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Best pair of the first season.
If there is a prototypical "mythology" episode outside of the Pilot, it may be "E.B.E.", one of those great X-Files goose chases in which nothing is in the end for certain and you like it that way.Because it is a succinct briefing on the essential elements of the chase--Mulder and Scully's opposing talents and positions and yet unfailing mutual loyalty--and also introduces the Lone Gunmen, I often show it to X-File newbies to catch them up.But the generally-agreed best episode of the first season is "Beyond the Sea," a biting combination of paranormal mystery and personal drama that also reverses the heroes' usual roles.Brad Douriff makes one of the most memorable guest-star appearences as a death-row mass murderer who claims to have psychic knowledge of the wherabouts of some kidnapped kids.Mulder believes him to be in league with the kidnapper, but Scully is forced to consider his claim when he seems to channel her lately deceased father.The conclusion is unconventional and the script is one of the best.If you only need a small sampling of the first season before moving on to the high-production years, this is it.

two of the best episodes ever.
Beyond the sea is a little better out of the two. Beyond the sea is about scullys father dying, and two teens are missing but with the help from a death row inmate, mulder and scully search for them.Also the death row inmate has the ability to channel spirits, and of course the scully/death of her father is played out.E.B.E. is another great one, this one is about a truck hauling an alien to a control center or something like that. mulder and scully track the truck down and .......... well your going to have to buy it and see, but if youve already seen it than you already know. i would definitly buy this one.

great stuff
E.B.E. Is a great mytharc episode--four stars, but "Beyond the Sea" really stands out in this video --six stars. It continues to be one of my favorite episodes, (Along with "Jose Chung's 'From OuterSpace'," "Momento Mori," "Closure," and"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose." ... Read more

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Anasazi is the one to watch
Although Humbug is amusing, and well done, it is overshadowed by Anasazi. Written by Chris Carter, this episode is the season finale. I won't give away the plot (which can be found on websites devoted to The X Files, but make sure you get the follow-up episodes The Blessing Way and Paper Clip. This series of episodes is almost as good as Duane Barry (which guest stars C. C. H. Pounder who was later on ER)/Ascension/One Breath. Anasazi is set up when Mulder receives a DAT tape from a hacker who has broken into a Pentagon security and downloaded an "encrypted" file which purports to prove that the Pentagon knows about intelligent aliens who have visited Earth. Now you know enough to watch the episodes.

Two of the Best X-Files Episodes in Season 2
When I bought Humbug/Anasazi, I was expecting I would like Anasazi more than Humbug. it was the other way around. In Humbug, Mulder and Scully travel investigate several murders in a town inhabbited by circus sideshow preformers, (siamese twins, alligator man, ect). While Mulder suspects that the culprit is a legendary creature known as the FeeJee mermaid, the real killer is Lanny a siamese twin's borther Leonard. Who can detatch and reattatch himself to Lanny. SICK! Anasazi is a more dramatic episode that focusses on the existence of extraterrestrial life with one monster cliffhanger at the end. Bill Mulder invites his son over to confess his involvement in a secret project. Alex Krycek shows up and shoots Mulder's father however and wounds Mulder. Fearing that he will be convicted, Mulder and Scully travel to the Navajo reservation in New Mexico, only to discover a boxcar full of alien bodies. The Cigarette-Smoking Man appears when Mulder is inside the boxcar, and sets it on fire. The episode is continued in The Blessing Way.

Great X-Files video
This video contains two of season two's most popular episodes, "Humbug" and "Anasazi". The first episode, "Humbug", is about a murder in a small Florida town where manycircus and sideshow performers live. The suspect in the case is hard tofind and seems to be a contortionist. The second episode,"Anasazi" deals with the mythology and finds Mulder searching forthe truth about alien existence. "Anasazi" is also the season twofinale and the story continues into season three with "The BlessingWay/Paper Clip". This X-Files video is a must for any fan of the show.Get it now! ... Read more

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A charming piece of vintage.
During its nine years on the air, The X-Files managed a distinct new flavor to each season, but some of its founding components never changed."Squeeze" is entertaining in both respects: as the prototype for Season One and for the so-called "monster-of-the-week" episodes in general.Though it was aired as the second, it was written to be the first serial episode after the Pilot, and is accordingly packed with character development and one of the cleverest monster concepts ever.The unfolding of his mystery happens in many layers.As a sub-plot, Scully must wrestle with Mulder's reputation, (which he proceeds to milk for all its sardonic worth) its reflection on her, and the opportunity to be reassigned.Clashing and flirting are in high pitch in the smart dialogue, while the freshman agents (Anderson was only 24) look endearingly wet behind the ears."Tooms," as a sequel episode towards the end of the season, is less inventive than the first, but cute nonetheless, and somewhat of a trail marker in the heroes' relationship.

