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Send MSN Feedback. How can we improve? And the show had some memorable ones, from the sewer-dwelling human tapeworm known as the Flukeman to the self-regenerating, tumor-eating Leonard Betts to the body-contorting Eugene Tooms. And who was the linchpin to all this?
That would be …. Originally just seen lurking in the background of the pilot episode, this enigmatic figure with a Morley cigarette always parked between his fingers ended up becoming the primary villain of The X-Files. As portrayed by William B. Spender was murderous, ruthless, manipulative and treacherous — not just the main liaison between the Syndicate and the alien invaders, but also a central figure in history-changing events like the assassination of John F.
Diabolical and amoral, the Smoking Man eventually met his demise in the final episode of the series — or did he? The first X-Files feature film, simply titled The X-Files , came out in summer and found Mulder and Scully confidently making the transition to the big screen, telling a wide-ranging mythology story that answered a number of questions from the series without being too obscure for moviegoers new to the saga. The second movie, The X-Files: I Want to Believe , was made in on less than half the budget of the first and featured a stand-alone story involving organ harvesting.
A hoped-for third film never materialized. The Host is one of the most memorable Monster episodes that was ever done for the series. In fact, one of the only redeeming qualities of the season 4 episode "The Field Where I Died" is a reference to the giant flukeworm. The episode begins with a clog in the septic tank of a large Russian oceanliner out at sea. When the unfortunate peon of the crew is pulled underneath, the crew flushes the tanks and his body as well as his attacker are washed into the sewer system of Washington D.
I love this episode. Mulder is called off his current surveillance assignment to investigate. I can't help but always feel bad for the poor guy that takes his place. I'm sure that dark room smells like rank Mulder farts by then. Mulder is upset with his new assignment, thinking it is another form of punishment from Skinner and those up top.
We learn later on in the episode however that this really is a pivotal assignment. We learn that Mulder has a friend at the FBI who tells him that his success on this assignment is imperative and that reinstatement of the X-Files must be undeniable.
I always feel kind of bad for Skinner in these earlier episodes because he always takes crap from Mulder and Scully like he was a bad guy although he is just trying to do an honest job and help Mulder and Scully. I guess it would take me a while to warm up to him as well though. I also enjoy in this episode how Scully tries extra hard to be involved with Mulder on the case and even offers to do the autopsies.
I also love the sanitation manager in this episode. First Mulder shows up asking about strange items showing up in the system and while he is there they catch the wormman. Then later when the incompetent U. Marshall ambulance lets him escape he is transported right back to the compound and the same manager is there again helping, even going down into the sewers with Mulder to catch the wormman. I'm sure he could have easily backed out and said "hey man thats not my job" and just given authorization for others to go down but no he took ownership of his job and went the extra mile.
What a great guy. I give this episode a 10 out of Muldernscully 19 April The Host helps the x-files get back into the gross, creepy groove. This episode is a solid beginning for the season two monster-of-the-week MOTW episodes.
Mulder thinks that he's just being jerked around by Skinner, but apparently Skinner knows a bit more about this case than he's letting on to. The Host introduces us to the newest Mulder informant, X. We only hear his voice on the phone, making it very mysterious. X has a couple of good lines, "Success in your current assignment is imperative. I like how the writers were still able to have Mulder and Scully work together even though they've been officially separated. This is a fun episode that has plenty of witty dialogue, creepiness and grossness to suit anyone.
FairlyAnonymous 23 February Granted, there are probably worse X-Files episodes, but this was one of the only episodes that had me rant about the episode for 30 minutes to everyone in my vicinity.
I hear a lot of people praising this episode, so I will just spew my thoughts on why it is bad: 1. The premise was great: This should be a good thing It is a good thing, but when you have a good premise and mess it up in every possible manner, then it makes the episode even worse. The Containment: In most movies, it is obnoxious but okay for "authorities" to get axed off because they don't know the full situation. You can have the excuse "That cop wouldn't expect a monster to jump out.
Once it is captured, they know that it was strong enough to beat people in a fight, they know it is slippery, they know it is flexible, and yet they practically hold it in a paper bag with no guards. In all seriousness, why would you have only ONE person drive a creature to a high-containment facility when this creature could mean the death of everyone in the city.
The driver didn't even have a guard. This is highly obnoxious because it doesn't fit the scenario. Nobody would put something so deadly with no guards. Just one driver. It doesn't make sense. The Incompetence of the Cast: In this episode, virtually everyone shows no signs of basic intelligence.
I already explained how the episode dropped any form of competence in example two, but what is worse is that even the main cast stops thinking. Skinners, for example, says that they are going to press charges and send the monster to an institution.
This doesn't make any sense. Imagine sending the Creature From the Black Lagoon to a court and expecting him to respond. Not only is that stupid, but it doesn't make any sense. It's embarrassingly. Also stupid is the fact that nobody decided to recover the body of the creature after killing it. That is the only reason why they are famous in the first place. So not only do they think they killed it, but they decided to risk the lives of everyone by just saying "Eh, I'm sure its dead.
Lets not pick up its body and make sure that it didn't regenerate or didn't have any eggs on it. Everyone: A constant theme throughout this episode is people not waiting for back-up or even having back-up in general.
Two people in a sewage system are attacked and the one guy is pulled out of the water Might want to I don't know, bring him to safety? Pull him out so that his feet aren't on the edge of the water? This same scenario happens with Mulder where he decides to fight the monster with one other person. Mulder consistently doesn't keep his eyes on his partner when his partner is going near the water and even when his partner falls in he doesn't try to get him out immediately.
He just sits there. In this same scene he even holds his gun underwater when it could be held above water. Did he become completely stupid all of a sudden?
All in all, the premise is great, but its execution was terrible. Easily the most intelligent person. A great start fro the second season of the X-Files even though it's episode two. Fluke-man is surely one of the most memorable X-Files monsters of the week. A Chernobyl man-fluke crossover, is just a creepy thought. This is definitely the best monster in the series since Eugeene Tooms season one. The fact that Mulder tumbles over this case by coincidence during the X-files in closed down is a bit of a coincidence, but that doesn't make this anything but a good episode.
You know, sometimes, it just gets really hard to smile through it when they ask you to bend down and grab your ankles. Episode 2, 'The Host', original air date September 23rd, Written by Chris Carter, directed by Daniel Sackheim. Monster of the week episode count, Following on from 'Beyond the Sea', which was more of a dramatic entry, 'The Host' is a straight up horror affair featuring one of the most gruesome and disgusting monsters conceived for the show. Unsurprisingly, the episode is often cited as a favourite among both fans and critics of the show and it's not difficult to see why.
Carter's writing seems to be improving with each stroke of the pen, delivering his best standalone episode so far, and Sackheim's direction has shown a marked improvement since his early season 1 episodes.
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