"The X Files" Jump the Shark (2002)

Ratare Uzant:

7.7/10   

Regizor:

Cliff Bole

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Vince Gilligan (written by) ...

Seriale Tv:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

21 APRILIE 2002 (Season 9, Episode 15)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

The Lone Gunmen, with the (unwanted) aide of Morris Fletcher, must stop a destructive virus from entering the populace. |

Plot Keywords:

Returning Character Killed Off | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files

Comentarii uzant:

Whatever it takes

Cast

Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Robert Patrick	...	John Doggett
Annabeth Gish	...	Monica Reyes
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Michael McKean	...	Morris Fletcher
Stephen Snedden	...	Jimmy Bond
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Yves Adele Harlow / Lois Runce
Jim Fyfe	...	Kimmy the Geek
Marcus Giamatti	...	John Gillnitz
John Prosky	...	Medical Examiner
Timothy Landfield	...	Professor Douglas Houghton
Michael Craven Wells	...	Leonard Southall

Lungime Film:

Argentina:60 min

Tara:

USA

Limba:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certificare:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Quotes:

Morris Fletcher: Once upon a time, there were three... how should I put this... geeks. Three more unlikely heroes... there never were. It wasn't long before their naiveté nearly got them killed. Until they hooked up with an FBI agent... And began publishing a - what shall I call it? "rag" called "The Lone Gunmen". From their cramped basement office they pointed fingers at powerful, evil forces...

Movie Connections:

References "The Lone Gunmen" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Farewell

Whatever it takes

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I have since discovered that Jump The Shark makes a heck of a lot more sense if you've seen "The Lone Gunmen (TLG)" spin-off series, which is quite good, by the way. I can see where people might not like this episode, having not seen the other series, oh, and for killing off the beloved Gunmen.

That aside, Jump The Shark is still a very good episode. I like how Mark Snow incorporates the theme music from the "TLG" series throughout the episode. It has a very interesting plot, with a deadly virus being grafted into a terrorist's body.

Obviously, the episode must cater to the X-Files fan who never saw "TLG", and doesn't know the characters of Yves and Jimmy who were an integral part of the series. Sadly, that means that Jimmy's role was hugely diminished. Morris Fletcher returns having starred in the series finale of the TLG series. Morris is always a slime bag character but still likable. But in this episode, he comes across as an even bigger jerk and less likable.

I don't know if I buy college professors as terrorists willing to do suicide killings. It's a bit of a stretch.

It's interesting that Yves sends the lone gunmen after the terrorist and tells them they must cut the virus out of his chest if they found him. Though, I'm pretty sure none of them had a knife on their person. Yes, their death scene was a bit contrived. How would they know that giant blast doors would come down and seal them off when the fire alarm was pulled? They could have pulled the alarm and escaped underneath while keeping the terrorist inside.

Jump The Shark stands as the only X-Files episode to make me cry. It is so sad to see the lone gunmen meet their demise. Scully has some touching words at the end where she makes a cameo along with Skinner.

Jump The Shark is not a perfect episode, but it makes me emotional each time I see it. Since they were made to look like bumbling idiots in 'Provenance/Providence', it was nice to seem them redeemed and fitting to see them go out as selfless heroes, and doing whatever it takes to save the world.