Deep Throat

If I had to choose a one and only episode from the series, as I remembered it right now, it would be this one. I guess you'll get on my track, at least if you're looking at the show as a mystery show as it was intended to be to begin with, and not a love story or a sci-fi show for that matter.

Don't get me wrong, but I prefer the latter two rather as additional "spice", rather than the maintrack. For instance the chemistry is great between M&S here also no matter how you look at it. Also, I like the fact that it's almost like the viewer is through the eyes of M&S at the same time; the common sense of Scully but also the curiosity and the desire of Mulder.

At this point the possibilities was endless, and it was a great foundation to plan out the mythology story. There weren't as much effects and sci-fi blockbusters in the early episodes, but I believe that was actually X-Files strength and why the series worked best the less it tried to answer itself. The episode raised questions and it was in time what people knew and actually still know.

I can't spot any plot holes or anything either, everything seems to be in place. And while there were just as good similar episodes episodes in seasons 2-3, there's just something about the early season 1 which brings it above the rest in my opinion; the overall charm & mood plus the music.

Perhaps I'm biased with nostalgia, but I really think at least the music in the early season 1 was awesome and this episode is a great example. Not that I don't think Mark Snow was able to write even better stuff, but I believe he was commanded to tone his work down somehow later on.

I always loved the dynamic of Mulder and Deep Throat. Something about the two of them together always felt so right. While the pilot episode does a lot to help us understand our two main characters, this episode really dives into the worldbuilding and lore of the show (and what's to come). While I doubt there are people out there who would dare watch this show out of order, I must insist that, if you are one of these people, you MUST watch this episode. This is one of the most important episodes in the series, and undoubtedly the most important episode of the first season.

The first episode was a presentation of the characters, "Deep Throat" is the real beginning of the series'main plot. Everything is there. The government conspiracy, the aliens' technology , some people want to help Mulder in his quest, others betray him... This a great episode and it will be the base for the rest of the show. Chris Carter has found the right tone for the show after a first episode where they were looking for the best way to tell their stories. This one has it all. I strongly recommend it to anyone who starts watching The X Files because it's necessary to understand the rest of the show and, also it's very a good episode even more than ten years later.

This episode is marked by the debut of the legendary deep throat character.A big favourite for many x-files fans.No concrete explanation is given as to why he decides to help Mulder or inadvertently help him in following cases nor is his real name revealed.In this episode Deep Throat advises Mulder to cool his interest in a case he's involved in.Mulder being the free spirit he is disregards his advice.

Jerry Hardin plays Deep Throat well and endears himself to the viewer as a mysterious,slightly dubious individual.Having seen him star in an episode of Star Trek The Next Generation i believe it was the right idea to cast him in the role of Deep Throat

Deep Throat is the first proper episode of The X-Files, in that it features the now legendary title sequence and theme music, the catchphrase "The truth is out there" and, most importantly, the introduction of the show's famous "mythology" storyline, an arc which, unlike Twin Peaks' murder mystery, was allowed to stay partially unresolved until the definitive end of the series.

The complex ongoing plot line, which revolves around the possibility that the US government and military know about the existence of aliens and do everything in their power to hide the truth, begins when a mysterious man (Jerry Hardin), subsequently referred to as Deep Throat, approaches Mulder and advises him to suspend his most recent investigation. Mulder, being who he is, ignores the advice and follows a set of clues that lead him to an air base which supposedly contains the bodies of extraterrestrials. Once he gets there, though, he gets in more trouble than expected, and while Scully tries to save him they both realize there's a bigger secret being hidden, one that could cost them their jobs and possibly even their lives.

Unusually for a science-fiction show, The X-Files never really featured any overly heavy effects work (barring the 1998 movie), primarily because Chris Carter was more interested in the human aspect. This is especially clear in the mythology episodes, which look more like political thrillers than full-blown sci-fi blockbusters. Carter explicitly drew inspiration from the film All the President's Men, a fact that is confirmed by the informant being named Deep Throat (although the name is never actually used in this episode). The character in question is played with the right shade of mystery by Hardin, while a still-not-famous-at-the-time Seth Green provides some comic relief as a stoned teenager.

More than anything, though, this episode shows how The X-Files, like Twin Peaks before it and other serials after it, never gave any reassuring answers. Evidence of this can be found in the unsettling conversation between Mulder and Deep Throat: "They're here, aren't they?" "Mr. Mulder, they've been here for a long, long time". The rest, as they say, is television history.