This might just be my favorite episode. It is truly hard to pick one, but if I had to, it would probably be this one.
'The Post-Modern Prometheus' had it all for me. It was a lot of fun to watch, it brought a smile upon my face time after time. Despite it having one of the most freaky 'monsters', it is a tragic story that reminds me of 'The Elephant Man'. A heavily deformed human being that is mistreated by others because of his deformities, but once the people get to know him, they realize that he has a great spirit and has feelings just like anybody else.
That final scene where everyone is gathered around to see this 'monster' might be my favorite scene of the X-Files. The hilarity behind it is that most of the village people's fathers are animals. There's a pig, a goat, a chicken etc. But at the same time, it is an incredibly touching piece of writing.
This is also the only episode that is black and white. It fits the look and the atmosphere of the episode, as does the comic book style of directing.
The episode ends with Mulder and Scully taking the great mutato to a concert of his biggest idol, Cher. That was really icing the cake.
What an episode.
FIVE Stars
'The Post-Modern Prometheus' had it all for me. It was a lot of fun to watch, it brought a smile upon my face time after time. Despite it having one of the most freaky 'monsters', it is a tragic story that reminds me of 'The Elephant Man'. A heavily deformed human being that is mistreated by others because of his deformities, but once the people get to know him, they realize that he has a great spirit and has feelings just like anybody else.
That final scene where everyone is gathered around to see this 'monster' might be my favorite scene of the X-Files. The hilarity behind it is that most of the village people's fathers are animals. There's a pig, a goat, a chicken etc. But at the same time, it is an incredibly touching piece of writing.
This is also the only episode that is black and white. It fits the look and the atmosphere of the episode, as does the comic book style of directing.
The episode ends with Mulder and Scully taking the great mutato to a concert of his biggest idol, Cher. That was really icing the cake.
What an episode.
FIVE Stars