sort of attention.
"You've been on this show a few seasons, how are you JUST getting the hang of it now?" Are you kidding? I'd still be feeling underwater after 20 years of trying to do a real X-files, when the weirdest real cases popped up.
I always loved the silly vampire episode, "Bad Blood," but I don't remember if you've covered it or not. I just think it's hilarious and worth a watch regardless.
It'd be pretty impossible to prosecute, anyway. Convincing a jury, beyond reasonable doubt, that one reclusive man intentionally launched two dudes through his roof, with zero credible evidence of how he did it? Besides (and I haven't seen the episode, so this might be wrong) isn't it possible that he didn't intentionally hurt them, and his powers simply went haywire when he felt threatened?
@Dargonhuman there is a great comic called Astro City with an arc about a lawyer defending a rich kid who killed a woman in a crowded club. Since they live in a superhero setting the lawyer takes a wild shot with 'Yes. Dozens of witnesses saw it was him and forensics confirm it but....what if it was his evil double from another planet?'
Coming off 'Humbug' and 'Post Modern Prometheus' (two of the absolute finest eps of the X Files) to a late period season 9 ep must have been rough. If you want some more excellent comedic X Files Eps, 'Bad Blood' (Comedy Rashomon with rural vampires), 'Hollywood AD' (Hollywood gets the rights to make an X-Files film), 'Jose Chung's "From Outer Space"' and 'Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose' (so funny, beautiful and god damned brilliant they defy description. When Darrin Morgan was on form he was unstoppable) are def worth a review...
I totally agree with preferring monster of the week X-Files to the alien conspiracy ones. I mean there are a few multi-part stories about aliens that are good, but the monster of the week episodes have that fun quality where you can watch one and not have to remember key details for later. Plus, let's be real, the alien conspiracy wound up being really boring as an actual plot. It was just "UFOs crashed and some shadow government agency tried to create alien-human hybrid super soldiers," which even during the original run of the show, is a bit of a sci-fi cliche.
Yeah, overall I feel like they kinda dropped the ball on developing the alien subplot, then attempted to tie it in with the movie, and it just never went anywhere that interesting.
I didn't see "Lost", so Michael Emerson will always be Harold Finch for me; from "Person of Interest". 👍 I'm guessing that Finch and the Machine would be quite a good match up for the T-1000.
“Martin” was Carol Brady’s first married name as she was married to Daniel Martin. Oliver was a cousin to the Brady kids on Carol’s side as he was her brother’s son, which means Tyler (as in Oliver Tyler) would have been Carol’s maiden name. The writers of that episode must have made a mistake and assumed “Martin” was actually Carol’s maiden name, thus we get “Oliver Martin.”
I remember watching this episode when it came out and thinking that the focus on Cousin Oliver was a not-so-subtle dig at Doggett having a similar position on the X-Files itself.
The "What, with fresh plaster, why would I do that?" line made me spit my coffee out from laughing. I did that twice already from the Ze Fank video on Eels that came out today. No more coffee for me.
"That Time The X-Files Flew Off The Rails" Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down? Also, having Zep Hindle show up as a guest star in any episode of any show is guaranteed to make him the villain of the week. Seriously, that is the same actor who played Zep Hindle from the Saw movie series.
oh shit you're right. 🤣 I've been watching CZ'sWorld's horror history on the Saw franchise. I never could get into them after my cousin walked in right as the scene was being set in the first movie and blurted out the ending like the lil shit he is.
I think X-Files could have a ton more “Off the Rails” videos given some of the insane episodes they made; don’t forget the “Hills Have Eyes” like episode, that one is so messed up
I love Doggett. Obviously, he can't replace Muder, but that's because he was never supposed to. Plus, I have convinced myself his name is a play on "dogged detective" and is therefore fun
YOOOO! This was basically my first episode of X-FIles. I watched as a kid, but this was the first one I saw as an adult (after the fact) and brought me back to re-watch. Oh and "Home" as a suggested episode. It's the scariest one and I'm pretty sure they stopped airing it on TV.
I’m so happy to see another X-Files review! The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat (11x4) is a very bonkers episode from Darin Morgan, even by his standards. I’d love to see that covered. It even references the Twilight Zone in that one.
Your reviews are so nice - you don't pretend to hate everything to be funny, you're just like "well that was weird! Here's some trivia" and I really dig it.
