Deep Throat

"Carter wisely taps into the public fascination with UFO's/government conspiracy, adds two interesting characters, one skeptical, one full of childlike belief, captures peoples minds and creates a journey that transcends the television screen and becomes a part of our culture."

-Michael B.-


The episode, "Deep Throat", originally aired on September 17, 1993. That episode of The X-Files was the first episode of season one. Mulder and Scully investigate the strange disappearance of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Budahas, a test pilot for the military who experienced a psychotic episode and was supposedly hospitalized for treatment. Mulder suspects that Budahas may have met the same fate as six other pilots who mysteriously vanished from Ellens Air Base while participating in experimental aircraft test flights. Mulder is approached by a mysterious man--dubbed "Deep Throat"--who advises that the investigation be dropped. But Mulder and Scully ignore the advice and interview Mrs. Budahas, who describes her husband's unpredictable behavior, strange skin rash and aversion to discussing this work on the military's top secret projects. The agents theorize the pilots may have been associated with Project Aurora, a code name given the Pentagon's secret testing of sub-orbital spy craft. Mulder and Scully watch in amazement as two brightly lit objects shoot through the night sky maneuvering at incredibly speed. Mulder tells a disbelieving Scully that the military may be flying planes built using technology from a UFO. The agents are approached by men who seize their evidence and order them to leave town. But Mulder returns to the base and climbs through the hole in the fence. Alone on the base, Mulder is spotted by a UFO and taken prisoner by base security that suddenly arrives. Scully finds her partner, and when she learns he is in custody of the military trades Mossinger in return for Mulder. But when he is returned to her, he is unable to recall his encounter with the UFO or what happened while he was on the base because of the treatment they gave him. Back in Washington, Mulder is once again approached by Deep Throat while jogging. Deep Throat warns Mulder that the agents have chosen a very dangerous path and their lives are in danger now that they know the truth about the existence of extraterrestrial life.

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Name                Rating

Christina O...............10
Elissa G..................10
Michael B..................8
Dena C.....................6


Average Rating        8.5

"Deep throat is one of the X-Files best secondary characters, portrayed brilliantly by Jerry Hardin. Hardin is an actor who really knows how to bring an atmosphere of entertaining paranoia to the show. His performance has just the right percentages of dark tone, nervous figiting, and humorous self parody. I'm glad they killed him in a later episode. It is in perfect keeping with his character and the "I'm living on borrowed time" attitude he conveyed. This episode, written by Carter, utilizes UFO lore in that it has a secret Air Force base where the government is employing alien technology. Whether there is truth in this or not. Who knows? People are intrigued by the possibility though. Carter wisely taps into this public fascination with UFO's/government conspiracy, adds two interesting characters, one skeptical, one full of childlike belief, captures peoples minds and creates a journey that transcends the television screen and becomes a part of our culture."
-Michael B.-

"Deep Throat is often overlooked because it is at the beginning of the series, but it really is a phenomonal episode. Chris Carter did a sensational job writing the episode, and it comes across very well. Though the episode is not at all based around Gillian Anderson's character, Deep Throat gave her the first chance to really show her acting ability. David Duchovny's Mulder has his first adventure episode, and his first capture by the military (the first of many). Mulder's first informant, Deep Throat, is introduced in this episode (hence the title) and, to all who care, the first "I'm Fine." is uttered at the beginning of this episode: "You ok, Mulder?" "Yeah, I'm fine." It, in my opinion, was an excellent episode and definetly one of season 1's best."
-Christina O.-

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