That Time The X-Files Flew Off The Rails

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  • @demonoflight
    @demonoflight День тому +464

    "That Time The X-Files Flew Off The Rails"
    My dearest Roses, you're gonna have to be more specific!

    • @NinjaPirateRabbit23
      @NinjaPirateRabbit23 День тому +14

      That was my exact thought the moment I saw the title!

    • @susanritchie2394
      @susanritchie2394 День тому +11

      Yeah, when was it ON the rails?

    • @NimhLabs
      @NimhLabs День тому +8

      "The fsck are rails?" -- X-Files, prolly

    • @juliakovacs4885
      @juliakovacs4885 День тому +3

      It had rails to begin with?

    • @Lint6
      @Lint6 День тому

      "Oh this isn't the incest rednecks episode...."

  • @ryandowney9383
    @ryandowney9383 День тому +461

    I completely agree with you that the "monster of the week" episodes of X-Files were much more interesting than the overarching alien storyline. Especially in later seasons when it was blatantly clear they had not planned it out and had no idea where they were going.

    • @jaidadraco
      @jaidadraco День тому +4

      SAME

    • @Rocketboy1313
      @Rocketboy1313 День тому +38

      You know I think the "they didn't know where they were going with it" is a byproduct of the show continuing beyond the reasonable conclusion of the Movie just after season 5.
      They probably did not have everything hammered out ahead of time, because creators rarely do. But they had an ending in mind and then kept going.
      Very, "already nutted by they keep sucking" territory if you don't mind the vulgar analogy.

    • @majingojira
      @majingojira День тому

      They INTENDED it to be vague and nebulous as a Conspiracy, a byproduct of the mistrust and confusion created by the Watergate scandal.

    • @jessewilley531
      @jessewilley531 День тому +20

      Actually in season two, they plotted out seasons 2-6. The problem was... half of the mythology episodes that had been planned for season six became Fight the Future. The Mulder abduction story exists because 1. Ratings were too good NOT to end the show at the end of season seven as planned. 2. David Duchovny got pissed Fox was selling syndication packages to Fox owned stations and cable networks at reduced rates, since it ate into both his and Gillian Anderson's royalties. He had a favored nations clause in his contract. Anything Anderson got, he got in theory. She had been given 2 episodes off a year since season two. He'd never used his off weeks. This allowed him to do take almost half a season off without TECHNICALLY violating his existing contract, which was set to expire at the end of season eight... and he opted not to renew.

    • @JaiProdz
      @JaiProdz День тому

      ​@@jessewilley531❤

  • @KaleyRose-x6i
    @KaleyRose-x6i День тому +105

    “The lost art of forehead sweat” is my all time solo episode. It’s got so much conspiracy content and it’s hilarious!

  • @jaidadraco
    @jaidadraco День тому +142

    One of my favorite x-files quotes ever with zero context
    "Her name is Bambi?!"

    • @DavittFinol
      @DavittFinol День тому

      I never thought I'd say this to you, Scully, but you smell bad

    • @ScottKorin
      @ScottKorin День тому +11

      Mulder, I'm coming up there."
      "Sure. Fine. Whatever."

    • @Louie_The_Dago
      @Louie_The_Dago День тому +15

      Nothing tops Mulder looking through Scully's window as her smart applications are trying to murder her, and he shouts "Scully, why is your house so much bigger than mine?!"

    • @robertmcginty4146
      @robertmcginty4146 День тому +8

      I still have to say "WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT YOU?!" when TV shows have characters introduce themselves as Special Agent.

    • @lynettegraves6261
      @lynettegraves6261 День тому +2

      😂 I was going to suggest that episode

  • @dizzard5297
    @dizzard5297 День тому +71

    See that guys first mistake was being in a creepy empty house at night, seeing two kids holding hands in a hallway and deciding to FOLLOW THEM.

    • @dragon1130
      @dragon1130 17 годин тому

      "Come play with us. Forever and ever."

  • @chaoscope
    @chaoscope День тому +176

    - When I was inside I knew I smelled fresh plaster.
    - So are you going to fill me in?
    What?! With plaster? No, why would I do that?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @spugintrntl
      @spugintrntl День тому +10

      That one got me😂

    • @mirjanbouma
      @mirjanbouma День тому +3

      Nearly gave me the hiccups, that one! 😂

    • @blackphoenix77
      @blackphoenix77 День тому +3

      Why did I read that as "fish plaster?" 😅

  • @vampirecheetah
    @vampirecheetah День тому +98

    Throwing out there that the episode where Mulder and Scully had to cooperate witn the cops from "Cops" is rather entertaining. Scully's withering look while repeating Skinner's reason, "The FBI has nothing to hide," as they get thrown under the proverbial bus is chef's kiss. "It's called "X-Cops".

