It's been a few months (probably more then a few) but I shall return. All new essays and reviews. I just took a few months off to maintain my other two websites. I can't wait to get back into the X-Files groove!
See ya then!
See ya then!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Revelations ('MOW'): This Episode Doesn't Exist
Every television series has that one episode that doesn't exist in your mind. The X-Files is my all-time favorite television show. I know all the episode titles, the episode facts, guest stars, completely useless trivia, and even where the episodes exist in the showing order. . .I have my own list of Mythology episodes that are suited to me and I cry when The Lone Gunmen die (oops! Spoiler!). I just couldn't remember 'Revelations' to save my life. It's packaged between two classic myth-arc episodes and a MOW classic and I still forgot about it. It's got R. Lee Ermey for God's sake. . .and I still didn't remember it.
This episode doesn't exist. And there was only one scene, towards the end, that I even remembered. Yeah, some fan I am. But I realized that this is the case with almost any series. In a show with 209 episodes and two movies, you're probably going to forget one here and there. 'Revelations' is it and it's a shame. . .because 'Revelations' is probably the most important Scully episode in the show's run up to this point.
I mentioned in an earlier review that the X-Files is primarily known to the layman as an alien show. Ghosts probably come up second. But religion is third in the rotation and justfully so. There are a large number of religious themed episodes and, fitting to the characters and their ideas of faith, etc, they usually are very important in the grand scheme of things for Mulder and Scully's character development. 'Miracle Man' was an unofficial myth-arc episode because it dealt with Mulder and his sister and while 'Revelations' is more 'MOW' it sure does quantify Scully's presence and her relationship with Mulder.
The third season has been a great season for Mulder and Scully's relationship. We've seen them grow closer, we've seen them be jealous of each other, we've seen them fight, and we've seen them doubt each other. . .all signs of a real relationship. In this episode, we tend to get the idea that perhaps Mulder can only be so supportive of Scully and vice versa since Scully seems to be frustrated with Mulder's lack of belief in what she's going through. And my initial reaction, much like Scully's, was 'dude, I put up with all your alien bullshit, throw me a frickin' bone' but then I realized Mulder was just playing the Scully role for her. . .keeping her grounded in reality to remain objective.
So, in the end, Mulder does just what Scully does but it is so alien to her (no pun intended) that she doesn't know how to handle it. But it's also a little ironic that in the two episodes where Scully has trouble accepting things beyond her world view (see 'Beyond the Sea') Mulder has been the skeptic, not the believer. But that is what character dramas are all about. And though initially put off by Mulder's attitude, I ended up loving him more because he was protective of Scully. Sadly, Scully didn't understand that because she decides to talk to an anonymous priest in confession in regards to her challenged faith (we realize she's been stagnant in her religion for six years) rather then Mulder.
The episode, especially the final scene, is probably one of the most important in the history of the show. Scully is truly three-dimensional at this point. The religious pieces of her existence were only hinted at. . .but now they are out in the open and we can now see where Scully is coming from on a multitude of issues from a new perspective. Very cool. Great episode. . .I wish I knew it existed.
This episode doesn't exist. And there was only one scene, towards the end, that I even remembered. Yeah, some fan I am. But I realized that this is the case with almost any series. In a show with 209 episodes and two movies, you're probably going to forget one here and there. 'Revelations' is it and it's a shame. . .because 'Revelations' is probably the most important Scully episode in the show's run up to this point.
I mentioned in an earlier review that the X-Files is primarily known to the layman as an alien show. Ghosts probably come up second. But religion is third in the rotation and justfully so. There are a large number of religious themed episodes and, fitting to the characters and their ideas of faith, etc, they usually are very important in the grand scheme of things for Mulder and Scully's character development. 'Miracle Man' was an unofficial myth-arc episode because it dealt with Mulder and his sister and while 'Revelations' is more 'MOW' it sure does quantify Scully's presence and her relationship with Mulder.
The third season has been a great season for Mulder and Scully's relationship. We've seen them grow closer, we've seen them be jealous of each other, we've seen them fight, and we've seen them doubt each other. . .all signs of a real relationship. In this episode, we tend to get the idea that perhaps Mulder can only be so supportive of Scully and vice versa since Scully seems to be frustrated with Mulder's lack of belief in what she's going through. And my initial reaction, much like Scully's, was 'dude, I put up with all your alien bullshit, throw me a frickin' bone' but then I realized Mulder was just playing the Scully role for her. . .keeping her grounded in reality to remain objective.
