xgirl's x-files x-perience REVISITED

xgirl's x-files x-perience REVISITED

Sunday 1 September 2013

2X02 - The Host

Summary


This was a great episode. There was something really creepy and fascinating about it — enough to lose yourself in the story for the hour that it's on, but not enough to make you worry about your life the next time you decide to venture into the sewers. (Okay, that was facetious... although this probably made some of us a bit nervy the next time we had to use an outdoor biffy.) That's some legacy that Darin Morgan leaves as Flukeman. He was truly a memorable TXF monster that — like all "good" monsters — can be viewed in a sympathetic light. After all, he was merely a by-product of humanity's lack of respect for the environment and, like all living things, was only trying to survive. Aside from that subtext, however, this episode also gave us a touching back story in the continuing tale of M & S (not to mention some defining "Mulder vs. Skinner" moments).

Best or Worst Moment


Tell me honestly, when you watch this one — isn't it refreshing to see how much Scully supports her partner? (And of course, I'm talking about the "more than a professional loss" moment.) In later years, when there clearly should be more between the two of them, she is often so much colder than she is here... sadly, I think that the transformation has been an intentional acting choice on the part of GA.

Original Rating: * * * *

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