    • @thepubknight6144
      @thepubknight6144 День тому +9

      That's one of my favorite episodes
      Mulder's smug tone every time he proves Scully's skepticism about it being supernatural wrong with Scully rolling her eyes was hilarious

    • @danakscully64
      @danakscully64 День тому +7

      I love the characters Steve and Edy. And the line "I don't think it's live television, Scully. She just said *bleep*"

    • @joshuanagatoshi9081
      @joshuanagatoshi9081 День тому +7

      My favorite part of that episode is David Duchovny completely breaking on camera during the scene with gay couple. Plus the amazing line, “I don't think it's live television, Scully. She just said *bleep.”

    • @richstoehr3247
      @richstoehr3247 19 годин тому +2

      Such a good episode - especially watching it back when it came out when both shows were still at their peak popularity.

  • @excrono
    @excrono 2 дні тому +292

    To be fair, when isn’t The X-Files flying off the rails?
    The episode “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” would have potent sarcastic comedy potential for a video.

    • @GothBarbie3000
      @GothBarbie3000 День тому +5

      I used to have that episode on VHS.

    • @excrono
      @excrono День тому +7

      @@GothBarbie3000 A lot of scenes had to be cut for the broadcast edit of that episode for time, it’s really a shame.

    • @reppyreacts
      @reppyreacts День тому +6

      Amazing episode

    • @jeremygalloway1348
      @jeremygalloway1348 День тому +10

      When did x files have rails

    • @marcherwitch9811
      @marcherwitch9811 День тому +4

      while you are waiting for roses (who might struggle with death acceptance episodes) sfdebris has done that ep! he's good.

  • @mollymcdade4031
    @mollymcdade4031 День тому +41

    If I had a nickel for every time Michael Emerson played an emotionally messed up guy disguised under a fake name who killed multiple people because of people in authority manipulating him for their own ends when he actually just wanted a father figure…
    I mean it’s either that or a heart-of-gold inventor with a pet malinois

  • @TheAluren
    @TheAluren День тому +92

    Two "Monster of the Week" type episodes come to mind. The one where Mulder finds an actual wish-granting genie ("Je Souhaite"), and the other one has highschoolers with super speed ("Rush")

    • @Louie_The_Dago
      @Louie_The_Dago День тому +3

      Really? Youre going to skip over the black and white Frankenstein who loves Cher episode?

    • @countluke2334
      @countluke2334 День тому +5

      I love the one about the guy who always has incredible luck, but someone else has to pay for it. He's browsing for a lottery ticket and is like "I don't need a million, don't you habe something where I can win 30,000?"

    • @robertmcginty4146
      @robertmcginty4146 День тому +4

      Wasn't the genie episode the last one before the series finale started? She came out of the rug. I still remember how happy Scully was about doing an autopsy on an invisible guy. His name was Anson, and why do I remember so much about this episode?

    • @Louie_The_Dago
      @Louie_The_Dago День тому +4

      @@robertmcginty4146 I think i only saw that episode once and remember every detail. Wishing his brother back to life and hes just screaming and in pain. Mulder wishing for world peace and all humans disappear. I think it sticks with you, because so many movies and stories have been made about djinns and genies and theres that moral/ethical philosophy argument that fits in with the "what if" scenario of wishes.

    • @erinconroy9813
      @erinconroy9813 День тому +2

      The genie's wish was for "a stout hearted mule and a bag full of turnips"

  • @Amitlu
    @Amitlu День тому +48

    Benjamin Linus VS the T-1000 is a match I never could have imagined.

    • @euansmith3699
      @euansmith3699 День тому +7

      I didn't see "Lost", so Michael Emerson will always be Harold Finch for me; from "Person of Interest". 👍 I'm guessing that Finch and the Machine would be quite a good match up for the T-1000.

    • @truehare
      @truehare День тому +3

      ​@@euansmith3699to be fair, Ben Linus would also be a match for the T-1000. 😂

  • @roninvox6131
    @roninvox6131 День тому +42

    Kind of ironic that Robert Patrick's character assumes that the guy fell out of a helicopter, when in Reacher season 2 he plays a character that throws people out of helicopters. : )

    • @thepubknight6144
      @thepubknight6144 День тому +12

      And in T-2 he kills a police officer helicopter pilot then imitates him

    • @Del_S
      @Del_S День тому +7

      Flying the helicopter by growing an extra arm, no less. Wasn't cgi, Robert Patrick just did that for real.

    • @helenl3193
      @helenl3193 14 годин тому

      ​​@@Del_S the arm bit? 😜

    • @edmundgonzalez8731
      @edmundgonzalez8731 8 годин тому +1

      @@helenl3193 All of it. Riding the bike off/out of the building, climbing in the helicopter, tossing the pilot out, growing extra body parts... He could do it all, a man of many talents. 😁

  • @davepowder4020
    @davepowder4020 День тому +22

    "You've been on this show a few seasons, how are you JUST getting the hang of it now?"
    Are you kidding? I'd still be feeling underwater after 20 years of trying to do a real X-files, when the weirdest real cases popped up.