Still the best X File I've seen
A series of murders in the Baltimore area have the FBI baffled. Most of the victims were found with their doors and windows locked from the inside - and their livers removed with bare hands. When Mulder and Scully lookback through old case files, they discover the pattern of the murdersstretching back for almost a century, with thirty year gaps in between.Soon they have a suspect ...but it can't be. Eugene Victor Tooms isn't ahundred years old. Besides, he couldn't have got through that tiny airvent. These episodes were awsome!
Tooms was such a cool episode. Any X files fan would love this, it is really suspenseful.Scully (my fave) and Muler's relationship grows stronger in this episode.As for Squeeze, that episode was just plain oldcool! If you like the X Files, these are the episodes thatt you shouldget! ... Read more

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Fine Early X-Files Episodes
This X-Files VHS contains two episodes, both with original airdates in 1993.I like the VHS because it contains commentary by X-Files creator Chris Carter.The commentary airs before the show, and does contain a bit of spoiler, but if you have already seen these episodes years ago on TV, watching the commentary enhances the viewing experience.
A good near-intro to the show
As a die-hard fan of "X-Files", I have always had a fondness for "Conduit", one of the very earliest episodes.This is a thoughtful and somewhat melancholy story which gives some of the first background about the disappearance of Mulder's sister when they were kids, and how that event continues to play into Mulder's adult life.This ep has some lovely "X-Filey" images: bikers riding in the woods at night; Kevin Morris' haunting drawing of the missing Ruby; the white wolves at the lake campsite; Mulder contemplating a snapshot of Samantha at the end.It's also nice to see Carrie Snodgress (who, sadly, just passed away) in the lead guest role."Conduit" is a more emotional and introspective story, while "Ice" is more of an action/thriller. "Ice" is also a good ep, but I've always thought it to be overrated in the series.It IS derivative of "The Thing" - not that that's so awful (after all, "Conduit" samples "Poltergeist").But the "science" of the writers' premise keeps falling into rather large plot holes, the guest characters are somewhat paint-by-numbers, the CGI effects leave something to be desired, and the identity of the "villain" is really not set up effectively, so to me it's just not as good an ep as it's often made out to be.The increasing paranoia of the characters is done well though (which helps to disguise the weaknesses in the story), and director David Nutter does a terrific job with the claustrophobic location - the ep looks just great.I would recommend this tape to someone who's unfamiliar with the show and wants to start at or near the beginning, but I think the other two tapes in Wave 1 ("Pilot"/"Deep Throat" and "Fallen Angel"/"Eve") are stronger.

"Ice" is a landmark.
"Conduit" is entirely forgettable, but "Ice," right out of the first season, is one of the scariest episodes ever--not from manipulative shock value, but essential drama. The real monster in this episode is fear, which can possess anyone with irrational violence at any time; the contagious worm is most frightening as a metaphor for this. The script is tight and the tension stellar, especially between the two leads, who let loose a little more panic than usual.The baby-faced young Scully charges around in a flnnel shirt and a sun-bleached, moisture-crimped ponytail, with unusually prominent authority as a scientist.The irony between the agents' first-season innocence and bewilderment and the intelligence of their dialogue and actions is in high relief. ... Read more

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Go Go Fluke Man!
Little Green Men/The Host is probably the second best episode collection ever. In Little Green Men, Mulder travels to Puerto Rico to investigate supposed alien contact on a government base. But while he's there, he comes into contact with the same aliens who abducted his sister Samantha. Compared to The Host however, this episode is nothing. In The Host, a mutilated body in the Newark sewers attracts Mulder and Scully's attention. Scully claims the victim was killed by a parasitic creature called a fluke worm. But then another worker is killed by something much larger... This episode is pretty icky and pretty awesome.