Wow, this looks crazy. I'd stopped watching by this point, so it was entirely new to me. And hey, cool, Michael Emerson! He's good in anything. Next time, watch another Darin Morgan episode! Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' is fantastic.
This is my go-to episode when I explain to people how *weird* the later seasons got. The image of gravity-flipped Dogget jumping up and down on the ceiling will forever stay with me.
Odd coincidence that I have been watching "Evil" where Michael Emerson (Oliver here) is the central recurring antagonist. I highly recommend the show as it is an excellent mystery/supernatural thriller show.
Between this video, Evil’s final season airing, l LOST being put onto Netflix, and his episode in the Fallout TV show, Michael Emerson is really having a moment! And he deserves it too, the guy acts everyone else out of the water no matter what show he’s in
I watched the HGTV special series where they took the actual house that was used for the exterior front of house shots and made it into the Brady house interior. Amazing how much NOT like the show the interior was.
WHAT THE HELL!? I literally watched an interview with Micheal Emerson right before this because I’ve been obsessed with Lost. Amazing to see him in this episode. Crazy.
When it comes to government agents investigating weird stuff I think I prefer Warehouse 13. But I don't regret having watched the whole X-Files series as it had many fun episodes.
This was one of my favorite "late" X-Files episodes - most of the Doggett/Reyes episodes were kind of blah, but this one somehow hit the weird X-Files mark. If you want another "off the rails" one, there's an even more recent episode about AI called "Rm9sbG93ZXJz" (actual title) that was a real treat in the most recent run.
My favourite line from Doggett is an episode where they're trying to track down a man who can become metal, and he says "A metal man, Agent Scully? Only in the movies".
I absolutely hate it when movies and shows try to look clever for doing that. It's always been an immersion killer for me - it's a reminder that, since _x_ situation or _y_ creature exists in their world, then they are, in fact, in the type of fictional world they're decrying. I've only seen it done well a handful of times, and most of those were already self-aware, fourth wall breaking satirical parodies like Deadpool, though one instance came from (of all things) a Star Trek novel where a character found out another character had a collection of novels based on a popular in-universe holovid program and commented, "Why would anyone want to read novels based on a fictional show?"
When I think of X-Files I end up thinking of the episode Agua Mala. It is a fun creature and has Darren McGavin so we get that Kolchak connection/homage.
the oboe solo you reference at around 3:33 is not actually an oboe, but a bassoon, a very similar instrument that is in a much lower register, the oboe is much higher-pitched. (band kid instincts still going strong)
I remember this episode! Funnily enough they did a tv show recently where they did renovations to make the interior of the Brady House look like the actual set. I think it was called ‘A Very Brady Renovation’
Things this episode made me think of: - X-File Oliver's real first name (Anthony) is the same as the boy's name in the Twilight Zone: The Movie segment where Anthony can change reality with a though - That field made me think of a darker version of the default Windows XP backdrop - Real name Anthony, calls himself Oliver- does anyone remember Oliver Anthony Music, the guy who sang about corrupt politicians (on both sides) in DC?
Took me over 5 minutes of scrolling through the comments to find somebody mention Anthony from the Twilight Zone. It’s clearly an homage to that character.
I agree. I looked for a couple minutes myself before posting. I wonder if someone will recognize the field similarity to XP next, or maybe I'm just weird in that regard, as I probably am with my third point which is of course just a coincidence.
Great episode, as always! I would LOVE to see your take on X-Files' Bad Blood! A vampire episode being told from two POVs (Mulder, then Scully). Seeing the minor differences between their take on things is very amusing and, all in all, I think it's a good episode. Bonus points for a hunky 90s Sheriff Luke Wilson!
One of the most historically meaningfull episodes of X-Files would be Drive - episode 2 from the 6th season. It was written by Vince Gilligan and it starred Bryan Cranston. And 10 years later they both would be breaking bad in Breaking Bad. The history of American television happened right there and then and it was also a pretty frigging good episode after Jumpin' da Shark in X-Files.
Personaly i kinda like the ending. Scully spent dozens of episodes as the sceptic one. she cahnged over the series. When Mulder was gone she was more and more beleieving... Doget was sceptic to. They both got the proof, they will forever know that suopernatural stuff is for sure real and in the end that all that matter to the people like them...
Odd timing that I just watched the Brady Bunch movie again last night! Haven’t rewatched many XFiles but definitely recall this one now 😂 You have a great sense of humor, Roses. Never stop!
