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The X-Files Minireviews: S3x21 to S4x02

July 8, 2009 4 Comments

A friend on Twitter opened my eyes to the idea of minireviews about TV shows. I love reading his Buffy the Vampire Slayer reviews in my Twitter feed, so I figured that since I was working my way through The X-Files, I would post a sub-140 character review of each episode as I finish them. I wish that I had been keeping up with this from the beginning, but alas, I have not, so we begin this undertaking somewhere near the end of Season 3.

I thought that those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter might get a kick out of it as well, so periodically, I will collect a handful of these minireviews and toss them up here to document my progress through the series and my thoughts on it. I am contemplating doing this with Stargate SG-1 as well, so keep an eye out.

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X-Files S3x21 – “Avatar” – Walter Skinner finally went from merely an interesting character to an entirely sympathetic one.

X-Files S3x22 – “Quagmire” – Fantastic extended metaphor regarding similarities between Mulder and Captain Ahab at ~32 minutes in.

X-Files S3x23 – “Wetwired” – Still not a fan of Mulder’s new informant. TV-based mind control is great self-aware commentary

X-Files S3x24 – “Talitha Cumi” – Feels like #LOST in that more questions are asked than answered. Mythology is getting convoluted.

X-Files S4x01 – “Herrenvolk” – X gone = good news. Great Mulder/Scully convo in the hospital. I want to know more about the ABH.

X-Files S4x02 – “Home” – One of the few legitimately creepy episodes so far. Love the foreshadowing of Mulder calling Scully “mom.”

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B.J. Keeton is a writer, blogger, and teacher. When he isn't trying to think of a way to trick Fox into putting Firefly back on the air, he writes science fiction, watches an obscene amount of genre television, and is always on the lookout for new ways to integrate pop culture into the classroom. He lives in a small town in Tennessee with his wife and a neighborhood of stray cats.
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4 Responses to “The X-Files Minireviews: S3x21 to S4x02”

  1. We Fly Spitfires Reply July 8, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    Ah, great idea! I will do the same for Star Trek: Enterprise :D

  2. wrathofnino Reply July 10, 2009 at 7:34 am

    Cool idea! I am now thinking of doing some mini-reviews for "Lost"… (yah, I'm SURE no one else is doing THAT! /roll eyes :) lol)

    ~Nino
    The Wrath of El Nino

  3. Beej Reply July 10, 2009 at 11:47 am

    Hey, that's the awesome thing about stuff like this. Even if someone else is doing it, they won't have the same perspective on the show you will, so your mini-reviews would be unique. Go for it; I'm a huge LOST nut.

  4. wrathofnino Reply July 10, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    I tried and tried to stay away from "Lost" because I knew I would be hooked, and of course I was once I gave in ;) Watching all the back episodes now, definitely getting more twisted as time goes by!

    Thanks for the encouragement, I think I will give it a try ;)

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