  • @VvitokK
    @VvitokK День тому +24

    After watching Lost, I can't watch anything with Michael Emerson without dicaprio finger pointing

    • @jacobharvey2946
      @jacobharvey2946 День тому +2

      Thank you, I was wondering why I wasn’t seeing any comments pointing out who Anthony/Oliver was. He’s been in so many things since.

  • @sutarikun
    @sutarikun 8 днів тому +80

    IIRC, Carol's name prior to marrying into the Brady family was Martin, so maybe that was where the surname Martin came from?

    • @occono3543
      @occono3543 День тому +3

      No, it was Tyler.

    • @sutarikun
      @sutarikun День тому +14

      @@occono3543 Carol's maiden name was Tyler but her first married name was Martin.

    • @occono3543
      @occono3543 День тому +1

      @@sutarikun Ah

    • @QunMang
      @QunMang День тому +6

      Good point. Maybe someone asked around for Oliver's last name and the previous married name last name was misremembered as her maiden name (while remembering Oliver was related to Carol).

    • @lazyhomebody1356
      @lazyhomebody1356 5 годин тому

      Yes, but they should have asked around harder

  • @Alexplainshow
    @Alexplainshow 2 дні тому +57

    I like the idea of more agents trying to do their job for X-FIles and some of them would look up to Scully and Mulder

  • @lamarcornett3342
    @lamarcornett3342 День тому +37

    My absolute favorite episode is "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space.' " It's kind of a mix of monster of the week and big conspiracy.

  • @psukebariah3435
    @psukebariah3435 День тому +27

    My favorite X-Files will always be the Rashomon Gate style vampire episode with Luke Wilson.

    • @travismiller4320
      @travismiller4320 День тому +8

      Yep, Bad Blood from season 5, I enjoyed the same scene being played out multiple times from different perspectives

    • @Knokkelman
      @Knokkelman 15 годин тому +2

      Thx for reminding me, one of the best things I've ever seen on TV!

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 2 години тому

      I _still_ quote "Y'all must be the guv'ment people" with the exaggerated drawl to this day!

  • @shonen991
    @shonen991 День тому +15

    the X-files/COPS crossover was wild.

    • @thisithis
      @thisithis День тому +2

      The moon did it. 🤣

  • @awandererfromys1680
    @awandererfromys1680 День тому +10

    7:18 They didn't just build the entire Brady Bunch set, they build the attic upside down just for this shot.

  • @magicmike191v2
    @magicmike191v2 День тому +38

    If I had this "Turning My Home into a Sitcom House" powers, I would just visit The Golden Girls whenever I wanted. I'll eat cheesecake instead of Bea, it's fine

    • @elenachristian9860
      @elenachristian9860 День тому +5

      Excellent choice. Cheesecake, laughter and friendship.

    • @AgentofLADON
      @AgentofLADON День тому +3

      @magicmike191v2 wait. Instead of psychic yeets would intruders get driven insane by St Olaf stories or would Sophia get them?

    • @magicmike191v2
      @magicmike191v2 День тому +4

      @@AgentofLADON They'd get sent to Shady Pines (, Ma)

    • @FrenkTheJoy
      @FrenkTheJoy День тому +2

      Now you've got me wondering if there's a tier list of sitcom houses out there. The Brady Bunch house with its lack of toilets and two bathrooms for 9 people would definitely not be at the top of my list.

    • @ExtremeMadnessX
      @ExtremeMadnessX 22 години тому +1

      Wandavision...

  • @mattowen1242
    @mattowen1242 День тому +30

    For me, this is as much Mytharc as Monster-of-the-Week. It’s the last episode before the series finale and the episode after Doggett’s storyline is concluded. This is an episode about the mission of the X-Files and the show itself, and, despite Bud Bundy and his friend getting yeeted, it’s really a hopeful episode. It’s the episode where Doggett becomes a true believer, which is somewhat comforting as his character had so much recent trauma. They don’t get proof for the world but they get proof for themselves. It’s really a good one.

  • @niccolomanahan7775
    @niccolomanahan7775 День тому +28

    This was actually the penultimate episode of the series, and I liked how it gave the series a better sendoff vs what I felt was a very unsatisfying wrapup from the actual finale.

    • @sheelaghdonaldson7100
      @sheelaghdonaldson7100 День тому +9

      I agree. And I'll throw in that the message of this episode was "it's not the show but rather the people you watched it with that made you happy".

