Anybody else take a look at the preview for this episode, take a look at the listing for Mr. Holland's Opus… and decide to watch Mr. Holland's Opus?

I didn't really like this one.

Lets see do we have all the tackings of a dumpser episode.

-Crumby Locals
-•••••• local phrase used over and over again until Mulder uses it.
-Monster Thing
-Plot killing characters.


Oh, did I mentain I didn't like this one.

Sorry to those of you that liked this one. But this is how I feel.

ANP

Why is the word S T U P I D beeped out?

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Mulder says that Mr. D. discovered the X-Files 4 years ago. Isn't M&S on the X-Files longer than that?

Will be right back ... the commercial is about over.

Another episode claims the X-Files go back to the 50's. Back then, they were the U-Files. A secratary moved them because "There's plenty of room under X".

Mulder says that the cop doesn't have a temperature. Huh? 106 degrees isn't a temperature?

Mr. D. : "If I had someone as savvy I wouldn't have retired."

Mulder said 40 years ago, not 4

I was prepared not to like this one, because it seemed a little far-fetched that M&S would get involved. But once all the characters got together, the story picked up.

How did the cat survive being stuck inside the washing machine for hours? Wouldn't it have drowned?

We saw lots of shots of light fixtures filling up with (apparently) salt water. They should have all shorted out in a blaze of blown circuits.

Fresh water kills the salt water creature. What good is that to Mulder? The creature is inside of him now. How's he going to get water on it?

That lady scientist and her son must be pretty weak. I had a hard time believing that they couldn't tip over the washing machine, especially in her hysterical fit.

The scientist must have figured out that fresh water stops the monster (or else why try to dump the washer?). Why didn't she just run outside? Or break all the windows and let the rain blow in?

Mulder says the creature was driven into the waste water system by the churning of the ocean. This implies that Mulder thinks the sewage system is a big pipe that goes from the drains straight into the ocean. As Mulder should remember from "Fluke", all waste water goes into a treatment plant before it's released into ground water or ocean water systems. Even a shore condo has miles of piping between its waste system and the ocean. The creature would have had to pass through a lot of fresh water to reach its victims.

Well, it improved after its incredibly hokey opening. Still, a lesser episode.

You know what happened here? Mulder and Scully actually discovered a new life form! At very least, this should be written up in some crytozoology journal. Even if it turned to water when it died, their testimony should be enough to confirm its existence (they are FBI agents after all).

Interesting parrallels between the woman's labour,and Mulder's sea monster distress.

Man i'm weird.

Mulder after removing a wrist watch from a toilet: "passing time..."

Mulder seemed very embarrassed by Mr. D's constant praising of Scully at the end of the episode, I was expecting him to say "You know, she did shoot me once..."

"Ice," anyone?

So in the middle of a hurricane, ol' Barney Fife stops to pry the grill off a backed up drain and stick his hand way down in there? Nothing better to do?

Best line: (Mulder) "Someone's already got him by the nugs."

Bkarras,
You're probably right, 40 years should be right about the time they put Travelers' Mr. Dales. I kept thinking which ep. I saw him in. But I'll have to go back and rewatch this episode to see if it was indeed 40 and not 4.

Yes, the Shipleys should have been able to tip that washer over without much trouble. Specifically, Evan should have been pushing on the top, to gain better leverage.

I'm surprised that M&S could fly in with this hurricane bearing down, and that the authorities were only considering shutting the airports down when they try to leave. A few inches of snow in the NYC area a couple months ago shut down the airports right away. You're telling me a hurricane warning wouldn't do the same in Florida?

I thought Dales discovered the X-Files 50 years ago, not 40.

When the big deputy pulls Evan's jersey out of the drain, we see the name and number on the back. The deputy starts turning it around, the shot shifts, and the deputy finishes turning it around. The back is once again to us.

The condo manager discovered in a cocoon of slime on the, er, commode has his pants up. Not impossible, just really, really unusual.

With the apparent demise of Agent Spender, are Mulder and Scully officially assigned to X files cases?

In my view, this episode could not have occurred in February, since hurricane season starts later in the year.

I didn't understand Mulder's reference to Forrest Gump.

Hans--Yes. That was stated at the end of "One Son."

