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Essential X-File
This set marks a pinnacle in the quality of the show on all levels--writing, production, concept and drama. While I've never been the most fanatical about the monster-of-the-week episodes, Leonard Betts is certainly one of the best, right up there with Squeeze and The Host. The concept and effects are superb, the dialogue is sharp and dryly humourous, and everything moves at an engaging clip. Momento Mori is one of my favorite episodes of all time. It references all the elements of a great mythology episode--Scully's abduction, alien biological engineering, a Lone Gunmen appearence, and of course, CSM--and yet manages to transcend the genre and serve as one of the more compelling personal drama episodes as well. Scully's journal entries while undergoing chemotherapy reveal more of her inner thoughts than we have ever seen or will again; meanwhile, Mulder sublimates his inner turmoil by playing detective, getting shot at, and making one of the juicier conspiracy discoveries to date. The overall atmosphere of restrained intensity is impeccable, maintained by the actors, the music and the beautiful direction and photography. The final confrontation between Mulder and Scully is one of the classic trailmarkers in their mysterious relationship, while the final scene between Skinner and CSM is perhaps the most haunting end to an episode ever.

Two of my favorite eps
I loved Leonard Betts--classic X-File. I gave it five stars. Betts is a person who gets out of many situations by losing an appendage and later growing it back; for example, he pulls off his thumb to escape a pair of handcuffs. And at the beginning, is decapitated by an accident, but walks out of the morgue, a new head growing.

Memento Mori *must* be loved by everyone, even the small NoRomo population of the X-Files community. ;) It tells of Scully's fight with cancer, with many moments favored by 'Shippers. Gillian Anderson is great in this episode, one of my favorite. She portrays Scully and all her emotions *exceptionatly* well.

Well-Made Episodes.
What I have always admired about "The X-Files" since the show premiered in 1993 (though to be honest, the show has obviously fallen to a low stature of quality recently), is that the episodes were treated as one-hour movies according to creator/producer Chris Carter. And here we have a great showcasing of that high quality I wish we could see in more TV dramas these days. The first episode is an original horror gem, "Leonard Betts" is brilliantly written and conceived. It's full of enough creepy sequences, dialogue and characters to put it on the same stature as some of the best TV horror. To think that a guy eats cancer is creepy enough, but the writers add intelligent scientific details that make it actually believable. "The X-Files" never seemed like a stupid show precisely because the dialogue was so high-class and the scripts were peppered with well-detailed scientific facts. The video then changes tones when we enter "Memento Mori" (the title means "Letters From The Dead" according to one producer at the beginning of the tape though my own research shows it to mean "Reminder Of Death"), which is a deep, elegantly filmed and sometimes touching story of how Agent Scully discovers she is dying of cancer. I loved the first shot which seems to begin in a tunnel of light and reveals Scully to be looking at an X-Ray showing where the cancer is, and the dialogue she says at the beginning is some of the most poetic I have ever heard in a TV script. What I admired about this episode is that overall, it had a romantic atmosphere, peppered with little dark, intriguing reminders of the government conspiracy Mulder has so dedicated his life to uncovering. The photography and direction are rich, no surprise considering the director is Rob Bowman, who gave his episodes a certain cinematic look and even directed "The X-Files" movie. Gillian Anderson gives a powerful performance too. Overall, this is a great video not just for X-Files fans, but for people who like high-quality TV.

The Real Cancer Man and a cancer woman
Season 4 of The X Files had some pretty good episodes. Of the two episodes on this tape LEONARD BETTS was a decent affair and MEMENTO MORI is one of the best of the whole series and was also one of the last episodes of the ongoing conspiracy saga on the show that really hits home.

In LEONARD BETTS, Mulder and Scully track down a thought dead EMT man Leonard Betts who has a bizzare way of recovering his dying body and finds life by harvesting a cancer victim's dangerous tumors.

This episode has perhaps one of the most wicked and foreboding endings in the series that should not be missed and links it to the rest of the conspiracy saga.

MEMENTO MORI is a chapter in the aforementioned conspiracy saga in which Scully discovers that due to experiments conducted on her years ago by the black ops people called "The Syndicate" she has developed inoperable brain cancer that will eventually kill her unless a cure can be found, a cure which Mulder is ready to risk his life for, even if it means bargaining for it with one of the Syndicates most heinous agents.

There are some strong emotional points in this episode concerning Scully's life and Mulder's friendship and partnership with her, not to mention a few intense scenes and an even bigger insight into the fiendish goings on with the Syndicate-(one of which is especially cruel.)

Both of these episodes are great additions to The X Files show, but sadly a new fan might not be able to get into these episodes without feeling a little lost as to the "big picture" of the series. New fans should watch earliar episodes such as ASCENTION, ONE BREATH, ANASAZI and NISEI before you get into these later episodes so that you may get the full enjoyment out of this tape.

What can I say?
Not that any x-files video really needs reviewing (any fan knows that they are all worth buying) but here's my opinion anyhow. These two season 4 episodes are true classics - memento mori being particularly memorable for the fantastic performance by Gillian Anderson.Truly moving. But drama is not the only thing on offer from this video - Leonard Betts has some classic humor too. My advice- buy it, if your a fan I'm 100% confident you won't regret it. ... Read more

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What kind of guy is Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) exactly? Keepingin mind that his character was introduced on Voyager as a pilot thrownout of Starfleet for covering up an accident, then later jailed for his(bungled) role as a Maquis mercenary, one might say he's a heel seekingredemption at Voyager's con. But "Ex Post Facto" suggests he's still ascoundrel at heart.

When Paris and Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) dine in the home of Banean scientistTolen Ren (Ray Reinhardt), Tom becomes distracted by the restless beauty of theman's wife (Robin McKee), leading to an illicit liaison that ends with themurder of Ren. Paris is accused, found guilty, and uniquely punished byexperiencing Ren's death, from the victim's point of view, every 14 hours in hismind. It's up to Commander Tuvok (Tim Russ) to get to the bottom of the mystery.

