Summary
Another glimpse into the past during this ground-breaking first season. Along the way, we ultimately lost the need for these history establishing eps — or so it seemed. In terms of an X-File, it remains one of the more original ones, despite over-used plot devices. (Even at this point in the first season, if I was Scully I'd be worried over why it's so easy to break into my apartment!) When I recently rewatched it, I wondered why no one ever picked up the storyline. After all, that was CSM in that room badgering our misguided antagonist as he finally expired, wasn't it? And poor Reggie. He was someone who honestly liked Mulder and appreciated his talents, and also seemed to be a real friend to him. But after seeing Ghost in the Machine and Lazarus, I was thinking, boy, anyone who's ever worked with these two seem doomed to die before their time.
Best or Worst Moment
There's a "Mulder defining" moment at the end of this one that I'm picking as my best moment. When Scully reassures him that he's done the right thing despite the fact that it wasn't "by the book", he replies, "Tells you something about the book, doesn't it?" Methinks that Mulder had long since decided to defy the book — long since that incident back in 1989 anyway — but that this case really put it away for him.
Original Rating: * *
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