Jan 24, 2016 bringing back the xfiles isnt an easy task, even if the limited revival series, which debuted sunday night, is one of the most anticipated tv events of this year. And i want to warn anyone here who might be using it. My struggle is the first episode of the tenth season of the x files. The xfiles doesnt need to get quite that nihilistic, but it does need to be selfaware that the the truth is out there is an inherently quixotic phrase, the motto of windmill chasers and other holy fools. My struggle brought back the team of fox mulder and dana scully in this miniseries continuation of the cult hit series the xfiles and it is worth revisiting. Its not just that this episode is bad, makes no sense, has no causation or narrative structure, and retcons the xfiles mythos in offensively misogynistic ways. My struggle iii isnt quite up to those standards, but it has its moments. The plot of the season finale my struggle 2 of the xfiles is centered around population control with the agenda of depopulating the world. My struggle ii was an attempt to bookend the revival with symmetry. Mulder and scully learn that they arent the only ones desperately searching for their longlost son, william. The xfiles centers on fbi special agents scully and mulder as they investigate unexplained cases x files for which the only answers involve paranormal phenomena. Oct 10, 2015 in truth, my struggle is an hour devoted solely to the goal of returning the series to its status quo of mulder and scully working on the xfiles, investigating the unexplained.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. The xx files podcast s11e10 my struggle iv the xx files. Publication date 1933 topics nationalsozialistische deutsche arbeiterpartei. Ahh, not the late, very late, sequel that weve longed for, and not an x file we could enjoy or watch either.
My struggle iv is the tenth episode and finale of the eleventh season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles. I dont think any are quite as interesting as the initial thought for the return of the xfiles. In the age of the xfiles revival, you can tell a mythology episode by the struggle. The countdown has begun alien technology being used against us by a venal conspiracy of men against humanity it s all part of a conspiracy dating back to the ufo crash at roswell in 1947. With david duchovny, gillian anderson, mitch pileggi, barbara hershey.
The xfiles returned with my struggle iii written and directed by chris carter. My obsession took me to the fbi, where i investigated paranormal science cases through the auspices of a unit known as the x files. My struggle iv is the tenth episode and finale of the eleventh season of the american science fiction television series the x files. My struggle poses enough questions for longtime fans and offers enough intrigue for new ones to be a promising start of a new chapter in the xfiles story. Just register there, it s free, and pm me if you want a link to the actual source site. S11e10 my struggle iv and learn about amazing unsolved mysteries such as how williams powers work, where skinners headed off to next, what. If it had been nothing more than a parody of the real thing, then the xfiles season 11 episode 1 might have been entertaining. The xfiles returned sunday night with its first episode in nearly 14 years. Avi, keva, and david pick apart my struggle iv and debate whether or not this is a fitting end to the show, to these characters weve loved for more than two decades, and whether or not it s. The xfiles rereturns, and its not as bad as it mightve been. Even the opening credits sequence was the same as the version employed during the first seven seasons of the show, albeit with mitch pileggi inserted for my. While again this was a fictionalized story and perhaps campy, it integrated topics like vaccines, anthrax, chemtrails spraying aluminum, microwaves, vaccines hindering the immune system, and the agenda. In truth, my struggle is an hour devoted solely to the goal of returning the series to its status quo of mulder and scully working on the xfiles, investigating the unexplained. So its not a surprise that the plot of my struggle is a bit thin, a bit undercooked.
If youre a fan of the xfiles, youll have felt right at home within the first few minutes of my struggle. After the collapse of their relationship, former fbi agents fox mulder and dana scully are reunited by a tv host who promotes conspiracy theories about the government and believes that alien abductions are actually false flag operations. In that context, it feels particularly meanspirited to cast reyes as a traitor, given that reyes was one of the characters who actually replaced mulder and scully during. For more xfile shenanigans check out my vine account the xfiles abridged, recapping every episode in. On the finale of the xfiles, things finally came around full circle as scully figured out the hard way what was really going on with the shows overarching conspiracy to a certain. Our struggle was getting through the latest episode of the xfiles my. Bringing back the xfiles isnt an easy task, even if the limited revival series, which debuted sunday night, is one of the most anticipated tv events of this year.
