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Tooms is a hell of an episode. Aesthetically, it could be plopped into any other season and not feel out of place. It nails Mulder's characterization from start to finish, combining his dogged pursuit of Eugene Tooms with some genuinely…
Read More Ranking Mulder in The X-Files Season One (#10 – Tooms)
We're here at #11 in my Season 1 episode rankings of Mulder's impact and Young at Heart somehow ended up here. I could make a joke about how this episode figured out how to reverse the crappiness process and thus…
Read More Ranking Mulder in The X-Files Season One (#11 – Young at Heart)
Gender Bender comes in at #12 in my Season 1 episode rankings of Mulder's impact and I'm always left bewildered at how strange it is. Nothing about the actual story or plot engages me, the pacing is hit or miss,…
Read More Ranking Mulder in The X-Files Season One (#12 – Gender Bender)
Squeeze comes in at number 13 in my rankings of Mulder in Season 1 of The X-Files. This is an important milestone, both in the show's run and in these rankings. For these rankings, it marks the point where I've finished…
Read More Ranking Mulder in The X-Files Season One (#13 – Squeeze)
Next up in my reverse rankings of Fox Mulder's impact in Season 1 of The X-Files, we've arrived at #14. Miracle Man is a weird episode for Mulder. On one hand, his impact on the main plot is negligible like so many…
Read More Ranking Mulder in The X-Files Season One (#14 – Miracle Man)
Next up in my reverse rankings of Fox Mulder in Season 1 of The X-Files, Shadows slides its way in at #15. I always knew it was going to be in the middle of the pack seeing as it's about as milquetoast…
Read More Ranking Mulder in The X-Files Season One (#15 – Shadows)
I’m continuing my reverse rankings of Fox Mulder in Season 1 of The X-Files and we’ve arrived at #16. When I think of Ghost in the Machine, I think of pure B-movie schlock. It's got a hilariously retro synth score, painfully outdated…
Read More Ranking Mulder in The X-Files Season One (#16 – Ghost in the Machine)
I'm continuing my reverse rankings of Fox Mulder in Season 1 of The X-Files and we've arrived at #17. The Jersey Devil is a major turning point for the relationship between Mulder and Scully. It is also a prime example…
Read More Ranking Mulder in The X-Files Season One (#17 – The Jersey Devil)
I'm continuing my reverse rankings of Fox Mulder in Season 1 of The X-Files and we've arrived at #18. This one is a doozy because Beyond the Sea is a phenomenal episode and is full of quality Mulder moments. His…
Read More Ranking Mulder in The X-Files Season One (#18 – Beyond the Sea)
I'm continuing my reverse rankings of Fox Mulder in Season 1 of The X-Files and we've arrived at #19. When I think about Roland, Mulder is not the first thing to come to mind. Other than an interesting dream he…
Read More Ranking Mulder in The X-Files Season One (#19 – Roland)
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