Agua Mala

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"You have to love the lighting in the X-Files, it adds to the atmosphere of the show so much. The lighting is simply great in this episode. (lighting guys take a bow) The episode also includes scenes with flashlights-which is almost an X-files prerequisite. Also, being a big horror fan I really appreciate the fact that the X-files is the only serious show (not campy like Buffy the Vampire Slayer) on television that deals with horror. It's all alone out there with the sitcoms, cop shows, lawyer shows, and hospital shows. Believe me, I appreciate the fact that I can watch at least some thought provoking horror on tv. The horror of the X-files is reminiscent of a lot of John Carpenter's post "Halloween" work in that they go for the sharp lighting and gross yet interesting monsters, while pushing the danger factor over the edge to the suspenseful squirm limit. This is especially evident in this episode. The monster is superb and original as are the effects which created it. (monster makers take a bow) I also enjoyed the writing which is a bit more humorous and interesting than usual, with nice comments and reactions written for all the characters involved in the story. (writer take a bow) Hey writer-wait a minute-there are two things that I find mildly annoying in this episode, I'm not saying its your fault. Unfortunately there are people who tell writers what to do. 1) The fact that Mulder went for the cops gun. He and Scully could have been killed if he had failed to grab the officers gun from him, wouldn't it have been better for them to have just waited until their identity was verified, or quickly grab their FBI identification while he was diverted and flash it. This moment oddly enough reminds me of John Carpenter as well, who always seems to include one illogical moment in his movies (like why does Jamie Lee Curtis toss her knife right near Michael Myer's after she thinks that he is dead, yet never checks to make sure, in the original "Halloween." Why not just take the knife with you in case he isn't dead.) 2) The cat is really over used in horror, it's older than Edgar Allan Poe. The cat lunging out in the dark to scare the guy with the flashlight has been done approximately 1,000,000,000,000 x 10 times in horror movies. If the X-files is going to do horror on tv, it can do without any cliches whatsoever. Let's get another animal or another shock tactic please. Also the apartment set was wonderful--I loved the little detail of "The Great Escape" poster in the militant guys room. (set people take a bow)...and then of course there is the director and the acting, of which I can say that the director as well as every actor major and minor did a fantastic job--a highly comedic as well as interesting portrayal of the script. (actors take a bow) Nice night stalker cameo as well. I'm ending this now, got to get a drink of water-I'm parched."
-Michael B.-

"This is easily the best monster of the week episode they've aired all season. Finally, Chris Carter has stopped playing with the relationship and had a real Honest-To-God X-File. I wonder if Chris meant something deeper when he killed that family of Shipley's. Ship, Shipper. I probably shouldn't read into it, the implications are astounding! The plot ran at a great pace. While it wasn't going too fast to understand, it didn't drag over needless scenes of explaining the scientific aspects (which were flawed but forgivable). The multitude of characters provided Mulder and Scully a chance to show how they interact with people other then just the two of them for once. I was afraid that the hackneyed climactic ending of a woman giving birth while a sea creature skulks its way over to their position would be anticlimactic, but everything actually played out great. The added character of Arthur Dales as an observer was a great one also. His casual observations about life in general were refreshing. This episode was wet n' wild, there's no other way to describe it."
-Eileen A.-

"I really didn't like this episode very much. It attempted to find the humor that we saw early in the season, but resulted in lame jokes and half-wit one-liners. In one scene, I could have sworn Duchovny was choking out a line as though he could hardly stand to have his character say it. The actors seemed stifled and pulled along a string instead of being able to work their character, or to really be the character. The plot was simple and the scenes were way too predictable. The only redeeming quality of this one was the idea of the creature, but it wasn't enough to sustain my x-file fetish. And how could you possibly top last week's episode? I also thought there were incongruencies and unbelievable occurrances. Blah."
-Mark P.-

"I thought that this episode was different from all the spoilers and rumours I had read about on the net. The creature was original (looked like worm in "Ice") and it had me guessing till the end. Some parts were unplausible, but I'm an XF nut, so anything goes!"
-Andre V.-

"I loved this episode. I've been waiting for a good non myth-arc, scary, flashlight toting one. And someone points out to Mulder why he should appreciate Scully."
-Anne M.-

"I thought it was a really good episode. It seems to me there was a lot of suspense in this one and some comedy. A 10 on my scale."
-Mandy C.-

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