There are 10,000 sightings each year in north america alone, and so it s been since the dawn of time. I could have done without the voice over narratives from mulder. I try not to post that source publicly, but you can follow my thread here and easily catch up up to s05e as of today. It wasnt the best ever x files episode, but i can also point out a few that were worse. Often i think ive seen the worst of the worst when it comes to television shows. It s all part of a conspiracy dating back to the ufo crash at roswell in 1947. Scripted and directed by series creator chris carter, my struggle attempts to catch up new viewers on a lot of xfiles backstory, while simultaneously simplifying the shows outrageously. The beginnings of my struggle go behind the scenes with chris carter, david duchovny and gillian anderson as production begins on my struggle, the first new x files episode in years. Mulder and scully rush to find an ontherun william while the cigarette smoking man pushes forward with his ultimate plan. Recap the xfiles s11e01 my struggle iii ready steady cut. A recap of the x files season 11 finale episode 10 my struggle iv starring david duchovny and gillian anderson, and written and directed by. The xfiles rereturns, and its not as bad as it mightve. I fell in love with the xfiles on its second season, but this mini series ended way too. Rogue planet the first episode of the xfiles revival premiered here in the u.
The show centers on fbi special agents who work on unsolved paranormal cases called xfiles. Dana scully constantly having seizures, falling down, crashing her car, getting strangled, having visions of william and overall. With david duchovny, gillian anderson, mitch pileggi, joel mchale. Its still the xfiles, but with a rejuvenated and relevant sense of purpose. The xfiles reopen with my struggle and founders mutation.
Maybe, just maybe the jewish idea of being gds chosen and their attitude and indifference towards humanity is just as abhorrent as hitlers. The investigations that mulder and scully previously began with conspiracy theorist and webtv show host tad omalley seem to have awakened powerful. The episode was written and directed by chris carter and it aired on january 3, 2018, on fox. My struggle iii offers occasional beats that thrill and excite like the show managed in its heyday, but it isnt helped by hackneyed storytelling tropes mulders constant inner monologue voiceovers are infodumping at its absolute worst.
It s a pity this cannot be discussed in public which is a whole other very disturbing phenomenon. Guest stars include joel mchale as tad omalley and annet mahendru as sveta. If it had been nothing more than a parody of the real thing, then the x files season 11 episode 1 might have been entertaining. With my struggle ii, series creator chris carter tried to push what used to be a few seasons of mythology into an hour and it comes off sloppy at times. Even after the mythology stopped making sense, the xfiles managed to coast for a long time on style. Hitlers book isnt mentioned in the show either by its german title, mein kampf, or its english translation, my struggle. For those of you too young to remember, i hope you are at least familiar with the trope.
It s like xfiles does it s a mad mad mad mad world except, you know, less entertaining. Feb 23, 2016 the investigations that mulder and scully previously began with conspiracy theorist and webtv show host tad omalley seem to have awakened powerful enemies. Jan 25, 2016 scripted and directed by series creator chris carter, my struggle attempts to catch up new viewers on a lot of x files backstory, while simultaneously simplifying the show s outrageously. Guest stars include joel mchale as tad omalley and annet mahendru as sveta the show centers on fbi special agents who work on unsolved paranormal cases called xfiles.
This x files miniseries is currently being billed as a six episode standalone feature that will be able to incorporate both the serial and episodic nature of the original series. Im rattling some pretty big cages in the intelligence community, but im prepared to blow open maybe the most evil conspiracy the world has ever known. And if you keep going down in that thread you can find the site that is posting versions with english audio and subs. Ill still watch the entire season, i just wont be happy. This just happens to be something with the same actors, genre, general plot, and channel. Over the course of its nineseason run, the influential series went from breakout scifi favorite to massive global hit, and became one of the. It s a very guessable password, so you should consider. My obsession took me to the fbi, where i investigated paranormal science cases through the auspices of a unit known as the xfiles. In 2002, in a change of direction and policy, the fbi closed the xfiles, and our investigation ceased. The episode was written and directed by chris carter. According to watching the whole tenth season before writing this, my struggle is not only the worst of that seasons 6 episodes, but also worst than the worst x files episode ever made.
