There is some funny interplay between Scully and Mulder here, but it's more biting and mean spirited than the playful banter found in the stories written by Darin Morgan. Chris Carter seems to be trying to create his own version of Morgan's scripts. Scully is pissed at Mulder because he has taken a liking to Detective White. The story about the two girls influenced by planets aligning or something was enough to give Scully and Mulder opportunities to interact, and that friction is primarily the only reason it exists. I did like Mulder's attempts at mixing a drink in his hotel room.
It was fun to see Dana Wheeler and a young Ryan Reynolds in this.
Secondary Characters in this episode: None
Super underrated episode. Absolutely bizarre how people don't get that this one's (among other things) a Heathers homage: Pitch-black humor, goofy surrealism, droll teen-soap satire, and a send-up of Satanic panic and astrological inanity to top it all off. Sure, it doesn't quite nail that balance between horror and comedy like it could have, but hell, I'd argue that Carter comes awfully damn close to successfully replicating Morgan's off-kilter comedic sensibility, though it's clearly less philosophical and more on-the-nose silly. I mean, I doubt Darin would've had the Keystone Kops provide climactic accompaniment. But I was laughing the entire time, largely at M&S's constant schoolyard bickering.
C'mon. Lighten up, people. Sure. Fine. Whatever.
A surprisingly fun episode - more so than I remembered. The humour may not quite match the calibre of the previous episode, but it still has its moments. Gillian Anderson is especially great this episode, playing Scully brilliantly in passive-aggressive and pissed-off mode.
“Sure. Fine. Whatever.”
A dumb silly episode but was great fun
"What's happening here? Something cosmic."
This may be the most moronic episode to date, which is saying something. The entire basis of this poorly written and conveyed foray into the absurd is that astrology is real. This may be true, as the script appears to have been sent here from Uranus.
As an aside, astrology apparently not only impacts humans, but localized television programming. It may be that this episode was intended to be viewed with tongue-firmly-in-cheek, but, if that's the case, it's awkwardly executed and doesn't come across as such (until the end, when a slapstick comedy scene is presented). The tone is all over the place, it doesn't know what it wants to be and there's a vein of mean-spiritedness between the protagonists that's off-putting.
How is it that I don't remember any of the negative aspects of this series? How come the show wasn't torn apart when it first aired? As of today, 751 modern viewers rated this episode 74%, which is a high rating. It's sad. On a positive note, this episode features some nice framing, lighting and camera work, such as when Scully and the Sheriff are in the car and come to a stop after birds begin (presumably) falling from the sky. The closing monologue from Mulder is ludicrous, as is their departure. As an aside, there's no resolution to the events taking place during this episode. Wow.
Still the best thing Ryan Reynolds has ever done.
Intrigue average and not particularly inventive (for an X-Files case at least) - yet pleasant to follow I'd say. But the real deal is "out there": this sort of teasing, rowdy relation between Mulder and Scully all along the episode, funny and tasty, which by this mean settles a more human and chill mood than usual, and makes this episode pretty refreshing at the end.
This episode has them SpaceGhostPurp beats.
astronomy.. meh ... if you don't like astronomy you're going to despise this episode
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This episode is fine but the interactions between characters, specifically Mulder & Skully, are so weird compared to the previous episodes, with unusual actions like him sniffing her head.
Some of the Characters feel like their just doing things with no actual motivation.