There's lots of controversy about the value of this episode. One camp believesParis is unfairly stereotyped, that the film noir elements in the script andvisual style are perfunctory, and that the story is a rehash of The NextGeneration's "A Matter of Perspective." Others, particularly writer MichaelPiller, believe it to be a blend of detective drama and The TwilightZone. In fact, all those assessments are valid: the episode is both overlypredictable and dark. --Tom Keogh ... Read more

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Best Of A Great Bunch!
Although I will recommend the new Voyager Complete First
Season DVD THIS is a season highlite.It presents the show in it's more cryptic pre-Seven Of Nine years in a wonderful tale
about an alien race who punish convited criminals by forcing them to relive the final moments of their victems life's.Effective alternative to capital punishment?NO-as you'll
see here it takes a Vulcan mind meld to curb the damage done to
Tom Paris after he's framed for murder.Excellent use of
dream sequences and flashbacks-reminds me of something Orson
Welle's might've done has he been a modern science fiction
television writer.

Tuvok saves the day!
Tom Paris was in a New Zealand prison when Janeway first met him. Given a chance for redemption and freedom, he accepts the position as pilot for the USS Voyager.

Now, he finds himself guilty of a murder he says he didn't commit. However, he's broken the law before, maybe things just got out of hand. Every 14 hours, Tom must witness the murder from the victim's point of view. Using a mind meld, Tuvok notes Paris height in comparison to the victim's wife and the fact that the dog wasn't afraid of whoever murdered the husband.

The wife and a friend of the victim were lovers and secret plotting against the deceased, who was a scietist on his home world.

Paris is innocent and free. The chip that made him relive the murder is taken out of his brain and Voyager continues on its quest toward home.

Tuvok has to save Tom Paris from a bum murder rap
At the start of "Ex Post Facto" (Episode 8, Story by Evan Carlos Somers, Screenplay by Somers & Michael Piller, Aired February 27, 1995) Ensign Kim (Garrett Wang) returns from the homeworld of Banean and reports that Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) has been convicted of murder. What makes this fascinating is that his punishment is to relive the crime from the perspective of his supposed victim every 14 hours. This is done through the use of memory engrams implanted by the Baneans in his rain. What had happened? On the planet Paris and Kim met a scientist, Tolen Ren (Ray Reinhardt), who needed help repairing some equipment. Paris was interested in Ren's young wife, Lidell (Robin McKee). When Ren turned up dead, Paris was the prime suspect and the damning evidence is the murder seen through the eye's of the victim.

The Baneans allow Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) to evaluate Paris (after all, no matter where he goes, every 14 hours he relives the murder) and the Doctor discovers Paris is suffering brian damage from the implant. Tuvok (Tim Russ) plays detective and to gather information does a Vulcan mind meld with Paris. "Voyager" is then attacked by the Numiri, who are at war with the Baneans, and as we all know, even in the Delta Quadrant of the "Star Trek" universe there are no such things as coincidences. Besides having the interesting alien system of crime and punishment "Ex Post Facto" offers some pivotal character development for both Paris and Tuvok. Paris is the hotheaded irresponsible young pilot who needs to be better grounded, and this episode serves as something of a major reality check. Tuvok has had little to do in the series so far and this one gives him an opportunity to actually do some substantial. In the outstanding first season of "Star Trek: Voyager" this is the third first rate episode in a row.

Trek noir
As with the DS9 episode "Necessary Evil," there's a good film noir feel to this story. While Tuvok doesn't really come off as a good PI figure like Odo did, there still exists the old noir trademarks like the dispassionate, chain-smoking mystery woman, marital infidelity, and a whole slew of differing flashbacks on what really happened. There's also a good space battle sequence to keep it from getting too mired in the noir genre.

Best of the Lot
To me, this episode is the best of all the Voyager episodes either before or after. The reason being the interesting method of punishing murder and the Holmesian manner of Tuvok's investigation. Tuvok has never been as good as in this episode and the intriguing cultural differences have never been as imaginative. ... Read more

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Mulder and Scully's investigation of the murder of a circus performer brings them to a town inhabited entirely by sideshow performers in Humbug. Filled with fantastic cameos--including members of the Jim Rose Circus--this light-hearted episode explores conventional notions of "ordinary" and "weird". Added bonus: Scully eats a grasshopper.

In Anasazi, the first of a trilogy of episodes, Mulder comes into possession of a tape filled with stolen secrets of the Defense Department's involvement with extraterrestrial life. As he attempts to decipher what may very well be the proof he has been seeking, his behavior grows more and more erratic, his life in greater danger, and the more everything he has even believed is thrown into question. Continued in The Blessing Way. ... Read more

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Anasazi is the one to watch
Although Humbug is amusing, and well done, it is overshadowed by Anasazi. Written by Chris Carter, this episode is the season finale. I won't give away the plot (which can be found on websites devoted to The X Files, but make sure you get the follow-up episodes The Blessing Way and Paper Clip. This series of episodes is almost as good as Duane Barry (which guest stars C. C. H. Pounder who was later on ER)/Ascension/One Breath. Anasazi is set up when Mulder receives a DAT tape from a hacker who has broken into a Pentagon security and downloaded an "encrypted" file which purports to prove that the Pentagon knows about intelligent aliens who have visited Earth. Now you know enough to watch the episodes.

Two of the Best X-Files Episodes in Season 2
When I bought Humbug/Anasazi, I was expecting I would like Anasazi more than Humbug. it was the other way around. In Humbug, Mulder and Scully travel investigate several murders in a town inhabbited by circus sideshow preformers, (siamese twins, alligator man, ect). While Mulder suspects that the culprit is a legendary creature known as the FeeJee mermaid, the real killer is Lanny a siamese twin's borther Leonard. Who can detatch and reattatch himself to Lanny. SICK! Anasazi is a more dramatic episode that focusses on the existence of extraterrestrial life with one monster cliffhanger at the end. Bill Mulder invites his son over to confess his involvement in a secret project. Alex Krycek shows up and shoots Mulder's father however and wounds Mulder. Fearing that he will be convicted, Mulder and Scully travel to the Navajo reservation in New Mexico, only to discover a boxcar full of alien bodies. The Cigarette-Smoking Man appears when Mulder is inside the boxcar, and sets it on fire. The episode is continued in The Blessing Way.

