"The X Files" D.P.O. (1995)

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Howard Gordon (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

6 October 1995 (Season 3, Episode 3)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A local teen discovers he has gained great electrical powers after surviving being struck by lightning.

Plot Keywords:

Title Spoken By Character | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Darin Peter Oswald
Jack Black	...	Bart 'Zero' Liquori
Ernie Lively	...	Sheriff Teller
Karen Witter	...	Sharon Kiveat
Steve Makaj	...	Frank Kiveat
Peter Anderson	...	Stan Buxton
Kate Robbins	...	Darren's Mom
Mar Andersons	...	Jack Hammond
Brent Chapman	...	The Traffic Cop
Jason Griffith	...	Paramedic #1 (as Jason Anthony Griffith)

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The "Sonic the Hedgehog" theme is played several times at the arcade hall.

Movie Connections:

Features Virtua Fighter 2 (1994) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Ring the Bells

Lightning Crashes

D.P.O. has the difficult job of following a very powerful myth/arc trilogy. I always find the transition from myth/arc to MOTW interesting. How do the agents go from all the excitement of uncovering the conspiracy and running for their lives to just investigating another bizarre "monster" case? But, the series has to go on, and this is how it is formatted. It is nice to see that a reference is made to the previous three episodes for some continuation. D.P.O. has a very cool intro with some rockin' music. In the MOTW episodes, Mulder and Scully either get a helpful law enforcement officer or a jerk. This time they get a big jerk. This sheriff rips Scully a new one; very surprising to see. It is cool to see Scully sporting shades. I don't recall her wearing them before. D.P.O. shows an interesting parallel to a season five episode "The Post-Modern Prometheus(PMP)". Darren's mom is watching a trashy Jerry Springer-like program. She says Darren is a loser because he's not on t.v. like the people she is watching. PMP is about a lady who watches a lot of Springer and hopes to be on the show. D.P.O. also features two before-they-were-stars appearances by Giovanni Ribisi and Jack Black. They give two excellent slacker teenager performances. Ribisi is especially good in this episode. Usually reserved for the first credit after the show ends, the executive producer credit is shown as the final scene in a unique way. D.P.O. is an interesting concept that is done very well with good guest star performances. Enjoy it away from any power lines.