Ice

"High tension, great worms and great acting/direction = classic."

-Michael B.-

The episode, "Ice", originally aired on November 5, 1993. That episode of The X-Files was the seventh episode of season one. When all five members of an Arctic research team are found dead, Mulder, Scully and a team of scientists seek the answer at a remote Arctic station. There they discover ice samples drilled from the center of an ancient impact crater, holding evidence of a bizarre alien life form over 200,000 years old. Trapped by an ice storm in the tiny station, the team members turn on one another as they are killed one by one. As the increasing fear isolates each member of the party, even Mulder and Scully eye one another with doubt and fear in a tense, angry standoff that tests their relationship. Only a dog and a worm can provide the answer to the riddle and release them from a tightening web of paranoia and suspicion.

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Name Rating Dena C....................10 Michael B.................10 Julie C...................10 Jill S.....................9

Average Rating 9.8

"Similar in some ways to John Carpenter's 'The Thing', this is one of the best early episodes of The X-Files. A malfunctioning heating system isn't the only reason people are sweating in this episode as they are being beseiged by David Gauthier's special effects department, who really know how to make their skin, or something benath their skin, crawl. Great shot of a dead helicopter pilot next to a squirming worm. Before you pass judgement on this episode, let me remind you, they are in the Arctic. Verdict: High tension, great worms and great acting/direction = classic."
-Michael B.-

"Ice is, in my opinion, the best episode of the first season. The first time I watched it I was practically shaking from excitement, not knowing who was infected with the parasite and who in the group might suddenly turn on the others. I have watched this episode at least fifteen times and have never gotten bored of it."
-Julie C.-

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