Spoilers

“Shadows”

I do love the X-Files, but re-watching these in 2023 make a few things stand out. There was a scene in this episode that had Mulder and Scully searching through the microfilm for info from a newspaper. That had happened a few episodes before too and I couldn’t help but think about how much easier it is these days to just check Google.

There was also a cell phone call Mulder received where he had to put up his phone’s antenna.

Then, some of the hairstyles were so 1980s it was amazing.

I know it did not matter, it was just an observation.

As for “Shadows,” we get an X-File dealing with a murderous poltergeist, one that was protecting his secretary/friend from dangers.

It is amazing how Dana Scully always just never sees anything that happens. She is in the wrong place every time. The ghost is killing people, floating them off the ground, and Scully just misses out. I think you could consider that a trope of the series.

This is an entertaining episode that doesn’t really jump out. It is just a fine, solid episode.