The sins of our parents is something that we all hope never to repeat or face the consequences of while we are alive. But when your parents were involved in a big conspiracy to cover up alien activity, which directly contradicts the work that you are doing, then it can be pretty difficult to not pull a lot of skeletons out of the closet. At this point, it seems like everything is against Mulder and that everything he knew about his family has been a lie, which has directly influenced his own search for the truth and an answer as to what actually happened to his sister. Those answers have been gradually answered during the show's run, but there are still a lot of questions as to how deep this all goes, with this episode directly implicating Mulder's mother in things as well. It's a question as to whether he will save the people that he loves despite their many secrets, or if he will continue to search for the truth through the very thing that everyone in his life is fighting against. Mulder is the heart of this show and it always gets complicated when the heart is involved, but it sets the stage for an absolutely explosive finale that easily outdoes what has happened before as it sets up a new interesting being in this universe and features some excellent emotional moments, as well as sets up the coming season with a perfect cap-off that will keep people guessing about many characters' fates.
The episode's title refers back to a story from the Bible where Jesus healed a bleeding woman, which ties into the new introduction who is Jeremiah Smith, a very interesting character, not necessarily because of his powers, but because of his involvement in what's happening. He's not the usual opposition for the duo, but rather someone who wants to help, adding a nice twist to the "monster-of-the-week" idea and hopefully setting up a character that won't simply appear in this episode and the next and then be done. Hopefully, this one will stay around for a little while longer.
This show is very good at barking the same words, but not making it feel like we've heard it before. It changes up the game once in a while and decides to put a different twist on the mythology. There are a lot of ideas here that aren't new to the show, but are explored in a new way. The interrogation scene has been praised for how it subverts those expectations, yet still fuels our urge to know more, and that's a testament to the great writing, with Chris Carter showing that he's still one of the show's most interesting writers.
There's also the interesting details of creating a world where we all live side-by-side by colonization, which isn't necessarily something that the show hasn't tried to convey before, but it gives a new meaning to all these X-files cases, with much of the work here giving some answers to questions we may have had in the past. It does create new questions, though, that the show may or may not decide to give us the answers to. No matter what, they continue to set up exciting ideas for us to hold on to and probably enjoy when the answer comes.
The mythology of this show seems to be coming to a big head soon, which may prove to be the show's biggest gamble, but because of all the many details that we want to tie up, there's a lot riding on the fact that all of this works. So far, they've gone a great job of making it tie together, and this episode isn't an outlier there. This definitely makes all the mythology elements work and adds the new spice to the mix, finding ways properly continue the storyline with great storytelling with the goal of bringing the endgame closer.
"Talitha Cumi" is not light on its religious connections, but makes sure that it stays in the realm of this universe, adding to the mythology. A lot of new details are conveyed through excellent exchanges and storytelling, with a finale that clearly works as superior to the previous ones, both in terms of conception and execution.
The episode's title refers back to a story from the Bible where Jesus healed a bleeding woman, which ties into the new introduction who is Jeremiah Smith, a very interesting character, not necessarily because of his powers, but because of his involvement in what's happening. He's not the usual opposition for the duo, but rather someone who wants to help, adding a nice twist to the "monster-of-the-week" idea and hopefully setting up a character that won't simply appear in this episode and the next and then be done. Hopefully, this one will stay around for a little while longer.
This show is very good at barking the same words, but not making it feel like we've heard it before. It changes up the game once in a while and decides to put a different twist on the mythology. There are a lot of ideas here that aren't new to the show, but are explored in a new way. The interrogation scene has been praised for how it subverts those expectations, yet still fuels our urge to know more, and that's a testament to the great writing, with Chris Carter showing that he's still one of the show's most interesting writers.
There's also the interesting details of creating a world where we all live side-by-side by colonization, which isn't necessarily something that the show hasn't tried to convey before, but it gives a new meaning to all these X-files cases, with much of the work here giving some answers to questions we may have had in the past. It does create new questions, though, that the show may or may not decide to give us the answers to. No matter what, they continue to set up exciting ideas for us to hold on to and probably enjoy when the answer comes.
The mythology of this show seems to be coming to a big head soon, which may prove to be the show's biggest gamble, but because of all the many details that we want to tie up, there's a lot riding on the fact that all of this works. So far, they've gone a great job of making it tie together, and this episode isn't an outlier there. This definitely makes all the mythology elements work and adds the new spice to the mix, finding ways properly continue the storyline with great storytelling with the goal of bringing the endgame closer.
"Talitha Cumi" is not light on its religious connections, but makes sure that it stays in the realm of this universe, adding to the mythology. A lot of new details are conveyed through excellent exchanges and storytelling, with a finale that clearly works as superior to the previous ones, both in terms of conception and execution.