Deep Throat

Many images from "Deep Throat" have stayed with me for a long time. The whole episode feels very familiar every time I watch it, I guess because it's so utterly iconic? Deep Throat's first appearance, the full-on introduction of a government conspiracy, of aliens, of UFO's, practically everything that happens to Mulder and Scully at the military base. It's a beautifully-realized tale which has the series already looking far more sophisticated than most television looked at the time, thanks in no small part to John Bartley's excellent cinematography, a marked improvement over the hack job in the pilot episode by some random cinematographer. Daniel Sackheim does a good job of directing the episode, one of the five he directed between 1993 and 1999.

Oddly enough, however, despite being so iconic and memorable, "Deep Throat" feels routine and disappointing to me now. The story itself is less interesting if you know what's going to happen, and the script isn't strong enough to stand on its own as a memorable piece of fiction. The acting is consistently excellent, with Duchovny and Anderson both improving on their performances in the pilot episode, and Jerry Hardin is excellent in his role.

All in all "Deep Throat" is an improvement over "Pilot", but not a great X-File. It is filled with iconic and memorable imagery, and is particularly notable for being the debut of Mark Snow's legendary theme, but might come as a bit of a disappointment if scrutinized to those of us who have sugar-coated memories of it.

7/10

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.

This was a great episode to continue off from the pilot as it further build upon the sense of mystery and a sense of conspirancy as it seems some have acces to knowledge that others don't!

This episode had an intense thrilling vibe as mulder and Scully investigate the disaperence of a military pilot! The first episode introduces the possibility of extraterestial life, this one introduces how the military is possibly hidding secrets about extraterestial offentlige!

Mulder and Scully is once again amazing as Mulder is willing to do anything to expose the secrets! The introduction of Deep Throat is great as well as he serves as an important role in Mulders journey to discover the truth!

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.

A military test Pilot disappears, the pair investigate strange goings on, and of course have their path blocked at every opportunity.

The first time that iconic music was played, people must have been blown away by it, in 2020 it's still awesome.

An episode where we see the frustrations Mulder and Scully would come to get used to, secrets, lies, paranoia on a grand scale.

It is so incredibly fresh and vibrant, compare this to other shows made in 1993, it was so far ahead of the game.

Twenty seven years later, and it's still excellent, 9/10.