What with the new season of The X-Files, it was only natural that I would choose to feature Apt. 42 Revisited‘s review of the first episode of Season 10, an episode that has generated a lot of conversation and disagreement between hard-core fans and a lot of confusion among casual ones. I like the realistic,… Read More Apt. 42’s Review of The X-Files, Season 10, Episode 1: ‘My Struggle’
The hurried and packed nature of first episode of The X-Files revival left me feeling both incredibly happy and a little harried; the second episode left me happy and intrigued; the third episode left me laughing and elated. A brilliant Darin Morgan script was brought to life through great acting from our usual dynamic duo,… Read More TV Review: The X-Files, Season 10, Episode 3: ‘Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster’
Amongst others, FBI agent Dana Scully from The X-Files seems to have had quite an effect on how viewers perceive strong women in general. The “Scully Effect” for example is said to have influenced hundreds if not thousands of medical school and law enforcement training applications. The six posts that made if on this, the… Read More The X-Files Revival Cheat Sheet Number 6: Why Scully is a Feminist Icon
It was so nice seeing a new episode of The X-Files with the season opener, “My Struggle”. But while it revived something I had feared long dead (do you know the number of petitions I signed?) it was also an episode so crammed and cramped it left me feeling dissatisfied—kind of like when you overeat… Read More TV Review: The X-Files, Season 10, Episode 2: ‘Founder’s Mutation’
While hard-core X-Files fans have kept abreast of the show since Season 9 ended in 2002, many fans of the show, while still carrying around fond memories, are having a hard time remembering some of the details of the show. This leads, among others, to some interesting reviews that ask questions that have long been… Read More The X-Files Revival Cheat Sheet Number 5: Infographics galore
With his first new episode of The X-Files in over a decade, Chris Carter jumped straight back into the thick of things, giving viewers next to no time to catch-up or even to breathe. Which isn’t a bad thing. It just means that fans are going to have to do a lot of the guesswork… Read More TV Review: The X-Files, Season 10, Episode 1: ‘My Struggle’
It doesn’t seem far-fetched to claim, in North America at least, that the majority of people would agree that men and women are equal. However, it’s one thing to say it and quite another to act on it. In 2016, we continue to see a lot of contradictions between what we say we believe in… Read More The X-Files Revival: Reviving More Than Just Aliens and Monsters-of-the-Week
I’m assuming that the initial excitement is still quite high at the moment, between last night’s premiere of The X-Files revival and the anticipation of tonight’s episode. I’m also assuming that, after last night’s episode, there is a thirst to find out more about, well, everything: from how this six-episode event was put together to… Read More The X-Files Revival Cheat Sheet Number 4: Digging Around for the Truth
I really wanted to have a productive evening. Really, I did. But as the clock ticks closer to the airing time of the new episode of The X-Files, well, there isn’t much I can do other than fangirl. Tonight’s to-do list included writing something deeper about The X-Files, say, something about the clash of opinions… Read More The X-Files Revival Cheat Sheet Number 3: When a Blogger can’t Blog
It’s Christmas Eve one month later as X-Philes all over the world cheer the arrival of 24 January 2016, the date The X-Files six-episode revival event will be airing. I don’t know about you guys, but my attention span has shrinked to the size of “Tonight! Tonight! Yay!” which doesn’t do a lot for reading. … Read More The X-Files Revival Cheat Sheet Number 2: 10 Great X-Files Instagram Accounts