Great X-Files video
This video contains two of season two's most popular episodes, "Humbug" and "Anasazi". The first episode, "Humbug", is about a murder in a small Florida town where many circus and sideshow performers live. The suspect in the case is hard to find and seems to be a contortionist. The second episode, "Anasazi" deals with the mythology and finds Mulder searching for the truth about alien existence. "Anasazi" is also the season two finale and the story continues into season three with "The Blessing Way/Paper Clip". This X-Files video is a must for any fan of the show. Get it now! ... Read more

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Janeway has to go through a ritual to save a comatose Kes
"Sacred Ground" (Story by Geo Cameron, Script by Lisa Klink, First Aired October 30, 1996) is really Episode 49 of "Star Trek: Voyager," but is on Tape 43 because things are really messed up in this video collection once you get to the start of Season Three. This should come between Episode 48 "Remember" and Episode 50 "Future's End," and that is where you should watch it, especially since Episode 42 was the cliffhanger from the end of Season Two, "The Basics, Part 1," and the last we say Captain Janeway and company, they were stuck on a primitive planet while "Voyager" was in the hands of the Kazon. Anyhow, now on to our episode:

On a visit to the Nechani homeworld Kes (Jennifer Lien) is visiting a shrine when she is struck by a mysterious energey burst that renders her unconscious. The Doctor can do nothing and Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) is told by the Magistrate (Henry Groener, a.k.a. the Mayor on "BtVS") that Kes violated a holy place that only monks can enter after having undergone a purification ritual that protects them from the energy field. A desperate Neelix (Ethan Phillips) discovers a ancient Nechani legend of a king who underwent the ritual to save the life of his unconscious son and Janeway gets permission to make a similar attempt. However, this proves easier said than done and the chief attraction of this episode is the process by which Janeway comes to the realization that even a Starship captain has to take some things on faith.

"Sacred Ground" is a nice little off-track episode, having nothing to do with the quest to get back to the Alpha Quadrant or the various entanglements that have plagued the "Voyager" crew. It also has a nice trio of guest stars in Keene Curtis, Estelle Harris, and Parley Baer as the three old people Janeway meets during the ritual.

Deeply moving
The spiritual (not religious) theme may be foreign to most sci-fi fans; the canned storyline and action sequences found in so much of sci-fi is missing here. "Sacred Ground" is my favorite Voyager episode, and the only one I plan to purchase. ... Read more

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It is up to Captain Janeway and the Doctor to save "Voyager"
"Star Trek: Voyager," Episode 54, "Macrocasm" (Written by Brannon Braga, Aired December 11, 1996) presents the "Voyager" version of a "Star Trek" plotline that each series gets around to soon or later, where the captain has to retake their vessel all by their lonesome. Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and Neelix (Ethan Phillips) return from a trade mission to find "Voyager" drifting in space. Once on board they find no crewmembers and many of the ship's systems off line. As they investigate the deserted ship they are attacked in the turbolift by strange intruders and Neelix gets slimed. The next thing she knows, Janeway is completely on her own, so she gets herself some weapons and goes to the Bridge.

Unfortunately, "Macrocosm" does not become a thrilling episode of Kathryn Janeway, Starfleet Commando as the solution comes down to science rather than the strategic application of force. There are a few moments of her doing the latter, but not as many as the set up has your primed to see. I never thought of it before, but "Voyager" relies on the Doctor (Robert Picardo) too much to play the role of Basil Exposition in episodes like this one, where I did not really appreciate the short cut that he provides. Still, the initial premise of "Macrocosm" is pretty good and Mulgrew has several choice moments of getting down and dirty with the intruders. Not a classic "Voyager," but still pretty good overall.

Blood Fever
When the captain and Neelix return from a trade mission with the Tak Tak, they find Voyager seemingly abandon and adrift, they then encounter flying life forms with three arms or tendrils and armed with a large stinger. One of them sprays Neelix with some kind of slime, the two manage to escape but Neelix becomes increasingly sick. Janeway goes to get an emergency kit, but when she comes back she finds he has disappeared.

Now alone she goes to the bridge to arm herself, but not before another comfrontation with the flying things where one of them stings her. After killing it she goes to explore the ship, she finds all the crew lying in the mess hall incapacitated and unresponsive.

After another attack from the flying things she goes to sick bay where she locates the doctor, he explains that while she and Neelix were away, Voyager was contacted by a mining colony, that had been stricken by a virus.

The virus creates an orifice on the host from which come tiny flying bugs, they grow larger by using the host's growth hormone. Some of the tiny bugs made it back with the doctor when he was beamed back from the colony, and now have infected the entire crew. He has made an antigen, but whenever he ventures out to test it he's attacked by the flying bugs. Luckily since he's a hologram, he can't be infected.

Since the captain is also stricken with the virus she volunteers to test it, it works. And she recommends making the antidote is a gaseous form and puting it in the ship's environmental system, but the system has been damaged. The two then find that Voyager is being fired at by the Tak Tak, who is aware of the virus. The Tak Tak give Janeway one hour to cure the crew and rid of the virus, or Voyager must be destroyed.

Good special effects and interesting story. The captain instructs the doctor to use a humorous way of distracting the flying bugs, by activating Kim & Paris' tropical resort hologram program from episode 52, and setting the bugs loose on the holographic beach goers!

This episode rules!
This episode is my all-time favourite Voyager episode. While the is very similar to Star Trek; The Next Generation episode, "Genesis", where the crew de-evolves, this episode is just as enjoyable, if not better. I don't know why I like this episode so much except for that it has a lot of action, and the alien virus sounds cool. The storyline is neat, how the doctor explains everything halfway through the episode when the Captain meets up with him. While the plot is similar to "Genesis" it takes on a very different, and very enjoyable twist. This is an excellent episode! It is my favourite one!

Kathy goes on a "bug hunt"
While it beared an eerie if not a little too obvious parelell of the movie ALIENS, STV MACROCOSM is one of the shows better episodes.

Returning from a conference with an alien species the Tak Tak, Captain Janeway and Neelix discovers that the Voyager is drifting in space and everybody on board suffering from a deadly virus which as the ships holographic doctor explains was picked up at a mining planet. The virus starts out in the hosts body but grows into a tiny insect being that quickly multiplys and grows to immense and even deadlier sizes.

With little time to spare to save her crew and to prevent the Tak Tak species from destroying Voyager (to prevent furthur contamination of other ships and planets) Janeway, with a phaser rifle and the Doctor's help must survive long enough against the virus to save her ship.

Voyager does have a few better episodes, (Equinox, Death Wish, Scorpion, Year of Hell) but it certainly has worse. With lots of action, some taut pacing, not to mention monster sized viruses to kill, MACROCOSM is a good Trek action piece.

