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"The X Files" The Post-Modern Prometheus (1997)
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"The X Files" (1993)Original Air Date:
30 November 1997 (Season 5, Episode 5)Plot:
A letter to Mulder from a woman who has become twice pregnant through strange circumstances, brings the agents to her small town... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
A classic episode more (4 total)Cast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | David Duchovny | ... | Fox Mulder |
 | Gillian Anderson | ... | Dana Scully |
 | John O'Hurley | ... | Dr. Pollidori |
 | Pattie Tierce | ... | Shaineh Berkowitz |
| Stewart Gale | ... | Izzy Berkowitz |
| Chris Giacoletti | ... | Booger |
 | Chris Owens | ... | Mutato |
| Dana Grahame | ... | Reporter |
| Jean-Yves Hammel | ... | Goat Boy |
| Tracey Bell | ... | Cher |
| Lloyd Berry | ... | Old Man Pollidori |
 | Miriam Smith | ... | Elizabeth Pollidori |
 | Xantha Radley | ... | Waitress |
 | C. Ernst Harth | ... | Huge Man |
 | Jerry Springer | ... | Himself |
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This episode was filmed between the 'Emily' 2 parter because David Duchovny was scheduled to be away from Vancouver while promoting his movie Playing God (1997). moreQuotes:
Dana Scully: Why are you humoring them Mulder?Fox Mulder: I'm not humoring them, Scully. This is a very serious crime.
Dana Scully: So is perjury. So is calling out F.B.I. agents under false pretenses.
Fox Mulder: For the purpose of what?
Dana Scully: Isn't it obvious? I think what we're seeing here is an example of a culture for whom daytime talk shows and tabloid headlines have become a reality against which they measure their lives. A culture so obsessed by the media and a chance for self-dramatization that they'll do anything in order to gain a spotlight.
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My feelings on this episode tend to fluctuate quite a bit. At one point I thought it was brilliant in parts but not anything special as a whole. Upon this most recent viewing I found that I not only loved this episode, but that I really, really loved it, and would count it among my favorites.
The visuals aren't good just because they are in black and white, the episode just looks brilliant in general. Chris Carter had only directed two episodes prior to this, but his work is the work of a professional and pays homage beautifully to the classic Universal monster movies.
The story is unique and fun, as well. You have to love John O'Hurley as a 'mad scientist'. The plot twists and turns and in the end it's just a great feel-good episode.
10/10