    • @chrismanuel9768
      @chrismanuel9768 День тому +2

      Really, the finale was the final three episodes. If you look at it like one long episode, that makes it a bit better

    • @travismiller4320
      @travismiller4320 День тому +2

      @@sheelaghdonaldson7100ultimately that what X-Files turned out to be with me, while watching the last two seasons recently, I realized I enjoyed watching X-Files with my stepsister every other Friday until Fox moved it to Sundays which by that time I was back at my mom’s, than actually watching the show

    • @niccolomanahan7775
      @niccolomanahan7775 День тому

      @@sheelaghdonaldson7100 yeah, I liked how they broke the fourth wall a tiny bit in this episode, especially at the end

    • @niccolomanahan7775
      @niccolomanahan7775 День тому

      @@chrismanuel9768 Nice! I’ll keep that in mind in my next rewatch (if I ever get to starting it hahaha)

  • @barchenbox5393
    @barchenbox5393 2 дні тому +53

    Maybe the death of the two men did not get followed up on because they broke into the house and yeeting them could be seen as self defense?

    • @AgentofLADON
      @AgentofLADON День тому +24

      Repeatedly broke in. Because they felt somehow entitled to show off a strangers house to others. They're actually kind of creepy.

    • @TriforceWisdom64
      @TriforceWisdom64 День тому +15

      ​@@AgentofLADONThe first guy, yes. The second guy, who was investigating his friend's murder while exposing a real supernatural occurrence? No way.

    • @Amaritudine
      @Amaritudine День тому +7

      It'd be pretty impossible to prosecute, anyway. Convincing a jury, beyond reasonable doubt, that one reclusive man intentionally launched two dudes through his roof, with zero credible evidence of how he did it?
      Besides (and I haven't seen the episode, so this might be wrong) isn't it possible that he didn't intentionally hurt them, and his powers simply went haywire when he felt threatened?

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 2 години тому +1

      @@Amaritudine To be fair, that would be an absolutely _wild_ jury to sit in. The deliberations would be like a sliding door - completely unhinged.

  • @KyleRDent
    @KyleRDent День тому +18

    The Horse statue from The Brady Bunch and The Hare statue from Inside No.9 are best friends and hang out to discuss their shows; my personal headcanon.

  • @ZeusTheIrritable
    @ZeusTheIrritable День тому +10

    The "What, with fresh plaster, why would I do that?" line made me spit my coffee out from laughing. I did that twice already from the Ze Fank video on Eels that came out today. No more coffee for me.

  • @TJForceIX
    @TJForceIX День тому +8

    I remember watching this episode when it came out and thinking that the focus on Cousin Oliver was a not-so-subtle dig at Doggett having a similar position on the X-Files itself.

  • @AJadedLizard
    @AJadedLizard День тому +10

    3:06
    Holy shit it's Michael Emerson!

  • @auntiefish4192
    @auntiefish4192 День тому +19

    The X-Files was never entirely on the rails, but the later seasons, with Special Agent The T-1000 got weird.

  • @josephyoung2593
    @josephyoung2593 День тому +12

    "Eve" from the first season has always struck me as the perfect X-Files monster-of-the-week ep; it's not metatheatrical or goofy, but it's a nifty, suspenseful hour of TV with unexpectedly strong rewatch value. Might be interesting to look at in this context.
    Alternatively, it occurs to me that David Copperfield's TV specials from the '80s and '90s might merit this sort of attention.

  • @Del_S
    @Del_S День тому +14

    Apparently written and directed by some guy called Vince Gilligan. Who was never heard of again after this episode.

  • @keith_5584
    @keith_5584 День тому +16

    3:30 The house is a Dharma Station. Something about magnets in Korean.

  • @HauntedScribe-sm1le
    @HauntedScribe-sm1le День тому +8

    That “tacky horse statue” was also central to the plot of A Very Brady Sequel

    • @woobiefuntime
      @woobiefuntime День тому +1

      That is one of my favorite movies .

  • @Gappasaurus
    @Gappasaurus День тому +38

    Glad you’re feeling better PUR 🙂 The episode “Bad Blood” would be fun to do, it’s definitely a “Monster of the Week” story done in a somewhat comedic “whodunit?” tone, featuring Ham from The Sandlot and Luke Wilson with buck teeth 🤣 One of my faves.

    • @skyllalafey
      @skyllalafey День тому +3

      Agreed, would love to see that episode covered here; it is hilarious!

    • @thepanhandlepack1921
      @thepanhandlepack1921 День тому +2

      Yesss my all time favorite episode!!

    • @dagfinissocool
      @dagfinissocool День тому +5

      I saw that episode yesterday:) Mulder stabbing a kid with a stake was a bit unexpected

    • @WillyKillya
      @WillyKillya День тому +2

      The monster of the week episodes comprise the meat of the x-files. The conspiracy theory episodes were for season ender's, openers and a sprinkler in between; when they became more prominent they got Goofy and out of hand.

