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"The X Files" Unusual Suspects (1997)


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18 out of 20 people found the following review useful:
I heard it was a lone gunman., 6 October 2006
9/10
Author: Muldernsanta from Washington Terrace, Utah

When viewing this episode again to write this review, I was surprised by how much I liked it. I remember I liked it, but not this much. This is a near-perfect episode written by the amazing Vince Gilligan. It showed that the Lone Gunmen could carry an episode by themselves successfully. When an episode makes me forget about Scully, which is hard to do, you know that it has done its job. Even Mulder has very few scenes in Unusual Suspects, but the viewer doesn't care. Not only is it a well-written story, but I found it very intriguing to see the origins of the lone gunmen. Mulder indirectly forms their group, as they come together to help Susanne Modeski, for whom Mulder is searching. Signy Coleman does an outstanding job as the mysterious Susanne Modeski. Susanne is a tough woman, who can pull her own tooth out. Ouch! We see that Frohike has always been a pervert. The Lone Gunmen don't even like each other at first. They just work together to help a pretty lady. X returns to do his standard cover-up operation. I love how he just ignores the three stooges as his men are doing the clean-up, like they are invisible. Then, of course, he gives a line, which ends up being the name they take upon themselves. Unusual Suspects surprises you with how good it is, and thankfully, gets a sequel later on in season six.

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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Shut up ya narc!, 15 February 2008
10/10
Author: Sanpaco13 from Sandy, UT, United States

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I'm glad that I got the opportunity to watch this and write a review for it. This is probably the best Lone Gunmen centered episode in my opinion. I like it because of all the history. We find out how the Lone Gunmen met and follow them on their first adventure. How they turned into the paranoid conspiracy theorists they are. And not only them! Mulder too! We also get to see how Mulder and the Lone Gunmen meet. It is all very important to X-Files character stories. Um... I don't think I will continue on this line. Instead I will migrate to another thing I really like about the episode. The episode is called "Unusual Suspects". The way the episode is written and filmed is very similar to the way the movie "The Usual Suspects" is done. Anyway, I never noticed that until I actually saw the movie. I like that we get to see X again and how even way back then he was looking out for Agent Mulder. I give the episode a 10.

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0 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Well done, but a tad boring, 18 January 2009
5/10
Author: SleepTight666 from Netherlands

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Despite my liking for the Lone Gunmen, I have never been a big fan of their first centric-episode and I am still not a fan of it.

While there are certain things that I liked a lot. We learned how the Lone Gunmen came together and how they met Mulder which eventually led to the X-Files. The way the story unfolds didn't really capture my attention.

Too much of this episode was about the government and their evil plots against the American people. See, this is just not something I find that interesting. The episode moves slowly and at times it feels like it's been going on forever.

There are also a few things that didn't make too much sense, why did X let the Lone Gunmen live? He wasn't a bad guy and deep down he wanted the truth to be exposed. but of all people...

and this Susanne chick, I couldn't get into the actress. She fell flat and didn't have any sparks with Byers.

I'm going to give it TWO stars. Well done, but a tad boring.

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