Remember how I told you that the first new X-Files episode, airing Sunday, isn’t very good? Well, that’s still true. But I’ve now seen the next two episodes, and they are pretty wonderful. The second, in fact, airs the night after the premiere, on Monday.
If Sunday night’s first hour, written by creator Chris Carter, is required to do a lot of narrative throat-clearing and reintroduction of Gillian Anderson’s Dana Scully and David Duchovny’s Fox Mulder — unnecessarily long, tedious reintroductions — the very next episode out of the gate, Monday’s “Founder’s Mutation,” gets the action moving. Written and directed by X-Files vet James Wong, episode 2 is an excellent, suspenseful outing that manages to unite both kinds of traditional X-Files installments, the mythology and the monster-of-the-week entries.
Wong’s “Founder’s Mutation” finds Mulder and Scully investigating a mysterious, Department of Defense-funded doctor who is experimenting on children with various degrees of genetic abnormalities. The subject brings to the surface painful memories of the child Mulder and Scully had and gave up for adoption in the final, 2002 season of the original X-Files. The episode manages to be gravely moving and intermittently quite funny — yes, Wong manages to make a bleeding-from-the-eyes line amusing.
Oh yeah, I think of a regular season of like 22 episodes so pardon my confusion.
I think the second one was my favorite as well!
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OMG TONIGHT IS THE HOME AGAIN EPISODE!
I'M PRAYING FOR A HOME REFERENCE..
Oh no you were right, I think 22 was the standard for X-Files
22 episodes today though would be too much even if they agreed to do all of them. Longer seasons tend to drag out too long and have filler but X-Files is different as it doesn't always follow one set storyline throughout an entire season.
Also I heard that this episode has no connection to "Home" unfortunately.
Oh no you were right, I think 22 was the standard for X-Files
22 episodes today though would be too much even if they agreed to do all of them. Longer seasons tend to drag out too long and have filler but X-Files is different as it doesn't always follow one set storyline throughout an entire season.
Also I heard that this episode has no connection to "Home" unfortunately.
I love having tons of episodes though, I just hate how much they spread it out (like the Good Wife taking 5 months to get done).
I know it's not a direct connection but I'm praying it has some references and easter eggs for the fans. The villain is called the Band-Aid man and is deformed like the family from Home.
I love having tons of episodes though, I just hate how much they spread it out (like the Good Wife taking 5 months to get done).
I know it's not a direct connection but I'm praying it has some references and easter eggs for the fans. The villain is called the Band-Aid man and is deformed like the family from Home.
Ugh, I wish I had actually went through with finishing the series (let alone the first season) I feel so out of the loop. I'll have to watch that episode later though so I can prepare myself for any possible easter eggs.
3 weeks later, and I finally finished all 9 seasons!! Ahhhh I was in tears at the end Now time to watch the new episodes. Do we know if the series will continue or will it only be a 6 episode conclusion?
3 weeks later, and I finally finished all 9 seasons!! Ahhhh I was in tears at the end Now time to watch the new episodes. Do we know if the series will continue or will it only be a 6 episode conclusion?
We won't know until FOX gives an official announcement. I hope it gets renewed though.
