"Eve"Written by Kenneth Biller And Chris Brancato.
Directed by Fred Gerber.
Original Airdate: December 10, 1993
It is an odd experience for me to watch 'Eve'. During my initial X-Files phase, roughly a decade ago, I had never seen this episode. I had however read the novelisation by Ellen Steiber. Over and over again. I loved it, and so to me it became this story. So, sitting down to watch it for the first time was just... odd. However, watching it I soon realised that I couldn't remember anything of what happened - my memories were tainted by time, as they so often are.
It's really an exceptional episode. The story is tight and the direction a bit more imaginative than usual. This story moves too, it doesn't linger - you don't feel like there's any padding. It does what it has to do, and it does it well. Nothing seems unnecessary or dull.
Looking at it acting wise, I was surprised by the quality of acting from the twin girls playing the "Eve's" - maybe it's just a Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma thing, but I always expect twin child actors to be a bit... pants really. But whilst not up to the level of the adults around them (they were kids, you can't expect them to be great) they do a good job of being innocent when they need to be and creepy when they ned to be. Well done.
Harriet Sansom Harris is just awesome in this. Really. She essentially plays three different roles, and manages (via make-up and just the way she holds herself) to make them seem like entirely different people - albiet ones who look the same. She manages to transcend the fact that this is one actress playing three roles. You forget about it. Incredible work right there.
More conspiracy, more awesome Deep Throat (is he a good guy, a bad guy... dunno, but I love him)... who knows where this is going.
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