Fluke Man rules!!!
"The Host" is one of the best X-Files episodes ever.Where does Chris Carter dream this stuff up??Granted, this is not for the sqeamish, but there is no disputing this is an X-Files classic."Little GreenMen" is nowhere as good as "The Host" but still quite good. All I can say is if you're driving through Newark, NJ late onenight...watch out...Fluke Man is gonna get you!! ... Read more

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With "Anasazi", the quintessential mythology series.
Incidentally, you do need to have "Anasazi" if you're going to have these follow-ups. (The accompanying "Humbug" is a great catch too--the first comedy.)Together, they comprise what is probably the most satisfying mythology three-parter of the series.This is in spite of the facts that the dynamic between the heroes is still in its kindling phases, and the production team is working on less than half the budget they would later pour into the slick fourth and fifth seasons.Carter doesn't have to pull too many paranormal rabbits out of his hat this early in the game to pack a punch, though he does shoot three big characters and kill two of them, and sprinkle some Navajo tradition into the mix.When the U.F.O. finally makes its appearence--the most blatant revelation in the show thus far--it is as big as in Close Encounters.The story starts to feel a little overloaded towards the end and then ends abruptly, but it does make you yearn for more, which I guess was the point in television writing.It marks a time when the show's mythology was still uncluttered and we still believed the revelations could only get better.

Very helpful
If uve seen Anazi these two episods will show u all the trouble Mulder goes through to find the truth about his gfather being shot. But does agent Dana Katherine Scully turn on mulder, and shoot him or dsoes she?

PERFECT
5 stars isnt enough for this movie, i would give is 10 stars. this the best episode ever. it is perfect. I think david Duchovny is perfect for the part of mulder. he is so HOT!!!!!! The Indians do add a great twist to it.this video is a must. ... Read more

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Great Action!
If you like cop movies with tons of action, this one is for you! The story line is interesting and the acting is very convincing. I definately agree that this movie is a showcase for Michael Biehn - he's at his best in every sense of the word.

Biehn at his buddy flick best!
this is not a capital G great movie - but it is a fun action/cop/ buddy movie that ANY fan of Michael Biehn should enjoy.I actually like it better each time i see it - sure, its a bit predictible but - i guess i'd rather that than some of the stuffymovies that the "Critics" like - it has humor - action and Michael - whats not to like???

Michaen Biehn Showcase
For Michael Biehn fans (Terminator, Navy Seals, The Rock) this isa terrific showcase for his physical action/emotionally wounded style.It's a typical detective/buddy flick, with an interesting juxtaposition of Chinese and Italian mobsters.Michael's in top form, and is great fun to watch. ... Read more

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Who knew?
Let me preface this by saying that I am not particularly a sci-fi person, definitely not a horror person, and actually not even a t.v. person. When The X-Files debuted in '93, the one-hour drama virtually didn't exist, and anything like the mini-movies we have come to expect from any series today was unheard of. Consequently, I had turned my t.v. off two years prior, and resorted to simply renting movies. So when my space-age friend first lent me this video, I didn't suspect it was my kind of fuss. Incidentally, the pilot is one of the creepier episodes they've made, because it uses actual cases to build its plot about horrific alien abductions; I'm not impressed by fear factor alone, and I figured at first that this was the main gig of the show. The pilot-budget, eighties-grade special effects, definitely cheesy to my all-film diet, helped me to write the thing off. But my literary mind couldn't miss the snappy intelligence in the dialogue and a suave mystique in the plot, which even then outdid a lot of big budget films. And the dynamic between the leads, even then, my having no familiarity with the actors, was intruiging enough to stay with me. For years after that, whenever some strand of pop culture would bring The X-Files to mind, I would wonder what had become of them. Finally, just as the series was ending, I ended up catching a midnight rerun while flipping channels at a hotel. It was a classy, brilliant season five self-parody episode that worked the Mulder-Scully dynamic and their respective positions on paranormal matters for all they were worth. I could no longer ignore that they were worth a lot. So, you wanna know what all the fuss is about?
Check out the pilot that started it all. Jerry Hardin, as the enigmatic "Deep Throat" is so good that one can believe that he was involved in a little thing called "Watergate." X at the begining
The pilot episode of the X Files and the second episode DEEP THROAT are the reasons why the first season of the show was the best.A true aura ofmystery surrounded the episodes, nor would all the parts to the puzzle befilled in at the end and the foreshadowing was very high.Read more

