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Summary: The X-Files Season 2 The excitement continues.....
Review: How does one begin to describe the perfection that is this second season of "The X-Files?" Speaking from the perspective of having watched these shows as they aired, anxiety and anticipation doesn't begin to describe the four month wait between seasons one and two. In season one's finale "The Erlenmeyer Flask," we see a mere glimpse of how this television series can go from greatness and kick it up even higher to absolutely stunning. The X-Files are closed and we also lose "Deep Throat" in this episode, played by Jerry Harden who is an excellent actor.Season two picks up with "Little Green Men" and the introduction to "X," "Deep Throat's" protégé and his replacement and Special Agent Fox Mulder's inside source. We also get to start seeing the "Mythology" of the series start to take some real form. To hide the fact that the ever beautiful Gillian Anderson is pregnant, the producers come up with some wonderful filming techniques. Then to top it off they come up with the plot line for "Duane Berry." Every episode of this season qualifies as amazing, enthralling, stunning and any number of ways to describe that which is great. Some notables: "The Host," because it's just creepy and kind of like an accident, you don't want to look at it but you have to. "Sleepless" because it has Tony Todd who, when he chooses the right parts, is such a wonderful actor. "Duane Berry," "Ascension," "3," and "One Breath" for the masterful way the writers and producers skillfully scripted out Gillian Anderson's pregnancy in Dana Scully's abduction. Not to mention the wonderful job that Steve Railsback did in the role of Duane Berry. "Firewalker" because of its simplicity and the scientific curiosity it created. "Aubrey" because of its ability to surprise and scare you. "Die Hand Die Verletzt" because it makes you wonder what your neighbors are up to. "Colony" and "Endgame" for their X-Files mythology aspect, plus the scenes with the submarine were stunning. "Humbug" was their first attempt at humor and they carried it off with perfection. "The Calusari," shades of "The Exorcist." "Soft Light" in which Tony Shaloub gives an excellent performance playing a scientist that found a little more than he was looking for. "Our Town" just gives you the idea you don't want to stop in the wrong town. "Anasazi," what a wonderful season ending cliffhanger with the mythology in full stride. The only bad thing about "Anasazi" is that it was prelude to a four month wait to find out what happen next. "Colony" is also David Duchovny's debut as a writer for the show. The seventh disk also contains some wonderful and enlightening special features. The only true minor complaint that I can think to register about this DVD set is the case in which it comes. The outside cover has interior flaps that seem to incessantly get caught on the case that holds the disks. Thanks for sticking it out and reading through this. Episode List: Little Green Men
The Host
Blood
Sleepless
Duane Berry
Ascension
3
One Breath
Firewalker
Red Museum
Excelsis Dei
Aubrey
Irresistible
Die Hand Die Verletzt
Fresh Bones
Colony
End Game
Fearful Symmetry
D0D Kalm
Humbug
The Calusari
F. Emasculata
Soft Light
Our Town
Anasazi
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Summary: The Abduction
Review: With the future of the X-Files in doubt at the end of season one, Christ Carter and co. introduce new characters to the conspiracy. Agent "X", a new but not-so-willing informant for Mulder, the infamous "Agent" Alex Krycek, and the shape-shifting Alien Bounty Hunter. The Cigarette-Smoking Man takes on a much larger roll as does A.D. Skinner. A surprise abduction leads to the re-instating of the X-Files, and Mulder and Scully begin to learn of the plans for colonization as well as a surprising secret about Bill Mulder's past. The season finale will leave you stunned and on the edge of your seat. Mythology episdoes include: Little Green Men, Sleepless, Duane Barry, Ascension, One Breath, Colony, End Game, and Anasazi.
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Summary: great show, great dvd
Review: I really love the show and was excited when this DVD was released. I think the packaging is nice.
