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43 out of 45 people found the following comment useful :- Funniest X-File of them all!, 28 March 2006 Author: Muldernsanta from Washington Terrace, Utah
The X-Files was most famously known as being a dark and scary television show. What casual observers of the show don't know is that the X-Files had an assortment of humorous episodes sprinkled in this monster-heavy series. These "humorous" episodes do not disappoint either. Bad Blood is arguably the best of this bunch. When Mulder kills a teenage boy who he mistakenly believed to be a vampire, he and Scully must explain their actions to Skinner, their superior. What ensues is a hilarious "he said/she said" account from Mulder and Scully, each explaining his/her version of the transpired events. You won't stop laughing after seeing Mulder and Scully give completely different "versions" of the exact same event. As Mulder tells Skinner at the end of the episode, "That is... essentially... exactly the way it happened." If you're ready for a light-hearted episode with plenty of dark humor, Bad Blood is a must-see.
20 out of 22 people found the following comment useful :- Yall must be da guvment peepuhl!, 16 November 2007 Author: Sanpaco13 from Sandy, UT, United States
I truly love this episode and it is one of my top ten. The best part about it is the different points of view that we get to see from Scully's side and then from Mulder's side. This is so interesting and entertaining because we get to see how each's frustration with their partner comes out. I also love the way that certain jokes and details were noticed by one but not the other. Obviously they pay attention to different things. This is the first vampire episode that I ever saw though I know that "3" was before this by a few years. As a comedy episode this really is a gem and there are just way too many good parts to even name a few favorites. Suffice it to say that Vince Gilligan deserves all 10 points from me.
20 out of 24 people found the following comment useful :- "Near Dark" with laughs, 27 March 2006 Author: Twins65 from Lindenhurst, IL
Just checked in on this ep. again after several years. I was reminded of it after recently catching another early Luke Wilson vehicle, "Bottle Rocket".I always liked the dark humor episodes way better than the "conspiracy" ones on the X-Files, and this one is obviously one of the former. Wise-cracking autopsies, sarcastic morticians, and Luke wearing nasty fake choppers are sure to delight. And when was the last time you saw one of those 1970's "Magic Fingers" beds in a motel anyway? Throw in some trailer trash vampires (not quite as vicious as Lance Henriksen and his NEAR DARK crew), and you've got another winner from the pen of Vince Gilligan.
12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :- Don't Say I Never Did Nothing' Fer Ya, 10 July 2008 Author: mattressman_pdl from Iowa, United States
A young boy is dead, a victim of an apparent overreaction on the behest of Mulder. His reason...the boy was a vampire. One of the best teasers finds Mulder staking the young man, violently, and then retrieving the fake fangs before disclaiming "oh, sh...." Now in deep trouble, Scully and Mulder must sort out their stories for Skinner. But can their separate idiosyncratic behaviors be cast aside to discover the truth. Not sure, but the voyage is hilarious.The characters, set up by five years of behaviorisms and attributes, are hilariously lampooned in this episode, helping the viewer to catch a breath after some mythology-heavy episodes. Luke Wilson is present for a talented supporting cast but it's the show's leads that take the proverbial cake.Mulder: "I was DRUGGED!"
12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful :- Very cute and funny, 12 December 2006 Author: aurrora_australis from United States
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I thought this episode was very funny, and I was cracking up when Mulder came to after being drugged and started singing "Shaft". I enjoyed how Mulder and Scully each exaggerate the events from their own point of view, painting their partner in a less than flattering light. Also funny was when Mulder tried to arrest the vampire while he was in his coffin but he was being less than cooperative. This episode had some unexpected surprises, and it is one that will not disappoint. Seeing Scully drool over Luke Wilson and throw intestines into the scale was a departure from her normally serious character, and was a nice change, especially after we saw her go through her ordeal with cancer and losing a child. I would've given this episode a 10 but I didn't really understand the ending and why the agents' lives were spared. Either way, I love it, and you should watch it.
