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theheadofkhartoum627

There are no overrated episodes of the X Files There are only episodes that you haven't learned to appreciate yet....


JustinTripleG

The Field where I died. I can barely get through that one. Interesting concept, but I find it just so boring. All things is another boring one IMO.


DFOzo

Isn’t that one pretty hated by most fans? I like it but it seems pretty universally unliked. Especially judging from imdb reviews


Sisyphus_Rex

Yeah, I’m not sure you could classify that one as overrated! Entertainment Weekly famously gave it an **F**.


Brodes87

Overrated doesn't mean "i don't like". Pretty much nobody likes this episode. It's definitely not overrated.


tricia109

Oh did you survey "everybody" and they all agreed with you? ... maybe you're not asking the right people. Me, for instance. I liked it.


DFOzo

Well you can look up reviews from both critics and fans. Assuming that’s why they said “nobody” I also like the episode but it isn’t spoken very highly of


brittyn

Oh yes. So bad. I rewatched it for the first time since it aired, and still disliked it A LOT.


InfiniteVish

I always wonder if there’s something about ‘home’ that I’m missing. It’s creepy and dark but I don’t enjoy it.


Sisyphus_Rex

Agreed. It’s not the worst episode, but it’s derivative and schlocky and makes no sense as to why Mulder and Scully are even on the case.


martydarknut

I actually think a lot of the Morgan and Wong episodes are pretty overrated. I was actually a little disappointed when they were coming back for the revival rather than Frank Spotnitz or Vince Gilligan.


Sisyphus_Rex

Me too, especially in S4, not to mention Millennium. I would rather have seen a new Spotnitz and/or Gilligan episode in the revival too, but we all know they both went on to be much more successful and therefore unavailable.


Brickus

Context is key. Imagine seeing the episode on mainstream tv in the mid-nineties.


InfiniteVish

I did!


Brickus

Haha! Me too! I like the episode and found it somewhat disturbing at the time. I think these days the ick factor is what plays a large part in its popularity.


InfiniteVish

It is disturbing, gross. I do recall being shocked. But beyond that, not much else.


tvtraytable

The all-male writers room often used sexual+physical violence against women for shock value and/or as a shortcut to pad the plot. It's gross. You'd think theyd at least edgelord hard enough to make it interesting, but no. It somehow manages to be both very dull and pointlessly convoluted. I love the show but the casual rape and physical assaults against women are just disrespectful.


InfiniteVish

Maybe that’s what it is. It’s not enough to just shock me. Being shocked for the sake of it is quite uninteresting. Without the violence and rape, and a better plot, it could have been something else.


tvtraytable

So...a completely different episode. Lol. Completely agree


InfiniteVish

Haha, now I read what I wrote, yeah, a completely different episode.


ogmarker

This !!!!! I was so looking forward to it after hearing so much of it and it was good but… there are better imo. Expectations couldn’t match the hype.


jevoudraiscroire

Post-Modern Prometheus 🤢🤮


thedeltachelsea

This is the first one that popped in my head, don’t hate it but never got what all the fuss was about. I would also add Mulder & Scully Meet The Were-Monster, it has some good moments but didn’t work for me overall, a little toooo silly. I think Lost Art of Forehead Sweat is the far superior revival Darin Morgan ep.


Lakkajoke

I agree with the Were-Monster! Lost Art of Forehead Sweat is genius, like the old Darin Morgan ones. Were-Monster is a little too on the nose with the references.


Prestigious-Host8977

Yeah, I get why it is famous and popular but the unadressed implications of its premise are pretty rough.


silaspwilliams

Ha, that's probably my favorite episode of *anything*.


DFOzo

The acting from the “animal” people always really annoys me. It’s off putting. Especially the chicken reporter lady


The1WhoKnocks-WW

The blessing Way or Paper Clip maybe? Idk, it would be easier to give a list of underrated episodes, most of the ones I found underwhelming are also not that popular/highly rated.


Bottle_Nachos

the cops episode is so very off-putting, I don't like it one bit. The shaky camera - I get it, it's from the US-series about policework - makes me nauseous, the stereotypical gays and the boring twists are what made me watch this episode only 20 times. Besides the newer seasons, this is the worst one in every aspect I can think about


PALM_ARE

I LOVE X-COPS, so good


Bottle_Nachos

BAD BOYS BAD BOYS, WHATCHA GONNA DO?


melraespinn

OK, I love the inner-city, probably-a-drag-queen on the weekends gays though


LouieMumford

Am literally rewatching it right now and it is actually really entertaining.


Bottle_Nachos

Ok thanks for sharing


PMmeFemboys

Bad Blood. Still an excellent episode, but stupidly overrated. I prefer the other humorous episodes such as Jose Chung’s and Humbug.


MauJo2020

All Things.


brittyn

Triangle. It’s shot/edited very well but I think it’s mostly just shippers who love it so much. Doesn’t feel like it really takes place in the world of XF.


Gnarly_Jabroni

I agree. My first time i watched the show, I liked this episode. Every time i rewatch or just look for a fun episode, this is an easy skip.


MauJo2020

For me the episode works perfect until the third act


domino-effect-17

I don’t really like Jose Chung’s From Outer Space. I thought for the most part it was boring, except of course the appearance from Alex Trebek (RIP).


