Summary
With the West Nile virus making its way west, is there anything we can spray out there to "scare" away the mosquitoes? I liked the grab bag full of science and near-science that made up this episode. While it ran the risk of appearing like so much malarkey, it managed to succeed. The part involving the digital readouts is a bit outlandishly "X-File-ish" given the final scene with Mulder's cell phone, but the rest of it held a certain amount of believability and relevance. Anyway, the more times I watch this, the more I enjoy it — which certainly says a lot about the episode and the success of a season that was forced to start in a Scully-lite manner.
Best or Worst Moment
For a rather serious episode that had "kill 'em all" as a theme, I have to go with something a little lighthearted as my best moment. It occurs when Mulder is in the hospital and he happens to glance at the TV. He thinks he's seeing one of those messages when the screen displays nothing but the words "DO IT" in big bold letters. Two screens later we all breathe a sigh of relief that it's just an ad for a fitness club.
Original Rating: * * *
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