Written by: Chris Carter Directed by: Joe Napolitano Aired on: October 8, 1993 Rewatched on: March 7, 2020 Disclaimer: I’m lying sick in bed, so if this review sounds more incoherent than usual, you know why. Let’s start right off the bat with a warning that I am going to heavily criticize The Jersey Devil. …
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Review: Conduit (S1E4)
Written by: Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon Directed by: Daniel Sackheim Aired on: October 1, 1993 Rewatched on: March 2, 2020 I have a strange relationship with Conduit. Every time I watch it, I’m surprised by how much I actually like it. Then I tend to forget about it, and its emotional depth, until my …
Review: Squeeze (S1E3)
Written by: Glen Morgan & James Wong Directed by: Harry Longstreet Aired on: September 24, 1993 Rewatched on: February 24, 2020 Squeeze is the first episode of The X Files that wasn’t written by Chris Carter, nor directed by Daniel Sackheim. Whereas it is director Harry Longstreet’s first and only episode, writers Glen Morgan and …
Review: Deep Throat (S1E2)
Written by: Chris Carter Directed by: Daniel Sackheim Aired on: September 17, 1993 Rewatched on: February 21, 2020 I have to say, I dislike the title for – what I hope are – obvious reasons. Imagine twelve-year-old me, in 2006, gleefully googling Deep Throat to see what this episode is all about. Yeah, not doing …
Review: The Pilot (S1E1)
Written by: Chris Carter Directed by: Daniel Sackheim Aired on: September 10, 1993 Rewatched on: February 20, 2020 “The following story is inspired by actual documented accounts.” ~ We are greeted by this phrase as though it holds any significance, but we will never see or hear from it again. It was undoubtedly used as …
