"The X Files" The List (1995)

Director:

Chris Carter

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Chris Carter (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

20 October 1995 (Season 3, Episode 5)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Napoleon "Neech" Manley, an inmate in East Point State Penitentiary, FL, has gotten the electric chair...

Plot Keywords:

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

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Sammom Roque
Badja Djola	...	Napoleon 'Neech' Manley
John Toles-Bey	...	John Speranza
Ken Foree	...	Vincent Parmelly
April Grace	...	Danielle Manley
J.T. Walsh	...	Warden Leo Brodeur
Greg Rogers	...	Daniel Charez
Mitchell Kosterman	...	Fornier
Paul Raskin	...	Ullrich
Denny Arnold	...	The Key Guard
Craig Bruhnanski	...	Guard (as Craig Brunanski)
Joseph Patrick Finn	...	Chaplain

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Quotes:

Fox Mulder: Every major world religion encompasses the idea of life after death. That means millions, even billions, of people believe in some kind of transmigration or rebirth of the soul.
Dana Scully: I'm sorry, Mulder. That's not what I learned in catechism.
Fox Mulder: Well, even Christianity teaches about the resurrection and ascendancy of the heavenly body.

One, Two, Neech Is Coming For You...

The List is an entertaining episode from season three. However it lacks a little something to make it a great episode. This episode is the second episode directed by Chris Carter. His first one was Duane Barry. You can tell you he is still a little bit green when it comes to directing. He gets better later on. For some reason he decided to give the prison a bit of a greenish glow to it. I have no idea why, I just think it is interesting. J.T. Walsh gives a mean prison warden performance in this episode. Writing is Chris Carter's stronger point, and it is usually showcased through Mulder and Scully's clever dialogue. For example, Mulder asks Scully what it would be like to be able to avenge yourself on five people and who would they be. Scully says, "I only get five?" To which Mulder replies, "I remembered your birthday this year, didn't I, Scully?" Later, Carter does an interesting slanted shot of Mulder and Scully as they leave Danielle's house which he slowly levels out. I don't why, I just noticed it. This episode lacks a powerful climax. It just kind of ends. Like I said before, 'The List' is a good episode, just not great.