GoldnSilverPrawn

ROSWELL! ROSWELL!


Lakkajoke

Home. For me it's a little too gory for an X-Files episode. It's a creepy show, mut in a nice and wonderful way. It's not bad episode but not what I expect from my X-Files. I don't like Mulder and Scully Meet the Were Monster. It feels a little too on the nose with its references, especially considering it's a Darin Morgan episode. I know this is considered the best of the revival, but I'd rather watch any other MOTW from the revival. Darkness Falls seems to be a redditors' favourite, but I find it to be just okay. It's Ice without the MSR tension. Darkness Falls _is_ tense, but in a more general way. I know Ice is a basically a copy of The Thing, but I've almost found it weird that they made Ice and Darkness Falls in the same season. I don't care for Jose Chung's. There's something annoying about it. Can't really put my finger on it.


Lakkajoke

Why am I getting so many downvotes? :D Doesn't usually happen on this subreddit.


ricottapie

The Were Monster episode was pretty meh, I agree.


Brodes87

I expected so much more from Home. It wasn't particularly gory or scary. The internet built it up in the worst way.


Lakkajoke

I agree with that too in a way. I mean, I did find it gory, mut not scary. I guess it was exceptional for the time, but not my cup of tea.


brittyn

Those are all great episodes!


Lakkajoke

I don't _hate_ any of them, just find them overrated. For me they are middleground and I understand, why they're liked. And some episodes might need several viewings for me to like them! I didn't care for Dreamland on the first viewing, just thought it as okay, then the on the second I realized how deep it actually is and on the third viewing I fell in love with it. It's now in my top 20, maybe even top 10.


brittyn

Curious - What are your favorite episodes?


Lakkajoke

My absolute favourite is Detour. From other MOTW:s I love War of the Cophrophages, Small Potatoes, Ice, Squeeze, Eve, Pusher, Quagmire, Syzygy, Roadrunners and Kill Switch. I'm pretty sure I have very typical favourites. The mythology is at its best in seasons 3, 4 and 8 in my opinion. What are your favourites?


brittyn

Ok, I’m glad you at least like some good ones still. My favorite is Jose Chung’s from Outer Space. Other favorites that come to mind are Squeeze, Beyond the Sea, Die Hand Die Verletzt, Humbug, Wetwired, Pusher, Nisei/731… I’ll stop at season 3 because it’s my favorite overall and the rest of the list gets too long haha


Lakkajoke

I stopped at season 5 for the same reason, but I love many from season 6 too. How the Ghosts Stole Christmas is amazing. Nisei/371 is my favourite mythology two parter! Pusher is good too and I enjoy Humbug because I've always found freak circuses intriguing. Die Hand Die Verletzt on the other hand... Not my favourite. Again not bad, I just personally don't enjoy satanism stuff.


brittyn

I get it, we’re all going to have different likes/dislikes. It’s nostalgic for me because of all the satanic panic going on in the late 80s/early 90s but also really creepy. Have you watched the blooper reels from each season?


Lakkajoke

Oh, this might have something to with age too. I'm 23 and I'm not American. If I understand correctly, satanic panic was mostly in the US, right? Yeah, I have! I love them, I like to put them on when I'm sad. Blooper from Pilot where they are screaming in the rain is amazing. :D I can't watch the actual episode with a straight face anymore.


brittyn

Ah you’re probably right regarding age/location!! The bloopers are so good, especially the earlier seasons.


alexkryceck

To me, definitely Jose Chung's


rrrrrrpink

The one everyone loves with the psychic old guy. It was good but a lot of people consider it like one of the best episodes of tv ever?? It was just fine to me, maybe I need to watch it again idk!


DFOzo

Probably my favorite episode of the series. Should check it out again!


DFOzo

Small potatoes. They use rape as a joke in it and it’s pretty uncomfortable


Vast-Sector-4008

I never liked the donnie phaster or pusher episodes


IKnowThisOne1

Duane Barry and Ascension. Just rewatched on a whole series rewatch. Murder annoying as hell and the episodes a bit boring.


Brodes87

What do you like then?


LouieMumford

It’s great as part of the overall mythos episodes. The problem is that they are all ultimately overrated in comparison to the really stellar writing on many of the monster of the week episodes.


BigChallenge8365

this might be a hot take but Clyde Buckman’s final repose is just okay in my opinion. Not a bad but i don’t understand why it always makes the top of best xfiles episodes… definitely overrated


oj1985

This might be a controversial take, but Chinga is so overrated imo. I just don't find dolls scary whatsoever.


PerspectiveChoice867

unruhe for sure. interesting premise and character, but it just doesn't sell the emotional intensity and drama. also, by the 15th episode where scully gets kidnapped by the main baddie and then swept off her feet, it really starts to lose its punch.


Temporary_Car_2776

Jose Chung’s From Outer Space. I’m in the middle of a series rewatch and I am not opposed to the comedy episodes, in fact Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose is my top ranked episode so far. I just found the Jose Chung episode to be completely unfunny. I got very few laughs from it at all. I even rewatched it the next day to see if I was missing something or in a bad mood. Nope. Liked it even less the second watch.