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :- My #1 Episode, 20 August 2009 Author: MulderManiac from Canada
"Bad Blood" is my absolute favourite stand-alone X-File episode. Watching the story being played out by first Scully's view and then Mulder's was original and funny. This episode pokes fun at the way each agent sees the case--always differing from the others point of view. It really displays the difference of views and opinions in Mulder and Scully's partnership.Bad Blood is packed full of laughs and great one-liners, and the character of Lucius Hartwell (played by an amazing Luke Wilson!) is hilarious. I love Mulder's interaction with him. The storyline isn't bad either, but, really, what's not to love about the guv'meant peepuhl, vampires and big buck teeth? 10/10
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :- your cell-mates nickname will be 'Large Marge', 19 August 2009 Author: barnescm218 from United Kingdom
This episode is an excellent satire. It seems to me that the producers of the show said to the cast, 'OK everyone, let your hair down and have a giggle'. The shows fans should view this story in the same way and enjoy the spectacle of Mulder and Scully exaggerating their personal idiosyncrasies.There are too many comic moments to list individually but I love the scene immediately after the opening credits. Mulder and Scully meet the morning after the night before to sort out their story, setting the mood for what is to follow. Mulder's childish tantrum when he flattens the waste bin and Scully's description of his attack on Ronnie, "I didn't do the..(imitates hammering action), with the thing", had me laughing out loud. In the same scene Gillian Anderson almost consigns one take to the blooper bin. Its the bit when Mulder warns Scully she's going to end up in prison with a cell-mate called Large Marge who reads a lot of Gertrude Stein - watch her put her head down and cover her face with her hand. If you look closely GA has the broadest of grins on her face at this point before she recovers her composure.The ending makes perfect sense to me if you take note of the last scene between Scully and Sheriff Hartwell. He apologises for Ronnie Strickland's actions 'he doesn't understand the concept of low profile', we (vampires) are not like that anymore, we're good neighbours, we pay taxes'. I take that to mean this community of vampires doesn't harm or kill people, they just want to live, as far as possible, ordinary lives. Ronnie it appears, watched too many Bela Lugosi movies just like Scully said. The vampires incapacitate Mulder and Scully to make good their escape. They don't kill them, that would only invite further intrusion into their world by the authorities. Presumably the vampires flee to set up a new community elsewhere away from the spotlight.Other favourite lines;Mulder: Come on Scully get those little legs moving!Scully: Its not that Mexican goat sucker either!
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :- Great Episode, 9 June 2009 Author: mthrlza from Taiwan
Some of the comments here are taking this episode way too seriously. Why not see it as a wonderful humorous addition to the series we all know and love. A series which so often pokes fun at conspiracy theories, even when it is at its most serious. The reason the characters act "out of character" is because we're seeing them through their own eyes. I guarantee that if you ever had an interesting experience while on a trip with a friend or colleague and you each wrote separate accounts of what happened, you would very likely disagree with your friend's portrayal of you as well as the accuracy of small details or events. This is just because so much of what happens to you ie. your thoughts and opinions, never actually leave your head. I didn't think the ending was that bad. It was the only logical way to end the episode. If the vampires killed Scully and Mulder, they would risk exposing themselves. And anyone who kills 2 police officers is far more likely to be hunted down than someone who kills 2 drifters and 2 police officers. It would probably have been better if there had only been one vampire - but then the episode would no doubt have ended in the same way as so many other episodes (with the killer being institutionalized in a safe facility) rather than distinguishing it from them, as was no doubt intended.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :- Exanguinated?, 8 October 2008 Author: koalablue_1993 from Australia
This was a fantastic episode. It really is one of the funniest X-Files out there. Mulder and Scully go to Texas to investigate a series of bizarre exanguinations by what Mulder believes to be a vampire. The script is brilliant, and one of the best ever written for the X-Files. Vince Gilligan is as good as Darin Morgan here. Scully's wise-cracking and sarcastic autopsy was truly something hilarious to behold. Luke Wilson was really good as the sheriff Scully falls for. This is definitely in the top ten episodes ever made. Mulder and Scully's different points of view where fun to watch. I laughed allot. Did the sheriff really have buckteeth or not? We will never know.
3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :- Do vampires have fangs?????, 12 April 2008 Author: Abhishek Kumar from India
I think this is the best screenplay I have ever seen in X-Files. Though its common in movies, different views are shown as different part of the script, but for the X-Files this was the first. Now the next thing the humour lot in X-Files, this episode surpasses all others and its good. Mulder is good, Scully is good, Sheriff is good but the end is not good. But......My God..... what was the ending, a brilliant episode ending in such an open way. I think this episode at least meant a little more than others and we were expecting a more obvious but conclusive end. I didn't wanted to demean this episode in any way and I think for 1st time watch it will keep you glued until the last moment.
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