After the (in my opinion) fairly dismal ninth episode, the X-Files redeems itself (and good) with this one. The episode begins with Mulder already deep in a private (ie. unauthorised) investigation, with flashbacks to the ever-popular Deep Throat letting him in on one of the Government's little secrets. What follows is perhaps the best 'cover-up' story so far. In which Mulder is arrested, his partnership with Scully is tested and we meet one of the most endearing characters yet to present himself in this show: Max Fenig.Why do I like Max? Probably cause he's one of us... weird, eccentric, funny. He's basically an X-Files fan... I like him. And when it is revealed that he suffers from an illness, you are genuinely moved. Part of it is the writing, part of it is the fact that Scott Bellis does a bloody good job playing him.
Another thing I love about this episode is how forceful the coverup is. You really get the sense that Mulder is in real danger for trying to expose it - it's well done television. Scully being angry with Mulder for the first time is also good to see, the relationship is always slightly strained because of their differing ideologies, but they normally get along. It's good to see them butting heads over their radically different views. Good stuff.
October 8th. Day Eight of the X-Files Diaries.
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