The Unnatural

Member Comments

"I'm sorry to say that David Duchovny's episode of The X-Files (this episode written, directed, and starring Duchovny in his attempt to be Pedro A-Mulder-var) is a contender for my least favorite episode of the series; racism and aliens slapped together in an incohesive hour with a Walt Disney ending. The idea of aliens and old time baseball seemed interesting and off the wall enough, in keeping with the tone of the show, but when actually played out on the screen lost my attention. The writing and direction seemed sort of bland compared to the other episodes of the series. Just because your an actor on a series does not mean that you should be given the chance to write or direct an episode of one of the biggest shows on television when there are thousands of people with more experience, more qualified to do so that are never given the chance. I'm not slagging Mr. Duchovny's effort. This episode was a ballsy attempt, and if he was given the opportunity to direct and write, more power to him, but he still has a lot to learn about writing and direction in my opinion. The major fault being a failure to keep the interest in the story alive through use of interesting words and camera angles. The story itself failed to keep my interest. On the plus side the alien in this episode looked fantastic, but if they wanted to give someone a chance to direct, how about letting a young director or writer in need of a big break get their chance. Mr. Duchovny should apply for NYU film classes like everyone else instead of learning by ruining an episode of one of the best shows on television. Mr. Duchovny is a great actor and maybe sometime in the future a great director could be manifested in him, but it's way too early for that to be evident."
-Michael B.-

"My useless and unnecessary love isn't baseball, but this episode left me wanting to take it up again. 'The Unnatural' reminded me of The Natural, in that it made me feel passion for a sport I had long since given up, what it took away was the responsibility. Exley wasn't doing it for the kids, or honor, or loyalty, or anything like what Roy Hobbes was doing it for. He was doing it because he loved it. Plain and ridiculously simple. This episode touched on something I mentioned in a past review, the human heart/soul/humanity/whatever you want to call it. I loved the character of Exley, he really captured the quintessential feelings of passion through a game. When his face lit up talking about every little nuance of baseball, my face lit up also, though I was filling in the blanks in my mind with my own passion. I also loved the young Arthur Dales, telling the episode from his point of view gave it clarity, as well as that interesting bystander look on things. For a first episode, I think it was wonderfully written and directed. This episode stands out and always will. 'The Unnatural' isn't a mythology or a monster of the week, it reflects on the show. It makes us ruminate on where it's been, where it is now, and where it's going. And like 'Post-Modern Prometheus,' it had a corny ending that I couldn't help smiling at. Mulder enjoys life a little, I'm happy. While I admire in his character his quest for the truth and his relentlessness, I can understand there should be a time to step back, just look at the world, and reflect. 'The Unnatural' talked about love, and really, all love is unnecessary, trite, and gratuitous, but so, so perfect."
-Eileen A.-

"No sir, I didn't like it. I really liked the fun-loving interaction between Scully and Mulder, especially the "ice-cream" bit, but the humor was few and far between. The story was original, and I love to see the assassin alien, but this episode was dry. I think I was expecting too much humor and it didn't deliver. I could have used more Scully and Mulder, rather than these other people. I wonder if Mulder had most of the focus on others since he was directing and did the screenplay? I liked the writing, it had some good lines, but the episode lacked the ultimate weirdness that we've come to love, and the episode actually ended.Usually we are left scratching our heads or postulating as to what really happened. Not here at all."
-Mark P.-

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