Case 04, File 15: Kaddish

AKA: So Much For The Tolerant Left

If you had told me 17 years ago when I first watched this episode that today Neo-Nazis would not only not have died out but would be back on the rise and entering into mainstream relevance. Not 48 hours ago as of this writing, there was a Neo-Nazi rally in Georgia, complete with a burning swastika. All of which makes an episode where a literal figure out of Jewish mythology murders Neo-Nazis super super satisfying.

Case 04, File 14: Memento Mori

AKA: Scully's Embarrassing Livejournal

I am emotionally attached to Mulder and Scully, and based on my discussions with other fans, I don't think I'm alone in that. The X-Files is aware that we're all very attached to Mulder and Scully, but I feel like it doesn't totally know what to do with that information. It wants to craft emotionally complex engaging stories about Mulder, Scully and their relationship, but it also wants to make X-Files episodes.

Case 04, File 13: Never Again

AKA: The First Men's Rights Activist

Mulder and Scully are a team. I feel like I don't need to elaborate on that, it's a fact of The X-Files' existence. The series would not have lasted a single season, much less a full 11 and 2 movies, if Mulder and Scully weren't one of the all time best teams to ever grace television. But that doesn't mean we can't find an interesting story by splitting them up. Okay, so the first time they tried (Three) didn't work out great, but that doesn't mean it can't work.