If you can get past it's glaring unoriginality, it's OK.
"Macrocosm" was very interesting to me until I realized one thing about halfway through the episode: It's a blatant ripoff of a Next Generation episode in which the crew of the Enterprise-D begins to de-evolve, and the Captain arrives with phaser in hand to save the day. Here, instead of de-evolving, the crew is subjugated by a macroscopic virus that flies around the ship biting people like it was an insect. The CGI effects are well done, and the story is interesting, if you can get past the fact that once again Braga and Berman have ripped off something better, though this time, it's another Star Trek episode! If you ask me, I'd rather own the Next Generation episode, but if you're intent on buying Voyager, then you could do worse than "Macrocosm" ... Read more

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Religious strife in Northern Ireland and injustice in the Sudan arethe dilemmas to be tackled by the angels in this double-episode tape. First,in "Life Before Death" (episode 616), the Irish-born Monica (Roma Downey)goes to Belfast to collect a mixed group of teens to bring them to theUnited States to build a home together and, hopefully, a bridge ofcommunication and understanding between the two groups. The effort gets offto a rocky start except for a budding romance between a Catholic boy and a"Prod" girl. In "Such a Time as This" (episode 603), Lindsay Crouse plays asenator who ran for all the right reasons, but now finds herself politicallycompromised during a reelection bid. When her young son and idealistichusband (Joe Spano) get caught up in the angels' mission to bring attentionto Sudanese slaves in Africa, the senator finds herself torn between doingthe right thing and angering her political backers, thus jeopardizing hercareer. --Kimberly Heinrichs ... Read more

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Great video, especially loved
"Life Before Death" is my favourite episode of Touched by an Angel. Though I'm not Irish, I love almost everything that IS Irish. This episode really spoke to me because of the sufferening and pain caused by so much war. Tommy was my favourite character. My heart broke for him when Andrew revealed at the begining that he had been there to take both of Tommy's parents. I loved the scene with Tommy and Gavin when Gavin chastised Tommy and told him he should be at the meeting instead of reading poetry.

It was great watching the teenagers begin to trust each other and work together. The strife and pain cause by so many years of war between the Protestants and the Catholics in Ireland really came though in this episode as Tommy and Rose and the other children struggled to overcome years of hatred and violence. As Monica pointed out, the war is about more than religion - it's about economics and culture, too.

My favourite scene was at the end when the kids all sang "Let There be Peace on Earth". What a beautiful song. This episode shows that peace really can come to Ireland if the youth are willing to give it a chance, if the youth can see a world beyond the violence so many of them live with.

I'm not as familiar with "Such a time as This" but it was another episode that really struck me because of the power behind what it was saying and the message it held. So often we do not give out children the credit they deserve. "Such a time as This" is yet another example of Touched by an Angel at it's greatest. ... Read more

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A mail order "Alien Autopsy" videotape appears to capture the execution of the men involved in Nisei. When Mulder and Scully attempt to separate fact from fabrication, they find the man selling the tape murdered, most likely at the hands of a Japanese diplomat caught fleeing the scene. While Mulder tries to make sense of a web of murdered scientists, satellite photos, and mysterious cargo, Scully encounters a group of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) members who seem to share a great deal in common with her. The story is continued in 713, as Mulder's quest for "The Truth" leads him to board a mysterious train that may be carrying the alien corpse from the videotape. ... Read more

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I have now become an X-Files fan!
I've seen the X-Files show a couple of times before but was only mildly impressed. I had seen the feature film and wasn't impressed at all. But just last night I watched these two particular episodes, and now I understand why people become X-Files fans. It was very suspenseful, and I still can't make heads or tails out of some of the stuff I saw. But I know I liked it!

The way the climax unfolds in the claustrophobic atmosphere of a single train car which may or may not contain a bomb; and may or may not contain an alien; and may or may not contain a human experiment gone dangerously awry; and may very well contain an agent from the National Security Agency who threatens Mulder's mission (and his life) -- great writing of this caliber is usually only seen in Hitchcock films or the M. Night Shyamalan (sic) films.

If you are (like I was 24 hours ago) not an X-Files fan, just check this one out. If you like on-the-edge-of-your-seat suspense, you won't be disappointed.

All the goberments have secrets.
I already was a believer in the UFO phenomena, and the X-files show this in a new way, the alien conspiration, everithing was expose in this serie. In this episodes Mulder traces the video of the Alien authopsy, but this investigation takes show him more a simple fake, they expose the world conspiration to obtain new medical and technological advances obtained from the Aliens. In this two episodes, the two contries ( USA and Japan ), figth to keep the results of the alien investigations for your own beneficts, and show how this experiments was used in normal persons to see the results ( like the microchip planted on Scully and the camp with all the infected people ). This is definitelly one of the most interested chapters in the X-Files saga, and show many things who made more than one person think about the UFO and Alien phenomena and if the goberments really tell all the true to the people.

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In the pilot episode of the hit TV show, we meet FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Mulder, nicknamed "Spooky" because of his obsession with paranormal phenomena and UFOs, is lodged in the basement of the FBI's headquarters from which he investigates unexplained cases that no other agent will touch. Scully is assigned to be Mulder's partner, ostensibly to spy on him and debunk his work. She soon finds that there is more to learn from "Spooky" Mulder than she imagined. While all of the elements that make The X-Files special are not quite developed here, and it only hints at the series' potential, the pilot episode is a great deal of fun nonetheless, and essential viewing for any X-Phile.

By contrast, the series' first regular episode, Deep Throat contains all of the factors that fans expect of The X-Files. While investigating the case of a missing Air Force test pilot, who may or may not have been flying a craft built from Alien technology, Mulder is contacted by a shadowy "Deep Throat"figure who warns him to drop the case. This one has it all--government cover-ups, paranoia, alien spacecraft, and then some. ... Read more

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Who knew?
Let me preface this by saying that I am not particularly a sci-fi person, definitely not a horror person, and actually not even a t.v. person. When The X-Files debuted in '93, the one-hour drama virtually didn't exist, and anything like the mini-movies we have come to expect from any series today was unheard of. Consequently, I had turned my t.v. off two years prior, and resorted to simply renting movies. So when my space-age friend first lent me this video, I didn't suspect it was my kind of fuss. Incidentally, the pilot is one of the creepier episodes they've made, because it uses actual cases to build its plot about horrific alien abductions; I'm not impressed by fear factor alone, and I figured at first that this was the main gig of the show. The pilot-budget, eighties-grade special effects, definitely cheesy to my all-film diet, helped me to write the thing off. But my literary mind couldn't miss the snappy intelligence in the dialogue and a suave mystique in the plot, which even then outdid a lot of big budget films. And the dynamic between the leads, even then, my having no familiarity with the actors, was intruiging enough to stay with me. For years after that, whenever some strand of pop culture would bring The X-Files to mind, I would wonder what had become of them. Finally, just as the series was ending, I ended up catching a midnight rerun while flipping channels at a hotel. It was a classy, brilliant season five self-parody episode that worked the Mulder-Scully dynamic and their respective positions on paranormal matters for all they were worth. I could no longer ignore that they were worth a lot.

