"The X Files" Triangle (1998)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Chris Carter

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Chris Carter (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

22 November 1998 (Season 6, Episode 3)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A trip to the Bermuda Triangle lands Mulder in the middle of a bizarre conflict on a mysterious ship, with the fate of the world in his hands.

Plot Keywords:

Bermuda Triangle | Ship | Nazi | Kiss | Split Screen

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully / OSS agent
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner / SS Sturmbannfuehrer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Arce	...	Bald-headed Man
Michael Arturo	...	Nazi Soldier
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Fuad C'Amanero	...	Business Man
William B. Davis	...	SS Oberfuehrer
Greg Ellis	...	The 3rd British Crewman
Guido Föhrweißer	...	2nd Nazi
Trevor Goddard	...	The 1st British Crewman
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers
Laura Leigh Hughes	...	Kersh's Assistant
Madison Mason	...	Captain Yip Harburg
Bryan Massey	...	Nazi Soilder
Nick Meaney	...	The 4th British Crewman
Lynne Oropeza	...	Ballroom Dancer
Chris Owens	...	FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Spender / SS Untersturmfuehrer
James Pickens Jr.	...	FBI Assistant Director Alvin Kersh
Isaac C. Singleton Jr.	...	1st Roughneck
G.W. Stevens	...	The 2nd British Crewman
Arlene Warren	...	Skinner's Assistant (as Arlene Pileggi)
Kai Wulff	...	3rd Nazi

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The first four acts of this episode are each comprised of one very long, continuous shot (called a one-off) and the fifth is split between two series of one-offs, employing a split-screen. Such long one-offs are very difficult, considering an entire set must be constructed, all the lines must be said correctly, and the camera movements must be continuous (and usually handheld). Some cuts are hidden in whip-pans and when the screen goes dark. Chris Carter intended this as an homage to the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Rope (1948), which used a similar technique.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Scully is moving through the ship the halls are clean and lit but when she enters the ballroom it is unlit and dirty.

Quotes:

Scully: Don't ask too many questions. I don't care what you do, or who you do, or who you have to grease. I need information, am I making myself clear?
Spender: Crystal.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Hospital Central: Turno de noche (#4.5)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Bei Mir Bist Du Schein

Excellent episode

Normally I don't comment on individual episodes of a television series, but here I will make an exception. This episode was exceptionally good. It is apparent that the creator of this show decided to "go the extra mile" and "dig a little deeper" to present a compelling story. Here the imagination abounds as Mulder finds himself in a situation that requires making certain difficult choices. The acting is superb and the cinematography is appropriately foreboding. But what makes this particular episode most unique is the non-stop action as two groups fight over control of a ship that contains the key to victory or defeat. Although a work of science fiction, the story provides a glimpse into a period of time when peace was replaced by the sound and fury of war. This episode is excellent.