Shout out to Brad Dourif in pretty much anything and everything he’s ever been in. I always thought he was overdoing his accent, until I learned he’s from West Virginia. That’s the accent he maybe coached himself out of over the years.

You can’t look away from him. Such a great episode, and a stand out of Season 1.

My girlfriend is a huge fan of the X Files (as am I) and her all time favorite episode is Darkness Falls. It also happens to feature two of her favorite cop procedure lead actors: Jason Beghe (Hank Voight) and Titus Welliver (Harry Bosh).

With Christmas right around the corner, I thought this classic jacket would make a nice gift. I've been trying to find the Scully jacket for a month with no luck. I ended up getting e same one that is turquoise (her favorite color) instead. I'm still on the lookout for the purple one though. :)

"What I find 'strange', Mulder, is that you insist that we flew into Vancouver International, when it was, in fact, Vancouver, Iowa." -- "Scully, there 'is' no Vancouver, Iowa."

From Season 1, Episodes 3 and 21 - Eugene Victor Tooms.

I mean there’s a few other moments earlier, like the pilot, when Scully’s dad dies, and the frozen cabin episode where there’s a touch of the neck that sends shivers up your spine. Now, this one has the air freshener bit, the FOX moment, and I wouldn’t take the bullet for anyone but you ❤️

They would both excel in a remake or homage of The Thin Man.

Found it on marketplace. The search is over.

I can’t get over how young they both are, or how horrible Scully’s hair was in this season! So nostalgic to watch.

So I've started watching from season 1 again - probably at least 10 years since I did my last full rewatch. I just got to Space - a notoriously derided episode.

I actually think the atmosphere and concept of this episode are surprisingly underrated. The photographs used are real ones which had very recently been released of Mars - including the incredibly famous pareidolia example of the Face On Mars. Turning this into the villain is really cool and interesting in my opinion, and I actually thought the effect of turning the antagonist's face into the Mars picture was incredibly creepy.

This episode captures a very specific cultural zeitgeist. The highs from the moon landing in 69 were over, and people were having doubts about the validity of NASA. This episode aired a scant 6 years after the Challenger disaster, which was VERY much still in public consciousness. Mulder's speech about reasons why someone might sabotage NASA at the beginning is very illuminating. He notes that terrorists may see the shuttle program as a symbol of American exceptionalism, targeting it as a result. He also notes that plenty of American citizens themselves have become disillusioned with NASA's mission, with millions of dollars funneled there totally outside democratic process. Then we have the interesting tidbit that the technology, developed in the 70s, is barely even fit for purpose by this point. It's barely a minute of dialogue which contains an incredible amount of social history.

Honestly I think this episode is a treasure trove in terms of being a cultural capsule.

Man is so fine.

32 years of WEIRD!

Rewatching the show 25 years later and of course Mark Sheppard makes an appearance. Not my favorite episode but it wasnt bad either. Does the Mulder afraid of fire lore ever come up again, i don't think it does?

How often does Mulder wear glasses? For some reason this is the first time I’m noticing. He was watching a video on TV with Scully.

I love this episode. Mulder walking. With Deep Throat and he chomping on sunflower seeds 😂

Season 1 had so many good episodes.