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My personal favorite episode, 25 April 2006
Author: talvaffe from U.S.A.

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This is the episode of the X Files that, despite its nature as a non-canon, non-alien, what some may call "filler" episode, nonetheless truly defines the show and its appeal for me.

According to Wikipedia, this episode entails "When a school student becomes the prime suspect in the bizarre murder of a police officer, Mulder and Scully are sent to investigate. They discover that the boy and a couple of friends have been playing with the ability to accelerate their movements to a frequency the human eye can't perceive."

A nice and supernatural tone befitting all well-written X-files episodes, the plot is, however, merely the backdrop against which a series of intriguing questions can be posed. Questions like "Is respect for authority something that should be expected or earned?", "Is power something that anyone is entitled to?", "If so, will they use it wisely?", "If not, who has the power to stop them?", and "How far will that person have to go?" Most of these questions are answered, but a few are left open to argument.

Of course, most of the time, I ignore the moral implications of this episode's mystery and simply end up daydreaming about what I would do if I had the power to move faster than the eye can perceive.

In the end, I suppose that is what draws me to write about this particular episode above any of the other well-made installments: imagination at its best and its worst. People have always wondered about how their lives would change if they could only fly, or breathe underwater, see through walls, or move faster than a bolt of lightning. What they almost never consider is whether or not they would get drunk off of those abilities, or how long it would take to start abusing them.

As for this episode, the respective answers would be; they would, and not long at all.

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Alive again, 27 January 2009
9/10
Author: Edgewalker from Tuxford, England

Freed from the shackles of it's myth arc, The X Files could produce episodes that were exciting, fresh and no cleverer than they had to be. Rush is a great example of a standalone no brainer that works and works well. The only downside is the chronic miscasting of Scott Cooper as Max Harden, Cooper is a fine actor, but he is far too long in the tooth to pass for a high school student, the scenes in classrooms and hallways simply look ridiculous. It's an unusual lapse from a series that frequently amazed you with it's inspired casting. At the other end of things, Nicki Aycox is mesmerising and Rodney Scott somehow makes a character that should be annoying not annoying at all. And the ace Bill Dow is ace. Watch Rush after a hard day at work and feel alive again.

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It was such a rush... Moving fast like that., 13 August 2009
7/10
Author: Sanpaco13 from Sandy, UT, United States

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Rush is a very exciting and at times disturbing episode. I remember back in 2000 something there was a movie that came out about a bunch of teenagers that got super powers or something and they started going all sociopath on everyone. That is what this episode reminds me of. And there is no question that Max is a sociopath. Probably the most disturbing scene is when Max kills the teacher in the lunch room by smashing him in half with a table and crushing his head with the chair. I also find it interesting that the effect that they used to show the teenagers moving fast in the cave is the same special effect they use in "Requiem" when Mulder and Scully enter the UFO force field. Kind of makes you wonder if they were maybe trying to imply some kind of extra terrestrial explanation in this episode or if they just used the same special effect as a coincidence. There is one thing about this episode that bugs me every time I see it. Why did Chastity kill herself? It makes no sense other than to just add some of the teen movie drama that is completely pointless. I could maybe understand if the only way she could kill him was by killing herself in the process or something, but no she consciously takes the 20 seconds after shooting him to go over in front of the bullet and kill herself too. All because she's all emo because she used the Rush Cave or whatever. Anyway, that part just bugs me in its lack of logic. Other than that, 7 out of 10.

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You must have been a Betty back in the day., 13 April 2007
6/10
Author: Muldernsanta from Washington Terrace, Utah

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The X-Files must have been original back in the day. Original? Back in the day. Although season seven has its share of gems, it takes a while for it get going strong. Rush retreads the theme used in earlier seasons of the sheriff's son(surprise!) doing less than honorable things and the sheriff either defending his son and/or being very unhelpful to Mulder and Scully. Mulder and Scully's dialogue is becoming so self-referential by this time that it is starting to wear thin. Mulder and Scully do their perfunctory dance of arguing about the paranormal. Then Scully says, " Mulder. Rather than spirits... can we at least start with Tony's friends? Please? Just... for me?" What? Is she flirting with him? And even before that, when they first meet, Scully slaps Mulder's arm with a folder. He turns around and gives her this goofy grin. Totally out of character. When Tony is later released by the police and returns home, we get "The Karate Kid" scene where the mom explains that she moved them away from the bad schools to start a new life and she's working two jobs for him. Then Tony responds about her not being around. The show has turned into an after school special. Also, they just moved from Philadelphia. The mom shows a strong Philadelphian accent but Tony shows no trace of a similar accent. Sloppy casting there. And at the end, the cave thingy only affects teenagers? I don't know if I buy that. Rush is still a semi-interesting story good for an initial viewing. But it's re-watchability is not very high. You won't exactly get a "Rush" from watching it.

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