Case 06, File 04: Dreamland Part I

AKA: Freaky...I Dunno What Day This Takes Place. Tuesday?

There was a subgenre of X-Files episodes that existed for...eh, more or less the first season, where the episode would be about aliens or something similar but not actually involve the larger conspiracy or the government or any of that stuff (Gender Bender, or maybe Conduit are good examples). As the series' metaplot got more complicated and dominant, this style of episode got discontinued, with most of the alien-centric episodes being Myth arc episodes. And while this isn't technically the same thing, an episode with the Conspiracy that isn't a Myth arc episode has me in the same frame of mind.

Case 06, File 03: Triangle

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Case 06, File 02: Drive

AKA: If I Make A Reference To The Ryan Gosling Movie Will People Get It?

The X-Files is not an actor's show. That's not an insult, a lot of my favorite shows aren't really focused on the acting. The series is mostly known for good sci-fi hooks, solid monsters and scary sequences, more than it's known for its acting. The flip side of that is that the genuinely great performances, not merely good but great, tend to be the ones that really stick in the audience's minds.