So, in the end, Mulder does just what Scully does but it is so alien to her (no pun intended) that she doesn't know how to handle it. But it's also a little ironic that in the two episodes where Scully has trouble accepting things beyond her world view (see 'Beyond the Sea') Mulder has been the skeptic, not the believer. But that is what character dramas are all about. And though initially put off by Mulder's attitude, I ended up loving him more because he was protective of Scully. Sadly, Scully didn't understand that because she decides to talk to an anonymous priest in confession in regards to her challenged faith (we realize she's been stagnant in her religion for six years) rather then Mulder.
The episode, especially the final scene, is probably one of the most important in the history of the show. Scully is truly three-dimensional at this point. The religious pieces of her existence were only hinted at. . .but now they are out in the open and we can now see where Scully is coming from on a multitude of issues from a new perspective. Very cool. Great episode. . .I wish I knew it existed.
Monday, July 26, 2010
731 ('Mythology'): The Train One (only way to describe it. . .)
While I feel 'Nisei' is the more exciting plot-wise then '731', '731' is definitely the more action packed. But amongst all the action there is a lot of things we figure out about what exactly is going on in the worldwide conspiracy with aliens, humans, hybrids, and experimentation. And, I didn't even have time to mention it in the last episode, Scully meets some people who help her recover some of the memories from her abduction (in what feels like centuries ago in 'Duane Barry').
Directing ace Rob Bowman takes a less story-heavy episode and provides some of the best tension X-Files has to offer. I wish the X-Files would stop killing its uber-cool assassins (Crew Cut Man bought it after two episodes. . .and he whacked Deep Throat) because Stephen McHattie's Red-Haried Man just exudes tension. In a sequence that lasts almost the whole episode, the physically outmatched Mulder hols Red-Haired Man at gun point and you just know, at any frickin' minute, that McHattie is going to bust out and beat some Mulder ass. . .and he does.
But like Crew Cut Man, he gets bitched-killed before he could really do some serious damage in the mythology. Damn. Another one bites the dust! We also get a nice little cameo from CSM at the end which helps to tap us on the shoulder and go 'sure, Red-Haired Man is dead but. . .I'M STILL AROUND! MOOOHAHAHAHAHA'. So major props to the layers of villainy exposed in this action packed mythology episode.
I do have to say though that by introducing a rogue element to the alien-hybrid thing (the Japanese) it sure makes this whole mythology get more confusing then it needs to be. So let me try to get this straight: the US military is using alien technology to create more advanced HUMAN technology. The US is also using a leper colony to before genetic experiments and CREATE human-alien hybrids using alien DNA. Their is a world-wide syndicate who works WITH the US but their is also a rogue element of Japanese scientists, originally part of the Syndicate, that are dabbling in human-alien hybrids and the US is willing to send kill-squads out to destroy them. I love the X-Files but I'm not sure I got all this right. All I know is guys in black suits are killing Japanese dudes who created a hybrid *shakes head*.
And let's not forget, of course, Scully's misadventures with the US military. It is revealed here that Scully might not have been abducted by aliens at all but by the train-riding human/hybrid experimenters including the Japanese scientist Dr. Shiro Zama and that all the little creatures we've been seeing around for the last couple seasons aren't actually aliens but human hybrids. Hmmm. I'm really glad a train blew up in this one because as much as I like things explained to me. . .sometimes this myth arc gets a little too heavy. Classic episode regardless.
Directing ace Rob Bowman takes a less story-heavy episode and provides some of the best tension X-Files has to offer. I wish the X-Files would stop killing its uber-cool assassins (Crew Cut Man bought it after two episodes. . .and he whacked Deep Throat) because Stephen McHattie's Red-Haried Man just exudes tension. In a sequence that lasts almost the whole episode, the physically outmatched Mulder hols Red-Haired Man at gun point and you just know, at any frickin' minute, that McHattie is going to bust out and beat some Mulder ass. . .and he does.
But like Crew Cut Man, he gets bitched-killed before he could really do some serious damage in the mythology. Damn. Another one bites the dust! We also get a nice little cameo from CSM at the end which helps to tap us on the shoulder and go 'sure, Red-Haired Man is dead but. . .I'M STILL AROUND! MOOOHAHAHAHAHA'. So major props to the layers of villainy exposed in this action packed mythology episode.
