Summary
Let me first say that the way the storyline wrapped up was disappointing, but I have to base my views today on how this show continues to take chances and do something different this deep into its run. I thought it was an adventurous move that mainly succeeded. It was entertaining, realistic for a COPS outing, and Mulder and Scully were portrayed consistently as the type of people that we would suppose them to be in that sort of situation. I can always trust Vince Gilligan to know how to "write" M&S, even though I'm having trouble with his forays into "monster-land" this season. We've seen this one before, in both TXF and ST. I'm starting to wonder if everything at this point is in danger of being rehash? If it is, then we need more variety — like this episode — to effectively camouflage it. As a final thought, perhaps M&S should consider moving out to the California office, what with the amount of time they've spent out on the west coast over the past little while...
Best or Worst Moment
I liked the sequence where M&S are heading up the walk — back to Steve and Edie's I believe — and Mulder's doing some background narrative for the cameraman. Scully says, "Are you talking to me?" By this time, like it or not, they have both "settled" into the routine of having someone follow them while they work.
Original Rating: * * *
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