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Summary: One of the best seasons
Review: Seasons 1 - 3 all deserve 5 stars (Season 3 being the best of the three). Pros: mytharc of Duane Barry/Ascension/One Breath (abduction of Scully. Very interesting conversation between Mulder and Melissa Scully and Mulder and Mrs. Scully. Great acting done by Duchovny. Red speedo episode. Mulder feels tremendous guilt...a familiar theme as time goes on.), Humbug (funny Darin Morgan episode. Killer making rounds at a freak show. Many strange characters (including true circus performers) and many funny lines.), Anasazi (Cliffhanger. Mulder in his undies. Mulder in mental distress: physically attacking Skinner and yelling at Scully.), mytharc of Colony/End Game (start of the morphing alien and the cloning sister Samantha themes. Mulder trades his sister for Scully. Mulder in distress. Scully warming up to Mulder.), Irresistible (serial killer/necrophiliac kidnaps Scully. Great interaction between M & S. Scully in distress.), Excelesius Dei (frustrated ghosts of retirement home go on a criminal rampage. Scully initiates the X-File.), Our Town (cannibal religious sect. Scully kidnapped...again. Mulder to the rescue.), Little Green Men (Senator Matheson (may have the wrong name here) makes an appearance. Angsty Mulder does not really want to see the proof of alien life. Check out Heidi's review of this episode on the Chimerical website (hilarious)), and Die Hand Die Verletzt ("toads just fell from the sky" episode. Very weird episode.). Cons: 3 (No Scully, but Mulder finally gets some action.), Blood (I don't like the guy from Newhart), Dod Kalm (boring and bad makeup), F. Emasculata (gross pus popping postules!!!), and Fearful Symmetry (zoo animals abducted by aliens?...okay). Overall, a very good season. Duchovny and Anderson look so young. Duchovny is so thin and Anderson is not (she was preggers in the earlier half of this season and the last half of the prior season). I often wonder if Anderson was not pregnant during this season, then maybe Scully would have never been abducted (this season), never found out she was sterile (4th (by Mulder)/5th (by Scully) seasons), and never have got cancer (4th season). Anyway...M & S solidify their alliance ("us against the world") and their devotion/affection to each other (in Colony, Anasazi, and Little Green Men especially) in this season. Duchovny and Anderson have M & S down pat by the beginning of this season.
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Summary: The best season
Review: There is little to say to an X-phile but "you must have this". This is quite possibly the best season of the X-files. It is great to have all the episodes available to rewatch and scrutinize and enjoy. If you are new to the X-files, it is worth watching this season to see the series at its best.
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Summary: The X-Files takes off.
Review: Season two of The X-Files continues the formula used in season one and adds in a little something extra. With the first part of the two-parter "Duane Barry", the show finally gets its dramatic elements right. A turning point on the show, Mulder and Scully also found themselves in the midst of an elaborate government conspiracy involving UFOs and alien beings. This season charts the beginning of the mythology, the heart and strength of this show. Faced with all new baddies such as serial killers, vampires, flukes, witches, and cultists, Mulder and Scully really get their groove on as we become accustomed to The X-Files standard. The stories here are definitely darker than the first season. With such moving episodes as "One Breath", the show proves it can have drama and still keep its tone. Until then, there was nothing much happening in the drama department on the series. This season's story arcs are carried over in many seasons to come, including the ironic journey of Scully, who comes closer to the truth than Mulder ever has. This is the season where Scully gets abducted, and Mulder learns that he and his partner are on to something big, and this time he's not just being paranoid. And besides the drama, the show gets its sense of humor with the first comedy episode "Humbug." Highlights include "Duane Barry", "Ascension", "One Breath", "Irresistible", "Colony", "End Game", "Humbug", and "Anasazi." Overall, this season marks the beginning of what's to come in the future for The X-Files. In the tradition of new beginnings, this is a welcome attraction.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I'm just borrowing season 2 from my sister right now to watch. i had watched the show off and on throughout the last nine years, and its nice to see them again. these are wonderfully created shows and worthy to be watched by everybody. they do get creepy on you, so if you dont like that kinda stuff, be warned.