I do have to say though that by introducing a rogue element to the alien-hybrid thing (the Japanese) it sure makes this whole mythology get more confusing then it needs to be. So let me try to get this straight: the US military is using alien technology to create more advanced HUMAN technology. The US is also using a leper colony to before genetic experiments and CREATE human-alien hybrids using alien DNA. Their is a world-wide syndicate who works WITH the US but their is also a rogue element of Japanese scientists, originally part of the Syndicate, that are dabbling in human-alien hybrids and the US is willing to send kill-squads out to destroy them. I love the X-Files but I'm not sure I got all this right. All I know is guys in black suits are killing Japanese dudes who created a hybrid *shakes head*.
And let's not forget, of course, Scully's misadventures with the US military. It is revealed here that Scully might not have been abducted by aliens at all but by the train-riding human/hybrid experimenters including the Japanese scientist Dr. Shiro Zama and that all the little creatures we've been seeing around for the last couple seasons aren't actually aliens but human hybrids. Hmmm. I'm really glad a train blew up in this one because as much as I like things explained to me. . .sometimes this myth arc gets a little too heavy. Classic episode regardless.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Nisei ('Mythology'): The Plot Thickens
I love 'Nisei' and it's direct sequel '731'. I can simply refer to them as the 'train episodes' and most X-Files fans would know what I'm talking about. Funny though because 'Nisei' doesn't have too much to do with the 'train' itself and rather opens up the X-Files mythology to brand new levels of confusion. . .but in a good way. 'Nisei' is a rare X-Files mythology ep that manages to be both dramatic and a bit fun.
I love the myth-arc but while it is stimulating plot wise it sometimes lack the fun and atmosphere of the more popular 'MOW's. 'Nisei' and '731' are the kind of myth-arc episodes that MOW or general fans of X-Files can grab on to. And this is mainly because the plot revolves around a twisted form of our own reality and it is kind of freaky. And unlike other myth-arc episodes, 'Nisei' has elements to it that you can truly believe have or is happening, mainly because, well, it has, in some way or another.
I studied a lot of modern Japanese history a few years back and one of the most fascinating and intriguing aspects of Japanese history was the WWII period. If there ever was an excuse to deny technology it was in the Japanese case. They still had an outdated moral and government code that was backed up by current technologies that weren't meant for such an attitude. Imagine the Spanish Inquisition with high tech airplanes and sophisticated medical equipment. Haunting. But that was the technological trap the modern Japanese found themselves in: forced into a world they weren't necessarily ready for; old values confronting a new world.
And during that confusing time for the Japanese, they did much of what their Nazi counterparts did and experimented on humans just to see how it worked. And even more terrifying, the United States, the victor of WWII, gave German and Japanese scientists immunity to share their science. This is all TRUE. It has nothing to do with the X-Files. But the X-Files managed to put this into the plot of 'Nisei' and make the very imaginative parts of it seem just a bit real. And thus the myth arc contains something parts true and parts fantasy but all fun.
I really enjoy Nisei for other elements as well. The X-Files had always implied that not all UFOs were purely alien (see 'Deep Throat') and 'Nisei' focuses on the more human side of government/alien conspiracy and that, for a time, is interesting. In this two part arc, I enjoyed it mainly because the writers started something interesting and didn't write themselves into a hole like they would in seasons 6 and 7. But the true revelations come out in '731'. 'Nisei' simply sets up what is an amazing two parter that is, perhaps, the cream of the crop for the myth-arc.
I love the myth-arc but while it is stimulating plot wise it sometimes lack the fun and atmosphere of the more popular 'MOW's. 'Nisei' and '731' are the kind of myth-arc episodes that MOW or general fans of X-Files can grab on to. And this is mainly because the plot revolves around a twisted form of our own reality and it is kind of freaky. And unlike other myth-arc episodes, 'Nisei' has elements to it that you can truly believe have or is happening, mainly because, well, it has, in some way or another.
I studied a lot of modern Japanese history a few years back and one of the most fascinating and intriguing aspects of Japanese history was the WWII period. If there ever was an excuse to deny technology it was in the Japanese case. They still had an outdated moral and government code that was backed up by current technologies that weren't meant for such an attitude. Imagine the Spanish Inquisition with high tech airplanes and sophisticated medical equipment. Haunting. But that was the technological trap the modern Japanese found themselves in: forced into a world they weren't necessarily ready for; old values confronting a new world.