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A Snake's Touching
Irresistible & DHDV are two of the best episodes from the second season, the even better being Little Green Men, The Host & Humbug. Die Hand..is very creepy and has a nice scene with asnake strangling and later eating a man. It's also the last episode written by Glen Morgan & James Wong, before taking a break from the third season, and returning in the fourth with the sick "Home". Once again they're showing us to be two of the most original & absorbing writers, dealing with a fragrant subject for an X-file, satanism. The unusual practisings being a bunch of secretive school inspectors, another feature of the well-known black humor. A mystical woman with a snake's eye & organs inher deskdraw, is also doing her part of the tricks, and it all gets more exciting. Two X-Cellent Episodes That I Could Watch Over And Over
As a major fan of the X-Files, I must say these are two of the greatest episodes of the X-Files ever.'Irresistable' is incredibly creepy..In that wonderful X-Files way!The acting is amazing, Gillian Anderson portrays a more vulnerable Scully than we usually see.Her acting in this episode is simply superb.And the guy who plays Donnie Pfaster is also very talented, he brings the character to life as a creepy, creepy guy.Creepy is why we love the X-Files, and this episode is plenty creepy.At the end, there is tender, beautiful scene with Mulder and Scully.It isn't to sappy, it can be enjoyed by both No-Romos and Shippers like myself.It is also the first in a sequence of two episodes about Donnie Pfaster, the death fetishist.He comes back in Season 7, to go after Scully yet again.I guess the thought he was such a great character that they had to bring him back.One of my favorite episodes ever. A Must See for any X-Files Fan!
I've got to say, of all the X-Files episodes available on video, Die Hand Die Verletzt is one of the best episodes ever besides The Host, Niesi and 731. Irresistible is okay too. In that episode, several mutilated bodies make Mulder and Scully think of alien attacks, while the real culprit is a man who collects the hair and body parts of young women. This is a pretty sick episode, but its still quite fun to watch. Die Hand Die Verletzt is about a group of New Hampshire teenagers who stumble upon what looks like an altar. When one of the teens jokingly summons "dark spirits" his words actually do conjour up some black magic and soon people in the town start dying. I love that giant snake that swallows Lisa's father alive. Get these episodes and avoid getting Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose. ... Read more

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X-Files staples
Other reviewers here have paid tribute to Small Potatoes, which is definitely up there in the comedy episodes hall of fame and the David acting episodes hall of fame. I just wanted to put in a word about Gethsemane, which I think belongs in the noir episodes hall of fame.It's got some of the best music and locations of the series, and it delivers high drama while staying clear of sentimentality. This particular cliffhanger ending might strike fans and non-fans alike as somewhat manipulative, but David and Gillian glide through it at their restrained-under-pressure best. Since the X-Files have only released on VHS through season four, there aren't many other examples avaliable of mythology episodes on this level of production and deftness from all departments.

Agent Mulder kissed Agent Scully.Agent Mulder is dead.
Small potatoes is the funniest episode I've never seen in the X-Files. David plays two roles in this episode, one is Agent Mulder and the other is Eddie who can change his face to become other people. When Eddie becomesAgent Mulder (played by David), he tries to lure Agent Scully. When theyare going to kiss, real Mulder breaks in and ..... You can see many cutefake-Mulder scenes played by David. Very cute. What a pity I cannot showyou a picture here. Gethsemane is the last episode in Season Four whichleaves a BIG shock to all fans. AGENT MULDER COMMITTED SUICIDE. Thisepisode is the first part of the three episodes. (Redux I & II inSeason Five). This episode is a little gloomy, but it explains why AgentScully has cancer, why Agent committed suicide (it's not true if you seethe first two episodes in Saeson Five), all the conspiracies and lies, etc.Go get the two episodes NOW. I've seen the two episodes for more than tentimes. Now you know how they are "ATTRACTIVE".

I wish I could give it more stars!
I have never watched the x-files, until now. These two episodes are just great, the second episodehad a ending that really suprised me. but I wont say more, becuase i don't want to spoil it, but trust me, if your ax-files fan, or a new fan like me, you'll love it. ... Read more