    • @elenachristian9860
      @elenachristian9860 День тому +3

      Bad Blood was MADE for Roses!

  • @davepowder4020
    @davepowder4020 День тому +9

    "This was a very weird episode" - Those were X-files strengths!

    • @heyheyhey33351
      @heyheyhey33351 6 годин тому

      100%. I'd actually have more appreciation for the X-Files if they stuck with being a dark comedy monster of the week series.

  • @xstarsystemsx
    @xstarsystemsx День тому +7

    Squeeze is the only x-files episode i remember, because i think it was the only episode that actually scared me when i saw it as a kid.

  • @Rocketboy1313
    @Rocketboy1313 День тому +9

    Odd coincidence that I have been watching "Evil" where Michael Emerson (Oliver here) is the central recurring antagonist.
    I highly recommend the show as it is an excellent mystery/supernatural thriller show.

    • @mollymcdade4031
      @mollymcdade4031 День тому +4

      Between this video, Evil’s final season airing, l LOST being put onto Netflix, and his episode in the Fallout TV show, Michael Emerson is really having a moment!
      And he deserves it too, the guy acts everyone else out of the water no matter what show he’s in

  • @ricardofuentesgutierrez1442
    @ricardofuentesgutierrez1442 День тому +4

    I love the episode where Mulder and Scully give their different POVs, it's like a vampire episode.

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 2 години тому

      "Bad Blood" and yes, from what I'm seeing in the comments, it's definitely a fan favorite, myself included.

  • @Tzen03
    @Tzen03 День тому +3

    My favourite line from Doggett is an episode where they're trying to track down a man who can become metal, and he says "A metal man, Agent Scully? Only in the movies".

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 2 години тому

      I absolutely hate it when movies and shows try to look clever for doing that. It's always been an immersion killer for me - it's a reminder that, since _x_ situation or _y_ creature exists in their world, then they are, in fact, in the type of fictional world they're decrying.
      I've only seen it done well a handful of times, and most of those were already self-aware, fourth wall breaking satirical parodies like Deadpool, though one instance came from (of all things) a Star Trek novel where a character found out another character had a collection of novels based on a popular in-universe holovid program and commented, "Why would anyone want to read novels based on a fictional show?"

  • @elliot2331
    @elliot2331 День тому +8

    Hey, it's Ben from Lost! (I know Michael Emerson's been in a bunch of things, but he'll always be Ben from Lost to me)

  • @daviddalby6217
    @daviddalby6217 День тому +9

    Coming off 'Humbug' and 'Post Modern Prometheus' (two of the absolute finest eps of the X Files) to a late period season 9 ep must have been rough.
    If you want some more excellent comedic X Files Eps, 'Bad Blood' (Comedy Rashomon with rural vampires), 'Hollywood AD' (Hollywood gets the rights to make an X-Files film), 'Jose Chung's "From Outer Space"' and 'Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose' (so funny, beautiful and god damned brilliant they defy description. When Darrin Morgan was on form he was unstoppable) are def worth a review...

  • @lhfirex
    @lhfirex День тому +13

    I totally agree with preferring monster of the week X-Files to the alien conspiracy ones. I mean there are a few multi-part stories about aliens that are good, but the monster of the week episodes have that fun quality where you can watch one and not have to remember key details for later.
    Plus, let's be real, the alien conspiracy wound up being really boring as an actual plot. It was just "UFOs crashed and some shadow government agency tried to create alien-human hybrid super soldiers," which even during the original run of the show, is a bit of a sci-fi cliche.

    • @bsadewitz
      @bsadewitz День тому +2

      Yeah, overall I feel like they kinda dropped the ball on developing the alien subplot, then attempted to tie it in with the movie, and it just never went anywhere that interesting.

    • @thepubknight6144
      @thepubknight6144 День тому

      ​@@bsadewitz didn't they admit it was just Aliens doing some reality TV arc and no one really died but was "taken away" to another dimension?

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 День тому

      @@thepubknight6144whoa

    • @ExtremeMadnessX
      @ExtremeMadnessX 22 години тому

      ​@@thepubknight6144Isn't that in South Park?

  • @RoseThorn1987
    @RoseThorn1987 23 години тому +3

    This is my go-to episode when I explain to people how *weird* the later seasons got. The image of gravity-flipped Dogget jumping up and down on the ceiling will forever stay with me.

  • @Martynde
    @Martynde 2 дні тому +57

    America won’t have heard of this show, but I think Rob Grant’s The Strangerers (correct spelling) would be a perfect fit for this channel. It’s about a pair of aliens in human form attempting to hide on Earth and usually failing or getting utterly confused with wacky hijinx. It was a British comedy show from the early 2000s and is available on UA-cam.

    • @foxesofautumn
      @foxesofautumn День тому +2

      I loved this show. It’ll be great to see it covered by Roses.

