"The X Files" Shadows (1993)

Director:

Michael Katleman

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Glen Morgan (written by) ...

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

22 October 1993 (Season 1, Episode 5)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Two terrorists are found dead in a back alley of Philadelphia. Their body temperature still remains normal...

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Title Spoken By Character | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien

Cast

  (Episode Credited cast)

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Barry Primus	...	Robert Dorlund
Lisa Waltz	...	Lauren Kyte
Lorena Gale	...	Ellen Bledsoe
Veena Sood	...	Ms. Saunders
Deryl Hayes	...	Webster
Kelli Fox	...	Pathologist
Tom Pickett	...	The Cop
Tom Heaton	...	Groundskeeper
Janie Woods-Morris	...	Ms. Lange
Nora McLellan	...	Jane Morris
Anna Ferguson	...	Ms. Winn

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

When Mulder and Scully are in the car park, and Howard Graves's car parking space is being renamed, the name being painted on is Tom Braidwood - who is the actor who plays Frohike and is also an Assistant Director on the series.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Mulder and Scully are talking about Howard Graves faking his own death, when they get to the bottom of the stairs, you can see the pole which the camera used to travel down the stairs.

Quotes:

Scully: I think Howard Graves faked his own death.
Mulder: Do you know how difficult it is to fake your own death? Only one man has pulled it off, Elvis.
Scully: He and Lauren Kyte are in on something. Maybe an illegal deal through his company. Something the CIA was interested in.
Mulder: You may be right.
Scully: Wait, you think I'm right?
Mulder: Sure, all you got to do is prove that Howard Graves is still alive.

Movie Connections:

References Poltergeist (1982)

Morgan & Wong's second episode

James Wong and Glen Morgan's follow-up to their excellent first effort "Squeeze" is middling, disappointing nonsense. The real issue with the episode isn't even the meandering plot (which will play to current audiences as "24" meets "Ghost Whisperer", and I don't mean that as a compliment), but the one-dimensional, annoying main character, and a poorly-acted one at that.

Wong and Morgan do get some fun humor into the episode, a nice break from the rest of it, which takes itself FAR too seriously given the subject matter. "The X-Files", regardless of what some indignant old-school fans might tell you, was always quick to mock itself through its characters, and only took itself completely seriously when it had a damn good dramatic story to tell. "Shadows" takes itself too seriously in any scene not involving Mulder or Scully, AND it's completely ridiculous.

In addition, the episode is hopelessly cheesy all the way through, and particularly the acting from much of the supporting cast, not that they're given any good characterization or dialogue to work with.

Meh.

4/10