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This week on X-Philes Talk X-Files, David and Roi attempt to talk about S11’s notoriously dialogue-free episode, and the result is one of our decidedly shorter podcasts. Despite some noisy hatred of the episode among some circles of fans, David attempts to defend the episode by suggesting maybe this is one time we should just…
The X-Files is taking a break this week due to Olympics, so the X-Philes Talk X-Files podcast is taking a break too. The next episode of XF, Rm9sbG93ZXJz, will air on Feb 28 in the US, which means our podcast talking about it will be available for download the following Monday. In the meantime, you can…
It’s a Skinner-centric story this week as David, Keva, and Avi talk Kitten. Everyone’s favorite assistant director’s S11 ep had it all: Vietnam flashbacks, a monster in the woods, and still managed to move the overall story forwards. Also up for debate: the problem with The X-Files’ relentless Trumping, the future of the show given…
What starts out seeming like a run-of-the-mill monster of the week episode turns out to be anything but, as Mulder and Scully are finally(!!!), kinda, reunited with their long-lost son, William, now known by the name given him by his adoptive parents: Jackson. David, Keva, and Roi applaud the episode which we’re pretty much unanimous…
Imagine, if you will, a man called Fox Mulder, creature of the 20th century. He has a penchant for sunflower seeds and archiving adult entertainment VHS tapes, yet who’s reputation is as spooky, rather than creepy. Were he not already currently living in the Twilight Zone – a fact evident by his choice to go…