"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 scene where Scully is trying to find information on Mulder's whereabouts is conceived as one continuous long take until commercial. But there is at least one cut, when the camera is on one of the many elevator scenes: the dent on the door slightly but evidently moves from frame to frame.

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: Hey, Scully.
Scully: Yes?
Mulder: I love you.
Scully: Oh, brother.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Jeepers Creepers

Pretentious but fun episode

An ambitious if slightly pretentious episode of "The X-Files" finds Mulder trapped on a British ship that disappeared 50 years ago in the Bermuda Triangle. The ship filled with American and British passengers was taken by Nazi officers all of whom look like Spender, Skinner, the Cigarette Smoking Man and Scully. He must figure out how to survive, help the passengers and return to our time. Meanwhile, Scully must get to the region believing that Mulder will be doomed without her help.

This is an ambitious, fun if slightly pretentious episode written and directed by Chris Carter. The writing is, for the most part, top notch although Scully is given little to do but run from place to place seeking help. While better than "The Post Modern Prometheus" it's still a placeholder in the sixth season of "The X-Files".