Audio commentary on my struggle ii with chris carter and gabe rotter. It s still an essential escape for fans of hard scifi. I think a more appropriate title would have been my struggle with exposition. Premiering this coming sunday 124, this incarnation of the x files has an interesting start that both old fans and new should enjoy. It sees agents mulder and scully once again try to thwart the schemes of the cigarette smoking man. My struggle is the first episode of the tenth season of the xfiles. Jewish idea of being gds chosen and their attitude and indifference towards humanity is just as abhorrent as hitlers. Jan 08, 2018 as a premier episode, my struggle iii provided drama, action and a definite plot that can be nourished and developed. Its adrenalinefilled and fastpaced, with quick cuts and scene upon scene of worldshattering exposition that doesnt really say much.
Then a wonderful series like the xfiles is defiled with the pure idiocy that is my struggle iii. Watch the xfiles s10e01 my struggle dannamilagro 5124 on dailymotion. Instead, my struggle i seems to act as if the xfiles was never anything more than mulder and scully hanging out in vancouverpretendingtobetheunitedstates. As a premier episode, my struggle iii provided drama, action and a definite plot that can be nourished and developed. My problem with the xfiles was that it got bogged down in the big conspiracy theory, cigarette smoking man plots and eventually i stopped watching. Jan 04, 2018 the opening montage of my struggle iii does one of the things x files does best. The xfiles miniseries came to a close last night, and while this was not the most disappointing and maddening episode of the entire series, it.
The short return season of the xfiles ended as it began as if someone had put an array of story elements from the shows original run into a blender and served up the resulting slurry. Thirteen years after the original series run, the next chapter of the x files is a sixepisode event series. He knows they have to come from his father, whom hes only seen in visions and already hates. Maybe someday, after ive finished my star trek rewatch for rsc, ill dig into the xfiles. The xfiles hits the ground running, stumbles, keeps running. Written and directed by chris carter, the episode picks up on advancing the events of last seasons finale, but under a different light. Because it s never too early to plan thursday night. Thirteen years after the original series run, the next chapter of the xfiles is a sixepisode event series.
The opening montage of my struggle iii does one of the things xfiles does best. It forces us to acknowledge that the aliens, conspiracies, and populationdecimating events are happening in our. The very fate of the world may depend on the outcome. It doesnt help that the episode plays out more like a midseason episode then a premiere. Brian lowry of variety magazine panned the opening episode, writing, its simply hard to. Join courtney and alison as they recap what may very well be the final episode of the xfiles. Jan 26, 2016 its still the xfiles, but with a rejuvenated and relevant sense of purpose. It s reckless, poor, and most of all disappointing. Something we thought had real stakes turns out to be a vision or a dream or nothing at all.
Through this unit i could continue my work on the alien phenomenon, and the search for my missing sister. Mystery of x files episode with same title as hitlers. The premiere was a muldercentric tale about his relationship to xfiles mythology, while the finale was a scullycentric. Jul 04, 2016 instead, my struggle i seems to act as if the x files was never anything more than mulder and scully hanging out in vancouverpretendingtobetheunitedstates. Written and directed by series creator chris carter, the episode aired on the fox network on january 24, 2016. This episode follows the events of my struggle ii and is noted for its major. Originally airing from 1993 to 2002, the xfiles was as well known for its continuing storyline about extraterrestrials as it was its monster of. I did download this episode a day after it aired but watched it yesterday and. My struggle ii already heavily features miller and einstein, two weird copies of mulder and scully intended to parody the idea of doing the xfiles without mulder and scully. My struggle iii is the first episode and season premiere of the eleventh season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles.
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