Case 06, File 07: Terms of Endearment

AKA: Ash Is The Evil Dead

Content Warning: This Review discusses miscarriages. If reading about that is a problem for you, I understand and I'll see you next time.

Fame is a complex thing; A person may be very famous in one circle and a complete unknown in another. I am reminded of when I watched the episode Sleepless with a friend (prior to doing these reviews mind) and pointed out Tony Todd in the villain role, and they just had no idea who Tony Todd was. So, when you're casting an actor to play against type or to subvert expectations, you have to have a good idea of who your audience is and who they would find famous.

Case 06, File 06: How The Ghosts Stole Christmas

AKA: Merry Christmas Murder Ghosts!

Season Six has the reputation of being the season where they started pushing the series to be more funny, and while I don't know if that's accurate, it certainly feels accurate, which might be worse than being accurate. The X-Files had always been funny, yes, and it had its funny episodes, but Season Six is where it started to feel like they were pushing for more comedic episodes more consistently. And the fact that we're on our fourth funny episode in a row is certainly not helping that perception.

Case 06, File 05: Dreamland Part II

AKA: The Scully And Moris Variety Hour

Endings are tough in The X-Files, especially in Monster of the Week episodes. You want to have an exciting climax and a solid ending, but you can't have a real ending where they catch the monster and prove it exists, or the base premise of the show will be undone, and we're not ready for that. Still, you want to feel like the characters accomplished something or the ending with feel unsatisfying. Which is why the ending to this duology is...contentious.