Tonight’s episode of The X-Files reminds us that Chris Carter has always broken barriers, crossed boundaries, and generally colored outside the lines when it comes to Fox Mulder, even if those are lines he drew himself.
Tonight’s episode of The X-Files reminds us that Chris Carter has always broken barriers, crossed boundaries, and generally colored outside the lines when it comes to Fox Mulder, even if those are lines he drew himself.
This may be the finest hour of The X-Files that Glen Morgan ever wrote, and that’s saying a lot. Layer on layer of meaning, a rich tiramisu of a story that gives us the blend of horror, pathos and poignancy he does so very well.