    • @heatherturner2366
      @heatherturner2366 День тому +7

      Sounds like 3rd rock from the sun

    • @chrismanuel9768
      @chrismanuel9768 День тому +2

      ​@@heatherturner2366exactly what I was thinking

  • @marklechman2225
    @marklechman2225 21 годину тому +4

    “Martin” was Carol Brady’s first married name as she was married to Daniel Martin. Oliver was a cousin to the Brady kids on Carol’s side as he was her brother’s son, which means Tyler (as in Oliver Tyler) would have been Carol’s maiden name. The writers of that episode must have made a mistake and assumed “Martin” was actually Carol’s maiden name, thus we get “Oliver Martin.”

  • @BennysBenz
    @BennysBenz День тому +11

    Yay a X-Files episode 🎉 and yes this was a nutty episode! He tested the boy who was called Ben Linus at the time and part of the Dharma initiative.

  • @nikg6232
    @nikg6232 2 дні тому +22

    YOOOO! This was basically my first episode of X-FIles. I watched as a kid, but this was the first one I saw as an adult (after the fact) and brought me back to re-watch.
    Oh and "Home" as a suggested episode. It's the scariest one and I'm pretty sure they stopped airing it on TV.

    • @FFKonoko
      @FFKonoko День тому +4

      Still aired after, they just added a discretionary warning for later broadcast.
      Plot was basically Wrong Turn iirc

    • @euansmith3699
      @euansmith3699 День тому +1

      "Home"? That's rough, and no mistake. 😬

  • @jessewilley531
    @jessewilley531 День тому +6

    The X-Files two best episodes... Clyde Bruchman's Final Repose and Jose Chung's From Outer Space.

  • @hugobomb
    @hugobomb 2 дні тому +19

    Yay! Welcome back Roses!

  • @Martynde
    @Martynde 2 дні тому +11

    Hope you’re feeling better now.

  • @nilbog972
    @nilbog972 21 годину тому +3

    WHAT THE HELL!? I literally watched an interview with Micheal Emerson right before this because I’ve been obsessed with Lost. Amazing to see him in this episode. Crazy.

  • @charleshancock152
    @charleshancock152 День тому +4

    Love these. "Small Potatoes" or "Bad Blood"

  • @mortua_conjuga
    @mortua_conjuga 17 годин тому +1

    the *EMOTIONAL MANIPULATION* alarm killed me so much 😂😂😂

  • @genericyoutubecommentchann7418
    @genericyoutubecommentchann7418 2 дні тому +4

    I’m so happy to see another X-Files review!
    The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat (11x4) is a very bonkers episode from Darin Morgan, even by his standards. I’d love to see that covered. It even references the Twilight Zone in that one.

  • @user-si3gu8pm6j
    @user-si3gu8pm6j День тому +7

    It's been so long I forgot Michael Emerson was in the X-Files...huh

    • @jamesabernethy7896
      @jamesabernethy7896 День тому +1

      I didn't realise Bryan Cranston was in one. I even rewatched X-files after Breaking Bad... and Godzilla.

  • @offdutyenglishmajor9924
    @offdutyenglishmajor9924 День тому +18

    I always loved the silly vampire episode, "Bad Blood," but I don't remember if you've covered it or not. I just think it's hilarious and worth a watch regardless.

    • @BOTHthosearetaken
      @BOTHthosearetaken День тому +2

      That's my favorite episode!

    • @reppyreacts
      @reppyreacts День тому +1

      That episode is EPIC

    • @Gappasaurus
      @Gappasaurus День тому +3

      “Y’all mus’ be tha guv’mint people!” 😆

    • @thepubknight6144
      @thepubknight6144 День тому +1

      ​​@@Gappasaurus it's amazing how X-Files was able to show that type of person and them sort of people lead a whole political party eventually

    • @travismiller4320
      @travismiller4320 День тому +1

      She hasn’t covered it yet, this is just the 3rd, Humbug and Postmodern Prometheus are the other two.

  • @juls7403
    @juls7403 День тому +2

    I love Doggett. Obviously, he can't replace Muder, but that's because he was never supposed to. Plus, I have convinced myself his name is a play on "dogged detective" and is therefore fun

  • @scotbotvideos
    @scotbotvideos 2 дні тому +6

    Superb! The sarcasm never gets old; it ages like a fine wine.

  • @arthurjeremypearson
    @arthurjeremypearson День тому +4

    You always bring a new level of entertainment to old episodes. Thank you

  • @SilverDragonJay
    @SilverDragonJay День тому +3

    I've seen basically nothing about the brady bunch, but man is that house aggressively 70s. I'm sure it was highly fashionable at the time, but it just makes me think about how all these beige houses are going to age in 30 years. Or maybe interior decorating is changing so rapidly that it will be impossible to pinpoint a specific decade.