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A Bleepin' Must-See Episode for X-Files Fans!
First off, I'll mention the "other" episode on this tape, "Pusher", by saying that it's an above-average episode. It's the story of a man with a terminal brain tumor, and the tumor has given him the ability to force his will onto other people. He's using this power to get other people to injure or kill themselves, and Mulder and Scully are sent to stop him. The climax is a doozy, as the man forces Mulder to play a deadly game of Russian roullette. But the OTHER episode - "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" is my all-time favorite episode of the X-Files (and, as I've learned, it's often the favorite episode of other X-Files fans as well). The plot is rather complicated, but I'll try to simplify it: Charles Nelson Reilly (who some may remember was a regular on the classic "Match Game" game show in the seventies) is wonderful as Jose Chung, a famous writer who's out to make a quick buck by writing a "non-fiction science fiction" book about a supposed UFO abduction and series of UFO sightings in Klass County, Washington State. (In one of the episode's many small jokes, the fictional "Klass" County is a swipe at the real-life Phillip Klass, America's leading debunker and critic of UFO sightings - the real-life "Ciggarette-Smoking Man"). Mulder, fearing that Chung is only going to ridicule the witnesses and ruin the sighting's credibility, refuses to talk with him, but Scully - who's a great admirer of Chung's novels - does agree to tell her side of the story to him. Unfortunately for her, Chung has already gotten umpteen versions of the Klass County sightings from various people in the county. And, of course, their stories are all hilariously different. One version comes from a ... teenage couple who claim they were abducted by aliens who smoked ciggarettes, then admitted they had sex in the car, "only don't tell her dad, he'll kill me". Another version comes from a geeky high-school loser who's into Dungeons and Dragons and who combs the woods looking for UFOs at night. Lo and behold, he finally finds a dead alien, only to accuse Scully and Mulder (whom he thinks is an android) of roughing him up and covering up the evidence (which Scully, of course, says never happened). He then describes being beaten up by two sinister "men in black" (one being Jesse Ventura, the other is "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek)! Then we go to another loser - a power-company lineman who claims he saw the rumored UFO abduction and was then given an "important" cosmic message from a huge alien. This revelation leads him to write down his experiences in a book in his garage - until the aforementioned "men in black" burst into his garage and threaten him - Ventura: "Did you know that a former President of your country - James Earl Carter - claimed to have seen a UFO?" Man (clutching his book): "I'm a Republican"! And, there's also the constantly grouchy local policeman who cusses like a sailor (and since Scully's telling the story, she hilariously "bleeps" out his profanity) - policeman: "Yeah, that's a bleepin' dead alien all right"! Along the way there are some of the "X-Files" most famous scenes - one of the best are the conflicting stories of Mulder and a bewildered cook at a local diner - Mulder remembers sitting in the diner late at night and questioning the "human" pilot of the suspected UFO until the military comes and takes him. The cook doesn't remember any of that, but he does remember Mulder all alone in the diner, eating slice after slice of sweet potato pie and asking bizarre questions to the cook - "Have you ever been probed by aliens?". Unlike most "X-Files episodes which concentrate almost solely on horror or dark humor or surrealism, this single episode combines all three genres into a brilliant, if bizarre, fifty minutes of entertainment.

If there were more stars, I'd use them
Both episodes on this tape are worth watching over and over (I should know). If you're not a regular fan of the show and are looking for something that stands alone, this is the tape for you. "Pusher" is a phenomenal look at an interesting idea. It is wonderfully acted, and Anderson and Duchovny shine in their very "emotional but not REALLY" way. "Jose Chung's..." is one of the series most self-aware episodes, but it still manages to convey a deeper meaning about how people are "all... alone." BUY THIS :)

Reality in Jeopardy
Although the "Pusher" episode left little impression on me, Igive this video recording five stars for the latter episode alone. Writtenby Darin Morgan, known for funny and intellectually subtle"X-Files" scripts (as well as for playing the infamous"Flukeman"), "Jose Chung's from Outer Space" ranks asone of the best episodes in the series. Charles Nelson Reilly portraysperfectly the eccentric Chung, who interviews Scully for a"non-fiction science fiction" book about an alien abuction andcrash of an extraterrestrial craft that may or may not have occurred near asmall town. Various characters give their own accounts of what occurred,including a teenage couple supposedly abducted by "grays"; anelectrical worker threatened by a double-talking "man in black"(played by a pre-gubernatorial Jesse Ventura); and a loser obsessed withconspiracy theories and role-playing games who perceives Mulder and Scullyas brutal co-conspirators trying to cover up the crash.Read more

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With the X-Files shut down, Mulder is reluctanly saddled with a new partner, Alex Krychek, and assigned to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a doctor specializing in sleep disorders. What he finds is evidence of government experiments on soldiers during the Vietnam War, and one angry test subject who wants to share his nightmares with those who tormented him. Horror movie mainstay Tony Todd is quietly menacing as Augustus Cole, the vet who's unique abilities are his greatest curse. Read more