Can you refresh my memory as to what Mulder said about Forrest Gump? I don't remember that line.

Shane--I thought the condo manager's pants were around his ankles. It was hard to tell with all the slime.

It was a refrence to the Huricane scene in "Forrest Gump", which lead to Forrest becomming a shrimp tycoon. Or, possibly, a refrence to Mulder meeting Forrest at some point during his carrer.

My name is Fox Mulder, (pause) people call me (pause) Fox Mulder.

This started off seeming like another X-Files attempt at vicious killings, done by something we don't care about, but Mulder thinks it's "THE KEY TO EVERYTHING" (TM).

Next, we move on to the adventures of "LIEUTENANT DOOFUS". Watch Lieutenant Doofus hilariously mistake Mulder for a crook. Watch him blunder his way into meeting the monster. Watch him die in a "shocker".

Following this, we meet "STEREOTYPES ANONYMONOUS". Watch the "LOOTER", who has about three lines, and we never do find out about him. Watch the "HILARIOUSLY POOR NON-MARRIED COUPLE", as they have a baby. Watch the "N.R.A. MADMAN", as he (hah hah) is strangled in slow motion.

Finally, watch an X-Files favorite: "DEUX EX MACHINA". Watch as Mulder and Scully in the last second find something to save that hilarious goof, Mulder, from dying. Watch as we restrain the urge to slug Arthur Dales in the stomach.

Seriously, I liked this episode, but it had the feeling that it was intended as a parody of those MOTW episodes by purposely negating some of the suspense later on. I would have liked a kind of reversal on expectations--the cop doesn't die, but instead does superb work on finding all the clues; Dales is attacked in his home; and at the end, Mulder and Scully report their findings to Skinner. He nods, as they leave. Suddenly, a mysteriously darkened figure walks in, smoking a cigarette. "Do you believe them?" asks Skinner. "Of course I do," answers Spender.

Just a thought.

Mike

This was a so-so episode. But I had a major nit with Scully...here she sees Mulder has been "bitten" around the neck, screams bloody murder to be allowed to get to him, but as soon as the mother cries that her water has broken, Mulder is long forgotten. Correct me if I'm wrong (and I know y'all will ), but Mulder probably has about 20 minutes to live (if he goes the way of the deputy), and babies sometimes take a little longer than that to arrive! I know this is TVland, where babies arrive in 24-1/2 minutes, but seems to me Mulder had the more pressing need of medical attention...she could have been in labor for hours!

I'm surprised that deputy was not wearing a red shirt , he sure had the mentality of one.

On a related note, Sarah. I'm a computer scientist, not a doctor. But, IMHO, Mulder is at death's door and needs major medical attention. The baby could be delivered by the father, looter, or anyone else (asuming it's a normal delivery, not some mutant). So Scully really should have checked on Mulder, not delivered the baby.

Sarah and Charles--did both of you not notice that the crazy militia man was the one stopping Scully from checking on Mulder? CMM locked the door and pulled a gun on Scully (who was apparentely weaponless). CMM refused to let in Mulder cos he was infected. That left Scully free to attend to the pregnant lady.

Scully wanted to help Mulder, but she couldn't get past the CMM

Oops! Sorry I missed that, Mike. That's why I'm not a doctor.

Cmm meet Csm. Csm meet Cmm. Talk about a match made in h e double hockey sticks.

I don't live in Florida or anything, but I'm pretty sure the weather service has some good ideas about where these huricanes land. Everyone acted surprised that the huricane is going to hit them. They should of have several days warning, I think. Certainly the airports ought to have been closed.

Interesting camera angles & editing here. Did anyone catch who directed it?

Don't ya think the evil-worm-in-the-water plot is wearing a little thin? M&S have alrealdy dealt with Flukeman and "Ice"monsters... you'd imagine they'd be used to this kinda thing.

I've gotta agree with Hans about the date that this episode occured. While it is possible to have hurricanes in February, it's not likely that there would have already been 11 storms so early in the year (hurricanes are named in alphebetical order--the first storm of the year starts with 'a', the second with 'b', and so on. I'm pretty sure that the radio reporter at the begining said that the storm's name was 'Hurricane Leon' or 'Leo' or 'Louis' or something like that).

