S. R. 819

Member Comments

"And the plot thickens...and multiplies, and stretches, and widens, and adds a couple new dimensions. 'S.R. 819' was a great episode, it's been so long since X-Files has expanded on its mythology. This was a nice change from the sunny sort of happy episodes they've been having lately. I like those ones without a doubt, but the real mystery and intrigue that the X-Files are come from the dark, mythology episodes. So, I know I almost burst an aneurysm when I first saw Krycek in the boxing room, that wig and beard could never disguise that nose of his. The chase scenes in this episode were really climactic, it seemed so much like 'One Breath' that I was actually waiting for X to pop out with a gun to Mulder's head. The music added a lot, I don't think Mark Snow gets enough credit for the atmosphere he creates with his music. Onto the plot, I've been thinking lately that I wanted Skinner to die, he was getting too chummy with Mulder and Scully, he was a third wheel. But now that they've established some distance I've decided (as if I have any real say) that he can stay. I thought the speech he made to Scully made a lot of sense in a couple aspects, but Skinner really does have to be the middle man. The best sort of ally he could be to Mulder and Scully and The X-Files is to be the supervisor. He can't help them if he loses his job, so I think Skinner where he is now, doing what he's doing now, is a necessary evil. As I gather, Krycek holds Skinner's life in his hands. That makes a lot of sense, Skinner has thwarted the consortium for some time now, I was wondering if they'd ever make a move to get him back into their tangled web of deceit and treachery. It's about time, that's all I have to say."
-Eileen A.-

"Watching this episode had paranoid nanotechnological hospital musings enlisting the machinations of my mind for an entertaining diversionary hour long swim through the microscopic soup. The lighting in this episode is a well wrought definition of television dark. The tone of this story's imagery, the acting and writing as well, exhibit what is more along the lines of the general tone of the show than the past couple of California shot episodes. It is nice to see Skinner under the threat of death by nano-touch. Nanotechnology is a device that fits the microscopic metal mold as far as the X-Files is concerned. Small robots causing heart attacks at the push of a button are a paranoid persons nightmare. The X-Files has long since crossed over the line into parody with its paranoid conspiracy episodes, but that's not saying over blown implausibly humorous conspiracy insanity is a bad thing at all. After a string of Mulder and Scully relationship encrusted episodes it is a relief to get rid of the Mulder and Scully relationship clutching barnacles. This episode was interesting and free flowing because it concentrated on the story and let Mulder and Scully just be themselves. Now if I can only create a way through nanotechnology where I can make the writer's scripts disappear whenever they try to write needless scenes where Mulder and Scully do damage to the flow of the story by trying to define their relationship toward one another to the audience!"
-Michael B>-

"Great episode! We're back into the swing of things. This episode was a 24 hour petri dish for Mulder's paranoia to sprout and grow wings. I was happy to finally feel suspense and intensity in the show, lately we've been subject to the show staging bits of humor and strange people caught up in something only we would call an x-file. Now, Krycek is back in action and I'm more than happy to see him. Did you notice his arm? I didn't see if it was still missing. I loved the fact that Skinner's infestation left me squeamish, another trademark X-File element. The black throbbing veins were a nice touch, can't go wrong with that Star Trek Borg-like look. I inferred that the whole reason Skinner was exposed to the nano-machines was for an experiment, but then in the end, it seems that Krycek was showing Skinner the power he has over him. Thus, Skinner is a tool for Krycek to play with...a marionette doll."
-Mark P.-

"I didn't really enjoy this episode all that much. I think the reason that I didn't care too much for it is because it did so little to further the plot line. There was really no X-File present in the new biological machines. Skinner didn't die, so there was no drastic change in the characters. The ongoing Mulder-Scully relationship that has been so prevalent during this season came to a complete standstill. What did we learn from this episode anyway? That Mulder's informant, the Senator, is no longer a valid or trustworthy source? That was bound to happen soon anyway. His unorthodox ways of getting information never last long. For example Deep Throat and X. Then in the end we learn that the man who has been holding Skinner's life in his hands the whole time was Krycek. In a way he always has had control of Skinner's life but I guess now it will directly effect Skinner's decisions."
-Julie W.-

"'S. R. 819' was an overall good episode. I liked the involvement of Skinner in the episode and his interaction with Scully and Mulder. I also liked the way it was different from the normal way The X-Files is portrayed. The episode was centered on Skinner, not a person we weren't acquainted with. Yet, it still had the normal suspense of including the virus and trying to figure out how Skinner had gotten infected. It had some great scenes, so I decided to give it a high rating, but as a new X-Phile I am still waiting for an episode that really draws me in."
-Patrick H.-

"This episode was awesome! The X-Files totally redeemed it's image after the cheesy 'Rain King' episode. There were so many twists and surprises in this episode. Honestly, for most of the show I believed Skinner really was dead. The entire episode kept my mind running constantly, trying to piece together the puzzle as it grew more complex. It was just such a great way to bring Skinner, the X-Files, and Krycek back into the main picture."
-Jelila M.-

"This was more 'The Pine Bluff Variant' than 'El Mundo Giro' or 'Teso Dos Bichos'--so Shiban is finally coming into his own! I wasn't expecting much, so I was very pleasantly surprised when I watched this very tight, together episode. Yay, back to real gosh darn X-Files!!"
-Jana S.-

"This episode definately saved the season, it was great!"
-Andre V.-

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