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Dark, eerie and paranoid
Sleepless, the projection of nightmares upon several insomniac Vietnam vets, is less than spellbinding, but earns points for trying.Consistant with the general mood and flow of the episode and writer Howard Gordon'sstyle, the episode is dark, dreary and haunting.While it will never be apersonal favorite, Sleepless sets the trend for future dark, psychologicalstudies and introduces favorite characters Alex Krycek and informantX.Read more

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Mulder all alone.
Season 2 of the X Files had perhaps one of the best cliffhangers in the series.That is Agent Scully's abduction.ASCENTION starts with a fatigued Agent Mulder at his wits end after dealing with Duane Berry (Watch the episode DUANE BERRY for more on this episode, it can help) who as it turns out has taken Agent Scully away with him.Berry believes that if he can offer a different person to his alien abductors, the aliens won't bother him anymore.Mulder tries his hardest but he is unable to rescue his partner in time and she dissapears, thanks largly to an "allie's" meddling. Must sees!
If you only see a few "X-Files"(although they are all FABULOUS and worth viewing), these episodes should be included.Scully's abduction is an essential part of understanding the overall storyline or"mythology". Also, anyone who is an advocate for a Scully/Mulderromantic relationship(a "shiper" as we like to be called) shouldsee "One Breath". It contains some very touching scenes thatexpress Mulder's caring for his partner.Plus, you get to see Scullyfamily (some of whom are not with us any longer)and watch atear-jerkingdream sequence with her deseaced father.

WHEN SCULLY IS KIDNAPPED,MULDER MUST FIGHT TO SAVE HER LIFE.
OMG!!ASCENSION WAS VERY EXCITING AND I WAS ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT THE WHOLE TIME.BUT MY ALL TIME FAVE IS DEFINATELY ONE BREATH.VERY TOUCHING.IT MADE ME CRY.THIS ONE IS DEFINATELY FOR SHIPPERS ALL ALIKE!!!!! ... Read more

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Essential X-File
This set marks a pinnacle in the quality of the show on all levels--writing, production, concept and drama. While I've never been the most fanatical about the monster-of-the-week episodes, Leonard Betts is certainly one of the best, right up there with Squeeze and The Host. The concept and effects are superb, the dialogue is sharp and dryly humourous, and everything moves at an engaging clip. Momento Mori is one of my favorite episodes of all time. It references all the elements of a great mythology episode--Scully's abduction, alien biological engineering, a Lone Gunmen appearence, and of course, CSM--and yet manages to transcend the genre and serve as one of the more compelling personal drama episodes as well. Scully's journal entries while undergoing chemotherapy reveal more of her inner thoughts than we have ever seen or will again; meanwhile, Mulder sublimates his inner turmoil by playing detective, getting shot at, and making one of the juicier conspiracy discoveries to date. The overall atmosphere of restrained intensity is impeccable, maintained by the actors, the music and the beautiful direction and photography.The final confrontation between Mulder and Scully is one of the classic trailmarkers in their mysterious relationship, while the final scene between Skinner and CSM is perhaps the most haunting end to an episode ever.

Two of my favorite eps
I loved Leonard Betts--classic X-File.I gave it five stars.Betts is a person who gets out of many situations by losing an appendage and later growing it back; for example, he pulls off his thumb to escape a pair of handcuffs.And at the beginning, is decapitated by an accident, but walks out of the morgue, a new head growing. Well-Made Episodes.
What I have always admired about "The X-Files" since the show premiered in 1993 (though to be honest, the show has obviously fallen to a low stature of quality recently), is that the episodes were treated as one-hour movies according to creator/producer Chris Carter. And here we have a great showcasing of that high quality I wish we could see in more TV dramas these days. The first episode is an original horror gem, "Leonard Betts" is brilliantly written and conceived. It's full of enough creepy sequences, dialogue and characters to put it on the same stature as some of the best TV horror. To think that a guy eats cancer is creepy enough, but the writers add intelligent scientific details that make it actually believable. "The X-Files" never seemed like a stupid show precisely because the dialogue was so high-class and the scripts were peppered with well-detailed scientific facts. The video then changes tones when we enter "Memento Mori" (the title means "Letters From The Dead" according to one producer at the beginning of the tape though my own research shows it to mean "Reminder Of Death"), which is a deep, elegantly filmed and sometimes touching story of how Agent Scully discovers she is dying of cancer. I loved the first shot which seems to begin in a tunnel of light and reveals Scully to be looking at an X-Ray showing where the cancer is, and the dialogue she says at the beginning is some of the most poetic I have ever heard in a TV script. What I admired about this episode is that overall, it had a romantic atmosphere, peppered with little dark, intriguing reminders of the government conspiracy Mulder has so dedicated his life to uncovering. The photography and direction are rich, no surprise considering the director is Rob Bowman, who gave his episodes a certain cinematic look and even directed "The X-Files" movie. Gillian Anderson gives a powerful performance too. Overall, this is a great video not just for X-Files fans, but for people who like high-quality TV. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

