The fourth Season finale of the X-Files is a strong, but frustrating little episode.
There are a lot of things that bug me, it feels like the writers are playing a dog and pony show with the audience. I know it's supposedly a lie, but I still find it terribly annoying how they are thrown in our faces and how Mulder, after all that he has been through, believes in them.
But despite that extremely irritating turn, the rest of this episode is extremely well done. The make-up effects of that alien creature, the visuals on that mountain and the acting from Gillian and David all work in the episode's favor and save the frustrating plot.
I remember how shocked I was when Mulder's death was announced, I believed the lie and that is really what this episode is about.
FOUR stars. Mythology's turn didn't work for me, but the rest is very good.
There are a lot of things that bug me, it feels like the writers are playing a dog and pony show with the audience. I know it's supposedly a lie, but I still find it terribly annoying how they are thrown in our faces and how Mulder, after all that he has been through, believes in them.
But despite that extremely irritating turn, the rest of this episode is extremely well done. The make-up effects of that alien creature, the visuals on that mountain and the acting from Gillian and David all work in the episode's favor and save the frustrating plot.
I remember how shocked I was when Mulder's death was announced, I believed the lie and that is really what this episode is about.
FOUR stars. Mythology's turn didn't work for me, but the rest is very good.