While it has some gruesome moments and an awesome sequence where Doggett gets vomited on long enough for it to be a gag on Family Guy, the plot about a demonic possession is boring and drawn out. 166. But the reasoning behind the deaths — the killer is hunting the reincarnated souls of his murderers — bogs the episode down in boring past-lives nonsense. Anderson clearly knows her character so well, and the episode feels small and intimate as a result. While the Samantha search would ultimately have an unsatisfying payoff, the setup is solid. I repeat, this is an episode about KILLER TREES. “Essence” / “Existence” (Season 8, Episodes 20–21)This episode is full of insanity, from the fact that Scully somehow has enough female friends that her mom can cobble together a baby shower, to Billy Miles chasing the agents across the Eastern Seaboard. This deep dive into Skinner’s life is much-needed, plus a scary episode, to boot. The episode received mixed reviews from critics but later won an EMA Award. “Grotesque” (Season 3, Episode 14)Mulder’s old mentor turns out to be evil and tries to frame him for murder. This is one of the first indications that the conspiracy is far-reaching, with every part of the government involved. But this time, we’re supposed to imagine his sister is the real villain, despite the fact that we saw Modell murder a bunch of people in his first appearance. He doesn’t even ask about the son of theirs she gave up for adoption. Scully also receives irrefutable truth that the paranormal exists, and Reyes and Doggett clasp hands, realizing their family is now one another. “Je Souhaite” (Season 7, Episode 21)This kind of historical-fiction episode is something I love. Scarier than those Super Soldiers could ever be, the Bounty Hunter morphs into Mulder. “Hollywood A.D.” (Season 7, Episode 19)Scully running in heels in the background of “Hollywood A.D.” may be one of The X-Files’ greatest moments. 81. 48. Suddenly a hand is shown touching her tummy and upon feeling someone is next to her she opens her eyes and sees a face in white looking at her and the woman screems. [4] The producers hit another roadblock when it came to animal cruelty laws, several of which had been passed British Columbia that prohibited the "use or appearance" of large animals like elephants, to protect them from being exploited by unscrupulous circuses. It’s a great kickoff for season four. It mostly works, until you have a body double running through a quarry and leading Scully to a bunch of red rocks that can kill Super Soldiers. 11. The episode’s writer, Vince Gilligan, would later use the same technique to make you feel for Walter White on Breaking Bad. 79. 95. 144. As far as the mythology of the series, the Alien Rebels kill the entire Syndicate, so you’d think the government conspiracy is over, and we don’t have to worry about alien colonization anymore. 108. 42. 103. No episode has ever gotten to the core of how much the two love each other, despite their differences, than this one. It somehow manages to be more exploitative than an average episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Unfortunately, Duchovny split as a main character after this episode and forever upended the dynamic of the show. 114. “War of the Coprophages” (Season 3, Episode 12)I promise you, the killer-cockroaches episode is not as bad as you might have heard. 1. “Salvage” (Season 8, Episode 9)A man turns to metal and seeks revenge on the people who turned him into a monster. 9-1-1 is an American procedural drama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear for the Fox Broadcasting Company.The series follows the lives of Los Angeles first responders: police officers, paramedics, firefighters and dispatchers.. Miserably, the episode drags. None of this Super Soldier business makes any damn sense and at this point; it’s incredibly boring, to boot. 131. 128. But it’s also a hella creepy episode about a cult that worships a big-ass slug and inserts it into the bodies of hitchhikers. In addition to Wile E. Coyote’s very own animated feature. 15. [13][14], "X Cyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide, Season 2", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fearful_Symmetry_(The_X-Files)&oldid=992636693, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 6 December 2020, at 09:34. As it stands, this penultimate episode of the The X-Files is simply just one of the series’ finest big-picture moments. OGG VORBIS . Bonus points for being the episode that introduces Special Agent Monica Reyes, because I am probably the only fan of this character that exists. Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) survey the damage in the city, which appears to have been caused by an elephant even though none was seen. Robert Patrick Modell, a man who can control people with his mind (or “put the whammy” on them, as Mulder describes), is sort of an early version of Kilgrave from Jessica Jones. He stops his rampage because of a “flicker of humanity.” The monster of the week largely has nothing to do with whatever Doggett and Scully are running around town trying to figure out, which feels off. “Terms of Endearment” (Season 6, Episode 7)Bruce Campbell shows up as the father of a demon baby in this entertaining but not very memorable Rosemary’s Baby riff. In fact, it’s actually pretty damn entertaining. It was released in November 2007. This installment has a lot in common with “Irresistible” and other Scully-kidnapping episodes, but none is as thrilling as this one. This equals 182 entries. 28. “Via Negativa” (Season 8, Episode 7)The X-Files does A Nightmare on Elm Street. However, there’s no denying that the episodes focused on her are the weakest ones of season nine. 6. A final scene eight seasons in making, how satisfying. From there, it’s a race against the clock to keep Mulder from turning into an alien. On her way to deliver the pizzas, the Pizza Girl encounters the Monster (el Monstruo), who tries to frighten her before noticing her purple hair, which frightens him! “Requiem” (Season 7, Episode 22) “Die Hand Die Verletzt” (Season 2, Episode 14)The series’ best meditation on faith and Satanism pits Mulder and Scully against the devil-worshipping PTA at an East Coast high school. “Gethsemane” (Season 4, Episode 24)Pretending that Mulder might actually die after multiple instances of “Did Mulder die?” cliff-hangers is such a wheel-spinning moment that it’s one of the first signs that the mythology episodes had no clear endgame in sight. The NSA tracking Scully’s every move might have seemed ludicrous when it first aired, but now it’s all too real. In Fairfield, Idaho, two janitors witness an invisible force storm down a city street; a road worker is later killed by the force on the highway. 140. Soon, Mulder and Scully discover the local zoo whose claim to fame is that they've never had a successful animal birth. That’s why an episode like “Home” succeeds, where an episode like “Chimera” falls flat. Also, you’ve got David Duchovny back for the series finale in four episodes — you don’t get to kill off the Lone Gunmen in an episode without Mulder. Directed by Jon Alon Walz. "Fearful Symmetry" is the eighteenth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. The hunt for a killer driven by numerology is just an excuse for Burt Reynolds to show up singing in Italian, playing Checkers, and dancing around the exasperated FBI agents while they’re trapped in a parking garage with the killer. “Hungry” (Season 7, Episode 3)Having most of the episode be from the killer’s perspective is an interesting move that makes you start to actually feel bad for Rob Roberts’s character — before you remember he’s a murderer. 85. 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