    • @DeliveryMcGee
      @DeliveryMcGee 8 годин тому

      That style of interior design was actually the new hotness in the late '50s/early '60s, you just think of it as '70s because the Brady Bunch started in 1969 (so that decor was still in fashion at the time), and IRL the styles lasted a good 15-20 years after being built/updated, especially that style, for reasons to be explained below.
      Actual designed-in-the-'70s interior design was HORRENDOUS.

  • @DawnOfTheOzz
    @DawnOfTheOzz 23 години тому +3

    "That Time The X-Files Flew Off The Rails"
    Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down? Also, having Zep Hindle show up as a guest star in any episode of any show is guaranteed to make him the villain of the week. Seriously, that is the same actor who played Zep Hindle from the Saw movie series.

  • @zombie..
    @zombie.. День тому +2

    Odd timing that I just watched the Brady Bunch movie again last night! Haven’t rewatched many XFiles but definitely recall this one now 😂 You have a great sense of humor, Roses. Never stop!

  • @ZeusAmun-pt9dc
    @ZeusAmun-pt9dc День тому +2

    "ghost and poltergeist, that's what Mulder would say?"
    Well, it is my go to.

  • @ericcooke2661
    @ericcooke2661 День тому +1

    It is fun to find actors before their "look" caught on, seeing Micheal Emmerson as Oliver just brought back memories of Persons of Interest, and the "head" in the recent Fallout show

  • @miasma5000
    @miasma5000 День тому +3

    Great episode, as always! I would LOVE to see your take on X-Files' Bad Blood! A vampire episode being told from two POVs (Mulder, then Scully). Seeing the minor differences between their take on things is very amusing and, all in all, I think it's a good episode. Bonus points for a hunky 90s Sheriff Luke Wilson!

  • @jetsonian
    @jetsonian День тому +2

    I’m pretty convinced that the set seen in this episode was not built by the X-Files production crew and instead is the one built for the 1995/1996 Brady Bunch remake films. The horse statue mentioned was even a plot point in A Very Brady Sequel.

  • @MattSaysHello
    @MattSaysHello 2 дні тому +13

    Thank you for covering X Files! Please do a video on the episode Tooms (season 1 episode 21). It’s creepy and scary.

    • @stephencrabtree4256
      @stephencrabtree4256 День тому +2

      Tooms is great, though I prefer Squeeze - same villain, but also the first-ever MotW episode

    • @ChristophGangrel
      @ChristophGangrel День тому +1

      On of the scariest episodes. Scareier than Home (there i've said it). still gives me chils after all those years...

    • @MattSaysHello
      @MattSaysHello День тому

      @@stephencrabtree4256 ohhh I’ve not seen Squeeze. I’ll check it out!

    • @MattSaysHello
      @MattSaysHello День тому

      @@ChristophGangrel same! It was really great TV!

  • @Greydawg
    @Greydawg День тому +1

    I don't have anything valuable to say except how much I love these episode reviews every time. Speaking like a real person makes brings me great joy. 💯

  • @Tobascodagama
    @Tobascodagama День тому +4

    Oh, hey, it's Michael Emerson!

  • @FrenkTheJoy
    @FrenkTheJoy День тому +1

    Your reviews are so nice - you don't pretend to hate everything to be funny, you're just like "well that was weird! Here's some trivia" and I really dig it.

  • @Vercingetorix061983
    @Vercingetorix061983 9 годин тому +1

    I loved this episode and Michael Emerson's acting. With nice humor and a very sweet history.

  • @amystubby
    @amystubby День тому +3

    You're just my favorite, PuR. I will never tire of these reviews.

  • @angelito2144
    @angelito2144 День тому +5

    3:26 it's actually a bass clarinet 🤓

    • @tragictrain404
      @tragictrain404 День тому +1

      I wondered if anyone else caught that too

  • @TJF588
    @TJF588 7 годин тому +1

    The many and various roles I'm sideswiped to notice being played by Michael Emerson, modern and classic. Guy is prolific.

  • @dubliners0999
    @dubliners0999 День тому +1

    I'm so excited that you did an X-Files. I loved this show and it was often ridiculous. Thank you Pushing Up Roses!

  • @CantankerousDave
    @CantankerousDave 21 годину тому +2

    It's really weird to see Michael Emerson looking younger than his default "Person of Interest" / "Lost" age, yet still exactly the same somehow.

    • @GenXfrom75
      @GenXfrom75 20 годин тому

      He really does! 😮

  • @emilemeijervideogames
    @emilemeijervideogames День тому +3

    When it comes to government agents investigating weird stuff I think I prefer Warehouse 13. But I don't regret having watched the whole X-Files series as it had many fun episodes.

