My Struggle (S10E01)

My life's become a punch line. A standard and uninteresting mythological episode that has always been one of the weaker ones that the X-Files offered, as they were never enough atmospheric or horror as monster of the week episodes or black-humorous and packed with one-liners as cult playful meta-episodes. And this one is no different. This one is over the top "Carter movie", which mixes everything together and hopes that something would work. (26/01/2016)

Save for a couple of exceptions, the mythology episodes of The X-Files were always annoying, and the same goes for the first episode of the revival. The problem is mostly how confusing it is. Honestly, I am convinced that not even the showrunners – or Christ Carter even – are fully on top of all these conspiracies. Everyone is always ranting about something, talking in riddles, nobody gives a clear answer to anything, everything is in doubt, and it has never, and will never, lead to any proper conclusion. Nevertheless, is nostalgia as hell; the feeling of the 1990s is tangible, Mulder is Mulder, Scully is Scully, Skinner is Skinner… Basically, it’s The X-Files. I’m looking forward to the next episodes, in its way, this one has been a “necessary evil”. (27/01/2016)