Mulder's next door neighbour Phillip Padgett falls for Scully, and begins writing a book around her, Mulder is convinced he's linked to a series of murders, in which the victims have their hearts removed.
It's a good episode, it's one I found a little frustrating, it's good, it's actually really good, I just felt that there were the elements here to have turned this into a great episode, personally it doesn't quite reach those levels.
Pacing is a little too slow, it lacks a sense of urgency that I think would have worked quite well, I thought some of it was a little muddled.
On the plus side, The Mulder and Scully scenes were really great, and it featured some quite chilling scenes, the one with the young couple in the car, perhaps the best of them.
The best thing about his episode has to be the measured, creepy, oddly seductive performance by John Hawkes, who managed to make Phillip Padgett pretty sincere, without just making him the creep next door, he was great.
7/10.
It's a good episode, it's one I found a little frustrating, it's good, it's actually really good, I just felt that there were the elements here to have turned this into a great episode, personally it doesn't quite reach those levels.
Pacing is a little too slow, it lacks a sense of urgency that I think would have worked quite well, I thought some of it was a little muddled.
On the plus side, The Mulder and Scully scenes were really great, and it featured some quite chilling scenes, the one with the young couple in the car, perhaps the best of them.
The best thing about his episode has to be the measured, creepy, oddly seductive performance by John Hawkes, who managed to make Phillip Padgett pretty sincere, without just making him the creep next door, he was great.
7/10.