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Summary: An ok Collection for an Oustanding Show
Review: The X-Files is easily one of the best shows ever on television. AS with the first season set, owning 25 episodes of this show is a dream come true. While not all of the episodes are great, enough of them are to ballance out the occasional dud(Fearful Symmetry, Aubrey, 3, Irresistable). It originally disturbed me to see the level of gore increase from Season 1(especially in episodes Aubrey and Fresh Bones), but it shouldn't bother you unless you are super sensetive(in which case, why are you watching the X-Files, silly? :p). The DVDs are of ok quality. To my surprise, these dvd's video quality is actually WORSE than the first season's, especially in the later episodes. Anasazi has the worst case of grain I believe I have ever seen. But, I give them a break, because it's a television show, after all, and not a big budget blockbuster movie. I have no quarrels with the sound, just don't be prepared to be blown away. The extras are slightly better than last time around aswell. The documentary is nearly doubled in length, we get 4 deleted scenes instead of 2, and we get 4 special effects shots. We also get the VHS interviews with series creater Chris Carter, which basicly only cover the basics of the episodes. I personally like the FX(channel that runs X-Files Repeats) segments, some of which are very interesting, but are only 1 minute long. The episode trailers are cool, but what's up with Anasazi's trailer coming from the syndication network? Where did it's original trailer go? Could they not find it? I know I remember seeing one. Finnally, I would like to commend Fox on improving the box design. The first season's was flimsy, and was scratched to bits by the time I got in the mail. The season 2 one is allot more durable,and shiny too. Finnally, the last extra is the foreign language clips. I don't know why these where included, because they are too short to help non-english speaking people, and have no value to the rest of us. I don't find it funny to listen to other languages, and I certainly hope that this was not why they were included, although I have a feeling that it is the reason. Overall, a good buy, especially if you are an X-Files fan, or even just a science fiction, or really if you just want some of the best material Television has ever given us.
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Summary: The best TV ever made
Review: Really, there is nothing else like this show on TV. This is the season that really got me hooked. Scully's abduction around episode 5 (Duane Barry and Ascension) came as a great shock to me... but two episodes later I realized that this show was so much more than shocking storylines. One Breath came as poetry to my eyes. Its score (composed by Mark Snow) was so emotional and intimate. And then I started to realize how well they told stories. They didn't try to give us what we already expected, but they suprised us (going beyond our own expectations) by taking big risks. Red Museum is a perfect example of this wise use of storytelling and narrative techniques. Then there is the begining of the mithology with Scully's abduction, Samantha's return and the excelent cliffhanger in Anasazi. The best of this season includes (leaving the mithology aside): Irresistible (an insight into Scully and her guilts perfectly matching the story of a necrophilic fetichist), Dod Kalm (come on! the stars becoming old and the poetic myth around the end of act 4... this is just a winner), Humbug (the first and one of the most complex humoristic episodes of the series about looks and mirrors), F. Emasculata, Aubrey and Die Hand Die Verletzt.
This show works at so many levels that I was astonished. The metaphoric level being the richer of them all... anyone thinking The Sopranos or The West Wing are the top of the TV (a.k.a. EMMY voters) clearly haven't seen the metaphoric and eliptic level of The X-Files and just stop at the well known dramaturgic level (which to be honest is just a matter of mechanics, and behind that there is always something better to analyze). The DVD is wonderful although I would like more extras... yet the episodes alone make this a five star item.
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Summary: They're great!
Review: OK, I've bought Season 1 and 2 now and have locked myself up for my two days off both times and had my own little X-Files marathon. I love 'em. I watched this show since I was in high school (I'm 25 now). Not so much the past year or so; while I think that the new additions to the cast have done their best on it, it's impossible to capture the sarcasm, humor, electricity, and storyline that was essentially created with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, without David Duchovny. I liked the way the show was, when the episodes could more or less stand alone, and weren't as tangled. However, the seasons available now for purchase are my favorites, and I would suggest buying them all.
They are slightly higher priced than most Season DVD's, but in my opinion they're worth it. The only irritating thing is that every episode has the theme music and intro, (yes I know that it makes sense as they're episodes) but if you start watching them straight through it gets a little redundant.
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