In retrospect, the seeds are all planted here for the many ways that The X-Files proved to bust conventions. Not least among them is the male/female relationship, which Carter first reversed, revolutionizing female roles in particular, and then restrained, backing up the sexual tension of a great fifties romance. But I have also acquired great respect for the genre-bending concept of the show: to pose an age-old paranormal problem like ghosts, ufos, genetic engineering, suburban ledgends, etc, put it into a dramatic narrative, and investigate it with an updated, clever scientific perspective. Branching off from The Twilight Zone and film noir, Carter has brought folklore and fairy tales into the twenty-first century. The best episodes are often scary, but in a conceptual, tense way rather than a shock-therapy freak-out way--as are the Grimms, for that matter. And because the show has its finger in so many different pies, claiming allegiance to no single camp, it seems to carry inherent ironies. It is fantastic, but also grounded; dark, but also a hero myth; complicated, but also dualistic; serious, but always up for a self-parody; a buddy set-up that is always verging on and never promising more. The heroes are uncannily intelligent, and become more experienced and suave as the years go on, and yet they have a fundamental innocence about them, epspecially in the beginning. The whole show, like the issues it investigates, is mutable, shifty, so that you can't quite pin it down; at the same time, it manages to deliver a good, classic detective-story romp.

These first two episodes, like the first season in general, are pretty much essential to understanding the sprawling vision of the show, but they need to be appreciated in historical context. The standards of visual excellence that t.v. adheres to now were implanted here on about one tenth of the budget t.v. is typically alloted today. Some of the ways that mood and certain plot points are pressed might give these episodes a vaguely vintage flavor. Nevertheless, they are the precedent not only for the slicker later seasons but for the whole entourage of ufo and government conspiracy movies that Hollywood took up in the later half of the decade. Carter was the first to bring the American collective unconscious into popular culture. It always takes a beat for such a thing to be recognized as one's own. Distance makes it stand out now, especially since this sort of thing would not be possible in today's social-political climate. It is a remnant of the 90's.

So, you wanna know what all the fuss is about?
Check out the pilot that started it all. Jerry Hardin, as the enigmatic "Deep Throat" is so good that one can believe that he was involved in a little thing called "Watergate."

An "X-Files" fan can relish in the look of a much younger, and slightly pudgier Anderson, while Duchovny's infancy as an actor is intriguing alone. Just to see how he "grew" as a performer is a revelation.

X at the begining
The pilot episode of the X Files and the second episode DEEP THROAT are the reasons why the first season of the show was the best. A true aura of mystery surrounded the episodes, nor would all the parts to the puzzle be filled in at the end and the foreshadowing was very high.

In PILOT, FBI instructer Dr. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) is brought to her superiors with a new assignment. She is to be the partner of loose cannon agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) a brilliant agent whose theroies on the paranormal and mythology in his cases have alienated him from his fellow investagaters. It is Scully's job to find validity and scientific proof to Mulder's claims of alien involvment in his cases.

Their first adventure takes them to Oregon where strange occurances are affecting the young members of a small town. The towns people know what is going on, and don't want it spreading around or being discovered.

A good start for the show, characters are being introduced and we see development too. Most importantly we learn why Mulder is determined to find what is "out there" which will become a staple of plots in many episodes. Not to mention a particular scene where we see how much trust Mulder and Scully can show for each other.

DEEP THROAT is even better. Mulder is warned by a mysterious old man not to pursue interest in a case involving an Airforce base in Idaho where it's members are being affected by something strange. Despite this warning, Mulder and Scully go anyway to investigate the matter and end up in a desperate fight for the truth and probably their life.

This tape is great for the person who wants to get into the show. Because there is no better place to start then the begining, especially with this particular show and this particular season of episodes.

great intro
This is everything a pilot should be: it establishes the look & tone of the show and introduces us to two interesting leads. Of course it has a plot hole here and there, but fans of the show are used to that! Interesting to note that the first of the two leads we see is Scully; it can be argued that the evolution of the show is the evolution of her character. Mulder is driven almost entirely by personal motive, but Scully is not that myopic. It is truly remarkable to see how quickly the show evolved just between the pilot and the first episode, "Deep Throat." The latter is much stronger, better directed and more tightly focused, and both eps set up conflicts & tensions that are still unwinding in season 6. Plus, you gotta love how NERVOUS and YOUNG both leads look here. They're all over the place!

Classic episodes- a beautiful begining...
This tape is great for new fans and hard core X-philes. THE PILOT is my favorite episode with it's sly humor and Scully's mosquito bites. The first episodes for this great show! ... Read more

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The death of Scully's father figures prominently in Beyond the Sea, an episode in which the agents must scrutinizie claims of psychic powers by a convicted murderer. Brad Dourif is memorable as Luther Boggs, the death row inmate who seems to possess intimate knowledge of another madman poised to strike again if he is not caught.