  • @tonyacross6485
    @tonyacross6485 День тому +2

    Another episode you may want to consider is “Bad Blood.” (S.5, ep. 12) I love the the Monster of the Week episodes so much better than the alien mess. And, almost any episode that Kim Manners had a hand in are almost always THE BEST! (He worked on some great “Supernatural” episodes, too.) Thanks so much for all your TV recaps! ❤️

  • @cutthe27
    @cutthe27 12 годин тому +1

    Kinda ties into the twilight zone because that kid who could warp reality was named Anthony also

  • @ssatva
    @ssatva День тому +1

    So Roses, I will mention the X-Files related show Millennium, which was, start to finish, a Wild Ride, though a grimmer one. Still, when a dying kidnap victim whispers "Her love is blue!" and is in fact referring to the corny old song for a distressing reason, we're not in normal grimdark territory.

  • @HobbesBaxter
    @HobbesBaxter День тому +1

    Great job as always! Thank you!

  • @jasonlee8842
    @jasonlee8842 День тому +2

    Great review as always! Thanks PUR!

  • @justinfalzon6854
    @justinfalzon6854 День тому +3

    Season 3 episode 20, Jose Chung from Outer Space is my favorite X-Files.

  • @melenatorr
    @melenatorr День тому +1

    Clearly, Oliver transported himself to the Lost island, and made himself useful there: the wonderful Michael Emerson as a guest star in "X-Files" is a match made in heaven.
    My mother and I started watching "X-Files" around season 3 or 4, and kept going to the very end. Almost immediately, I formed a resistance to Mulder that developed over time into a violent impatience with him. I liked the actor, David Duchovny, especially as a screenwriter: he wrote some very good and sometimes very, very funny "X-Files" episodes. But I never could reconcile myself to Mulder. I liked Scully, and my favorite male character was Skinner - "Boss Man!" he was called in our house. So for me, it was easy wrap my acceptance around Doggett, though I think he never really was able to fill Mulder's shoes, much though I resisted the reality of that. I remember the negative reaction to Robert Patrick in the role, and feel he got a raw deal there.

  • @martinboyle9163
    @martinboyle9163 18 годин тому +1

    I think all X-Files episodes flew off the rails.
    I knew something was wonky with the show when they introduced Mulder to Scully by telling her that everyone calls him "Spooky" and then I never heard anyone call him that even once.

  • @tukke
    @tukke День тому +2

    One of the most historically meaningfull episodes of X-Files would be Drive - episode 2 from the 6th season. It was written by Vince Gilligan and it starred Bryan Cranston. And 10 years later they both would be breaking bad in Breaking Bad. The history of American television happened right there and then and it was also a pretty frigging good episode after Jumpin' da Shark in X-Files.

  • @peggycarlyle6409
    @peggycarlyle6409 День тому

    Really enjoyed this video! Thanks for making it!

  • @pjhead1234
    @pjhead1234 День тому

    Looking foward to more of these. Too awesome

  • @rchassereau2
    @rchassereau2 День тому

    Oh wow looking forward to more of these, great video

  • @KhanaHatake
    @KhanaHatake День тому

    "What? No, it's not! LOOK AT IT!" Is the absolute perfect response!!😂

  • @KrystalloMantis
    @KrystalloMantis День тому

    So glad you covered this one it's insane.

  • @midoriya-shonen
    @midoriya-shonen 9 годин тому

    You know what, props to them. At the start of this episode, I had no idea how all this was gonna come together, but they managed to pull off this very, very strange concept for a crossover in a creative way that felt faithful to the themes of X-Files. Good for them.

  • @LiquidAwesomePersonified
    @LiquidAwesomePersonified День тому +2

    I was gonna leave a "welcome back" comment, but then I checked the notification settings... I was only being notified about the "popular" videos!!!
    Curse thee, algorithm devils!!! all these videos are popular!!!

  • @SeiranSong
    @SeiranSong День тому +1

    "You gonna fill me in?"
    "With plaster?! Why would I do that?"
    I almost choked on my drink and started laughing. Thanks, Roses. =D

  • @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842
    @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842 День тому +1

    Thanks for a lovely video!

  • @heidimets
    @heidimets 5 годин тому

    The episode “First Person Shooter” from season 7 swings wildly between fun bonkers and uncomfortable bonkers at breakneck speed. Genuine entertainment whiplash abounds.

  • @gforce9596
    @gforce9596 7 годин тому

    There are so many 80s and 90s shows that I NEED you to cover as time goes by!

  • @zevzero
    @zevzero День тому +1

    Great video! Good way to start my Sunday.

  • @diepderstine8910
    @diepderstine8910 День тому +1

    Oh PUR...the sponge an old man line...I could barely type this for laughing so hard and so loud...🎉❤👑....carry on😂😂😂

  • @nickatwork
    @nickatwork День тому +1

    Using his power to send them to a late 90s microsoft screensaver