When dozens of loggers disappear without a trace, Mulder and Scully travel to the Pacific Northwest to investigate the possibility of foul play. Local feuds, ecological issues, and personal differences help to fan an already incendiary situation, but when evidence suggests that something else is sharing the woods with them, such human concerns turn out to be the least of the agents' worries. Read more

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almost perfect, but the erlenmeyer flask braught it down.
well if it wasnt for the erlenmeyer flask this tape would be perfect, but i didnt find the episode that great.But darkness falls is great.Its about some type of bugs that are killing people in the forest. and of course mulder and scully along with a park ranger and some other guy go up to the forest to investigate and....well you probably know what the story developes into.

i loved this tape
i am a late x fiels fan joing the show in seaon three sumer reruns. i wached this episod in the milde of season four. i rented it than brought it. erlihymer flask is one of the most importent myhtos episodes. i lovedthe mulder deep thoguht relaitonship. i wishj cancer amnw as more used thanhe was. darkes falls is so lovible epsidoes. i lvoe mulder and sculy in thewoods. this is a most have

It's what got me hooked
I love Darkness falls,I have been trying so hard to get it on video.Other than the Bermuda Triangle season 6 episode,Darkness falls is my favorite. ... Read more

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More than any other writer on the show (including series creator Chris Carter), Darin Morgan has managed to capture the essence of Read more

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This one delivers a KO!
Veteran character actor Peter Boyle is brilliantly memorable in "Buckman" while the second episode features a cleverly filmed roach that is quite believable and misleading to the viewer. Best example of the X-Files best
"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" is an entertaining jaunt through what many people consider to be the most interesting part of the X-Filesworld: The relationship between Mulder and Scully. Yes, the episode isstrange, but...that's the X-Files. And if it's strange you're looking for,"War of the Coprophages" is a definite must. An episode thatcaused quite a stir when it first aired, WOTC is meant to be viewed as aparody, much like "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' " (another X-Fmust). So, if you're only going to buy two episodes of the X-Files EVER,"Repose" and "Coprophages" are the episodes, if onlyjust to see Scully mutter "Bambi" repeatedly and (almost) eat abug.

In Outstanding Support of CBFR and WOTC
Excellent! These are two of the funniest eps ever, and all philes know that these two must be viewed to understand the complex M and S relationship. Bambi is a funny secondary character, and the actor who playsClyde Bruckman does an awesome job. I own this video and I can't stopwatching it! Help, I'm starving to death and I can't leave the TV! ... Read more

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Editorial Review

A mail order "Alien Autopsy" videotape appears to capture the execution of the men involved in Read more

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I have now become an X-Files fan!
I've seen the X-Files show a couple of times before but was only mildly impressed.I had seen the feature film and wasn't impressed at all.But just last night I watched these twoparticular episodes, and now I understand why people become X-Files fans.It was very suspenseful, and I still can't make heads or tails out of some of the stuff I saw.But I know I liked it! All the goberments have secrets.
I already was a believer in the UFO phenomena, and the X-files show this in a new way, the alien conspiration, everithing was expose in this serie. In this episodes Mulder traces the video of the Alien authopsy, but this investigation takes show him more a simple fake, they expose the world conspiration to obtain new medical and technological advances obtained from the Aliens. In this two episodes, the two contries ( USA and Japan ), figth to keep the results of the alien investigations for your own beneficts, and show how this experiments was used in normal persons to see the results ( like the microchip planted on Scully and the camp with all the infected people ). This is definitelly one of the most interested chapters in the X-Files saga, and show many things who made more than one person think about the UFO and Alien phenomena and if the goberments really tell all the true to the people.Read more

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Is television responsible for a series of brutal murders in a peaceful suburban town? Or is a more sinister force at work behind the glow of the picture tube? The agents uncover evidence of government experimentation on the populace in