In E.B.E., Deep Throat resurfaces to inform Mulder about a U.F.O shot down while flying over Iraqi airspace. The agents' faith in their informant is put to the test when he deceives them, hampering in their investigation. This episode also introduces Frohike, Langly, and Byers--collectively known as the Lone Gunmen--three paranoid hackers whose conspiracy theories fuel Mulder's own search for "The Truth.". ... Read more

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Best pair of the first season.
If there is a prototypical "mythology" episode outside of the Pilot, it may be "E.B.E.", one of those great X-Files goose chases in which nothing is in the end for certain and you like it that way. Because it is a succinct briefing on the essential elements of the chase--Mulder and Scully's opposing talents and positions and yet unfailing mutual loyalty--and also introduces the Lone Gunmen, I often show it to X-File newbies to catch them up. But the generally-agreed best episode of the first season is "Beyond the Sea," a biting combination of paranormal mystery and personal drama that also reverses the heroes' usual roles. Brad Douriff makes one of the most memorable guest-star appearences as a death-row mass murderer who claims to have psychic knowledge of the wherabouts of some kidnapped kids. Mulder believes him to be in league with the kidnapper, but Scully is forced to consider his claim when he seems to channel her lately deceased father. The conclusion is unconventional and the script is one of the best. If you only need a small sampling of the first season before moving on to the high-production years, this is it.

two of the best episodes ever.
Beyond the sea is a little better out of the two. Beyond the sea is about scullys father dying, and two teens are missing but with the help from a death row inmate, mulder and scully search for them. Also the death row inmate has the ability to channel spirits, and of course the scully/death of her father is played out. E.B.E. is another great one, this one is about a truck hauling an alien to a control center or something like that. mulder and scully track the truck down and .......... well your going to have to buy it and see, but if youve already seen it than you already know. i would definitly buy this one.

great stuff
E.B.E. Is a great mytharc episode--four stars, but "Beyond the Sea" really stands out in this video --six stars. It continues to be one of my favorite episodes, (Along with "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'," "Momento Mori," "Closure," and "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose."

Agent Scully revealed,"Lone Gunmen" introduced
These two episodes from the first season of The X-Files are both fascinating in their own way. "Beyond The Sea," my favorite episode of the first season, is a unique in-depth character study of the female protagonist of the series. A young couple is kidnapped and it's up to FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully to use a doomed serial killer's psychic ability to save them. The killer, brilliantly played by Brad Dourif (Oscar nominee for "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest) has a psychic connection to someone in Scully's life who has recently passed away and Scully shows her willingness to believe in things paranormal. "E.B.E" is somewhat less satisfying. UFO's are the focus of this episode, as the ongoing conspiracies of the series continue for Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Of note to X-Philes, "E.B.E" introduces us to the trio of Frohike, Langly and Byers, otherwise known as The Lone Gunmen, characters who will play an important role to the agents as the show progresses... Five Stars for "Beyond The Sea" Four Stars for "E.B.E" END ... Read more

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When dozens of loggers disappear without a trace, Mulder and Scully travel to the Pacific Northwest to investigate the possibility of foul play. Local feuds, ecological issues, and personal differences help to fan an already incendiary situation, but when evidence suggests that something else is sharing the woods with them, such human concerns turn out to be the least of the agents' worries. Darkness Falls is a classic X-Files thriller, wrought with suspense and paranoia.

In the final episode of the show's first season, The Erlenmeyer Flask, a police chase ends mysteriously as a fugitive completely disappears after being shot. Deep Throat approaches Mulder about the incident, pressing him to look deeper into the case. The investigation uncovers evidence of strange experiments, green-blooded individuals of unknown origin, and the beginnings of the conspiracy further uncovered in subsequent seasons. ... Read more

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almost perfect, but the erlenmeyer flask braught it down.
well if it wasnt for the erlenmeyer flask this tape would be perfect, but i didnt find the episode that great. But darkness falls is great. Its about some type of bugs that are killing people in the forest. and of course mulder and scully along with a park ranger and some other guy go up to the forest to investigate and....well you probably know what the story developes into.

i loved this tape
i am a late x fiels fan joing the show in seaon three sumer reruns. i wached this episod in the milde of season four. i rented it than brought it. erlihymer flask is one of the most importent myhtos episodes. i loved the mulder deep thoguht relaitonship. i wishj cancer amnw as more used than he was. darkes falls is so lovible epsidoes. i lvoe mulder and sculy in the woods. this is a most have

It's what got me hooked
I love Darkness falls, I have been trying so hard to get it on video. Other than the Bermuda Triangle season 6 episode, Darkness falls is my favorite.

The two stories change the episodes viewer history forever.
Darkness Falls is a personal favorite, I videotaped it and bought the book, a class A episode.

The Erlenmeyer Flask is a favorite of mine because the ending becomes significant in the future of the show, I believe anyway. END

Two different yet excellent episodes from Season 1
These two episodes were two more highlights of the first season of The X-Files...."Darkness Falls" which won an 1994 Environmental Media Award, is also the first to feature insects...which will later be an important part of the show. The episode features some excellent acting and very good special effects, especially with the "firefly" sequences. The second episode, "The Erlenmeyer Flask" was the first season finale of the show and it marks an important change in the show's outlook. The skeptic Scully experiences the paranormal for the first time, and an event occurs that will change Agent Mulder forever. These two episodes are both excellent, but for different reasons: "Darkness Falls" is an episode that could only have been shot in Vancouver, its rainy, murky forests provide the perfect backdrop for this believable episode.. while "The Erlenmeyer Flask" is one of the better conspiracy episodes of the show. It also introduces a slogan that has become part of the show's psyche. Highly recommended. END ... Read more

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heart touched
Like every show this one touches me deeply.At the end i feel lifted.It makes me feel there is hope in the world.It makes me feel that i am not alone.The thought of angels being with me helps me get through the day. this video makes me happy and loved.It made me think alot.

Touched by an Angel
"Touched by an Angel," an on-going CBS miracle drama, has touched the lives of numerous human beings and given the world renewed hope through one simple message: "God loves you."

This entertaining, emotional, and enthralling series can also be beneficial to parents as an excellent teaching tool for their children. Each epsiode easily captures the attention of its viewers; grown-ups and kids alike can share in the angelic, yet very human characters of Monica (Roma Downey), Tess (Della Reese), and Andrew (John Dye).

I wasn't an immense fan of "Touched by an Angel" when a friend introduced the episode "Amazing Grace" to my family. My mom was slightly skeptical to begin with, and my brothers were entirely disinterested. Our friend insisted that we give it a chance, however, and by the time it was over we all had a new outlook on prejudice and the difference between looking with our eyes and looking with our hearts.

Every lesson that "Touched by an Angel" teaches is worth learning...and I have that on very high authority!

A video worth watching over and over again!
I purchased this video over a year ago and I still enjoy watching it. The story really makes you think about how you look at people. I think sometimes that, if all people were born blind, there wouldn't be as much prejudice and criticism of others. With the tragedies thay we are seeing happening in our schools; we need to wake up to the fact that the country has turned it's back on God. Continue making shows that show there is hope if we have the faith in God.