Weatherman--I have been through several Gulf coast hurricanes (Texas, not Florida), and I can tell you that they have been know to change direction dramatically. I recall one hurricane that was bearing down on Houston for days, then abruptly turned left and hit San Marcos. Houston didn't even get rain.

How can a post be dated Thursday February 7, 2036? Is someone time traveling?

I've traveled forward in time, and came back!

In the future there are boards for every TV show ever created, and the Chief has been replaced by the Virtual Chief, kind of like an electronic cross between the real Chief and Dogbert.

;-{)}

Looks like someone's testing Y2K compliance. Seems like it succeeded so, we're going to be nitpicking for years to come. :-)

Well, I guess a little filler is good for the soul, isn't it? I kept waiting for the monsters from "Firewalker" or "Ice" to make a guest appearance.

This kind of episode gives me the opportunity to ruminate a little on the nature of X-Files watchers. From what I can tell, there are two kind: First, there are those who love to following the Conspiracy and decide what the Syndicate is up to. Don't miss an episode! something important might happen. That's me (and, probably, most of you).

Then there are those who don't think at *television show* should require you to watch every episode to understand what's going on. They're just drawn by the intelligent storywriting and good acting. That's my Uncle Brad and Aunt Kelli.

Episodes like this are for the second group, really. I wonder, though, if even they are tired of yet ANOTHER retread of the stalked-by-a-monster-while-cut-off-from-everyone plotline?

I found this nit in TV Guide (Mar. 13, 1999, Cheers & Jeers p.12)

Despite Scully's inexperience with obstetrics, she fails to notict that the lady gives birth with her pants on. "We [The Editors of TV Guide] lack medical training, but it seems to us there must be a better way."

Anyone notice the Dispatcher's call come out over Barney Fife's radio: "Car 54? Car 54? Where are you?", or something like that?
Way too cute.

Near the end of the episode, Mulder is trying not to die. He sees the scientists' cat sitting out in the rain. (Somehow, this is significant to his survival.)

Now, most cats (MOST, because obviously, there are exceptions) do not enjoy getting wet. When typical cats get caught in the rain, they search for a dry place. They don't stand out in the rain getting wetter!

But isn't Mulder lucky that he found the one cat among millions who was willing to stand out in the rain?

Verification of these facts provided by this Nitpicker's cat.

this is one of my least favorite episodes, I don't know why, something just rubs me that wrong way.

Mulder says that the cop doesn't have a temperature. Huh? 106 degrees isn't a temperature?

In my dubbed version, he says sth. along the line of "Either his temp. is over 106, or the thermometer isn't working/he doesn't have a temp. at all", as in: at a temp. of 106 Fahrenheit, you're supposed to be dead.

Fresh water kills the salt water creature. What good is that to Mulder? The creature is inside of him now. How's he going to get water on it?

well, he did have big gaping holes in his throat, so maybe enough rain water came pouring in? Also, maybe the creature needs saltwater to grow and convert inside the human body, because otherwise, it might be absorbed through osmosis?

Like the cop in the bathtub - apparently, he only died because the thief knocked the salt in the water, otherwise, after Scully got the worms out, he might have survived.

Now, most cats (MOST, because obviously, there are exceptions) do not enjoy getting wet. When typical cats get caught in the rain, they search for a dry place. They don't stand out in the rain getting wetter!

Either the cat wanted to earn the Tuiti Award, or ... she was in the washing machine earlier; wasn't it still half-filled with soapy water? And then some kind of monster appears in the house. I think that's two good reason for kitty to stay outside in the clean rain to try get that soap smell out of her fur; and to stay away from houses with monsters inside for a bit.

As for the ep. itself: my german X-Files Season 6 guide noted that the unwritten rule seemed to be "The whackier the premise, the funnier the ep." (A man can go through walls; Mulder switches place due to a space-time warp; etc.)

While the plot is thin, it is fun watching Scully shout at people and kick a$$...

The 'no temperature' line was, "Well, either he's got no temperature or he's about to spontaneously combust." That suggests to me that Mulder couldn't tell if the thermometer was giving a minimum reading or a maximum reading.

I think Mulder was mockingly referring to the Deputy when he said, "Forrest Gump."

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