The X-Files revival premieres with an uneven first entry.
The high of that moment slowly faded as the episode went on.
They do well to couple Mulders intro with one of the best-looking alien sequences the show has ever done.
Throw in the original title sequence and boom, were off to a pretty decent start!
Then Tad OMalley enters the picture.
Mind you, this is a show that did episodes about a gender-bending Amish man and invisible circus elephants.
Its a franchise that cast Xzibit as special agent Mosley Drummy in a major motion picture for fucksake.
At least in part one of this two-part mythology, OMalley is the monster of the week.
To be fair, it could just be Duchovny playing to a script that explicitly talks about Mulders depression.
Maybe hes just weathered from never solving a case?
The worst FBI agent of all time as Duchovny quipped to theNew York Times.
Its also a big idea, one that cant possibly be wrapped up in two hours.
As I said before,The X-Fileswas prone to bad episodes.
Half-baked fillers, and the show had plenty of them, are one thing.
Luckily fans will get to find out tomorrow when episode two airs at 8:00 p.m.
In the meantime,were putting together an easter eggs and references guide for season 10.
Ill be over here, still wanting to believe in the revival.
