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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :- Plenty of room in the "X"s, 30 December 2007 Author: Sanpaco13 from Sandy, UT, United States
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Travelers is an interesting episode. Interesting mainly because the story not only takes place in 1990 but the actual story takes place back in the late 40's. The best part about this episode is that we get to learn about the origin of the X-Files. X for unexplained. Why not U? Well there's plenty of room in the X-files for all the many unexplained cases that would fit with all the other U files. Interesting. As for the actual case I don't know that it was all that interesting. Basically its about a guy that has some kind of spider crab thing in his stomach that kills other people. I don't know I didn't really follow it too well. But we still get points for Arthur Dales. Both actors that play him are great. Not much else to say about this episode for me except I think its interesting that Mulder's father is the first "deep throat" syndicate source for the X-Files agent. I give it an 8 out of 10.
X Files set in the Forties with guest appearance by Kolchak, 7 February 2009 Author: joncamaney
In a brilliant season of The X Files, this episode stands out because of the guest appearance of Darren McGavin, who might be one of the biggest cult TV stars ever, because of his role as Kolchak. In the 1970s, McGavin starred as Kolchak in The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler, a role which he later reprised for a short lived TV series, which was not really of the same quality as the previous TV movies, but became a fan favorite nonetheless. McGavin played the charismatic newspaper journalist Kolchak, who faced supernatural threats, and of course skepticism of everybody. Shades of Fox Mulder. Therefore it was a brilliant touch to have Darren McGavin play Arthur Dales, the FBI agent who actually initiated the X Files. Only complaint is that McGavin has too little screen time as most of the episode is a flashback. But the flashback story is eerie and disturbing, featuring appearances by Fox Mulder's father, and by the infamous Roy Cohn. The young Dales is ably played by Fredric Lane. The creepy Alien like story is gory and grotesque, and made more so by the glossy and picturesque 50s setting of suburban America. Great X Files origin story and a well deserved homage to McGavin, a very fine actor.
8 out of 27 people found the following comment useful :- Xenotransplantation. Say that 5 times fast., 30 November 2006 Author: Muldernsanta from Washington Terrace, Utah
First off, Travelers is one of two episodes that I've fallen asleep watching the first time through. The teaser started off well, especially with the man muttering Mulder at the end. You don't know whether he means Fox or his father, William. Unfortunately, from there, it went downhill. Mulder kept on wiping his hair away from his eyes. That bugged me too much. Was he just trying to make sure his wedding band was seen? I tried real hard to like it more, but the show just wasn't terribly interesting. They used the cliché of a soft camera filter to show the past. I guess it's either that or black and white. I think I like Unusual Suspects because even though it's Scully-free and Mulder-lite, I still get my fill of calories with the Lone Gunmen. I don't have an invested interest in Arthur Dales and a young William Mulder making a cameo. Darren McGavin was o.k., but I much prefer him as the dad in "A Christmas Story". I did like the term "xenotransplantation" though. Cool word. The episode wasn't "bad" though. It was well acted and all. It's just mildly interesting.
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