And during that confusing time for the Japanese, they did much of what their Nazi counterparts did and experimented on humans just to see how it worked. And even more terrifying, the United States, the victor of WWII, gave German and Japanese scientists immunity to share their science. This is all TRUE. It has nothing to do with the X-Files. But the X-Files managed to put this into the plot of 'Nisei' and make the very imaginative parts of it seem just a bit real. And thus the myth arc contains something parts true and parts fantasy but all fun.
I really enjoy Nisei for other elements as well. The X-Files had always implied that not all UFOs were purely alien (see 'Deep Throat') and 'Nisei' focuses on the more human side of government/alien conspiracy and that, for a time, is interesting. In this two part arc, I enjoyed it mainly because the writers started something interesting and didn't write themselves into a hole like they would in seasons 6 and 7. But the true revelations come out in '731'. 'Nisei' simply sets up what is an amazing two parter that is, perhaps, the cream of the crop for the myth-arc.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Oubliette ('MOW'): Sometimes Mulder Just Has Heart
I wanted to put this under the 'Unofficial Mythology' category but there is a key scene deep in this episode where Mulder pretty much refutes the fact that the current case is involved with anything from the mythology (the scene where Scully says Mulder is not being objective because of his sister and Mulder, quite convincingly, says his sister has nothing to do with it). During that particular scene, Mulder is pretty adamant that his objectives and beliefs are not strictly run by his emotions towards his sister and isolated events from the past.
And this episode is one of those bait and switch episodes where you think, maybe, Mulder is acting extra sensitive because this all has something to do with his sister but, in the end, Mulder just happens to have a heart and it is extra sensitive to child kidnappings. . .and it doesn't hurt that there is some mental voodoo going on too. I found a lot of similarities, oddly, with the first season episode 'Young at Heart' in which Mulder kind of went against his normal routine and fought hard for a case, emotional state be damned.
One of the most telling character moments between Mulder and Scully occurs in this episode and it is pretty powerful especially considering it is one of the rare times the two characters share a NEGATIVE moment. When Mulder tries to resuscitate Kaylee from Firefly and fails, Scully tries to get him to stop and Mulder, angry and emotional, pushes Scully away. Scully looks shocked for a moment and so does the audience. In that moment in a run of the mill 'MOW' we witnessed a new wrinkle in the Mulder-Scully relationship. Most of the time we see the two having 'moments' that makes them connect and grow close. . .in this case, Scully sees a line even she can't cross. It was nice to see this. . .even if it was off putting and sad.
In regards to the plot, I like that The X-Files can throw things like aliens, ghosts, chupacabras, etc at you but the scariest episodes can be the episodes involving the deepest, darkest holes of human nature. You can show me all the Tooms you want but seeing a grown man breath heavily over a little girls bed gives me the willies.
And the actress they cast to be the mental conduit between Kaylee from Firefly and herself was so wonderfully odd and unique looking that her appearance alone increases the success of the episode. It also doesn't hurt that David Duchovny is on top of his game here, being believable and heart breaking.
The episode doesn't exactly end well and it isn't quite as well known as other efforts in the season or the show's run, bu 'Oubliette' has enough scares, surprises, and character moments to make it a very important watch.
And this episode is one of those bait and switch episodes where you think, maybe, Mulder is acting extra sensitive because this all has something to do with his sister but, in the end, Mulder just happens to have a heart and it is extra sensitive to child kidnappings. . .and it doesn't hurt that there is some mental voodoo going on too. I found a lot of similarities, oddly, with the first season episode 'Young at Heart' in which Mulder kind of went against his normal routine and fought hard for a case, emotional state be damned.
One of the most telling character moments between Mulder and Scully occurs in this episode and it is pretty powerful especially considering it is one of the rare times the two characters share a NEGATIVE moment. When Mulder tries to resuscitate Kaylee from Firefly and fails, Scully tries to get him to stop and Mulder, angry and emotional, pushes Scully away. Scully looks shocked for a moment and so does the audience. In that moment in a run of the mill 'MOW' we witnessed a new wrinkle in the Mulder-Scully relationship. Most of the time we see the two having 'moments' that makes them connect and grow close. . .in this case, Scully sees a line even she can't cross. It was nice to see this. . .even if it was off putting and sad.
