"The X Files" Triangle (1998)

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 sixth season episode Triangle contains several references to The Wizard of Oz (1939). The captain of the British cruise liner is called Captain Yip Harburg, after uncredited co-writer (E.Y. Harburg). The ballroom singer is called Almira Gulch, after Margaret Hamilton's character. Mulder's boat is called the Lady Garland, after Judy Garland. The episode title "Triangle" may also be a reference to the album cover of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon", which has also been linked convincingly to The Wizard of Oz (1939).

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:

Mulder: [when being apprehended by the Nazis] You think you're so big and tough now, just wait 'till you get to Russia. I hope you enjoy the cold!

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Jeepers Creepers

One of the very best

An all-time favorite. The German was pretty bad, but I can't really see much of a flaw otherwise. Mulder's first exchange of dialogue on the ship when he thought it had crossed into the 90's was hilarious ("we're having a little trouble in the white house right now, but it'll blow over, so to speak"), as was essentially the rest of the time on the ship (though the 'puttin' tame' line was quite cringe-worthy, although I imagine on purpose).

I have no problem with the 'lack of an X-Files feel'. To me, the X-Files feel was true creativity, and an episode done so creatively and excitingly, and so brilliantly directed, is just one of the best of the series.

10/10