The most beautiful episode I have ever seen
This episode of "TBAA" was so touching. For most of the show, Monica was not able to see and she had to see with her heart. I think I was crying for most of the episode. I thought it was very moving when the whole town decided to help clean the place up and Monica was then able to see. I was balling at that point! This was probably the best episode that I have ever seen.

An Eye Opening Experience
This episode of TBAA hits home on many levels. First, when Monica is blinded she must "see" life without the obstacles that can lead to racial and social prejudices. Second, we are able to witness a young man's pain when he realizes that all actions have consequences. And Third, it's never too late to make a difference in someone's life. These are but a few of the lessons learned. Each time you view this episode you will be touched by another aspect of life. Brava Martha for bringing to TV one hour a week that the whole family can experience a slice of life without unnecessary sex and violence. TBAA has allowed us to welcome many new faces into our homes by way of TV that we would all feel comfortable welcoming in person. Della, John, and Roma, you are always welcome at our table! ... Read more

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More than any other writer on the show (including series creator Chris Carter), Darin Morgan has managed to capture the essence of The X-Files and distill it into singular stories that combine elements of humor, terror, and humanity. Two of his best episodes, Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose and War of the Coprophages are available on this tape.

In the first episode, Mulder and Scully investigate a series of brutal murders of a professional psychics. The trail leads them to an insurance salesman, Cldye Bruckman, who seems to possess a psychic talent of his own. Mulder becomes convinced that Bruckman can lead them to the killer, but Scully remains skeptical (naturally). Peter Boyle is perfect as Bruckman, providing the series with one of its most memorable (human) characters.

Cockroaches are the eponymous stars of War of the Coprophages. This lighthearted but creepy-crawly episode finds Mulder investigating the bizarre death of a scientist at the hands of a swarm of roaches and Scully on the verge of losing her patience with her eccentric partner. Every theory under the sun--from alien probes disguised as roaches to government experiments on the insects--crawls out of the woodwork (so to speak). The high point of this episode may very well be Scully's reaction to Mulder's new friend Dr. Bambi. ... Read more

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This one delivers a KO!
Veteran character actor Peter Boyle is brilliantly memorable in "Buckman" while the second episode features a cleverly filmed roach that is quite believable and misleading to the viewer.

These are two of the best from one of television's most haunting and original series.

Best example of the X-Files best
"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" is an entertaining jaunt through what many people consider to be the most interesting part of the X-Files world: The relationship between Mulder and Scully. Yes, the episode is strange, but...that's the X-Files. And if it's strange you're looking for, "War of the Coprophages" is a definite must. An episode that caused quite a stir when it first aired, WOTC is meant to be viewed as a parody, much like "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' " (another X-F must). So, if you're only going to buy two episodes of the X-Files EVER, "Repose" and "Coprophages" are the episodes, if only just to see Scully mutter "Bambi" repeatedly and (almost) eat a bug.

In Outstanding Support of CBFR and WOTC
Excellent! These are two of the funniest eps ever, and all philes know that these two must be viewed to understand the complex M and S relationship. Bambi is a funny secondary character, and the actor who plays Clyde Bruckman does an awesome job. I own this video and I can't stop watching it! Help, I'm starving to death and I can't leave the TV!

...Bruckman &...Coprophages are my favorite X-File episodes
Clyde Bruckman-I think that this episode brings new aspects to question in the show's thread. I was most pleased when Clyde Bruckman gives his prognostication of the two Agent's (Mulder and Scully) death. It leaves you wondering...once again...where the story is leading us. I would say that this is the episode that got me completely hooked on The X-Files. War of Coprophages-Is a great ice breaker for any hard core X-File fan. It has many great moments of comic releaf through-out the story. And it also spreads some light on both Agent Dana Kathren Scully and Agent Fox William Mulder's feelings. If you are looking for the X-File Mythology you will not find it here. This episode stands on its own creating a story that will spark your brain. END ... Read more

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When Deep Throat alerts him to the existence of a UFO crash site in Wisconsin, Mulder sneaks behind the lines of an Air Force recovery operation to gather evidence. After he's is discovered, Mulder and Agent Scully have to work quickly to expose the truth before the government shuts the X-Files down for good.

Two identical murders witnessed by two identical young girls at exactly the same time pull Mulder and Scully into a case of human genetics gone awry in Eve.The first of many clones, another set of perfectly cast spooky children, and evidence (of course) of a government cover-up are the highlights of this creepy episode. ... Read more

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Poking fun at ufology
A nutty guy from NICAP (National Investigation Comittee for Aerial Phenomena), a real organization by the way, helps agent Mulder uncover what the Army is hiding... a crashed flying saucer of course!

Funniest line of the episode: when the NICAP guy asks Mulder if he's from "that new group CSICOP"!

The X-Files, always blurring the lines between fiction and reality. That's why I love it.

Eve: A Compelling Tale of Two Psychopaths
Fallen Angel is an excellent show, but Eve is the ep that should be featured. The suspenseful story of two small girls who kill because they want to fits into the government conspiracy that's going to kill us all. Eve 6 is a haunting yet somehow comforting character, and the two young girls portray the serial killers with acuity. ... Read more

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The first of many episodes of The X-Files featuring spooky children, Conduit tells the story of a young boy who may in fact be receiving communications from "out there". Mulder and Scully investigate the disappearance of a girl from a so-called UFO hotspot, a case with which Mulder heavily identifies.