In regards to the plot, I like that The X-Files can throw things like aliens, ghosts, chupacabras, etc at you but the scariest episodes can be the episodes involving the deepest, darkest holes of human nature. You can show me all the Tooms you want but seeing a grown man breath heavily over a little girls bed gives me the willies.
And the actress they cast to be the mental conduit between Kaylee from Firefly and herself was so wonderfully odd and unique looking that her appearance alone increases the success of the episode. It also doesn't hurt that David Duchovny is on top of his game here, being believable and heart breaking.
The episode doesn't exactly end well and it isn't quite as well known as other efforts in the season or the show's run, bu 'Oubliette' has enough scares, surprises, and character moments to make it a very important watch.
The Walk ('MOW'): The Phantom Li'l Engine That Could
If aliens are the first thing that people think of when it comes to The X-Files then ghosts has to be second. And while I personally believe in ghosts (or variations of them) I generally am not a fan of ghost stories. But The X-Files has managed to make every ghost story thus far seem interesting and original.
And, I guess, 'The Walk' isn't really a ghost story once the mystery is solved (the phantom soul as opposed to the phantom limb) but all the pieces are there (spectral body, nobody believing the victims, etc) and it makes for some haunting television. The other factor that adds to the supernatural is the all too real aspects of the episode that the X-Files excels at. In this case, an Army hospital full of injured soldiers. Without trying, 'The Walk' has managed to become a bit timeless. The soldiers in the episode where injured in the Gulf War and soldiers today are injured in the same areas of war. . .just for a different purpose at a different time.
It's really the 'real' parts of the episode that stick out as the most haunting. One character is a quadruple amputee (no arms, no legs) and simply imagining what that guy is going through is pretty haunting in itself. But he ends up being a murderer to prove a point (that being he is in pain and it sucks). I can't say I've ever had my morality scale tested so heavily. A)I felt bad for the quadruple amputee killer and b)I wanted the episode's first victim to kill himself so he could be at peace. What? How often can you say that in an hour of television?
Got to hand it to ace director Rob Bowman, the main man in the rotation of regular directors that's starting to build over the last two and a half years. He makes this episode truly cinematic. And the acting ain't shabby either. And, I suppose, the extra bonus was that I remembered virtually nothing about 'The Walk' so watching it this time was still surprising, fun, and creepy because, for the most part, I didn't know what was coming.
I suppose the major complaint is that while the episode is extremely visceral and creepy, it doesn't carry an emotional impact which is shocking since an eight year old is murdered in this episode (doesn't child murder just make you feel all warm and fuzzy???). But 'The Walk', for all it's successes, is the little episode that could; a bottle show that exceeds it's budget and expectations especially after the blistering start to the third season. Well done X-Files.
And, I guess, 'The Walk' isn't really a ghost story once the mystery is solved (the phantom soul as opposed to the phantom limb) but all the pieces are there (spectral body, nobody believing the victims, etc) and it makes for some haunting television. The other factor that adds to the supernatural is the all too real aspects of the episode that the X-Files excels at. In this case, an Army hospital full of injured soldiers. Without trying, 'The Walk' has managed to become a bit timeless. The soldiers in the episode where injured in the Gulf War and soldiers today are injured in the same areas of war. . .just for a different purpose at a different time.
It's really the 'real' parts of the episode that stick out as the most haunting. One character is a quadruple amputee (no arms, no legs) and simply imagining what that guy is going through is pretty haunting in itself. But he ends up being a murderer to prove a point (that being he is in pain and it sucks). I can't say I've ever had my morality scale tested so heavily. A)I felt bad for the quadruple amputee killer and b)I wanted the episode's first victim to kill himself so he could be at peace. What? How often can you say that in an hour of television?
Got to hand it to ace director Rob Bowman, the main man in the rotation of regular directors that's starting to build over the last two and a half years. He makes this episode truly cinematic. And the acting ain't shabby either. And, I suppose, the extra bonus was that I remembered virtually nothing about 'The Walk' so watching it this time was still surprising, fun, and creepy because, for the most part, I didn't know what was coming.
