The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat

I loved this episode, classic darin's episode. This season eleven is really good. Hope they do more seasons but there are haters everywhere!

I'm really confused why nearly every review of this episode is 10/10 apart from a few which are 1/10. A lot of people apparently don't understand how scales work.

Is this the best episode ever? No. Not by a long way. Is it the worst episode ever? No. It's very enjoyable.

But it's enjoyable for what it is: a bit of light relief and conspiracy theory silliness. We get to laugh at Mulder and Scully a bit, and play with the idea of the Mandela effect. Overall it takes it a bit too far in terms of how unbelievable and ridiculous it is, but I can accept that as it is a wacky episode. It's meant to be over the top.

All I have to say is wow. Ive never written a review before but after watching this episode I had to. I can confidently say that this was the best X Files episodes I have seen in a VERY long time. Maybe a top 10 episode. This was a return to form from a show that has been seriously lacking (although last weeks episode was pretty good as well) since its return. It was absolutely bizarre and hilarious and even a little emotional near the the end.

What a joy to watch. Below are some highlights:

Bizarre opening Child Mulder with Older Mulders head lol "Do you know who I am? Im Fox freakin Mulder punks" Compilation of earlier X Files episodes with Reggie superimposed (or was he?) Reggies forehead sweat The telepathic alien

Theres probaly more that im forgetting but man what a great episode.

Well done, X Files.

Possibly the best episode of this season - nay, of the whole show! Starting like one of those old 'Twilight Zone' episodes, the rest of the episode is a mockery of mistery and sci-fi shows - and a parody of X-Files itself. Nothing should be taken seriously and I still don't believe how David and Gillian accepted the part on this episode. It's painful to watch these two acting like clown versions of their characters. Yet... I loved the entire story. The idea that, in today's society, we cannot rely on memory because everything we know can and will be altered to satisfy political and economic purposes, hits today's society right where it hurts. And the comical aspects are surrealistically brilliant! Trump's 'real' inauguration, the 'floating alien' who is, in fact, riding a Segway, even the fake cut eliminating part of the episode to hide some company's name - these details hide, behind the façade of a stupid episode, a well thought and written one. I could watch it over and over again without getting tired, and laughed like a madman with most of the jokes. In a few years this may become a cult episode of X-Files - although it is not what anyone would expect from the show. The image of Mulder, standing dumbfounded in the middle of the laughing statues ( Vancouver's 'A-maze-ing Laughter' sculpture by Yue Minjun), is a picture of the spectator dumbfounded at the episode: the writers are laughing at him - and maybe whole society is, because if you can't see the truth about society, you are a clown. The Truth is still out there. RIP Reggie Something.

After the three heavy preceding episodes I found this one a welcome change in terms of pace and tone. The first comic episode I have enjoyed for quite some time. The X Files is at its best when it's creepy as hell and dramatic, this was neither but it served as a reminder that lighter, frivolous episodes have their place too. I loved those black and white opening sequences, they truly did capture the sixties horror vibe. Loaded with clever ideas, and the one part that resonated with me was Scully's refusal to eat that jelly, choosing instead to remember it fondly, then be disappointed, I'm sure we can all relate to that.

Out of left field definitely, but amusing and enjoyable. 8/10