I can see how this would be a Top Ten episode for fans of the X-Files. Scully and Mulder are hilarious in their explanations of how they wound up investigating a paranormal case in Chaney, Texas, with Mulder on the hook for potentially killing a teenager he thought was a vampire. My initial reaction to the teaser scene was how in the heck the FBI agents ever got out of Texas following that harrowing incident, but then we eventually come to learn that the entire town had a secret they were sharing and pulled up stakes when that secret finally got out.
The funniest scene for me occurred when Scully was doing an autopsy on the first exsanguination victim in the story, and suddenly developed an appetite for pizza. It's a scene that would turn most people green in real life, but here she is working on an empty stomach and can't get her mind off food.
Adding to the goofy ambiance of this story is the presence of Luke Wilson, offering up a double dosed version of Sheriff Lucius Hartwell depending on who's telling the story, Scully or Mulder. Hartwell's reveal at the end put everything in perspective for the astonished Mulder, who now had to conjure up his interpretation of events for Assistant Director Skinner back in Washington. Scully's under no illusion that she can salvage this case, and has no other choice but to confirm Mulder's basic explanation with - "That is... essentially... exactly the way it happened." Even if it didn't.
The funniest scene for me occurred when Scully was doing an autopsy on the first exsanguination victim in the story, and suddenly developed an appetite for pizza. It's a scene that would turn most people green in real life, but here she is working on an empty stomach and can't get her mind off food.
Adding to the goofy ambiance of this story is the presence of Luke Wilson, offering up a double dosed version of Sheriff Lucius Hartwell depending on who's telling the story, Scully or Mulder. Hartwell's reveal at the end put everything in perspective for the astonished Mulder, who now had to conjure up his interpretation of events for Assistant Director Skinner back in Washington. Scully's under no illusion that she can salvage this case, and has no other choice but to confirm Mulder's basic explanation with - "That is... essentially... exactly the way it happened." Even if it didn't.