Wow, this season is just all over the place. We're only halfway through, and the episodes have ranged from complete and utter trash (ep. 1) to being interesting (ep. 3) to reaching gold status (ep.4) and back to mediocrity (ep. 2 and this one).
David and Gillian both deliver some good performances (Mulder's dialogue with Skinner and Scully's "monologue"). Skinner is sort of downplayed in this episode but it feels like he's being set up for something big later on. The second part of the episode kind of doesn't make any sense in terms of plot and mostly the motivation of the DoD operatives. It is still important that you watch it cause it establishes a lot for the ending of the season (as well as Season 10).
The plot wasn't well done overall, but the product placement, my god, there's like 2 or 3 scenes in this episode SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN to showcase the features of the stuff they're selling. It's so obvious it hurts, like come on, connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot from the car you're advertising FROM a tablet YOU ARE ALSO ADVERTISING. And they focus on these shots too, Jesus Christ. If the first episode felt like a 45 min long trailer, this one feels like a 20 min commercial within an X-files episode.
David and Gillian both deliver some good performances (Mulder's dialogue with Skinner and Scully's "monologue"). Skinner is sort of downplayed in this episode but it feels like he's being set up for something big later on. The second part of the episode kind of doesn't make any sense in terms of plot and mostly the motivation of the DoD operatives. It is still important that you watch it cause it establishes a lot for the ending of the season (as well as Season 10).
The plot wasn't well done overall, but the product placement, my god, there's like 2 or 3 scenes in this episode SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN to showcase the features of the stuff they're selling. It's so obvious it hurts, like come on, connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot from the car you're advertising FROM a tablet YOU ARE ALSO ADVERTISING. And they focus on these shots too, Jesus Christ. If the first episode felt like a 45 min long trailer, this one feels like a 20 min commercial within an X-files episode.