The X-Files does a turn on the horror classic The Thing in the episode Ice. In one of the finest (and scariest) episodes of the series, Mulder and Scully journey into the Antarctic to investigate the bizarre suicides of two scientists. What they find is a trail of gruesome murders and the possible evidence of extraterrestrial life Mulder has been seeking--but no one may survive long enough to examine it. ... Read more

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A good near-intro to the show
As a die-hard fan of "X-Files", I have always had a fondness for "Conduit", one of the very earliest episodes. This is a thoughtful and somewhat melancholy story which gives some of the first background about the disappearance of Mulder's sister when they were kids, and how that event continues to play into Mulder's adult life. This ep has some lovely "X-Filey" images: bikers riding in the woods at night; Kevin Morris' haunting drawing of the missing Ruby; the white wolves at the lake campsite; Mulder contemplating a snapshot of Samantha at the end. It's also nice to see Carrie Snodgress (who, sadly, just passed away) in the lead guest role. "Conduit" is a more emotional and introspective story, while "Ice" is more of an action/thriller. "Ice" is also a good ep, but I've always thought it to be overrated in the series. It IS derivative of "The Thing" - not that that's so awful (after all, "Conduit" samples "Poltergeist"). But the "science" of the writers' premise keeps falling into rather large plot holes, the guest characters are somewhat paint-by-numbers, the CGI effects leave something to be desired, and the identity of the "villain" is really not set up effectively, so to me it's just not as good an ep as it's often made out to be. The increasing paranoia of the characters is done well though (which helps to disguise the weaknesses in the story), and director David Nutter does a terrific job with the claustrophobic location - the ep looks just great. I would recommend this tape to someone who's unfamiliar with the show and wants to start at or near the beginning, but I think the other two tapes in Wave 1 ("Pilot"/"Deep Throat" and "Fallen Angel"/"Eve") are stronger.

"Ice" is a landmark.
"Conduit" is entirely forgettable, but "Ice," right out of the first season, is one of the scariest episodes ever--not from manipulative shock value, but essential drama. The real monster in this episode is fear, which can possess anyone with irrational violence at any time; the contagious worm is most frightening as a metaphor for this. The script is tight and the tension stellar, especially between the two leads, who let loose a little more panic than usual. The baby-faced young Scully charges around in a flnnel shirt and a sun-bleached, moisture-crimped ponytail, with unusually prominent authority as a scientist. The irony between the agents' first-season innocence and bewilderment and the intelligence of their dialogue and actions is in high relief.

ICE IS THE BEST EPISODE EVER MADE!
I am going to give a summary of Ice because frankly, I don't care about Conduit. Mulder, Scully, Two Doctors and a Geologist fly up to an Arctic outpost to investigate several girsly deaths. Almost immidietly, the pilot is killed by a worm like parasite that controlls it's host's mind. A storm suddenly hits the post and the rest are stranded with the worms. I won't say anything else because I would ruin the episode. I will say buy this tape over every other one.

conduit braught this tape down
I dont know what it was but conduit just wasnt that great of an episode, but it still wasnt a bad one either. But the money maker for this tape has to be ICE. Ice is about a parasite that gets into the back of people necks and can infect others with it. And of course mulder and scully, and a few other people are trapped in with whoever has it in their neck. i wont say who, but this episode is in my top 5. But i would say only rent it, because of conduit braught this tape down, if they would of replaced conduit with eve or something like that this would be perfect

The Episode That Got Me Hooked
With its setting reminiscent of the classic "Thing from the Other World" and the slam-bang fight scene between two possessed Artic scientists, "Ice" is the one show that made me an staunch fan of Agents Mulder and Scully.

NO other single episode has the tenseness, the brilliant acting by the principals and guest performers, and the sharp writing and direction such a standard for this outstanding series.

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Salute to Heros
I think that the episode of Touched by an angel, Black Like Monica is a really good episode and is great that they put it on viedo. It helps us understand that even though there is no more slavery in the USA there are still people out there who are for some reason angry at colored people. I don't know why but they are. We can stand up against people like that and this show shows us how to do that without violence.I think there is a lot to be learned from it and that everyone should see it! ... Read more

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An episode that focuses on Klingon engineer B'Elanna Torres (RoxannBiggs-Dawson) and harks back to the show's origins. Voyagerencounters Dreadnought, once a Cardassian missile system targeted at theMaquis, which the Maquis captured when it failed to detonate. At that time,Torres had reprogrammed the missile system to go after the Cardassians. NowDreadnought has inexplicably appeared in Delta Quadrant and has mistakenlyidentified a peaceful planet as a target. Torres beams aboard the missile,whose computer welcomes her and allows her to shut it down--or so it leadsher to believe. In fact, the missile's computer has come to the conclusionthat she is operating under duress by the Cardassians, so it ignores herorders and continues to whiz toward the peaceful planet. Even as CaptainJaneway tries to warn the imperiled world, Torres must match wits withDreadnought in an effort to neutralize its deadly threat. A suspensefulepisode right down to the final moments. --Marshall Fine ... Read more

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B'Elanna has to stop a Cardassian killer weapon
Problem-solving under pressure is a time honored storyline in the "Star Trek" universe as we see here in "Dreadnought," Episode 34 of "Voyager" (Story by Gary Holland, Teleplay by Holland and Lisa Klink, Aired February 12, 1996), which also is based on the "small universe" theorem. "Voyager" starts tracking a weapon of mass destruction designed by the Cardassians. Back in the Alpha Quadrant Chakotay (Robert Beltran) and Torres (Roxann Biggs-Dawson) had encountered the weapon, which they call the "Dreadnought," and the engineer had reprogrammed it to go back and destroy its makers. Obviously that did not happen and to make things worse, its trajectory has it heading right for a populated planet. Torres beams aboard to basically turn the weapon off, but the Dreadnought thinks it is still in the Alpha Quadrant and is perfectly capable of taking on "Voyager" in a fight.

"Dreadnought" is an average episode of "Voyager" at best. My problems with the story have to do with the accumulation of far-fetched plot points. The weapon just happens to be on the former Maquis crewmembers encountered, just happens to end up in the Delta Quadrant, and just happens to think it is still in the Alpha Quadrant (in other words, the Cardassians have a navigational/targeting system that fails to tell one planet apart from another, which means it is less sophisticated that first generation Cruise missiles). Consequently, this episode just asks viewers to cut too many breaks. Still, Torres does get to do most of the problem solving on her own and ends up with some suspenful, albeit contrived, moments. Meanwhile, the traitor aboard "Voyager" continues to feed information to the Kazon, reminding us that this will be coming to a head down the road.

B'Elanna saves the day
I really enjoyed this episode of Voyager and highly recommend it, especially to fans of the character of B'Elanna Torres.

Once again, we are awed by B'Elanna's determination and technical expertise as she attempts to disable the Dreadnought missle, which she had reprogrammed herself during her time as a Maquis back in the Alpha Quadrant. And of course, the whole project is very time-sensitive, because the missle is on a collision course with a populated planet!

This episode is fun because it alot of ways, it portrays B'Elanna trying to outsmart B'Elanna - and that takes some skill! As you might imagine then, any fan of the character of B'Elanna Torres must see this episode!

And as an added