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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful :- Jeremiah was a mothman?, 19 July 2007 Author: Sanpaco13 from Sandy, UT, United States
Great great great episode. I love the scene at the beginning with Mulder and Scully in the car with the other two agents going off to some kind of marriage counseling partner communication seminar thing and Mulder is less than enthusiastic about it.KINSLEY: I couldn't believe how hard it was not to use the word "but." MULDER: (In hell) I'm having that same problem right now. Haha! I love it. I also really like the idea they use of the mothmen being chameleon like where you can't see them at all. I did think it a little interesting that they used mothmen to explain these creatures however because it didn't seem to fit with anything that I have ever heard about Mothmen at all. I haven't read a lot but what I have read or seen matches closer to what is shown in the movie "The Mothman Prophecies". Great movie by the way. But I still enjoyed this episode despite that fact. It is also one of those that you can share with your friends who are maybe easily grossed out. This is actually the episode that I used to get my father to check out more of the series. I give it a 10/10 for sure.
12 out of 20 people found the following comment useful :- Jeremiah was a bullfrog..., 11 October 2006 Author: Muldernsanta from Washington Terrace, Utah
Detour continues with the strong start that season five has. Mulder & Scully hit the deep woods again, searching for "invisible" creatures. Frank Spotnitz wrote this stand-alone episode by himself. He usually sticks to mythology episodes or writes stand-alones in a threesome. He borrows the concept of the story from the movie "Predator", but the story is still exciting and engaging. Frank Spotnitz is excellent with dialogue, and Mulder and Scully deliver some classic lines. He really has the Mulder/Scully chemistry down pat. In this episode, the boy is watching "The Invisible Man". You can always bet that any TV show or movie being watched in the x-files is related to the theme of the show somehow. They're not just random shows. The special effects of the chameleon-like moth men is very good. The only flaw in the episode hearkens back to the teaser when the two surveyors each see the moth men in the ground. It's a nice special effect of their faces in the ground, but if they are evolved humans like Mulder says, then they wouldn't be part of the ground, like it shows, but just blend in with it. And, the moth man just laid there, allowing the surveyor to stick a stake in him? If the teaser had been consistent with the rest of the episode, I would give Detour full marks. But, as it is, Detour still is an excellent episode, with wonderful Mulder/Scully moments.
5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :- The wilderness fights back., 11 May 2007 Author: Edgewalker from Tuxford, England
A great episode that manages to deal with environmental issues without being either preachy or sentimental. The idea of the wilderness fighting back against human encroachment is well executed and dramatic. The monsters are genuinely unnerving and the knowledge that they could be anywhere builds and builds the tension. And Mulder's dislike of training courses makes you feel less alone. The fact that the environmental message isn't laid on too thick means it is possible to simply enjoy the episode as an intelligent Monster of the Week. Detour is a haunting episode that stays with you after the credits and into the countryside. Look over your shoulder as you walk down the lane.
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :- One of the highlights of the Fifth Season, 5 July 2009 Author: SleepTight666 from Netherlands
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This is a very humorous yet creepy episode. My favorite kind, basically. It even scores highly on the cute department.It is a bit similar to the previous episodes that mostly occur somewhere in the woods. Like 'Darkness Falls' and 'Quagmire'. But it is the best of the three, it has the right creepy atmosphere of the first and the charming humor of the second. it combines everything nicely.One of my favorite scenes is when Mulder asks Scully to sing for him and she chooses Jeremiah was a Bullfrog. Perfect timing.A slightly creepy scene is when Mulder and Scully are in that hole with one of the Moth men. I am slightly claustrophobic and scenes like that get me a little bit excited.Overall, it was a great episode and one of the highlights of the Fifth Season.FOUR stars.
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