089: The X-Files Season 10 - Why, Chris Carter, Why

A Matter of Taste

Ooooo, i c wut u did thar, show.

SPOILERS FOR THE X-FILES SEASON 10 & 4x02 "HOME." Mild spoilers for the Gravity Falls finale.
In this episode:

• We discuss all six episodes of The X-Files Season 10, including the good, the bad, and the "Babylon."
• We talk about the tricky narrative territory that X-Files occupies somewhere at the intersection of Sci-Fi, Horror, and occasionally Fantasy.
• How Clueless Is Chris Carter? We’re taking bets on that one.
• The breathtakingly bewildering decision to try and cover everything they had to say this season in six episodes.
• If anyone can get us into the writers’ room for the X-Files, please give us a call.
• Next time: Fio and Ian give their thoughts on The Witch (2015)!
• Links:
• Nerdist.com: Review: THE X-FILES 5th Episode "Babylon" Said All the Wrong Things
• AV Club: "See you next summer": Alex Hirsch says goodbye to Gravity Falls
• The exact quote Fio references: "...the idea of Agent Cooper being the one to drive Dipper and Mabel home made me feel like, yeah, they’re going to be all right."
• The Mall of Cthulhu, the novel Fio mentions

THERE'S ALWAYS AN ADDENDUM:

• Home was Season 4, Episode 2, not 11. So close.
• From Fio: I had not heard of the so-called “shit sandwich” critique before. Is this a thing? Indeed: The Shit Sandwich and Other Terrible Ways to Give Feedback

Music:

• "This is My Design" - Ian Doherty | SoundCloud | Bandcamp |

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