D.P.O. is about Mulder and Scully investigating the deaths of five male teenagers, who were all struck by lightning in the same small town.
The opening sequence's nothing short of brilliant and rival to any. Followed by a quality chew out by the sheriff at the coroner's. Then Mulder says "I just don't think it's lightning," heh. What's ingenious about it is, Darin's put at the scene of the crime solely because he got a high score with his initials on a game with the timestamp. Two great young actors in Ribisi and Black, neither close to their first role or anything though. The episode gradually declines from beginning to end, as Darin's characterization's essentially a dead end and the story not deep, as intended. The depiction of the good for nothing, incorrigible teenager.
The opening sequence's nothing short of brilliant and rival to any. Followed by a quality chew out by the sheriff at the coroner's. Then Mulder says "I just don't think it's lightning," heh. What's ingenious about it is, Darin's put at the scene of the crime solely because he got a high score with his initials on a game with the timestamp. Two great young actors in Ribisi and Black, neither close to their first role or anything though. The episode gradually declines from beginning to end, as Darin's characterization's essentially a dead end and the story not deep, as intended. The depiction of the good for nothing, incorrigible teenager.