"The X Files" Via Negativa (2000)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Tony Wharmby

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Frank Spotnitz (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

17 December 2000 (Season 8, Episode 7)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

While Scully tends to her secret, Doggett and Skinner team up to track a cult leader who may be a psychic assassin. |

Plot Keywords:

Title Spoken By Character | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files

Cast

Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Robert Patrick	...	John Doggett
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wayne Alexander	...	Assistant Director Arnold
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers
Grant Heslov	...	Andre Bormanis
Christopher Jacobs	...	E.R. Doctor
Wayne King	...	Homeless Man (as Wayne A. King)
Lawrence LeJohn	...	Agent Angus Stedman
Kevin McClatchy	...	Agent James Leeds
Mary Ostrow	...	Nurse
James Pickens Jr.	...	FBI Deputy Director Alvin Kersh
Keith Szarabajka	...	Anthony Tipet
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	Agent Gene Crane

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Quotes:

John Doggett: I'm not sure I'm awake.

Don't fall asleep while watching this episode!

I need to write this down once and for all so I don't have to rewatch this and try and remember my thoughts on the episode. I really like this episode. I will start by saying that I have actually never really seen this episode from beginning to end before without falling asleep. I always fall asleep during both of Doggett's dream sequences and then I get startled awake when he does. At first I would rewind so I could watch what I missed but I would always fall asleep again. So finally as I watched this again recently and the same thing happened, I decided the next day that I would watch just the dream scenes so I could see them unsegmented. Turns out I have never seen the part with Dogget with the ax in Scully's room and the strobing blue light. Wow what an awesome creepy scene! If only for that dream this episode deserves a high rating. I also enjoy the fact that this is probably the first one where the main actors are not either Mulder or Scully. Doggett and Skinner are now the main agents and they do a great job of not seeming out of place. I feel bad that Doggett got such a bad rap from fans because he does a very good job on the show. I give this episode a 9 out of 10.