Generally my favourite episodes are the non-mythology ones because I have the attention span of a goldfish and can only concentrate for45 minutes on one thing. Not to say I don't like the mythology episodes but my favourites tend to be the clever stand-alone episodes.
My favourite eps from the first three seasons:
Season 1
My favourite eps from the first three seasons:
Season 1
Squeeze - This is a memorable one. This is the episode with Eugene Tooms, the stretchy man who rips out and eats people's livers and then hibernates for 30 years. This episode scared the shit out of me when I was a teenager - I had nightmares about the yellow eyes. This epitomises the X Files for me - subtle, creepy, never showing too much, clever and creative. Quote of the episode: "How do I get [the bile] off my fingers without betraying my cool exterior"
Fire - I loved this episode. This is the one where a man can set fire by will and burns people to death. The double entendres all the way through with relation to Scully's apparent jealousy of Phoebe Green, Mulder's ex-girlfriend, are really funny :) I thought this episode was very clever....twisted and turned and I love fire-related tv and film. Anyone remember Backdraft? Very cool.. Line of the episode: "Is that what you were extending?"
Ice - This is the episode where Mulder and Scully go to the Arctic where a group of scientists have killed each other. The worm inserted into the dog's ear is disgusting but cool and this is the first time that Mulder and Scully have been forced to distrust each other. A very interesting episode. Quote of the episode "Before anyone passes judgement, remember we are in the Arctic"
Darkness Falls - This, I think, was my favourite of the season. The little green bugs in the forest episode. I really truly thought that they were going to cark it in this episode when the bugs got in their car. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. The sucking sound effects of the bugs drinking the human fluid is revolting! The foley artists should be commended for that. And I like the concept that human ignorance and selfishness toward the environment were the cause of the anomaly as it really is not that far from the truth.
Season 2Die Hand Die Verletz - This was the episode in which a group of school teachers were involved in some kind of satanic cult. This episode had it all - the funny lines, the cool effects and I really like witchcraft stories! This was the last one that Morgan and Wong wrote, I believe and they wrote some of the best eps. The best bit however was the 'blooper' in which the giant python eats one of the characters from the foot up - what would it have done once it got to his crotch? LOL. And since when do pythons leave a skeleton? But a very interesting episode nonetheless. Quote of the day: "Mulder, toads just fell from the sky!!"
Aubrey - I think this is the one that creeped me out the most in the whole nine seasons. This episode was about genetic memory and the specific murderous tendencies of one man being passed down in his family. The creepy eyes of the woman that plays BJ freaked me out. And same with the old bloke who plays her dad - cold hard and iceblue. I get very scared of any movie where creatures/people appear suddenly in mirrors - I think it harks back to the days of 'Candyman'. This was a really cleverly written and well filmed episode. Quote of the episode: "I've always been intrigued by women named BJ"
Humbug - This is the side show episode where the deformed miniture conjoined twin 'unconjoins' itself and goes around killing people. How funny was this one?!!! I love Jim Rose! And the Enigma who had grafted coral to his skull so he had horns! The little dwarf from "Living In Oblivion" was in this one and I always remember his bit in that movie to be the ultimate highlight. The bit where Scully eats the bug cracks me up every time. I've decided that when I grow up, I wanna be a side show performer! Quote of the ep: "Can't wait for the wake!"
F Emasculata - An Outbreak-esque episode about a bizarre disease with pus balls and rotting animal carcases. I liked this one. It wasn't particularly X-File-y really because all the events could be explained, albeit the disease was pretty nasty. The make up and special effects people did very well with this one. The pus balls were suitable stomach-churring. This would have made a good movie.
Season 3 Syzygy - This is the one with the two teenage bimbos controlling events because they were born at a particular time of a rare astrological alignment giving them psychokinetic powers. He he he he..... this episode is a cack. From the first 'Hate her, hate her, wouldn't wanna date her' quote to Mulder and Scully's nasty repartee right to the last moment, this episode is clever and amusing. I'm a sucker for the funny ones. I like the episode Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose as well and it was a toss up between the two but I think this one wins out. Best quote: "I know how much you like snapping on the latex"
Oubliette - This was about the girl who was kidnapped and for some reason, another woman who had been kidnapped by the same man in her youth being able to feel how she's feeling. Not a funny episode; its actually a very sad episode but I really liked this one. The story between the two girls is poignant and this is one of the first times we really get to see Mulder open up (outside of the mythology series and Scully' disappearance and return). The bit where Amy is drowning and her 'other half' begins to cough up the water is a highlight. 
Pusher - This is the episode with the man who can control other people to do things by speaking to them, therefore making people kill themselves or see things differenty. UGH! This episode is creepy. The whole Russian Roulette thing was an 'edge of your seat' moment for me and the scene when the deputy set himself on fire was disturbing! I thought this was a very clever episode that was extremely well acted by both Gillian Anderson and the bloke who played Robert Modell. I was pleased that he came back in season 5 because I felt like I was left wanting more after this episode. And I can never look at the words 'cerulean blue' the same way again.
War of The Coprophrages - Okay, lets face it. Any episode that has 'poo jokes' in it is alright with me! This episode involved cockroaches that kill! We see Queequeg have a bath with dog wash called 'Die Fleas Die' which was a particular highlight! The bit where Scully can't get past the fact that the entomologist's name is Bambi is hilarious. This is a silly episode but thoroughly entertaining! The third season episodes were starting to become more 'hit and miss', I think but there were still a bigger proportion of great episodes than not-so great episodes. Quote of the episode "You smell bad". 
Okay that's enough shameless XFiles worshipping for one day!
