Spoilers

“Calusari”

“F. Emasculata”

“Soft Light”

The X-Files were on quite a positive run as it neared the end of season two. These were three solid episodes that all had a different feel to them. Episodes 22 & 23 were both involving the government and their sneaky, sneaky tricks. 

It was cool to see Adrian Monk himself, Tony Shalhoub, in the 23rd episode as the man with the murderous shadow. Shalhoub is always great in whatever role he takes on and the final shot of him in a chair, controlled by the government (X himself) as a tear rolls down his cheek is an amazingly terrifying image.

The 21st episode featured a cool concept that took the old possession angle in a different manner. The idea that the little kid was a twin who had his twin die in the womb, and that the dead twin spirit was killing people was a really awesome twist. 

How many times have Mulder and/or Scully think they have been exposed to some kind of virus/disease/illness? It happened yet again in “F. Emasculata” when Scully could have been exposed to a deadly contagion. She avoided this one (again) but you would think that her luck would run out one of these days.

I did find the showdown on the infected prisoner, who had the little boy captive, and Mulder was intense and solidly written, even though his eventual death was pretty obvious.