I suppose the major complaint is that while the episode is extremely visceral and creepy, it doesn't carry an emotional impact which is shocking since an eight year old is murdered in this episode (doesn't child murder just make you feel all warm and fuzzy???). But 'The Walk', for all it's successes, is the little episode that could; a bottle show that exceeds it's budget and expectations especially after the blistering start to the third season. Well done X-Files.
Monday, June 21, 2010
2Shy ('MOW'): It's in the Music
There is so much to say about '2Shy' that has already been said: great story (a villain who loves poetry AND the fat in people's bodies), great set design (I'd love to have an apartment like the fat-eaters. . .minus the dead bodies and stuff), great casting (from Timothy Carhart (ELLIS DEWALD!) as the villain to all the mousy fat women he goes after), and classic X-Files images (bodies being reduced to slime and bone, women being gagged by an odd slime substance, etc).
But my favorite parts of '2Shy' are the things you really shouldn't notice or, in one case, shouldn't be there in the first place. To me, '2Shy' has a fantastic musical score. Mark Snow has never mailed it in but sometimes his scores are very similar. But every now and then he puts out a truly unique electronic underscore that adds to the uniqueness of an X-File. The producers of the X-Files DVDs have put his best work on the DVD menus EXCEPT the score for '2Shy'!!!
To start, the score contains a theme. I can't necessarily recall any character in the X-Files having a theme. Even the iconic X-Files theme doesn't necessarily apply to Mulder and Scully (save one sequence in the first film and the final scene of the series). But the Fat-Vampire has his own synth theme: it's very simple but unique for the show. I've tried to find files of his theme but it isn't on the various X-Files soundtracks I own or on the limited fan sites I've searched. For me, '2Shy' is many things BUT I think it's most forgotten element is the beautiful score.
Now the second thing I remember '2Shy' for is the fantastically 80s-action-film ending in which the previous 40 minutes of intelligent writing goes completely down the tubes. This is, most definitely, a set back for an otherwise great episode but I can't help but love it despite the fact that in any other story it would bring the episode/film/book down to mediocre levels. '2Shy' is too good for a bad ending to ruin it completely and the ending is done so seriously that you can't help but love it's tenaciousness.
In a matter of minutes, Mulder jumps down a three story building, lands and then slowly brings his gun up next to his face. . .Norris style! Meanwhile, Scully suddenly learns advanced martial arts, a wormy, nervous, loser-chick nicknamed Timmy becomes a solid marksman, and, in an interrogation room, Scully gets all hard boiled. Keep in mind, this is an episode about a dude who eats peoples fat! God I love how off the tracks '2Shy' gets but it's first 40 minutes is so classic X-Files that you can forgive it.
But my favorite parts of '2Shy' are the things you really shouldn't notice or, in one case, shouldn't be there in the first place. To me, '2Shy' has a fantastic musical score. Mark Snow has never mailed it in but sometimes his scores are very similar. But every now and then he puts out a truly unique electronic underscore that adds to the uniqueness of an X-File. The producers of the X-Files DVDs have put his best work on the DVD menus EXCEPT the score for '2Shy'!!!
To start, the score contains a theme. I can't necessarily recall any character in the X-Files having a theme. Even the iconic X-Files theme doesn't necessarily apply to Mulder and Scully (save one sequence in the first film and the final scene of the series). But the Fat-Vampire has his own synth theme: it's very simple but unique for the show. I've tried to find files of his theme but it isn't on the various X-Files soundtracks I own or on the limited fan sites I've searched. For me, '2Shy' is many things BUT I think it's most forgotten element is the beautiful score.
Now the second thing I remember '2Shy' for is the fantastically 80s-action-film ending in which the previous 40 minutes of intelligent writing goes completely down the tubes. This is, most definitely, a set back for an otherwise great episode but I can't help but love it despite the fact that in any other story it would bring the episode/film/book down to mediocre levels. '2Shy' is too good for a bad ending to ruin it completely and the ending is done so seriously that you can't help but love it's tenaciousness.
In a matter of minutes, Mulder jumps down a three story building, lands and then slowly brings his gun up next to his face. . .Norris style! Meanwhile, Scully suddenly learns advanced martial arts, a wormy, nervous, loser-chick nicknamed Timmy becomes a solid marksman, and, in an interrogation room, Scully gets all hard boiled. Keep in mind, this is an episode about a dude who eats peoples fat! God I love how off the tracks '2Shy' gets but it's first 40 minutes is so classic X-Files that you can forgive it.
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