The most unbelievable thing about this episode, and it was all unbelievable by the way, was when Mulder jumped into the sewage holding tank to save the plant manager from the Flukeman! What!?!? What was he thinking?! I guess at that point he wasn't thinking, just reacting to save someone from drowning or being killed, but man, that could have ended badly.
Well even with the X-Files team disbanded, we get plenty of hints that Scully and Mulder will be back as a unit with this story. There's a mysterious new presence at the Agency that tells Mulder "You have a friend at the FBI", and Assistant Director Skinner reacts to the Flukeman investigation stating "This should have been an X-File".
As for the feature creature itself, boy, that sure was a disgusting make-up job on the Flukeman. Quite creative actually, not having seen anything quite like it in any prior movie or TV treatment. The closest it comes I think, is to the Creature From the Black Lagoon if you have to describe it to someone. I also liked the way Scully described it after doing some research on the creature, a sort of quasi-vertebrate human with reproductive and physiological cross traiting.
For those with a weak stomach beware, there are some gut churning scenes involving fluke worms inhabiting the human body, and the guy brushing his teeth who couldn't jam enough toothpaste to get rid of the taste in his mouth makes for a squirmy follow up. As for me, I keep coming back to Mulder jumping into the crapper and wondering what would have justified that little bit of insanity.
Well even with the X-Files team disbanded, we get plenty of hints that Scully and Mulder will be back as a unit with this story. There's a mysterious new presence at the Agency that tells Mulder "You have a friend at the FBI", and Assistant Director Skinner reacts to the Flukeman investigation stating "This should have been an X-File".
As for the feature creature itself, boy, that sure was a disgusting make-up job on the Flukeman. Quite creative actually, not having seen anything quite like it in any prior movie or TV treatment. The closest it comes I think, is to the Creature From the Black Lagoon if you have to describe it to someone. I also liked the way Scully described it after doing some research on the creature, a sort of quasi-vertebrate human with reproductive and physiological cross traiting.
For those with a weak stomach beware, there are some gut churning scenes involving fluke worms inhabiting the human body, and the guy brushing his teeth who couldn't jam enough toothpaste to get rid of the taste in his mouth makes for a squirmy follow up. As for me, I keep coming back to Mulder jumping into the crapper and wondering what would have justified that little bit of insanity.