Beyond the Sea
- Episode aired Jan 7, 1994
- TV-14
- 46m
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8.6/10
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Scully believes that the psychic predictions of a death row inmate are the only hope in the kidnapping of two college students.Scully believes that the psychic predictions of a death row inmate are the only hope in the kidnapping of two college students.Scully believes that the psychic predictions of a death row inmate are the only hope in the kidnapping of two college students.
Don S. Davis
- Captain William Scully
- (as Don Davis)
Lawrence King-Phillips
- Lucas Henry
- (as Lawrence King)
Don MacKay
- Warden Joseph Cash
- (as Don Mackay)
Randy Cyr
- Prison Guard
- (uncredited)
Ron Popeil
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaOne of Gillian Anderson's favorite episodes.
- GoofsDuring her father's funeral, Scully tells her mother "As a Captain he was eligible for burial at Arlington." Rank has nothing to do with eligibility at Arlington Cemetery.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 20 Best X-Files Episodes (2024)
- SoundtracksBeyond the Sea
(La Mer)
Music by Charles Trenet
French lyrics by Charles Trenet
English lyrics by Jack Lawrence
Performed by Bobby Darin
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Among the best.
"Beyond the Sea" was the first episode to center around Scully, as precious little about her life had been known previously, and is arguably the best of the episodes that did so. The frenzied Luther Boggs, played impeccably by Brad Dourif, leaves such an imprint that every monster-of-the-week from this point forward faces the challenge of living up to him. His spotlight is shared by Gillian Anderson's Emmy-warranting performance, that peaks in a confrontation with Boggs shortly after Mulder has been shot ("no one will be able to stop me from being the one that will throw the switch and gas you out of this life for good, you son of a bitch!").
This is easily the best episode of the first season and very likely one of the best of the entire series. David Nutter's directing sheds animation at every angle, with multiple scenes feeling like something out of a David Lynch film. Although numerous episodes would tackle Scully's struggle between belief and denial, "Beyond the Sea" was the first to do so, and the on-screen chemistry between Anderson and Dourif is one of the best pairings on any X-File, if not television. The only negative thing about it is that it made me wish Boggs had been brought back in a future ep! 10/10
This is easily the best episode of the first season and very likely one of the best of the entire series. David Nutter's directing sheds animation at every angle, with multiple scenes feeling like something out of a David Lynch film. Although numerous episodes would tackle Scully's struggle between belief and denial, "Beyond the Sea" was the first to do so, and the on-screen chemistry between Anderson and Dourif is one of the best pairings on any X-File, if not television. The only negative thing about it is that it made me wish Boggs had been brought back in a future ep! 10/10
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