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Tuning In Episode 43: The X-Files, Shapes/Darkness Falls

It’s really never a good idea for TV shows to do Native American storylines, as as “Shapes” proves, The X-Files is no exception. However, it definitely should do creepy episodes in the woods, as “Darkness Falls” proves. iTunes RSS

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Tuning In Episode 40: The X-Files, Beyond the Sea/Gender Bender

We get the first stone-cold classic episode of the show in “Beyond the Sea”, a gorgeous meditation on faith and doubt. Then, in “Gender Bender”, we get a mess of an episode that is nonetheless pretty enjoyable. iTunes RSS

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Tuning In Episode 38: The X-Files, Space/Fallen Angel

We get our first really shitty episode of The X-Files with “Space”, which appears to be a rejected script for The Outer Limits. Then in “Fallen Angel”, Mulder and Scully revisit the alien menace. iTunes RSS

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Tuning In Episode 37: The X-Files, Ghost in the Machine/Ice

“Ghost in the Machine” tells the story of a rogue artificial intelligence that decides the best way to elude capture is to murder a bunch of people. “Ice” tells the story of a rogue organism that decides the best way to elude capture is to murder a bunch of people. Why is The X-Files so interested …

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Tuning In Episode 36: The X-Files, The Jersey Devil/Shadows

The X-Files vists Richard’s home state in “The Jersey Devil”, and it’s a horrible place filled with police corruption and murder. Then in “Shadows”, the ghost of a dead CEO may be exacting revenge on terrorists. Well, that’s one way to solve that problem. iTunes RSS

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