The X-Files: Folie a Deux (1998)
Season 5, Episode 19
10/10
A fabulous episode, one of the best.
11 September 2022
Hiding in The Light.

Gary Lamber, a disgruntled employee at Vinyl Right believes that his boss is a monster, and transforming his do workers into zombies.

Folie a Deux, 'Delusion or mental Illness shared by two people.'

Once again the variety that we were given in Series five is evident once again, a tremendous return to the earlier, horror themed monster episodes. This is perhaps the best episode from Series 5 I've seen, so far.

A pretty scary theme, imagine the concept, you can see a monster, but nobody else can, nobody believes you, that in itself is a scary thought. An episode where even Mulder's credulity is put into question.

A definite degree of originality here, it's a well paced, slick, surprising episode, it's one of those that simply absorbs you, time, your phone, parcels at the door, nothing matters, you're just lost in the story.

The visuals work incredibly well, as does the music, not something I often comment on, but it served to increase the tension and adds to the horror vibe.

A masterclass in TV horror, 10/10.
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